Archeology accounts that more than three hundred years ago, in the northern part of Quezon Province, a promising town called Binangonan del Ampon, now known as Infanta, was established. Today, it is declared as the great gateway to the Pacific.
Residents of this town of humble beginnings have now double reasons to celebrate.
One is when Municipal Mayor Filipina Grace R. America was given an Award of Excellence during the Provincial Women’s Day Celebration on March 12, 2010 at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena Cityin line with the Search for Quezon’s Ladies First 2010 as recognition to women achievers who have been the FIRST in their own field of expertise and whose accomplishments have made a significant impact to the development of the province and the nation as a whole.
Another cause to rejoice is when Municipal Gender and Development Council-Infanta garnered the Major Award for its astonishing performance as the outstanding MGADC in Quezon Province for the Year 2009 Category A on that same occasion.Only 8 municipalities participated in this competition--of Lopez, Pagbilao, Sariaya, Gen. Luna, Infanta, Macalelon, Real, and Candelaria.MGADC-Infanta bested 5 other MGADC’s in the Category Athat includes the city & 1st class municipalities. MGADC-Infanta won PhP20,000.00 cash prize and a plaque. Real’s emerged as 2009’s 1st runner-up; Lopez’s, 2nd runner-up; Sariaya’s, 3rd runner-up;Candelaria’s and Pagbilao’s both got consolation prizes.No MGADC’s participated in Category B that includes 2nd & 3rd class municipalities.However, with the Category C that includes 4th to 6th class municipalities, Macalelon’s became the Outstanding MGADC while Gen. Luna’s got the 1st runner-up.
This Award of Excellence is one milestone in Mayor America’s 17-year stint in public service with LGU-Infanta holding different positions as elected municipal councilor for 6 years (2 terms) , as elected vice-mayor for< 2 years, as appointed mayor for > 2 months, and as elected vice-mayor again for > 2 years, and appointed mayor for < 1 year, and elected mayor for 6 years (2 terms).She is seeking re-election for the same office come May 10, 2010 Local Elections. This time, her achievements and expertise as the First Lady Municipal Mayor in Quezon are recognized after she successfully adopted and innovated the Community-Based Disaster Preparedness Program when flashfloods nearly submerged this town in November 2004. The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Infanta was a recipient of Gawad Galing Pook Award in 2007 when the Development Bank of the Philippines cited this LGU for effective local fiscal management.
Awarding for the Outstanding Municipal Gender & Development Council determines the status of the GAD mainstreaming in every municipality & gives due recognition to LGU’s who have done remarkable breakthrough in addressing gender issues in all the development projects and programs at the local level.MGADC-Infanta has been consistently receiving awards since it joined this competition in 2005, to cite:2005, consolation prize; 2006, 3rd runner-up; 2007, 2nd runner-up; and 2008, 1st runner-up.
Around 150 delegates witnessed the awarding consisting of:LGU-Infanta employees; members of MGADC, Men Opposed Violence Against Women Everywhere, Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipino, and Urabayan; Day Care Workers; and members of other special committees.
We envision Infanta to be a community of God-loving, healthy, peaceful, prosperous, self-reliant, self-directing and disaster resilient citizenry, with a diversified economy, a balanced-ecology and a local leadership that is committed to social justice and equity.
Infanta is a second class municipality and one of the oldest towns in Quezon Province. It has a total land area of 34,276 hectares and a population of 50,992 people in 10,220 households based on the data released by the NSO on 2007 Census. It is located 144 kilometers northeast of Manila, and 136 kilometers north of Lucena City and has a geographical coordinates of 13° 45' N, 121° 37' E. It is lying along the coast of the Pacific Ocean facing the island municipalities of Polillio. It straddles a portion of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
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Archeology accounts that more than three hundred years ago, in the northern part of Quezon Province, a promising town called Binangonan del Ampon, now known as Infanta, was established. Today, it is declared as the great gateway to the Pacific.
