General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite

General Emilio Aguinaldo Bailen
Municipality
Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo
The New Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Center for Agro Modernization
Map of Cavite with General Emilio Aguinaldo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
General Emilio Aguinaldo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°11′N120°48′E / 14.18°N 120.8°E / 14.18; 120.8
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Cavite
Founded	1858
Annexation to Alfonso	October 15, 1903
Chartered	1915
Renamed	June 19, 1965 (as General Emilio Aguinaldo)
Named after	Emilio Aguinaldo
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Dennis M. Glean
•  Vice Mayor	Michael B. Manalo
•  Representative	Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino
•  Municipal Council	Members Joseph B. Paiton Bevan Ali C. Bencito Joseph E. Lopez Darwin I. Quiacos Nepthalie A. Sernat Manuel R. Bencito Florencio P. Gloriani Ricardo P. Binauhan
•  Electorate	18,344 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	42.13 km2 (16.27 sq mi)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Highest elevation	643 m (2,110 ft)
Lowest elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	24,264
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
•  Households	5,323
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	16.09 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 147.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 252.3 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 120.1 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 34.18 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4124
PSGC	0402107000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)46
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.genaguinaldo.gov.ph

General Emilio Aguinaldo, officially the Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo (Tagalog : Bayan ng Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,973 people. ^[5]

Formerly known and still commonly referred to as Bailen, the municipality was renamed General Emilio Aguinaldo in honor of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines and a native of Cavite.

Etymology

The town is also known by its former official name, Bailen, named after the Spanish town of the same name. The town was established in 1858, the 50th anniversary of the Spanish victory against France in the Battle of Bailén that was fought in 1808 during the Peninsular War.

The municipality's current official name was adopted in 1965 and is named after Emilio Aguinaldo, the president of the First Philippine Republic and a native of Cavite who died the year before. In 2012, municipality administrators voted to revert the town's name back to Bailen; however, this was never ratified.

History

Spanish era

Bailen used to be a separate Catholic parish in the adjacent town of Maragondon. It was founded by virtue of a decree issued on August 28, 1857, by Archbishop Fray Aranguren, OSA, of the Archdiocese of Manila. The decree separated the barrios of Batas and Guyong-guyong from the town of Maragondon, naming the new parish Bailen after a town in the province of Jaén. It is recounted that a group of citizens from Barrio Batas petitioned Spanish Governor-General Fernando Norzagaray to convert their barrio into a municipality because of its distance from the town proper. Giving due course to the petition, the Spanish governor approved the request on August 2, 1858.

Revolutionary era

After the Cry of Pugad Lawin and the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, Bailen was one of the towns that were liberated by the Katipuneros of Cavite. However, after the Spanish General Polavieja launched his offensive, General Emilio Aguinaldo's forces retreated to the upland towns of Cavite, including Bailen. The Spanish offensive followed and when they arrived in Bailen on May 18, 1897 ^[6] , Aguinaldo's forces could no longer be seen. They stayed for three days and when the inhabitants were uncooperative, the Spaniards burned the town and the church. When the inhabitants returned the day after the Spanish occupation, they saw their town already burned. ^[7]

American era

The American civil government, from 1899 to 1901, reduced the number of towns to facilitate the military policy of concentrating the civilian population of the poblaciones. The Philippine Commission approved Act No. 947 on October 15, 1903, annexing the municipalities of Bailen and Mendez to Alfonso, thus becoming barrios of Alfonso. ^[8] Bailen was reconverted into an independent municipality in 1915 with the complete restoration of peace and order in Cavite. ^[9]

Post-war independence

On June 19, 1965, with the signing of Republic Act No. 4346, the town's name, Bailen, was changed to General Emilio Aguinaldo, in honor of the first Philippine president, who died the year prior. ^[10]

Contemporary era

On September 3, 2012, administrators voted to revert the town's name back to Bailen. The Cavite Provincial Board unanimously approved Committee Report 118-2012, renaming General Emilio Aguinaldo, during the 95th Regular Session. ^{[11] [12]} However, the plebiscite to rename the municipality was never held.

