Oroquieta

Oroquieta , oficialmente la ciudad de Oroquieta ( cebuano : Dakbayan sa Oroquieta ; tagalo : Lungsod ng Oroquieta ), es una ciudad componente y capital de la provincia de Misamis Occidental , Filipinas . Según el censo de 2024, tiene una población de 71.373 personas. ^{[ 5 ]}

Oroquieta debe su nombre al asentamiento vasco de Orokieta (escrito "Oroquieta" en español ) en Navarra , España . Fue el lugar de nacimiento del fraile franciscano Tomás Casado, quien fue el primer párroco español de Oroquieta y una figura importante en su fundación inicial. ^{[ 6 ]}

El asentamiento se conocía originalmente como Layawan , una visita de la parroquia de Jiménez en la provincia de Misamis . Layawan (literalmente "el serpenteante") recibe su nombre del río Layawan, que atraviesa el asentamiento. ^{[ 6 ]}

Su nombre fue cambiado a Oroquieta en 1884 cuando la Corona española le otorgó el estatus de municipio , según lo recomendado por Fray Juan Gómez, Padre Provincial de los Recoletos , y Martín García y Alcocer, Obispo de Cebú . ^{[ 6 ]}

It was named after the Basque settlement of Oroquieta in Navarra, Spain. The original Oroquieta was the birthplace of the FranciscanFriar Tomás Casado, who was the first (and last) Spanish parish priest of Oroquieta. Fray Casado figured prominently in helping to establish Oroquieta as a model pueblo, finishing numerous infrastructural projects including a convent, a school, bridges, roads, houses, a cemetery, and a kiosk (which still stands to this day). Fray Casado also helped establish an abaca industry and purchased an abaca processing machine to provide livelihoods for the locals. Unlike the corrupt Spanish friars common during this period, Casado was motivated by a genuine desire to improve the lives of its residents. He hoped to turn Oroquieta into la pueblo de la buena vida ("the town of the good life").^[6]

However, Fray Casado had to leave Oroquieta under the orders of his superiors in 1898, when the Philippine Revolution made it too dangerous to remain. Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States shortly afterwards, as part of the negotiations after the Spanish–American War.^[6]

During the American occupation, the territory was retained by 1903 when the number of municipalities in the then-undivided Misamis decreased through Act No. 951, issued on October 21;^[7] but was reduced by Executive Order No. 67, series of 1916, issued by Governor-GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison, where four barrios were organized into the new municipality of Aloran.^[8]

Oroquieta became the capital (cabecera) on January 6, 1930. As capital town, people of various neighboring provinces came and inhabited in the place where they earn their living through fishing, farming, merchandising and other forms of businesses. Soon afterwards its income increased simultaneously with increase in population, resulting from southward migration from Luzon and Visayas to the area.

In 1942, Oroquieta was made the capital of the free Philippines by the recognized guerrillas and later the ongoing troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army. (Personal interview with the late Atty. Vicente Blanco, Municipal Mayor during the Japanese Occupation) During this time, President Manuel L. Quezon, together with Sergio Osmeña Sr., a bodyguard and Major Manuel Nieto Sr., landed in Oroquieta after their evacuation from Corregidor to Australia.

The seat of government of the Free Philippines then was the Capitol. The Free Philippine Government was then issuing Misamis Occidental emergency notes. President Quezon, upon knowing that Oroquieta was made a capital of the Free Philippines and that the town was issuing emergency notes, authorized the Printing of the Mindanao emergency note.

Oroquieta City is bounded on the south by Aloran and the north by Lopez Jaena. On the eastern side is Iligan Bay, with Concepcion on the southwest and Sapang Dalaga on the northwest. Lowland plains and coastal lowlands are located in the city's eastern side while highlands and mountains tower over its western side.

The city occupies roughly 26,393 hectares (65,220 acres), the majority of which comprises the mountain barangays of Mialen, Toliyok, and Sebucal, averaging less than a thousand hectares per Barangay, the 47 barangays of the city outsize its urbanized counterparts.

Según el censo de 2024, Oroquieta tiene una población de 71.373 personas, ^{[ 15 ]} con una densidad de 300 habitantes por kilómetro cuadrado o 780 habitantes por milla cuadrada .

Incidencia de pobreza en Oroquieta

Fuente: Autoridad de Estadísticas de Filipinas ^{[ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ]}

La ceremonia de colocación de la primera piedra y el inicio de la construcción del primer centro comercial en la ciudad de Oroquieta comenzaron en abril de 2024. El centro comercial está ubicado en Purok 1, Villaflor.

Starlite Ferries, una compañía marítima de Chelsea Logistics Groups, marcó su cuarta ruta cuando inauguró oficialmente la nueva ruta que conecta la ciudad de Oroquieta con Larena , Tagbilaran y la ciudad de Cebú , y viceversa, el 28 de abril. Los Starlite Ferries están estacionados en el puerto de San Vicente Bajo en la ciudad de Oroquieta.

Oroquieta City Council (2025-2028):

• Mayor: Lemuel Meyrick M. Acosta, IE
• Vice Mayor and Sanggunian Presiding Officer: Aurora Virginia “Jie-jie” M. Almonte
• Representative, Misamis Occidental 1st District: Jason P. Almonte
• Councilors:
  • Vincent J. Guantero
  • Don Ian George M. Almonte
  • Jessie “Jecjec” S. Amboang
  • Joel A. Fernandez
  • Aileen “Ai-Ai” M. Taladua, RPh
  • Jade “Pikot” V. Catane
  • Noel B. Undag Sr.
  • Arthur Q. Enanoria, DMD
  • Diosibel M. Maghinay
  • Henry “Nonoy” F. Regalado Jr.
• ABC President: Nanieth Maerl S. Bandala-Acosta
• SK Federation President: James Anthony N. Sy
• IPMR: Jolly T. Gumolon

Hospitals and healthcare facilities:

• Misamis Occidental Provincial Hospital
• St. Therese Hospital
• Dignum Foundation Hospital
• Oroquieta Community Hospital
• Tamola-Tan Medical Center

Students coming from neighboring provinces of Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and neighboring cities and municipalities within the province of Misamis Occidental come to Oroquieta to pursue their college and education.

Universities and colleges:

• Lyceum Professional Institute - Tuyabang Alto
• Misamis University (MU) - Ozamiz St., Poblacion 1
• University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) - Rizal St., Mobod Highway
• Southeast Asian Institute Oroquieta City Campus - National Highway, Upper Rizal
• Dr. Solomon U. Molina College (DSUMC) - Independence St., Villaflor
• Oroquieta Agro Industrial School (OAIS) - Villaflor
• Southern Capital College (SCC) - Juan Luna St., Poblacion 2
• Misamis Occidental Technological Institute (MOTI) - Pastrano St., Poblacion 1
• Deor 'N Dune Academe School of Technology - Rizal Highway, Canubay
• National Institute for Technical Excellence, Inc. (NITEX) - De Barras Building, Barrientos St., Poblacion 2

Secondary schools:

• Misamis Occidental National High School
• Talairon National High School
• Oroquieta City National High School
• Mobod Integrated School
• Misamis Occidental Science and Technology High School
• Senote National High School
• Rizal National High School
• Bunga National High School
• Holy Rosary School (formerly Stella Maris College)

• Allen Dizon, actor

• Cagayan de Oro

• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Local Governance Performance Management SystemArchived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine