Engineering Office Data 2009


Sports and Recreational Facilities

Name	Number of Facilities
Basketball Court / Multi-Purpose Pavement	30
Covered Court	8
Billiard Hall	5
Videoke Bar	5
Children’s Playground	3
Cockpit Arena	1
Torrijos Municipal Sports Center	1
Freedom Park	1
Total	54

Agricultural Services Data 2009

Description	Size
Agricultural Area	15,530.06 hectares
Agricultural Area Planted	2,066.81 hectares
Number of Farmers	1,581
Number of Fishermen	3,482
Registered Fishermen	604
Fishing / Water Area	52,567 hectares
Fish Landing (Coastal Barangays)	Dampulan, Makawayan, Tigwi, Cabuyo, Buangan, Poblacion, Marlangga, Poctoy, Cagpo, Bonliw, Kay Duke, Suha, Matuyatuya and Mabuhay
Number of Motorized Banca	360
Number of Non-Motorized Banca	255
Volume of Fish Catch (2004)	59,232 kilos
Agricultural Support facilities	Torrijos Public Market

Permits & Licenses Section Data 2009

Nature of Business	Number of Establishment
Retail Business	347
Animal Buying / Meat Vendor	25
Copra Dealer	23
Restaurant / Carinderia / Eatery	20
Milling	16
Bakery	12
Hardware / Lumber	8
Fishing Vessel (Taksay) Operation	7
Vulcanizing and Welding Shop	6
Hollow Blocks / Baluster Making	6
Computer/Radio/Electrical Services/Electronics Repairing	5
Barber Shop	4
Furniture and Cabinet Making	3
Handicraft and Wood Carving	3
Bank / Lending Institution	3
Drug Store	3
Cable TV Services	3
Funeral Services	2
Tailoring	2
Weaving	1
Auto Repair / Motor Works	1
Appliance Center	1
Gasoline Station	1
Pottery	1
Radio Station	1
Motorcycle Center	1
Cockpit Arena	1
Studio / Photo Shop / Services	1
Dental Clinic	1
Private School (Preparatory)	1
Pawnshop	1

Municipality of Torrijos

Name	Position	Year
Timoteo Peñaflor	Captain Municipal	1880 - 1881
Domingo Medina	Captain Municipal	1881 - 1882
Froilan del Mundo	Captain Municipal	1882 - 1884
Pedro Rosales	Captain Municipal	1884 - 1886
Calixto dela Cruz	Captain Municipal	1887 - 1888
Basilio del Mundo	Captain Municipal	1889 - 1890
Faustino Belarmino	Captain Municipal	1891 - 1892
Maximino Medina	Captain Municipal	1892 - 1893
Calixto dela Cruz	Captain Municipal	1894 - 1895
Cayetano dela Cruz	Captain Municipal	1895 - 1896
Manuel Vasquez	Captain Municipal	1897 - 1898
Lucio Quinto	Municipal President	1899 - 1903
Lazaro Roldan	Municipal President	1904 - 1905
Domingo Zoleta	Municipal President	1906 - 1907
Evaristo Maneja	Municipal President	1908 - 1909
Catalino Querubin	Municipal President	1910 - 1912
Julio Rosas	Municipal President	1913 - 1915
Herminigildo Rosales	Municipal President	1916 - 1918
Florencio Reynoso	Municipal President	1919 - 1921
Gregorio Palatino	Municipal President	1922 - 1931
Manuel Rosales	Municipal President	1932  -1937
Florencio Pelobello	Alcalde Municipal	1938 - 1941
Gregorio Palatino	Alcalde Municipal	1942 - 1943
Jose M. Rosales	Alcalde Municipal	1943 - Sep 1945
Enrique Quinto	Alcalde Municipal	Oct 1945 - Dec 1945
Gregorio Palatino	Alcalde Municipal	1946 - 1947
Manuel Rosales	Alcalde Municipal	1948 - 1951
Aurelio Pamfilo	Alcalde Municipal	1952 - 1955
Lorenzo Saet	Municipal Mayor	1956 - 1959
Godofredo Rosales	Municipal Mayor	1960 - 1971
Gerardo Quindoza	Municipal Mayor	1972 - Feb 1980
Ben Cordero Lim	Municipal Mayor	Mar 1980 - 1986
Daniel Gonzales	OIC / Municipal Mayor	1986 - 1987
Rodolfo Palomares	OIC / Municipal Mayor	Dec 17, 1987 - Feb 2, 1988
Ben Cordero Lim	Municipal Mayor	1988 - 1992
Troadio Pamfilo	Municipal Mayor	1992 - Mar 1998
Tomas N. Pizarro	Municipal Mayor	Mar 1998 - June 30, 2007
Gil R. Briones	Municipal Mayor	Jul 1, 2007 - Jun 30, 2016
Lorna Quinto-Velasco	Municipal Mayor	Jul 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2019

History tells us that the town of “Torrijos” was a vast plain noted for her rich natural beauties and abundant resources.  The majestic Mt. Malindig and its green forest, the rivers that flows from its summit to the vast plain of Malibago and the lowlands of Tigwi, the mineral ores deep under Torrijos’ earth, and the sea which teem with fish and other marine products, may be considered prime factors that attracted people of other places to settle in this community.


