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Cultural Heritage
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 Our
municipality is full of culture and heritage. Relics
of the past still linger in our place. The old
houses built in stones and wood will remind us of
the Spanish era. The icons of the different saints
are still preserved one of which is the that of the
Patron Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
People are very religious and
hospitable. The culture of kissing the hands of the
elders and praying together is still being done
today. The Boling-boling is still continuously
danced by the church-going female elders days before
the Ash Wednesday.
Holy Week, Easter, Christmas,
Mayflower Festival, Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga and Barangay Fiestas remained to be the major
religious activities in Guinayangan.
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Historical Landmarks |
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Century-Old
Bells |
| Catholic Church
Compound |
| CM Recto Street
Barangay Poblacion |
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Living representations of the old existence of
Catholicism in the municipality. A collection of all
the bells used by the Catholic Church in calling its
members to attend to their obligations to the Almighty
and whose lost chimes remained unaltered on the minds
of the faithful in reminiscing past celebrations and
holding of traditions. |
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| Century-Old Acacia Tree |
| Roldan Avenue cor. Jose Rizal Street |
| Barangay Poblacion |
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Planted in early 1900s which now stands approximately
50 meters and extends about 20 meters wide.
Strategically located at the center of the town proper
near the Municipal Building and the Catholic Church.
Unfortunately, the acacia tree fell down on
September 5, 2012 due to its old age and decaying
roots. The University of the Philippines in
Los Baños is currently determining the real age of
the tree. On the same site where the acacia
was planted will rise a memorial where a part of the
tree trunk will be displayed. |
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| Municipal Building |
| Jose Rizal Street cor. CM Recto
Street |
| Barangay Poblacion |
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Built in September 1958 during the early start of the
35-year administration of the longest serving
municipal mayor of Guinayangan, Hon. Mariano Roldan,
Sr. The Building remains to become the government
center of present-day administration. |
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| Gabaldon Building |
| Guinayangan Elementary School |
| South-end of Roldan Avenue |
| Barangay Manggagawa |
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Erected in 1927 and is now the only standing
Institutional Building in the municipality built
before the destructive World War II in 1942. Thousands
of the school alumni regard the building as the living
memorial and foundation of their early quest for
knowledge. |
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| St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Parish Church |
| Claro M. Recto Street |
| Barangay Poblacion |
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Rebuilt
in August 1974 and the facade remodeled in June 2011 thru the donations of the catholic faithfuls, the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish Church
remains to be the center of Catholicism in the
municipality since its founding in June 1845 that has
been served by 58 Parish Priests in succession from
its first parish priest, Rev. Fr. Bonifacio Estebez.
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