Tuklas Cavite! - Municipality of Naic

NAIC 

History 

NAIC is an acronym for Nuestra Adorada (or Amable or Amante) Inmaculada Concepción, Spanish for Our Adorable (or Amiable or Loving) Immaculate Conception, which refers to the Patroness of the barrio at the time. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, whose feast the barrio celebrated (and the town continues to celebrate) on December 8.

When it comes to the origins of the name, NAIC has a few different tales to tell. One theory it is originated when the Spaniard asked a resident what the pig was doing. One resident replied, “na-igik” (crying sound of pigs), which later became NAIC. A second theory derived from the Spanish term “Ca- Naic.” meaning “neighboring place.” by referring to the now Maragondon as its mother town. Third theory, it is derived in the acronym Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepcion. The city’s name comes from the Spanish interpretation of the patron saint of the town, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. Every year on the 8th of December, the townspeople celebrate their town fiesta in honor and reverence of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception.

Thousands of years ago, Naic was a constituent of the towering Mt. Taal. Naic was the volcano's western slope before its initial eruption, which caused the apex to fall to its current location.

In 1627 Maragondon was found by Jesuits encompassed all of Naic, Ternate, and Magallanes. In the year 1758, the Jesuits uncovered a community on the river’s western bank (now called Barangay Muzon) and turned it into a "sitio" with a visita still under Maragondon's control.

All of the towns in Cavite were Filipinized during the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898, and because of that the name NAIC was changed into "Maguagi." In addition to that, in NAIC, five notable events happen in NAIC, which aided the country's independence from Spain. These are as follows:

1. The construction of the country’s first official flag, which held in place in Sulok, Naic, Cavite (now the Velemart);

2. The Naic Military Agreement was signed in Tejeros by Andres Bonifacio to demonstrate his authority as a leader of the Philippine revolutionary government against Emilio Aguinaldo's government (Casa Hacienda de Naic);The assigning of the first cabinet ministers among these are the Departments of Interior, Justice, Finance and Defence (Casa Hacienda de Naic);

3. On May 1897 in Timilan, Naic, Cavite, the Filipino revolutionaries claimed a decisive victory against the Spanish army at the Battle of Timilan;

4. Aguinaldo proclaimed the town of Naic to be his last line of defense during the Battle of Naic (Poblacion).

Naic is also the first town in the world to pass an ordinance prohibiting pigs from roaming the streets, which had been a long-standing issue in the country. Since other towns followed suit, it is considered one of Naic's greatest achievements.

Food 

Sinudsod is derived after the name “scraped” and originated in the town of Naic. It is made up of rice flour batter that is cooked like a crepe with a topping of coconut milk and sugar.

Alikaya, a sweet kakanin made with black or purple rice topped with latik. 

Muche, deep-fried ground rice flour cakes stuffed with sweetened munggo bean,

Culture 

Feast celebration of Mary Immaculate Conception or it called the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is also called Immaculate Conception Day, celebrates the belief in the Virgin Mary's sinless creation and Immaculate Conception. It was celebrated on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary that was celebrated on September 8. It is one of the most significant Marian feasts in the Roman Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. Also, it is celebrated all over the world.

Naic Foundation day is celebrated during May 1 every year.

Tourist Spot 

Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is also known as Naic church. It is a Roman Catholic Church that was a site in the Municipality of Naic in Cavite. It was established during the 1800s with only made up of wood and cogon grass. After the Tejeros Convention on March 22, 1897, Andres Bonifacio used the church convent of Naic as his headquarters during the revolutionary era.

Casa Hacienda de Naic was established around 1830 by the Dominican priest following the purchase of a large tract of land known as the Hacienda de San Isidro Labrador to serve as lodging for the hacienda's overseers and staff. But eventually, it became part of the Naic Elementary School.

Casa Hacienda de Naic was taken over by Filipino revolutionaries during the Philippine revolution. On April 17, 1897, the Naic Assembly convened here, governed over by Emilio Aguinaldo, who had been elected President of the Tejeros Convention on March 27. A number of cabinet officials are appointed by the assembly, containing Pascual Alvarez as the Secretary of the Interior, Baldomero Aguinaldo as Secretary of Finance, Jacinto Lumbreras as Secretary of the State, Severino de las Alas as Secretary of Justice, and Mariano Alvarez as Secretary of Development.

Later on, the house was used as the foundation of the operation of Andres Bonifacio together with his men who, on April 19, 1897 declared the Naic Military Government.