History of the Town

This brief history traces the beginning, growth, and

development of Naguilian, Isabela from the time it was
founded on November 27, 1896.

Naguilian, Isabela was formerly a sitio of Gamu,

Isabela. It is located at the center of the province. The first
dwellers of the place were the Gaddangs and the Kalingas. But
some of our valiant ancestors like Juan Calauad, Clemente
Suarez, Joaquin Marines and David Cauilan with their great
magical powers (anting-anting) caused these tribal groups to leave the place.
In 1890, many people from Gamu settled in this place. They named it “Dammang”, an
Ibanag word for a place across the water. Still others called the place “Anipa Fugu” due to its
proximity to the Anipa Creek. These people were attracted by the richness of the soil and the
natural resources that grew in it. More people from Tuguegarao and Enrile, Cagayan migrated to
the place and specialized in tobacco culture. People from the Ilocos region heard of the place
eventually came over and become tobacco boomers.
That same year, Don Meliton Ramirez y Garcia from Cavite settled at Anipa. He changed
the name of the place to “Tagal” derived from the word “Tagalog” for he was one.
The settlers grew in number, with the able leadership of Don Meliton Ramirez they were
politically and ecclesiastically separated from Gamu by Royal Order on November 17, 1896. The
place was then named San Roque. The Gobierno Superior through the Gobierno Provincial made
Don Divente Ramirez y Mondano the first Gobernadorcillo and later called Capitan Municipal of
barrio San Roque. San Roque was later called “Naguilian”, derived from the Ibanag word
“Nagili” meaning a place, which became a town.
 History of the Parish

It has no religious historical record on how St. Joseph became in a patron saint. However, two
years after Naguilian became a town, and was completely separated from its mother town Gamu
in 1896, St. Joseph husband of Marry became
their St. Since 1898.

Background of the Patron Saint of the Parish

Joseph is the husband of Mary and the

legal father of Jesus. According to the Catholic
Encyclopedia, the Apocryphal Date for Joseph's
birth is 90 BC in Bethlehem and the Apocryphal
Date of his death is July 20, AD 18 in Nazareth. Joseph is the patron saint of the dying because,
assuming he died before Jesus' public life, he died with Jesus and Mary close to him, the way we
all would like to leave this earth. Joseph is also patron saint of the Universal Church, families,
fathers, expectant mothers (pregnant women), travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers,
craftsmen, engineers, and working people in general.
We celebrate two feast days for Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mary and
May 1 for Joseph the Worker. March 19 has been the most commonly celebrated feast day for
Joseph, and it wasn't until 1955 that Pope Pius XII established the Feast of "St. Joseph the
Worker" to be celebrated on May 1. This is also May Day (International Workers' Day) and
believed to reflect Joseph's status as the patron of workers.
We know he was a carpenter, a working man, for the skeptical Nazarenes ask about
Jesus, "Is this not the carpenter's son?" (Matthew 13:55). He wasn't rich for when he took Jesus
to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be purified he offered the sacrifice of two
turtledoves or a pair of pigeons, allowed only for those who could not afford a lamb (Luke 2:24).
Despite his humble work and means, Joseph came from a royal lineage. Luke and
Matthew disagree some about the details of Joseph's genealogy but they both mark his descent
from David, the greatest king of Israel (Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38). Indeed the angel
who first tells Joseph about Jesus greets him as "son of David," a royal title used also for Jesus.
We know Joseph was a compassionate, caring man. When he discovered Mary was
pregnant after they had been betrothed, he knew the child was not his but was as yet unaware
that she was carrying the Son of God. He knew women accused of adultery could be stoned to
death, so he resolved to send her away quietly to not expose her to shame or cruelty. However,
when an angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him, 20 "Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his
people from their sins," he did as the angel told him and took Mary as his wife. (Matthew 1:19-
25).
List of Parish Priests

