Mansalay

Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the Template:PH wikidata, it has a population of Template:PH wikidata people.Template:PH wikidata

This town is notable for its indigenous Mangyan population. The municipal hall is located on the upper land of Mansalay Town proper, in front of a Medical Care Hospital. Nearby is the church and the only Catholic School, Mansalay Catholic High School. Santa Catalina is the town's patron saint.

The town also has a wide ammonite formation area discovered in the 1940s. Since then, thousands of ammonite fossils have been discovered. Due to the complexity and vastness of the collection found in the area, the town has been called the Ammonite Capital of the Philippines. Various local and international scientific institutions have conducted research on the ammonite formations of Mansalay. Scholars have argued that due to the natural significance of the area to Southeast Asian pre-history, the site has a big chance of being declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site or a UNESCO Geopark Reserve.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is Template:Convert from Calapan.

History

The etymology of Mansalay is thought of to have originated from a conversation between the indigenous datu of Mansalay at the time, Abucay, and Spanish conquistadores. When Spanish conquistadors arrived at present-day Mansalay, they inquired the datu of Mansalay, Abucay, about the name of the area. To which, Datu Abucay responded with the phrase: "Man may malay" in the indigenous language which meant "I don't know." Indicating the failure of Datu Abucay to understand the inquiry of the Spanish conquistadors. Subsequently, they (Spanish conquistadors) thought that Abucay gave the real name of the area in spite of the clear language barrier. Henceforth, Spanish conquistadors recorded the area's name as Mansalay.

Prior to the Spanish arrival, and eventual colonisation in the Philippines, Mansalay was inhabited by migrants from nearby islands in the Philippine archipelago such as Palawan and Panay.

During the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines, Mansalay was under the jurisdiction of the government of Mangarin, Mindoro. (present-day San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.)

In the year of 1901, during the Philippine-American War, Mansalay was occupied by American forces.

On 24 July 1929, Mansalay was made its own municipality by a bill authored by Mariano Leuterio, representative at the time for Mindoro. Teotimo P. Cusi became the first Municipal-President.

During the later-Interwar years, Mansalay attracted migrants from provinces in Central Luzon, Batangas, Romblon, and Capiz.

On 16 December 1944, Mansalay was liberated by American troops from the Japanese occupation forces in the Battle of Mindoro<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Barangays

Mansalay is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitios of Santa Brigida, Santa Maria, Roma, Budburan, and Mahabangsapa were constituted into barrios.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• B. Del Mundo
• Balugo
• Bonbon
• Budburan
• Cabalwa
• Don Pedro
• Maliwanag
• Manaul
• Panaytayan
• Poblacion
• Roma
• Santa Maria
• Santa Teresita
• Sta. Brigida
• Villa Celestial
• Wasig
• Waygan

Economy

Template:PH poverty incidence Its people relies heavily on fishing and farming to survive and earn a living. Because of meager income opportunities, Mansalay has produced a large number of overseas Filipino workers who send remittance back.

Education

The Mansalay Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Primary and elementary schools

• Anahaw Elementary School
• Bait Elementary School
• Cabalwa Elementary School
• Cabuyao Elementary School
• Cagulong Elementary School
• Don B. Del Mundo Memorial School
• Dongnam Christian Academy
• Felipe C. Anastacio Elementary School
• Juan Arcemo Elementary School
• Kilapnit Elementary School
• Lamac Elementary School
• Leonardo delos Reyes Elementary School
• Leonardo U. Tugade Memorial School
• Lucban Primary School
• Macario A. Sandoval Elementary School
• Manaul Elementary School
• Mangyan Education Center
• Mansalay Catholic High School
• Mansalay Central School
• Mariano M. Marciano Memorial Elementary School (Himpaparay Elementary School)
• Panaytayan Elementary School
• Quinomay Elementary School
• Roma Elementary School
• Salay Elementary School
• Salvacion Elementary School
• Sinariri Elementary School
• Sta. Brigida Elementary School
• Sta. Maria Elementary School
• Teresita Elementary School
• Villarosa Elementary School
• Wasig Elementary School
• Waygan Elementary School
• Zhejohn Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Balugo National High School
• Bonbon High School
• Don Pedro High School
• Dong Nam Full Gospel Senior High School
• Fe del Mundo National High School
• Manaul National High School

External links

• Mansalay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Mansalay Official Home Page