Geography

General Emilio Aguinaldo is located 82 kilometers (51 mi) from Metro Manila. It is bordered to the north and east by the town of Maragondon, by Alfonso to the south, and by Magallanes to the west.

Barangays

Bailen is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as indicated in the matrix below.  ^[13] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 4 barangays which are classified as urban.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024 [14]		2010 [15]
042107001	A. Dalusag	5.2%	1,251	889	▴	2.41%
042107002	Batas Dao	4.2%	1,009	589	▴	3.82%
042107003	Castaños Cerca	12.3%	2,986	2,460	▴	1.36%
042107004	Castaños Lejos	11.4%	2,756	2,088	▴	1.95%
042107005	Kabulusan	8.1%	1,963	1,189	▴	3.56%
042107006	Kaymisas	5.1%	1,230	870	▴	2.44%
042107007	Kaypaaba	8.7%	2,102	1,354	▴	3.11%
042107008	Lumipa	4.1%	1,002	716	▴	2.37%
042107009	Narvaez	6.1%	1,486	1,013	▴	2.71%
042107010	Poblacion I	4.5%	1,082	715	▴	2.93%
042107011	Tabora	8.3%	2,026	1,515	▴	2.05%
042107012	Poblacion II	7.2%	1,744	1,566	▴	0.75%
042107013	Poblacion III	5.2%	1,270	985	▴	1.79%
042107014	Poblacion IV	7.4%	1,796	1,558	▴	1.00%
	Total		24,264	17,507	▴	2.30%

Climate

Climate data for General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	21 (70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10 (0.4)	10 (0.4)	12 (0.5)	27 (1.1)	94 (3.7)	153 (6.0)	206 (8.1)	190 (7.5)	179 (7.0)	120 (4.7)	54 (2.1)	39 (1.5)	1,094 (43)
Average rainy days	5.2	4.5	6.4	9.2	19.7	24.3	26.9	25.7	24.4	21.0	12.9	9.1	189.3
Source: Meteoblue [16]

Demographics

Population census of
General Emilio Aguinaldo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,503	—
1918	3,635	+2.52%
1939	4,599	+1.13%
1948	5,002	+0.94%
1960	7,301	+3.20%
1970	10,275	+3.47%
1975	8,565	−3.58%
1980	9,571	+2.25%
1990	10,954	+1.36%
1995	11,893	+1.55%
2000	14,323	+4.07%
2007	17,818	+3.06%
2010	17,507	−0.64%
2015	22,220	+4.64%
2020	23,973	+1.61%
2024	24,264	+0.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [18] [15] [19] [20]

In the 2020 census, the population of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was 23,973 people, ^[21] with a density of 2,600 inhabitants per square kilometer or 6,700 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of General Emilio Aguinaldo

10 20 30 40 2000 36.91 2003 21.87 2006 4.40 2009 5.68 2012 6.04 2015 8.03 2018 13.06 2021 16.09 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Downtown area

The old Municipal Hall with statue of Emilio Aguinaldo

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 9, 2022 which serves until 2025:

Position	Official
Mayor	Dennis M. Glean (NUP)
Vice Mayor	Michael B. Manalo (NPC)

Sangguniang Bayan Members	Party
Joseph B. Paiton	NPC
Bevan Ali C. Bencito	NPC
Joseph E. Lopez	NPC
Darwin I. Quiacos	NUP
Nepthalie A. Sernat	NUP
Manuel R. Bencito	NPC
Florencio P. Gloriani	NPC
Ricardo P. Binauhan	NUP
ABC President
Leonilo C. Bersabe	Non-partisan
SK Federation President
Dan Estine M. Mojica	Non-partisan

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo | (DILG)
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External links

• Profile: General Emilio Aguinaldo - Official Website of the Province of Cavite ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Profile: General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite - DILG Calabarzon Region
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code