Jones, Isabela
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Aerial view of Jones, Isabela along the Cagayan River
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 Map of Isabela showing the location of Jones |
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| Coordinates: 16°33′29″N 121°42′25″E / 16.55806°N 121.70694°ECoordinates: 16°33′29″N 121°42′25″E / 16.55806°N 121.70694°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Isabela | |
| District | 4th District of Isabela | |
| Barangays | 42 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Leticia T. Sebastian | |
| • Mayor | Elvie Raspado | |
| • Electorate | 26,572 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 670.14 km2 (258.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 45,666 | |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3313 | |
| 023115000 | ||
| Dialing code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 188,533,714.10 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 12.57 (2012) | |
| Website | www |
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Jones is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 45,666 people.
It is one of only two towns in the Philippines named after William Atkinson Jones who authored the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, the other being Banton, Romblon, which was renamed Jones in 1918 but reverted to its original name in 1959.
The southern portion of Echague separated by Cagayan River was created into a municipality named Jones in honor of an American Legislator, William Atkinson Jones, who authored the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, and was inaugurated on January 1, 1921. It was originally composed of 21 barrios of virgin forest and wide fertile plains with Cabanuangan as the seat of the Municipal Government.
The house of one Tirso Mateo served as the first town hall with the following as the first municipal officials; President;Don Antonio Vallejo, Vice President; Benito Tiburcio, Secretary; Francisco Gumpal; Treasurer Pio Tomines; Justice of Peace Daniel Apostol; Zoilo Gadingan, Chief of Police; and Modesto Payuyo, Antonio Pintang, Gregorio Santos, Dionicio Cristobal, Valentin Torio; and Damaso Leano as Councilors.
The first proposed town site of Jones was in Barangay Daligan, but due to the insistence of the Municipal President Don. Antonio Vallejo who voluntarily donated two hectares of land for the municipal hall and public market site, he also later donated the vast fertile land area of Jones Rural School and Jones North Central School hence the present site of Barangay I and II.
Transportation was then a big problem as there were no good roads, the barrios being only connected by narrow roads and trails suited for hiking, for horse and carabao and for sled and cart. During rainy days, these roads and trails easily turned into knee-deep mud fit only for wallowing carabaos. The principal means of transportation was the Cagayan River passing almost all the barrios, using raft and boats. It was only after about eight years of existence that more vehicles applied between Jones and Echague.
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