Tanza
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Tanza was awarded the "Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping" in 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, and 2021 and the "Seal of Good Local Governance" in 2016 by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The municipality was named 2014 most competitive in economic dynamism by the National Competitiveness Council, eighth most populous municipality (2015 NSO Census), and 15th largest Municipality Revenue Earner based on the 2016 Bureau of Local Government Finance Financial Report.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn in as the president of the revolutionary government of the Philippines, in front of the ancient Santa Cruz or Holy Cross (the titular of Tanza's main Catholic parish). Other officials elected at Tejeros Convention elections, including Mariano Trias as vice president, also took their oath with Aguinaldo. Also, Tanza was the birthplace of Felipe G. Calderon, the person who drafted the Malolos Constitution.
Tanza is the home of Cavite Gateway Terminal, the first roll-on, roll-off barge terminal in the Philippines.[1]
History
Tanza was formerly a strip of land incorporated for official purpose to the municipality of San Francisco de Malabon, now called General Trias. The first settlers were the Fabian brothers who migrated here. This place was particularly devoted to grazing and was called Estancia Santa Cruz de Malabon (1780).
In the mid-19th century, the Secularization movement that was largely centered in Santa Cruz de Malabón led by Pedro Pelaez.
On October 15, 1903, the Philippine Commission approved Act No. 947, annexing Santa Cruz de Malabon to the adjacent town of San Francisco de Malabon.[2] In 1909, a resolution was passed by the San Francisco de Malabon municipal council to reconvert Santa Cruz de Malabon into a separate and independent municipality; it took effect in 1910.[3]
In 1914, Florentino Joya, the then-representative of Cavite to the Philippine Assembly, worked for the passage of a bill which renamed the town of Santa Cruz de Malabon to Tanza by virtue of Philippine Legislative Act No. 2390 dated February 28, 1914.[4]
Tanza celebrated Araw ng Tanza 100th anniversary with a theme "Tanza, Sandaang Taon Na!" February 28, 2014, with a parade of Higante figures across the town proper with fireworks display and a Lantern festival at evening.
Cityhood
Tanza, alongside Silang, is one of the two municipalities in Cavite that has already reached the requirements to become a new city in the province, yet no bills had been filed in the Congress to convert the two towns into a component city of the province.
Geography
Tanza is among of the 23 cities and municipalities that comprise Cavite. It is located in the northwestern part of Cavite lying within latitudes 140° 24’ north and longitude 120° 51’ east. It is bounded by Rosario to the North; General Trias to the east; Trece Martires and Naic to the south; and Manila Bay on the west. Tanza is Script error: No such module "convert". from Imus and Script error: No such module "convert". from Manila.
Barangays
Tanza is politically subdivided into 41 barangays, as indicated below.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Amaya 1
- Amaya 2
- Amaya 3
- Amaya 4
- Amaya 5
- Amaya 6
- Amaya 7
- Bagtas
- Biga
- Biwas
- Bucal
- Bunga
- Calibuyo
- Capipisa
- Daang Amaya 1
- Daang Amaya 2
- Daang Amaya 3
- Halayhay
- Julugan 1
- Julugan 2
- Julugan 3
- Julugan 4
- Julugan 5
- Julugan 6
- Julugan 7
- Julugan 8
- Lambingan
- Mulawin
- Paradahan 1
- Paradahan 2
- Poblacion 1
- Poblacion 2
- Poblacion 3
- Poblacion 4
- Punta 1
- Punta 2
- Sahud Ulan
- Sanja Mayor
- Santol
- Tanauan
- Tres Cruses
Climate
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Demographics
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Religion
Christianity
The majority of the people of Tanza are Roman Catholic under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Imus, but there has been fast growth of Protestant and other non-Catholic denominations in the town, including Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Members Church of God International, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Islam
With the influx of migrants from other provinces especially from Mindanao, other non-Christian faiths particularly Islam are practiced in the town.
Other faiths
Non-Abrahamic faiths include native-Tagalog Anitism, Animism, and within the local Indian and Chinese communities Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are followed.
Languages
The main languages spoken are Tagalog, and English. A large number of people from farther provinces have migrated to Tanza, resulting in minor but significant usage of the Bicolano, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon and Waray languages.
Economy
Poverty incidence
Retail and business process outsourcing
Large retail operators have shown significant interest to the growth and increase of land value in cities throughout the Philippines. They are seen as highly developed urban centers where a lot of economic activities take place and is important to urbanization and development. Tanza is eyed as a center of exponential growth for commerce, industry and service, strengthening its stature as one of the fastest growing municipalities in Cavite province.
