Mariveles, officially the Municipality of Mariveles (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mariveles), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879 people making it the most populous in the province.[5]
National historical marker installed in 1950 and located at the muicipal hall
Incorporated to the Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies by a Franciscan friar in 1578, Mariveles was called the town of Camaya and was part of the Corregimiento of Mariveles, including Bagac and Morong, Corregidor and Maragondon, Cavite. The name Mariveles comes from "Maria Velez", a Mexican nun who eloped with a monk back in the 1600s. With its natural cove, the port was used by ships from China and Spain to resupply.[6]
The Superior Decree of July 1754 declared Mariveles' independence from Pampanga.
Today the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), has made the port of trading zone, and industry to the municipality. Agriculture is also a large part of the port export.[6]
Geography
Mariveles is located around the Mariveles Bay, a large cove at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. It is adjacent to Manila Bay to the east, and the South China Sea to the west.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 153.90 square kilometres (59.42sqmi)[8] constituting 11.21% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11sqmi) total area of Bataan. Of this, about 69% consist of the pastureland, 19% of forestland, 6% agricultural lands and the remaining 6% for residential and industrial use.
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[9]
Barangays
Mariveles is politically subdivided into 18 barangays, with two are located within the jurisdiction of Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
The Freeport Area of Bataan[26] (formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from June 21, 1969 to November 20, 1972, and primarily as Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20, 1972 to October 23, 2009 before the conversion from BEZ to FAB due to Republic Act (RA) 9728 and secondarily from October 23, 2009 to June 30, 2010 during the eight-month transition period for the turnover of zone's operations and management from Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and subsequent abolishment of BEPZ/BEZ) is a 1,691 hectares (4,180 acres) industrial complex in Mariveles town that enjoys business advantages, including tax incentives, natural endowments, and leadership under AFAB Chairman and Administrator Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman.[27] It is the only freeport in the country with a 10.9 million cubic meter-capacity dam that delivers 14 million gallons of water every day. It is complemented by water treatment and sewerage treatment plants which employ a sustainable waste water solution.
Pursuant to the Local government in the Philippines",[28][29] the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Hall. In the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), the Gobernadorcillo is the Chief Executive who held office in the Presidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946) (History of the Philippines (1898-1946)), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones held office at the Municipal Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the second floor of the Town Hall and in the adjacent building.
The Municipal Mayor as of the 2022 national and local elections, serving his second term in office, is Ace Jello "AJ" C. Concepcion.
Elected officials
Members of the Mariveles Municipal Council (2022-2025):[30]
Municipal Mayor: Ace Jello Concepcion
Municipal Vice Mayor: Angelito S. Rubia
Municipal Councilors:
Ronald R. Arcenal
Susan M. Murillo
Jester Ivan O. Ricafrente
Jose M. Carandang
Danilo T. Banal
Omar B. Cornejo
Vonnel A. Isip
Jeff B. Peñaloza
Municipal ABC President: Marcialito L. Balan
District Representative (3rd Legislative District, Bataan): Maria Angela Garcia
Tourism
Tarak Ridge of Mount Mariveles
Mariveles' attractions, events and historical landmarks include:
Mariveles Five Fingers: A series of coves that looks like five human fingers when viewed from the air.
Lazareto de Mariveles: A Quarantine station established by the Spanish government in the 1850s to check and sanitize cargoes and passengers entering Manila. The Americans, upon their conquest of the Philippines, used the same system in their ports.[31][32] The ruins of the old facility can be found inside the Mariveles Mental Hospital compound in downtown Mariveles.
Mariveles can be reached by a ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes.
Expressway
The Bataan Provincial Expressway, also called Roman Super-Highway, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Bataan to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. Mariveles is off Exit 55.
Energy sources
GN Power Mariveles Coal Power Plant
Utilities:
Mariveles geothermal area in Bataan: a geothermal area situated along the West Luzon Volcanic Arc.[33]
GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant (GMCP), Alas-asin: 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant ($155 million was purchased by Conglomerate Ayala Corp. in December 2012).[34]
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Mariveles Substation which hosts three 500 kV transmission lines which are Balsik–Mariveles, MPGC Mariveles–NGCP Mariveles, and GNPower Dinginin–NGCP Mariveles lines. The first is operated and maintained by NGCP, while the last two are by power generation companies (Mariveles Power Generation Corporation (MPGC) and GN Power Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) while having ownership on both respective lines).
Education
The Mariveles 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.[35]
Primary and elementary schools
A. G. Llamas Elementary School
Alasasin Christian Kiddie School
Alasasin Elementary School
Alion Elementary School
Balon Elementary School
Baseco Elementary School
BATAAN GN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Batangas 2 Elementary School
Bayview Elementary School
Bepz Elementary School
BEPZ Multinational School
Blessed Regina Protmann Catholic School
Cabcaben Elementary School
Cabcaben Kiddie School
Christ's Sowers Foundational Learning Center
Christian Community School of Mariveles
Ipag Christian Academy
Ipag Elementary School
Logos International Christian Academy of Mariveles
Lucanin Elementary School
Marina Bay Elementary School
Mt. View Elementary School
Renato L. Cayetano Memorial School
Santa Mariana de Jesus Academy
Sisiman Elementary School
SNCCC Learning Center of Mariveles
St. Nicholas Catholic School of Mariveles
St. Vincent Kindergarten
Sto. Niño Biaan Elementary School
Sunny Hillside School
The Salvation Army Educational Services
Townsite Elementary School
Secondary schools
Baseco National High School
Biaan Aeta Integrated School
Ipag National High School
Llamas Memorial Institute
Mariveles National High School - Cabcaben
Mariveles National High School - Cabcaben Annex - Alasasin
Mariveles National High School - Cabcaben Annex - Batangas II
Mariveles National High School - Cabcaben Annex - New Alion
Mariveles National High School - Camaya Campus
Mariveles National High School - Poblacion
Mariveles National High School - Poblacion Annex - Sisiman
Mariveles National High School Malaya
Mariveles Senior High School - Sitio Mabuhay
Mountain View Village Community School
Higher educational institutions
Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
Tertiary educational institutions include:
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan (PUP), a state university that offers baccalaureate (college) degrees where students are scholars of the government (after passing an entrance exam). Opened in 1976, the campus is located at Barangay Malaya, Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).
Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) located at Kamaya Point, Barangay Alas-asin, offering courses in the maritime industry. Students are accepted after passing stringent academic and physical examinations.
TESDA Mariveles Bataan Branch, located at Barangay Camaya and near the Public Market, Mariveles Municipal Hall, and Freeport Area of Bataan, offering technical and vocational courses.
Softnet Information Technology Center (SITC) located at second floor SFB #8, FAB, offering associate degrees in computer studies.
Llamas Memorial Institute Inc.
St. Nicholas Catholic School of Mariveles Inc. (SNCSM) located at Padre Zamora st., near St. Nicolas of Tolentine Parish
Gallery
Bay Walk, People's Park
Remote view of Mariveles
Zero Kilometer Death March Marker
Bataan Peninsula on 24 January 1945, with Mariveles Seaplane base, port and Airfield. Japan is bombing the runway. Mariveles surrendered on April 10, 1942 the start of Bataan Death March. Mariveles was retaken in February 1945
↑ Shellum, Brian (February 1, 2010). Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young (1sted.). Bison Books. p.134. ISBN978-0803213852.
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