Gloria, Oriental Mindoro

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Gloria
Municipality of Gloria
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Nickname(s): 
Agricultural Production and Eco-Tourism Center of Oriental Mindoro
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Gloria
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°58′20″N121°28′40″E / 12.9722°N 121.4778°E / 12.9722; 121.4778
Country Philippines
Region Mimaropa
Province Oriental Mindoro
District 2nd district
Founded October 1, 1964
Named after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Barangays 27 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Teresita Manahan Ong
   Vice Mayor Wilfredo Condesa
   Representative Alfonso V. Umali Jr.
   Electorate 33,105 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
  Total
245.52 km2 (94.80 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
  Total
52,296
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
   Households
12,050
Economy
   Income class 3rd municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
23.14
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 311.2 million (2022)
   Assets 637.6 million (2022)
   Expenditure 196 million (2022)
   Liabilities 102.6 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5209
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)43
Native languages Tawbuid
Tagalog
Website www.gloria.gov.ph

Gloria, officially the Municipality of Gloria (Tagalog : Bayan ng Gloria), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,496 people. [5]

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The town was previously a barangay called Maligaya, the largest barangay during the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal. Local politicians, led by former guerrilla chief Nicolas Jamilla, Sr., battled for the conversion of Maligaya into a new town. They renamed it after the ten-year-old daughter of the President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who later on herself became the fourteenth President in 2001. Jamilla became the first mayor of the town, which kept the old name "Maligaya" as the name of a barangay in the poblacion.

History

Gloria was once part of the municipality of Pinamalayan. In 1915, migrant families from Marinduque settled in Barrio Tambong, and in 1930, when a national road was built through Pinamalayan, they moved west and occupied the area along this road. Tambong was later divided into two barrios: the first retained the original name, while the second was called Maligaya (meaning "happy"), alluding to the settlers' happiness at the bountiful yield of their agricultural crops. [6]

The residents of 25 barrios (Maligaya, Kawit, Malusak, Balite, Dalagan, Tinalunan, Calamundingan, Bulbogan, Langang, Banus, Agus, Batingan, Papandungin, Malamig, Tubag, Malayong, Malubay, Mirayan, Guimbonan, Agsalin, Manguyang, Banutan, Boong-Lupa, Tambong and Maragooc) grouped together and petitioned for the separation of their barrios from the municipality of Pinamalayan. The petition was granted on October 1, 1964, through Executive Order No. 117 issued by President Diosdado Macapagal. Executive Order No. 140, issued on February 25, 1965, by the same President, defined and fixed the boundaries of Gloria as a new municipality. On December 24, 1965, however, the Supreme Court nullified its status as a municipality. Gloria was finally recognized as a distinct municipality on June 9, 1966, when Housebill No. 6107, sponsored by Congressman Luciano Joson, was enacted into law. (It later became known as RA 4651.) [6]

The new municipality was named Gloria, primarily as a token of gratitude to President Macapagal, whose daughter is named Gloria, and secondarily from the word "glory", celebrating the settlers' "glorious" life in Barrio Maligaya.

Barrio Maligaya later became the poblacion and the official seat of the municipal government. Nicolas M. Jamilla Sr. was appointed first Mayor of Gloria by President Diosdado Macapagal, serving from 1964 to 1967. He then ran in the local election of 1967 and won. The first session of the Municipal Council was held in the residence of Mr. Albino Janda. The town's official functions were held in this house from February 1964 to November 1965; then in the residences of Genaro Olavidez from March to June 1965 and Arsenio Arriola from July 1965 to 1973. [6]

The name of the following barangays were changed: Bulbugan to Santa Maria; Dalagan to San Antonio; Malusak to Narra; Batingan to A. Bonifacio; Tubag to Macario Adriatico; Tinalunan to Gaudencio Antonino; Langang to Santa Theresa and Calamundingan to Lucio Laurel. The new barangays of Bulaklakan and Alma Villa were created later. In 1968, a legal entity called "GLORIA REALTY & DEV. CORP." (Gloria Realty Development Corporation) donated two hectares to the municipality, and this became the site of the Municipal Building in 1972. Under the leadership of Mayor Jamilla, the municipality later bought a ten-hectare lot, which became the site of the Municipal Cemetery, Sports Center, Agricultural Center and Breeding Station, and the Medicare Hospital. [6]

