Dinalupihan, Bataan Etymology

"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rites of the Aetas commemorating the deity "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest. "Indianalo" was paired with the Sanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinalupihan

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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

The parish of St. John the Baptist of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga was established in 1865. It is located in the Municipality of Dinalupihan, Province of Bataan. The Parish Fiesta is celebrated every 24th day of June.

Source: https://www.parishph.com/.../parish-of-st-john-baptist...

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

But whether it is “Di-nalupigan” or Dinalupihan, history is witness to how the residents fought like tigers during the Spanish revolution of 1896 and during the Japanese invasion. Records show that Dinalupihan was raised into the parish in 1856 and placed under the patronage of San Juan Bautista.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧:

Dinalupihan Town Plaza at night

- St. John the Baptist of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga

- The Beanery Dinalupihan Bataan

- Dinalupihan Town Plaza

- The Beanbox Cafe

- Cocina Leonardo's

- Dinalupihan Nature's Park

- Dinalupihan Sports Complex

- Layac Junction War Memorial

- Dinalupihan Track and Field Oval

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧:

- Jose Calugas ( a member of the Philippine Scouts during World War II.)

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧:

- Jackie Rice (Filipina actress)

- Gary David (former PBA player, Coca Cola Tigers/Powerade)

- Chito Jaime (former PBA player, Sta Lucia Realty)

- Felicito Payumo (Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority)

- Anthony Morales (Executive Assistant of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority)

- Tommy Penaflor (actor/model/dancer)