General Tinio

• Name — name • Coordinates — coordinates • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Philippines • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — region • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — province • Named For — Manuel Tinio • Subdivision Type3 — District • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1921 • Parts Type — Barangays • Parts Style — para • P1 — label (see Barangays) • Leader Name — Engr. Isidro T. Pajarillaga • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Leader Name1 — Melvin S. Pascual • Leader Title2 — Representative • Leader Name2 — Emerson D. Pascual • Leader Title3 — Municipal Council • Leader Title4 — Electorate • Leader Name4 — electorate voters (electorate_point_in_time) • Elevation Max M — 113 • Elevation Min M — 32 • Area Total Km2 — area • Population Footnotes — current • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Households • Population Blank1 — household • Time Zone — PST • Utc Offset — +8 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Website — website • Demographics Type1 — Economy • Demographics1 Title2 — Poverty incidence • Demographics1 Info2 — poverty_incidence% (poverty_incidence_point_in_time)poverty_incidence_footnotes • Demographics1 Title3 — Revenue • Demographics1 Info3 — revenue revenue_point_in_time • Demographics1 Title4 — Revenue rank • Demographics1 Title5 — Assets • Demographics1 Info5 — assets assets_point_in_time • Demographics1 Title6 — Assets rank • Demographics1 Title7 — IRA • Demographics1 Title8 — IRA rank • Demographics1 Title9 — Expenditure • Demographics1 Info9 — expenditure expenditure_point_in_time • Demographics1 Title10 — Liabilities • Demographics1 Info10 — liabilities liabilities_point_in_time • Demographics Type2 — Service provider • Demographics2 Title1 — Electricity • Demographics2 Info1 — label • Demographics2 Title2 — Water • Demographics2 Title3 — Telecommunications • Demographics2 Title4 — Cable TV • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Native languages • Custom Data1 Sec1 — language • Custom Label2 Sec1 — Crime index • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Major religions • Custom Label2 Sec2 — Feast date • Custom Label3 Sec2 — Catholic diocese • Custom Label4 Sec2 — Patron saint

section According to the story passed on through generations, the town got its name because of a miscommunication between the natives and the Spanish colonizers. A native settler, when asked by a Spanish soldier, "Llama el pueblo?"(“what is the name of this town?”) replied, not understanding the Spanish language, "Papaya," referring to the particular fruit tree growing abundantly in the place. The name stuck with the Spanish colonizers, and the place from then on was called "Papaya." Papaya was a sitio of Bo. Mapisong, which was then a barrio of Gapan. Bo. Mapisong became a town in 1851, changing its name to Peñaranda after Spanish engineer Jose Maria Peñaranda. Papaya became one of its barangays. Papaya became a town on January 1, 1921, through the collaborative efforts of Capitan Mamerto Padolina, who was then the Secretary of the Governor of the Province, Judge Segundo Bernardo, and Francisco Padolina. Congressman Celestino Juan sponsored a congressional act changing the name of Papaya to General Tinio in honor of General Manuel Tinio, a revolutionary leader against the Spaniards who hailed from Nueva Ecija. The act was signed into law on June 20, 1957, as Republic Act No. 1665. The new name of the town was inaugurated days later, on August 19, 1957.

General Tinio is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. • Padolina (Barangay 1) • Concepcion (Barangay 2) • Rio Chico (Barangay 3) • Pias (Barangay 4) • Nazareth (Barangay 5) • Bago (Barangay 6) • Poblacion West (Barangay 7) • Poblacion Central (Barangay 8) • San Pedro (Barangay 9) • Sampaguita (Barangay 10) • Poblacion East (Barangay 11) • Pulong Matong (Barangay 12) • Palale (Barangay 13)

Farming is the livelihood of the majority of the residents. Even though the municipality is located at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, the topography is generally ideal for agricultural products such as palay and vegetables. A number of poultry broiler contract growers are also located in the municipality. Other industries include furniture and fixtures, backyard poultry, cattle and livestock, vegetable production, and minor agricultural livelihoods such as duck raising. The remittances of numerous sons and daughters of Papaya abroad also help keep the economy of the town afloat. Papayanos can be relied to answer calls of assistance for the town's development. Minalungao National Park is also one of the biggest attractions in the town, catering to numerous visitors each day.