1829 Fr. Almario Ponce 1971-q980 Fr. Jesus Visaya

Fr. Francisco
Uanan
1898 to 1918 Fr. Simon Villabos 1980 Fr. Orlando Lope
Fr. Jose Llano Gomez
1919 Fr. Pablo Caluen 1981 to 1986 Fr. Dante Mazo
1919 to 1925 Fr. Fermin B. Bigornia 1987 Fr. Alven Burkley
Fr.Celedonio Remodaro
1925 to 1930 Fr. Antonio Josue Obis 1987 to 1989 Fr. Angel Luga
1932 Fr. Timoteo Rigon 1989 to 1993 Fr. Rene Tomines
1932 to 1948 Fr. Roque Fidel 1993 to 1999 Fr. Carlos J.
Marquez
1948 to 1955 Fr. Wilfredo Jocson 1999 to 2005 Fr. John Arthur P.
Bartolom
1955 to 1959 Fr. Deogracias Lampad 2005 to 2011 Fr. Ramon Navarro
1959 to 1962 Fr. Vicente Catral 2011-2013 Fr. Florman R.
Cabauatan
1962 to 1971 Fr. Marino D. Gatan 2013 to 2017 Fr. Gregorio Mavic
Fr. Ramon Ma. Navarro C. Uanan

Current Prist
Darwin T. Mamauag
Projects and organization of the parish priest

 Projects of the parish priest includes:

 Beautification of the entrance of the School of Saint Joseph

 Renovation of the parish hall
 Renovation of the parish
 Renovation of the convent

 Fr. Darwin T. Mamauag is the head of the Catholic Educational Association of the
Philippines (CEAP) Region 02 - Christian Formation Program
Current Parish Organizations
Parish Renewal Experience (PREX)
The Parish Renewal Experience (PREX) and other similar movements have
helped greatly in the renewal of the local Church. They are able to impart
Catholic teaching, a sense of fraternal belonging , a love of prayer. They are
instrument of genuine conversion, venues of life-changing encounters with
the lord. They are school of evangelistic zeal”

Youth Ministry
groups or other religious organizations carry out youth ministry to involve and engage with young people
who attend their places of worship, or who live in their community. Christian youth ministry usually
encompasses one or more of the following:

encouraging young people (whether they have professed a faith or not) to learn more about a given faith
and to become more involved in spiritual life

providing open youth clubs or other activities for the common good of the young people, sometimes
without an overtly religious agenda

As well as organizing events and activities, youth ministry will usually include some form of religious
instruction and pastoral oversight of young people.

Knights of Columbus (KC)

knights of columbus is a catholic fraternal organization dedicated to promoting
and conducting educational, charitable, religious and social welfare works,
rendering mutual aid and assistance to sick and needy members and their
families, and providing insurance products and annuities to benefit members,
wives and children.

Catholic Women’s League (CWL)

The Catholic Women's League (CWL) is a Roman Catholic lay organisation
founded by Margaret Fletcher aimed at women in England and
Wales.[1]Through emigration in the past, the CWL may be found in some
Commonwealth countries. It is especially flourishing in Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and Hong Kong.[2]

Couples For Christ (CFC)

The Couples for Christ (abbreviated as CFC) is an international Catholic lay

ecclesial movement[1] whose goal is to renew and strengthen Christian values.[2] It
is one of 123 International Associations of the Faithful.[3][4] The organization is
affiliated with the Vatican recognition from the Pontifical Council for the Laity. It
is led by an International Council, which operates in the Philippines under the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines and can report directly to the
Vatican. The community is made up of family ministries, social arms, and a pro-life
ministry.

Singles For Christ (SFC)

CFC Singles for Christ (SFC) is one of the family ministries of Couples for
Christ (CFC). It was founded to cater to the needs of single men and women
from 21 to 40 years of age. “Single” refers to anyone within that age group
who is free from any legal impediments to marriage. The pastoral care
offered by the ministry, though, is not limited to those who are called for
marriage, but includes as well those who may be considering either single
blessedness or religious vocation as a state of life

Apostoladas
An apostolate is a Christian organization "directed to serving and evangelizing the world", most
often associated with the Anglican Communion or the Catholic Church. In more general usage,
an apostolate is an association of persons dedicated to the propagation of a religion or a doctrine

References:

Catholic Online. (N.D.). St. Joseph. Retrieved on March 6, 2019 from

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4

N.A. (N.D.). Executive Summary. Retrieved on March 6, 2019 from

https://coa.gov.ph/phocadownloadpap/userupload/annual_audit_report/LGUs/2015/Regio
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II/Municipalities/Isabela/Naguilian_Isabela_ES2015.pdf