08/06/2015
BENITO BERNARDO CRUZ ==== [[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.861529030585136.1073741864.133917056679674&type=3
BENITO BERNARDO CRUZ
''The Father of Angat,Bulacan"
One of the past mayors.
His mother is from ***Pandi, Bulacan.
[Catalina Espina Bernardo] an elder sister to:
ATTY. JOSE ESPINA BERNARDO:
Past mayor of **Pandi, Bulacan.
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CATALINA ESPINA BERNARDO-CRUZ:
His mother is *Catalina Espina Bernardo, a sister to *Atty. Jose Espina Bernardo, past mayor of *Pandi.
ATTY. BENJAMIN ESPINA BERNARDO:
*Atty. Benjamin Espina Bernardo is their younger brother who married a native of *Turo,Bocaue,Bulacan:*Atya. They donated the land and the chapel of Catholic Church in *Turo,Bocaue,Bulacan.
MONSIGNOR CARLOS ESPINA BERNARDO:
Their other youngest brother:Reverend Monsignor Carlos Espina Bernardo whose one Parish assignment is *Guiguinto,Bulacan.
The father of Benito Bernardo Cruz is a native of *Angat,Bulacan.
A memorial school is named after Benito Bernardo Cruz in barangay ****Santa Monica.
(((His middle name was wrong both in the memorial school, and in ''The Hall of Fame".)))
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BENITO BERNARDO CRUZ
Past mayor of:
ANGAT, BULACAN,
"The Father of Angat,Bulacan".
(The gentleman in photo).
(Benito is a maternal Bernardo cousin of Crescenciana Cruz Ticzon), her mother is 2nd cousin to Benito's ):
CATALINA ESPINA BERNARDO:
Benito's mother *Catalina is sister of:
ATTY. JOSE ESPINA BERNARDO:
Past mayor of:
PANDI, BULACAN.
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Benito Bernardo Cruz:
''The greatest mayor of the town".
He was re-elected 3 times.
A memorial school for him is in:
SANTA MONICA, ANGAT, BULACAN
{{{{ It has a ***wrong Middle name }}}.
Benito's mother's father was mayor [Cabeza] during late Spanish Regime of:
PANDI, BULACAN,
MARIANO BERNARDO.
[Mariano donated the land where the town's Catholic Church Memorial Cemetery is for Public use].
ATTY. JOSE E. BERNARDO
[JOSE ESPINA BERNARDO]:
The 3rd mayor of *Pandi,Bulacan who built the roads of new town, who got its independence 1946 from the mother town of:
BALAGTAS, BULACAN
[Formerly: Bigaa].
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FACEBOOK:
''He is the greatest mayor that we ever had, and we are all wondering if there will ever be someone like him again''.
"It is during his term that our town is ints height of prosperity and economic development. He strong forbid illegal logging of the forests"........By Aris Punzal, an American-Filipino, 2011. — in Angat, Bulacan.
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ANGAT,BULACAN
From;Wikipedia
Angat got its name after the Tagalog word Angat (A-ngat), meaning 'Elevated' or 'A high piece of land'. And 'A community living in a promontory' during the Spanish Regime - Philippine History.
Angat was originally a part of the town of Quingwa formerly known as Binto as part of its Encomienda know a Municipality of (Plaridel) - Plaridel, Bulacan. This fact was due most probably to the situation of the Angat River, which directly connects the town of Quingwa, a community then located in the center of vast lands, covering plains and mountains alike.
Angat Town regards its territory came from small origin in which the Western part of Angat was the original town was formerly part of Quingwa (Quingua) the old name of Plaridel, Bulacan. The Augustinians built a small visita under the advocacy of Santa Monica,an Augustinian saint. Its Northern section once part of San Miguel, Bulacan, and then the eastern part under is a part of Sta. Maria de Pandi Estate by the lands were part of the Hacienda managed by Dominican Friars.The present town size was from 1863.
Angat was evangelized and Christianized by the Augustinians and administered by Friar Curate of Quingua in late 17th Century, Spaniards gradually befriended the inhabitants embraced the Catholic faith, more by force than by conviction. Forced labor was imposed principally on the construction of public edifices, like the church and the casa presidencia.
Today, still stands and legible, is the inscription at the façade of her church with a Roman Numeral "MDCCXII" translated to "1727" a year indicating the date of the er****on the Angat Church's present building.
The towns of San Rafael, Bulacan and Bustos, Bulacan bound the town of Angat on the North. On the East by the vast Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges - Sierra Madre (Philippines), to its South by the towns of Norzagaray, Bulacan and Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
Geography:
The municipality of Angat has hilly and mountainous landscape, that nestles Angat River - (Bulacan River) which snakes around eleven provinces in Central Luzon.
Angat River's main basin of water resource is from Sierra Madre Mountain Range (the longest mountain range) in Luzon island.
During increment climate condition like continuous rainy days for days the water inundates to different river tributaries in its adjoining municipalities, as well as provinces through different rivers.
To the southeast are 2 rivers: Sta. Maria River of Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Bunsuran River of Pandi, Bulacan.
Balagtas River of Balagtas, Bulacan, and Bocaue River of Bocaue, Bulacan.
Angat's mountainous and hilly area has abundance of trees that are source of timber and wood materials, and unfortunately become an area of illegal logging.
The mountainous areas, and lands close to the river shore, some of which are privately owned is rich in mineral deposit of silica.
The vast area around Angat River is very high source of rocks and pebbles used for construction and garden landscaping.
Angat River through Angat Dam, the biggest dam in Bulacan province provides the water supply all over Metro Manila and some of its adjoining provinces that border Bulacan province. Most lands are agricultural in nature and has sufficient water resource for domestic, agricultural, and agro-fishery business.
Most areas have a very relaxing atmosphere of greenery seen in mountain heights and river shore lines where some fresh water fishes also multiplies.