The following have led the town from its birth in 1921 to what it had become today. • Cristobal Mangulabnan — Vice Martin Ramos — 1921–1922 • Getulio Bote, Sr. — Vice Martin Pajarillaga — 1922–1925 • Martin Pajarillaga — Vice Marcos Bote Sr. — 1925–1931 • Marcos Bote Sr. — Vice Daniel Padolina — 1931–1934 • Melquiades Ronquillo, Sr. — Vice Santiago Bolisay — 1934–1937 • Mayor — Vice Mayor — Term • Melquades Ronquillo, Sr. — Vice Damaso Bolisay — 1937–1940 • Getulio Bote — Vice Pedro Bulacan — 1940–1944 • Getulio Bote — Vice Angeles Bote — 1945 • Republic Era • Gerardo Rivera — Vice Angeles Bote — 1946–1947 • Gerardo Rivera — Vice Diosdado Bote — 1948–1951 • Gerardo Rivera with — Victorino Bote — 1952–1955 • Bienvenido B. Abes — Vice Victorino Bote — 1956–1959 • Gerardo Rivera — Vice Banaag Leodones — 1960–1963 • Santos Bote — Vice Getulio Bote, Jr. — 1964–1967 • Mariano Ronquillo — Vice Manuel Domingo — January 1–15, 1968 • Manuel Domingo — Vice Perfecto M. Bote — 1968–1971 • Nicanor B. Aves — Vice Alfonso Pajimna — 1972–1980 • Nathaniel Bote, Jr. — Vice Venancio Bote — 1981–1986 • OIC Gerardo Rivera — Vice Antonio Abes — 1986–1988 • Placido M. Calma — Vice Bernardino R. Abes — 1988–1995 • Placido M. Calma — Vice Elsa Bote — 1995–1998 • Placido M. Calma — Vice Bernardino R. Abes — 1998–2004 • Isidro Tinio Pajarillaga — Vice Indira P. Dayupay — 2004–2007 • Virgilio A. Bote — Vice Marcelo B. Abes — 2007–2010 • Virgilio A. Bote — Vice Engr. Ferdinand P. Bote — 2010–2016 • Engr. Ferdinand P. Bote — Vice Atty. Melvin S. Pascual — 2016–2018 • Atty. Melvin S. Pascual — Vice Anna Rouselle Busalpa — 2018-2019 • Isidro Tinio Pajarillaga — Vice Atty. Melvin S. Pascual — 2019–2025 • Sherry Ann Bolisay — Vice Atty. Melvin S. Pascual — 2025–present

The Gen. Tinio Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public educational institutions ranging from primary to secondary schools.

• Bago Elementary School • BC Achievers' Integrated School • Bethany Ecumenical School • Bulak Primary School • Christian Lights Academy • Gawad Kalinga Community Elementary School • Gen. Tinio Central School • Gen. Tinio East Central School • Gen. Tinio West Central School • Gethsemane Christian School • Greenland Elementary School • IEMELIF Learning Center • Mapedya Elementary School • Minalungao Elementary School • Nazareth Elementary School • Padolina Elementary School • Palale Elementary School • Patindig-Araw Elementary School • Pias Elementary School • Rio Chico Elementary School • Sibug Elementary School

• General Tinio National High School • Irenea Integrated School • Leonor M. Bautista High School • Lino P. Bernardo National High School • Pagtalunan High School • Palale High School • Rio Chico National High School

• St. Anthony Center of Science and Technology

Roman Catholic is the most prevalent religion, with Iglesia ni Cristo, IEMELIF, Baptist, Methodist, and others attracting its own followers. The town's patron saint, the Santo Cristo or the Holy Cross is feted every May. The town is best known for having the most number of brass bands in the Philippines with 15 organized bands. The Family Band has won national brass band competition titles in categories including majorette exhibitions, solo flute, solo clarinet, solo trumpet, and French horn. The town also has other places of interest, notably the Minalungao National Park, which is a favorite swimming destination in the summer, especially during Black Saturday when it is usually filled with local bathers and visitors. Minalungao, literally meaning "mine of gold in a cave", houses several caves which can explored. The river also has a portion where a stone ledge located about 15 meters high from the river can be used as spring board. A Papaya Festival is also commonly celebrated, coinciding with the municipality's Foundation Anniversary. Parades of different school students around the town would wear colourful costumes inspired by the fruit, which was the area's name prior to the change in 1957.

• Illustration — Town hall • Illustration — Sports center • Illustration — Old Santo Cristo Parish Church • Illustration — New Holy Cross Parish Church • Illustration — Public market • Illustration — Cory Aquino memorial • Illustration — Minalungao National Park • Illustration — The Upper Tabuating Dam at Brgy. Nazareth