On or about the year 1877-1880, some prominent persons of Sta. Cruz, owners of big parcels of land in the southern part of the town willfully and solicitously determined to build a town to facilitate their religious duties to God and their civic obligations to the state, started talking with the people and their interest a town.

When they got the approval of the majority of the residents through the initiative of Rev. Fr. Baltazar Leaño of Sta. Cruz, they made representations and request with the Governor of the province of Mindoro, to which the island of Marinduque was affiliated.  The request was granted a temporary decree was issued.  The “Gobernadorcillo” of Sta. Cruz was authorized together with some prominent people of Sta. Cruz to select the place where to erect the town.  There were two proposed locations, in Tigwi and Matuyatuya.  With the approval of Fr. Baltazar Leaño and the majority of the people, Matuyatuya was selected for reason of its convenience as to its distance from Sta. Cruz.

Not long after the completion of the church building, the “Tribunal” and the “Scola Pint”, terrible lightning and thunder occurred and the church was burned and destroyed.  Because of this incident and phenomenon, they considered this as a bad omen sent by God to this town.  This then, made people think of transferring to another place.

Again through the initiative of Rev. Fr. Leaño, being the Curate, yielded with the plan of transferring the site to Tigwi.  For a certain period of time people thought that God approved and they were delighted and live a peaceful life.  Nevertheless, pestilence swift the town and newly affect the whole populace.  They fled to live in different places afraid of the incident.

These two incidents were then related to the “Governador” and through the effort of Fr. Baltazar Leaño, the “Gobernadorcillo” called and gathered all the people scattered for fear, telling them that the sire of the new town is again transferred to in between the two unlucky places.  They selected a wide fertile plain, presently called Marlangga.  But because of its low area and the frequent floods visiting the area each year, the government approached Don Gavino Rivamonte and offered him a parcel of land in Sibuyao in exchange to the site that is now the Poblacion, the seat of the Torrijos Municipal Government.

The “proprietarios” of the town decided to have a permanent “Cura Parroco” so they made a representation with the Archbishop of Manila, Monsignor Nozaleda.  They guaranteed to support a permanent priest.  They also gave “Mitra” of several hectares of land.  It was Rev. Fr. Baltazar Leaño who was assigned as the first “Cura Parroco” of the town of Torrijos.  And through his works, the Archbishop Nozaleda, as “Governor-General” issued a decree in the year 1882 the necessary support and materials for the new Parish Priest.

Historical records found extract in National Museum and Library of Manila:

1st the “Fundacion Civil” (the civil foundation of the creation of the town of Torrijos) was through Real Orden Num 469 de 25 de Mayo 1880 approvando la creation del pueblo de Torrijos en la isla de Marinduque, de la provincial de Mindoro.  The approval was through Real Order No. 469, on May 25, 1880 approving the creation of the town of Torrijos in the island of Marinduque, province of Mindoro.

2nd the “Fundacion Ecclesiastica” – the Ecclesiastical Foundation of Torrijos into a separate parish from its mother town Santa Cruz de Napo, was approved by virtue of Royal Decree No. 304 issued on March 29, 1884.

The origin of the name of Torrijos has three versions:

1. The early inhabitants of the place had many cattle ranches.  They suggested therefore that the town be called “Torrillos”.  They later changed it to Torrijos;
2. Torre y Hijos had been a prominent family when the name for the town was being resolved by the people.  Their popularity in the area resulted in giving the name of Torre y Hijos to the place.  The people found it difficult in uttering the name, so they shortened it to Torrijos.
3. Governor General Jose Ma. Torrijos from Calapan was one of the principal heroes in the war of independence against Spain who came to visit Torrijos.  At that time people had been choosing a name for the town.  By the kindness and diplomacy of the general, the people finally decided to name the town after him.

Vision

A municipality with an improved socio-economic life, where the people are God-loving, healthy, live in a peaceful, ecologically–sound environment and have access to public and private goods to meet basic needs for prosperity through effective and sound governance.

Mission

The Municipality of Torrijos, Marinduque will work in convergence and unity to promote the socio-economic life of the people in a sound environment and transform them to be self-reliant towards progress and development.

Torrijos Hymnn
Lyrics:  Mrs. Lourdes R. Abat
Music:  Miss Fe M. Rioflorido

Torrijos kami ay sa iyo
At ikaw naman ay sa amin
Bayan kang ika-anim sa aming lalawigan
Torrijos kang tawagin ng mga kababayan.
Maliit man kung tingnan
Sa larangan ng labanan
Ngunit lumikha ka ng pangalan
Dito sa buong kapuluan
Pagka’t pook pinaglabanan
Sa iyo ay matatagpuan.
Likas na kayamanan
Sa tuwina’y makakamtan
Sa iyong dagat at mga kagubatan
Mga taong sa iyo ay naninirahan
Sa kahirapan ay sanay
Maligaya kaming namumuhay.
Halina’t magsama-sama tayo’t
Siya’y ating paunlarin.