SM Supermalls, a subsidiary of SM Prime, the largest mall operator in the country, since 2014 is negotiating with other landowners nearby Antero Soriano Highway in Barangay Daang Amaya 2 on their plan to build a new SM Mall in the town. SM City Tanza was opened in October 2022 as their 80th mall in the country.[5]
Municipal income
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- 2009: Php.212,579,603.00
- 2010: Php.218,498,618.00
- 2011: Php.256,163,447.00
- 2012: Php.259,927,915.00
- 2013: Php.307,370,004.00
- 2014: Php.369,906,390.54
- 2015: Php.386,511,600.00
- 2016: Php.445,060,000.00
- 2020: Php.681,067,582.14
- 2021: Php.732,139,371.42
Government
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Elected officials
The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 12, 2025 which serves until June 30, 2028:
Municipal Government of Tanza (2022–2025):
- Representative (7th District): Crispin Diego Remulla (NUPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Mayor: Archangelo B. Matro (NUPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Vice Mayor: Raymundo A. Del Rosario (AksyonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Sangguniang Bayan members:
- Myron S. Ner
- Concepcion Jocelyn D. Pangan
- Joselito P. Arca
- Antonio A. Del Rosario Jr.
- Niño Federico B. Matro
- Sheryl Lyn Langit-Gervacio
- Alexis B. Dones
- Ryan G. Mintu
List of former municipal heads
Gobernadorcillos:
- Jose Cristobal (1870)
- Ignacio Fabian (1892)
Capitan Municipal:
- Jose del Rosario (1896)
- Francisco Valencia (1896)
- Eladio Bocalan (1896)
- Jacinto Pulido (1898)
- Ciriaco Montano (1898)
Presidente Municipal:
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- Jacinto Pulido (1900)
- Eladio Bocalan (1900)
- Ciriaco Montano (1901)
- Jose del Rosario (1901)
- Hugo C. Arca (1905-1909)
- Pio A. Fojas (1910-1912)
- Pedro T. Montano (1912-1916)
- Marcus F. Figueroa (1916-1919
- Anselmo Vargas (1919)
- Cecilio N. Joya (1919-1925)
- Jose S. Sosa (1925-1928)
- Marcus F. Figueroa (1928-1934)
Municipal Mayor:
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- Ladislao Joya (1934-1937)
- Jose S. Soriano (1937-1940)
- Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1941-1942)
- Jose S. Soriano (1942-1943)
- Ramon del Rosario (1943-1944)
- Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1945-1946)
- Rafael D. Alarca (1946-1947)
- Eustaquio Arayata (1947)
- Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1948-1959)
- Hermogenes T. Pacumio (1960-1968)
- Timoteo Bocalan Sr. (1969-1978)
- Hermogenes F. Arayata Jr. (1978-1986)
- Roberto Colmenar (1986-1988)
- Hermogenes F. Arayata Jr. (1988-1998)
- Raymundo A. Del Rosario (1998-2007)
- Marcus Ashley C. Arayata (2007-2016)
- Yuri A. Pacumio (2016-2025)
- Archangelo B. Matro (2025—present)
Education
Day care centers
There are 32 government-owned daycare centers in Tanza, which is being managed by the MSWD.
Elementary schools
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High schools
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- Punta National High School (PNHS)
- Saint Augustine School (Junior and Senior High Campus)
- Tanza National Comprehensive Highschool (TNCHS)
- Tanza Senior High School (TSHS)
- Amaya School of Home and Industries (ASHI)
- Tanza National Trade School - Main (TNTS-Main)
- Tanza National Trade School - Annex (TNTS-Annex)
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School (OLHRS)
- Tanza Child Development Centre (TCDC)
- Hillcrest Periwinkle Montessori School (HPMS)
- Holy Nazarene Christian School (HNCS)
- De Roman Montessori School (DRMS)
- CALA Institute of the Philippines, Inc.
- Dei Gratia School, Inc. (DGSI)
- Deo Roma College of Tanza (DRCT)
- Maddalena Starace School (MSS)
- Good Tree International School (GTIS)
- Sawyer Integrated School (SIS)
- The International School for Children (TISC)
- Far East Asia Pacific Institute of Tourism Science and Technology (FEAPITSAT)
Colleges
- Cavite State University - Tanza Campus
- Far East Asia Pacific Institute of Tourism Science and Technology (FEAPITSAT-main)
- POWER School of Technology
- Saint Joseph College - Tanza
- PNTC Colleges Multi-Training Facility
- Magsaysay Training Center
- Lyceum of the Philippine University (Cavite Campus)
Notable personalities
- Lyca Gairanod – The Voice Kids Philippines grand champion
- Felipe Calderón – National hero; Father of the Malolos Constitution.
- Epimaco Velasco – DILG Secretary; Cavite governor
- Justiniano S. Montano – Senator; creator of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee
- Antero Soriano – Cavite governor; senator
- Mars Ravelo – graphic novelist
- Jasmine Trias – American Idol (3rd runner-up)
- Louise delos Reyes – actress and model
- Josefino Cenizal – composer, most notably Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
- Olivia Cenizal – actress
- Ranidel de Ocampo – basketball player
- Yancy de Ocampo – basketball player
- Aleona Denise Santiago – volleyball player
- Jaja Santiago - volleyball player
- Mikey Bustos - Filipino-Canadian vlogger
See also
- List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
- List of sister cities in the Philippines
References
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External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
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