Tuy (), officially the Municipality of Tuy (), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Batangas
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,519 people.
The patron of Tuy is
Saint Vincent Ferrer, the patron of construction workers, whose feast day is celebrated on May 8.
Tuy has been producing bakery products of its own, like the ''jacobina'' biscuits and ''biscocho'' toasted bread, among other bakery products, since the 1960s.
Etymology
The name "Tuy" was given by Salvador Ellio, the ''
alcalde mayor'' of Batangas, in memory of his birthplace –
Tui in the province of
Pontevedra
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in
Galicia,
Spain
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.
History
Tuy was historically part of the town of
Balayan
Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,913 people.
The town ...
, the former capital of the eponymous province (now Batangas) from 1597 to 1732. It became an independent town on August 12, 1866. It was then returned to Balayan, this time under temporary governance, from 1903 to 1911.
In 2001, Cesar Platon, a Batangas gubernatorial candidate and the then-mayor of
Tanauan, was assassinated at Tuy's town plaza while he was campaigning.
Geography
Tuy is located at . It is from
Batangas City
Batangas, sometimes called Batangas City and officially called the City of Batangas (), is a component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people.
Batangas City ...
, from
Manila
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, and from
Tagaytay
Tagaytay (), officially the City of Tagaytay (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,330 people.
It is one of the country's most popular destinations for domestic ...
.
Tuy is located between
Balayan
Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,913 people.
The town ...
and
Nasugbu
Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people.
Several bus services provide transportation to and from Na ...
. It is also situated between 2 rivers: in the north, Tuy town proper's boundary is the Mataywanac/Salipit River, while in the south, the Tuy town proper's boundary is the Obispo River.
According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority
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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.
Barangays
Tuy is politically subdivided into 22
barangay
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s, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, Tuy had a population of 46,519. The population density was .
Religion
The primary religion in Tuy is
Roman Catholicism
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with a few variations of biblical Christian denominations like evangelicals, and Baptists, among other groups. There are also other religions which include
Jehovah's Witnesses
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, Adventists, and
Church of Christ Church of Christ may refer to:
Church groups
* Christianity, the Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
* Christian Church, an ecclesiological term used by denominations to describe the true body of Christia ...
movements.
The main poblacion of Tuy is predominantly followers of
Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)
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sporting yearly occasions to its honor. Also the main poblacion houses the Our lady of Peace Academy, a Roman Catholic school.
There are five
Iglesia ni Cristo
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chapels in Tuy, known as Guinhawa, Tuy, Sabang, Acle, Silangan.
Economy
The primary income source of people from Tuy are through agricultural lands like
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
farms. Sugarcane harvests in Tuy are usually processed in neighboring towns' factories like
Nasugbu
Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people.
Several bus services provide transportation to and from Na ...
and
Balayan
Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,913 people.
The town ...
sporting lower income base in the town of Tuy.
Some also depend on poultry, livestock, and other crops. Most of the population are unemployed or either migrating once employed due to absence of real high-paying job opportunities in its vicinity.
Natural resources
Natural resources available in Tuy include sand, gravel, earth, construction materials, and timber. Sand, earth, & construction materials are found in some rivers with potential quarrying resources, especially riverbanks and watersheds. These are the Tuyon-Tuyon, Palico, Munting Tubig, Kaytitinga, Bayudbud and Molino rivers.
Quarrying of earth is found in hills and mountains while quarrying of rocks is found in Barangay San Jose. Timber is found in the forested areas – portions of Barangays Dalima, Talon, Palincaro, Malibu, Toong, Magahis, and San Jose.
Major agricultural activities/crops
Sugarcane is the major crop, which produces about more than of sugar per milling season. Milling starts during the month of December and usually ends by June of the following year. Land cultivation of sugarcane farms is on a tenancy basis hereby the tenants share 50% of the production cost and obtains 50% of the income. Sugar is harvested, hauled and brought to the nearby sugar milling companies in the towns of Balayan and Nasugbu. Sugarcane farming is thus the main source of livelihood of the people. It also provides employment for cane cutters, weepers, and haulers who are paid either on a daily or per tone of cane basis.
Other major commercial crops are mango (mainly the Indian variety), and cassava. Fruit-bearing trees and vegetable crops are also planted in the fields, backyards, and home gardens to supply household demands, and augment income.
Festivals
Tuy's original festival was the Salagubang (a kind of root and
leaf-eating beetle) Festival. This celebration, however, was discontinued and eventually so replaced due to obvious acceptability reasons by the annual Kambingan (goats and their by-products) Festival.
The Kambingan Festival is the local way of honoring their town, and a town plaza night food market where people can buy foods and enjoy free Internet surfing thru
Wi-Fi
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connection.
Inhabitants also celebrate the Mamang-os (sugar cane) Festival for having a good harvest of sugarcane every year.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Land transportation facilities are available in the municipality like public utility
jeepney
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s, light vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, buses,
tricycle
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Some tricycles, such as cycle rickshaws (for pa ...
s, trailers, & heavy trucks. Public utility jeepneys are the dominant land transports plying the Balayan-Tuy-Nasugbu routes and vice versa. Tricycles are the most used public utility that serve the population in different barangays of the municipality. Buses also link the town to Metro Manila and Batangas City.
Bridges
Tuy has eight bridges, all of which are constructed of concrete. Of these eight bridges, six are national, while the other two are provincial.
Communication
The municipality has three telephone systems, as of 2011. One is being operated by Western Batangas Telecommunication System, the other by Digitel, and the other by Globe. A telegraph office dispatches messages thru telegrams. Its office is located at the ground floor of the municipal building together with the post office with one post master, one mail sorter, and two letter carriers who serve the municipality.
As of 2021, cell phones use keep on spreading, as well as the internet connectivities that the same cell phone service providers offer, namely
Globe
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,
PLDT
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PLDT is one of the Philippine's major telecommunications providers, along with Globe Te ...
/
Smart
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, and
DITO among other telecommunication companies.
Education
Tuy has no college or tertiary level school and depends mainly on their vocational education system hosted by the municipality.
There are 3 secondary level schools, mainly
Jose Lopez Manzano Tuy National High School, Our Lady of Peace Academy, Bolboc National High School, Talon Family Farm School, Tuy National High School, I.B. Calingasan Memorial Institute, and Santiago de Guzman National High School.
There are also numerous elementary and pre-elementary schools in Tuy, aside from the ones built mainly for each barangay.
Media
All newspapers, magazines, comics, and other periodicals available in the
National Capital Region (NCR) reach the municipality, physically, and online through the internet, including those available internationally. Likewise, radio, television sets, computer gadgets, and the like in the locality have good and clear receptions of the programs aired in the mass media, and likewise provided on the internet.
Notable people
*Raul Bacalzo, former
Chief of the Philippine National Police
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References
External links
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