Dingle, Iloilo

Municipality of Dingle Banwa kang Dingle Banwa sang Dingle Bayan ng Dingle
—  3rd Class Municipality  —
Nickname(s): Spelunker's Paradise
Anthem: "Town of Dingle" and "Dingle nga Matahom"
Municipality of Dingle Map of the Philippines showing the location of the Municipality of Dingle
Coordinates: 11°3′20″N 122°40′6″E / 11.05556°N 122.66833°E / 11.05556; 122.66833Coordinates: 11°3′20″N 122°40′6″E / 11.05556°N 122.66833°E / 11.05556; 122.66833
Country	Philippines
Region	Region 6 (Western Visayas)
Province	Iloilo
District	4th Congressional District
Barangays	33
Founded	1593: As a Parish 1823: As Town of Dingle 1907: As Municipality of Dingle
Government
- Mayor	Rufino Pablo Palabrica III
- Vice Mayor	Jessie Marañon Alecto
- Congressman	Ferjenel Biron
Area
- 3rd Class Municipality	4.15 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
- Metro	972.3 km2 (375.4 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2007)
- 3rd Class Municipality	40,828
Time zone	PST
ZIP code	5035
Area code(s)	33
Gentilic	Ilonggo, Dingle-anon

Dingle is a 3rd Class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.

History

Dingle started as a pre-colonial settlement of Sumandig, which was under the jurisdiction of Simsiman, a pueblo of Laglag, now known as Dueñas. The settlement was also known as Sibucao, Ba-ong and Orvat. The Augustinian priest, Fr. Blanco, first founded Dingle as a Visita of Pototan in 1593. Dingle became independent on April 23, 1611. In 1629, it was annexed to Dumangas and to Dueñas in 1641 (until 1825). On August 16, 1850, by order of Governor General Urbistondo, the town became an independent and was officially became Dingle. The first town head was Julio Dator (1823-1827). In 1865, Fr. Fernando Llorente ordered the construction of the Dingle Catholic Church and was completed in 1886.

During the Revolution against Spain, Dingle staged the first armed uprising in the Province of Iloilo. This occurred in Barrio Lincud on October 28, 1898 and is now known as the "Cry of Lincud". Adriano Hernandez, Julio Hernandez, and Nicolas Roces led the uprising. Adriano Hernandez became a brigadier general. He represented the province at the Malolos Congress. Later, he was appointed Secretary of Agriculture. His statue stands at the town plaza today and Dingleanons regard him as their hero.

Under the Americans, Dingle was annexed to Pototan, the latter being bigger and more prosperous. Nonetheless, thru the efforts of Gen. Adriano Hernandez, the separation of the town from Pototan was given impetus in 1907.

In 1954, the sitio of Nasumi was converted into a barrio and was added as a barangay of Dingle ^[1]

Topography

The topography of Dingle is relatively rolling hills and narrow plains from the Poblacion. The flat lands extend along the Jalaur River through its borderline to the southeast. This starts to roll upward from the Poblacion going to the northwest. From the west of the Poblacion rises the slopes, steep and mountainous. This indicates that the topography of Dingle meets a certain type-cropping pattern.

Political Subdivision

Dingle is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.

Abangay Agsalanan Agtatacay Alegria Bongloy Buenavista Caguyuman Calicuang Camambugan Dawis Ginalinan Nuevo

Ginalinan Viejo Gutao Ilajas Libo-o Licu-an Lincud Matangharon Moroboro Namatay Nazuni Pandan

Poblacion Potolan San Jose San Matias Siniba-an Tabugon Tambunac Tanghawan Tiguib Tinocuan Tulatula-an

Infrastructure

Power

The Panay Diesel Power Plant located at Tinocu-an, Dingle provides 110 mega watt of energy to the island of Panay. The power plant is operated by the National Power Corporation

Water

Two natural springs, the Lubong-Tubig and Talinab, serves as water source for the Dingle-Pototan Water District. While the Jalaur Irrigation Dam also known as Moroboro Dam, built in 1955, provides irrigation to the agricultural lands of Dingle and nearby towns.

Landmarks

Natural

Bulabog Putian National Park

Bulabog Puti-an is the only limestone rock formation in Panay excluding Guimaras. It was designated a National Park through Congressional Bill No. 1651, and such is considered a "nationally significant area." It occupies a land area of 834.033 hectares covering five of the 33 barangays of Dingle.

The park contains 13 known caves namely : Lungib, Hapu-Hapo, Ma-arhong, Guiso, Maestranza, Linganero, Lapus-Lapus, Ticondal, Butac, Tuco, San Roque, Pitong Liko and Nautod. The Maeztranza Cave is historically important as it served as a hide-out of the revolutionary forces during the Spanish colonial period and on its stone walls are inscriptions of the revolutionary troops.

Mt. Manyakiya

Mount Manyakiya is a natural viewing deck that provides a panoramic view of Negros Island as well as the low lying towns of the province of Iloilo. Nautod Wall, one of the major rock-climbing destination in the Philippines, can be found here.

Water

• Lake Bito
• Jalaur River
• Lubong-Tubig Spring
• Talinab Spring

Historical

• Cry of Lincud Marker
• Memorial to the Cry of Lincud Heroes
• Dingle Parish Church - Finished in 1886, this church, a fine example of Filipino baroque adaptation, is made of limestone from Bulabog Mountain, painstakingly carried by the early parishioners through narrow, steep and dangerous trails to the present site.

Other Interest

• Hanging Bridge is a post war bridge ruins that traverses the Jalaur River.
• Camp Pasica is a 13-hectare Girl Scout Camp for local and international emcampments .
• Camp Hernandez is a 37-hectare military training camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and was named in honor of the revolutionary hero Gen. Adriano Hernandez.
• Museo de Dingle

Culture

Festivals

The Dingle Town Fiesta is celebrated every 24th of June in honor of its patron saint, John the Baptist. Pagdihon festival is a celebration in commemoration of the Cry of Lincud, the first revolt against the Spaniards in the island of Panay. It is held every 4th week of October.

People

• Gen. Adriano Hernandez - Revolutionary Hero
• Nancy Deaño - Olympic competitor
• Most Rev. Jose S. Palma, D.D., S.Th.D - current Archbishop of Cebu and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
• Guillermo Gómez Rivera - Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist
• Merlie M. Alunan - Palanca Awardee for Literature

References

1. ^ "An Act Creating the Barrio of Nasumi in the Municipality of Dingle, Province of Iloilo". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1011.html. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 360 degree panorama of the dam in Dingle on 360cities
• Dingle, Iloilo on Iloilo Directory