In October 2016, anticrime crusader Zenaida Luz, 51 was shot dead at Barangay Maligaya by the then Police Chief of Socorro and another policeman assigned to the province's Provincial Public Safety Company, disguised a "riding-in-tandem". [7] [8] They were allowed to post a million pesos bail and returned to active service [9] [10] [11] (albeit on a limited/restricted basis such as not being authorized to carry & draw their service firearm) [10] .Over three years later, they were acquitted by the trial court for the prosecution's failure to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The petitioners intend to appeal [all the way to the Supreme Court]. [12] Luz's sister, Perlita alleges that the suspects tried to pay them 2.5 million pesos to drop the case and the policemen who nabbed them also received threats. [11]

Geography

Gloria is located 77 kilometres (48 mi) from the provincial capital, Calapan.

It is one of the 7 towns comprising Oriental Mindoro's second district. On its north lies its mother town Pinamalayan, on the west is the town of Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro. On the south is the town of Bansud, while on the east is the Tablas Strait.

Climate

Climate data for Gloria, Oriental Mindoro
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)
28
(82)
29
(84)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
27
(81)
29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)115
(4.5)
66
(2.6)
55
(2.2)
39
(1.5)
164
(6.5)
282
(11.1)
326
(12.8)
317
(12.5)
318
(12.5)
192
(7.6)
119
(4.7)
173
(6.8)
2,166
(85.3)
Average rainy days13.69.410.410.521.126.029.027.627.523.116.716.1231
Source: Meteoblue [13]

Barangays

Gloria is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Nine (9) barangays are situated along the national highway - Bulaklakan, Maligaya, Kawit, Narra, Balete, Lucio Laurel, G. Antonino, Santa Maria and Banus; six (6) are coastal barangays - Tambong, San Antonio, Santa Theresa, Guimbonan, Maragooc and Agsalin; and twelve (12) interior barangays on the west side - Agos, A. Bonifacio, Alma Villa, Mirayan, Buong Lupa, Malamig, Malubay, M. Adriatico, Papandungin, Malayong, Banutan and Manguyang. [14]

  • Agsalin
  • Agos
  • Alma Villa
  • Andres Bonifacio
  • Balete
  • Banus
  • Banutan
  • Buong Lupa
  • Bulaklakan
  • Gaudencio Antonino
  • Guimbonan
  • Kawit
  • Lucio Laurel
  • Macario Adriatico
  • Malamig
  • Malayong
  • Maligaya (Poblacion)
  • Malubay
  • Manguyang
  • Maragooc
  • Mirayan
  • Narra
  • Papandungin
  • San Antonio
  • Santa Maria
  • Santa Theresa
  • Tambong

Demographics

Population census of Gloria
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 20,147    
1975 22,249+2.01%
1980 25,291+2.60%
1990 30,102+1.76%
1995 35,771+3.29%
2000 38,667+1.68%
2007 40,561+0.66%
2010 42,012+1.29%
2015 45,073+1.35%
2020 50,496+2.42%
2024 52,296+0.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Gloria

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
60.35
2003
47.18
2006
31.30
2009
35.52
2012
18.31
2015
16.92
2018
14.31
2021
23.14

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Government

Elected officials

Members of the municipal council (2025-2028):

OfficialsPolitical Party
Ong, Teresita

(Mayor)

Lakas CMD
Condesa, Wilfredo

(Vice Mayor)

Lakas CMD
CouncilorsPolitical Party
Bawasanta, CrispinPFP
Fampulme, TimoLakas CMD
Alvarez , George VoltaireLP
Lalo , CheskaLP
Ong , NelcyLakas CMD
Nelson , DionaPFP

List of former chief executives

Culture

Events

Education

Tertiary

Secondary

Notable personalities

References

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