Rizal (Nueva Ecija) 5.77

', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.Amyhan Fall, Mainit Hot Spring and Rizal dam are the top tourists spots everybody could visit.BarangaysRizal is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Agbannawag Aglipay Bicos Cabucbucan Calaocan District Canaan East Canaan West Casilagan Del Pilar Estrella General Luna Macapsing Maligaya Paco Roman Pag-asa Poblacion Central Poblacion East Poblacion Norte Poblacion Sur Poblacion West San Esteban San Gregorio Santa Monica Villa Labrador Villa ParaisoHistoryHistorically, two groups were known to have settled in the area. The main group consisted entirely of the pioneer-settlers who were Ilocanos, while others, who arrived later, were of different tribes with different dialects. They merged and formed a new neighborhood, originally called Bunobon after the bunobon seedlings that thrived in the soil. It became a sitio of Cabucbucan under the jurisdiction of Bongabon municipality.In 1904, sitio Bunobon became a barrio called Nazareth. Because of the steady arrival of new settlers, a council of elders was formed. Selected as head was Apo Juliano Paraiso, one of the eldest within the group, who headed the request to the government to convert Nazareth into an independent town. Through the help of Governor Manuel Tinio and Assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon, the request of the elders was approved in 1908.On December 26, 1912 Vice Governor Newton signed the act and simultaneously issued a proclamation creating the town of RIZAL. The town was named after Doc. Jose Rizal. On January 1, 1913, Don Julian Paraiso took his oath as the first Alcalde of the Municipality. In 1917 and 1918, the Bureau of Land surveyed the Municipality into homestead and residential lots. In 1930, Barangay Paco Roman became barrio thru the leadership of the late Mr. Florentino Castelo, separating it from Barangay Estrella. Sometime in 1940, General Luna became a barrio of which the area was taken from barangay Canaan and in 1954 Villa Paraiso was created into a barrio separating it from Barangay Canaan and was named in honor of late Mayor Gaudencio V. Paraiso.