GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF JAMINDAN
The Municipality of Jamindan is located at the central portion of Panay Island. It is 49.5 kms away from Roxas City, the Provincial Capital of Capiz. It is bounded on the North by the Province of Aklan, on the Northeast by the Municipality of Mambusao, West by the Province of Antique and on the South by the Municipality of Tapaz. Its exact location is in coordinates 122°30.3’ North Longitude and 11°24” North Latitude.TOPOGRAPHYJamindan is one of the biggest municipality in the Province of Capiz in terms of land area with 54,425 hectares which comprise 29.3% of the total provincial area. It has a mountainous and hilly terrain specifically on the northernmost and southwest portions. The whole topography is steeply sloping at western portion and gently sloping at the eastern portion of the municipality. More or less 40.62% of the province’s forestland is situated in Jamindan.
Generally, the slope ranges from 25% and above which cover an area of 17,416 hectares or 32% of the municipality’s total land area. Slope Category A which is 0-5% slope is only 8.8% of the total land area or roughly 4,789.4 hectares. Slope Category B having 5.1% - 8% slope totaled 11,755.8 hectares or 21.6% of the total land area. Slope Category C have slopes of 8.1% – 15% is 15,565.55 hectares or 28.6% of the total land area. Slope Category D or lands with 15% to 25% slope is 4,898.25 hectares about 9% of the total area.
CLIMATE
The municipality is characterized by two pronounced seasons, the wet and dry seasons. Dry season relatively begins on February to middle of May and wet season emanates from middle of May to January. It has two types of climate Type II and Type III. Type II indicates that there is no dry season, very pronounced maximum rain period especially in the months of November and December. Type III has more or less distributed rain throughout the year and sometimes the season at certain months is hot.
VISION:
A God loving, progressive, self-reliant community with fully developed agro-industrial economy, ecologically balanced environment, an attractive tourist and investors destination with well-informed, healthy and empowered citizenry, living in an atmosphere of peace and working with competent and committed leaders.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Jamindanganons are to: 1. Love God above all things 2. Promote a progressive and self-reliant municipality through a well developed agro-industrial economy; 3. Sustain ecologically balanced environment; 4. Develop and promote tourist attraction/destination; 5. Attract and encourage investors; 6. Attain a well-informed, healthy, disciplined and empowered citizenry; 7. Live in atmosphere of peace, harmony and justice; 8. Empower competent and committed leaders to participatory governance.
Camp Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz - The 3rd Division Training Unit, the Army School in the Visayas completed significant infrastructure innovations that greatly improved its training quality, services and basic amenities. These developments greatly helped student-soldiers who undergo career courses at the training school. Even with their meager resources, but equipped with vast pool of highly skilled individuals, ingenuity and dedication to get the job done, the Army ‘Gurus’ were able to complete several high value projects.
One of the infrastructures built was the Overflow Bridge which connects the DTU to the Known Distance Range (KDR) of the Division. It was a fact that prior to the construction of the bridge, students of the training school have hard time passing through a thin bar way to the firing range and the motorists cant pass through the river whenever it floods especially during heavy rains. Another is the construction of the DTU Grotto which signifies that Officers and men of the Division 1 raining Unit seek God’s guidance as they perform their designated tasks to serve god,, country and people. furthermore, repainting and putting up of jalousie windows on rooms and sleeping foams for beds of the students. A deep well was also constructed at the Training Village to provide the students’ daily need of water.
MAJ LARRY B MOJICA (INF) PA, incumbent Commandant of the Division Training Unit, disclosed that these projects were not made possible if not with the support of the Command, the Officers and men of the Division Training Unit and the: Candidate Soldiers Course “MATATAG” Class 99-04.
Military camp lures tourists
CAMP Macario Peralta Jr., nestled in rolling and mountainous terrain inside a 33,310-hectare military reservation in Jamindan, is fast becoming a domestic tourist destination. A couple of years ago, Camp Peralta has slowly shed off its martial bearings and opened its door to civilians who wanted to commune with nature. The facility is home to the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Thousands of civilians from Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental have already visited the camp and its lush greenery and forest, dotted with open spaces for recreation. They have spread the word that it is a ‘’must'’ place to visit like any other tourist attractions in Panay.
Wildlife sanctuary
Camp Peralta has been declared a wildlife sanctuary. Cutting and burning of trees and hunting of any kind are strictly prohibited. Somewhere in the wild are white spotted deer, turtles and birds of different species. A mountain resort called the ‘’Kalikasan Village'’ has been carved out in one of the peaks, overlooking the vast reservation area. Cottages made of indigenous materials are available for overnight stay. An hour’s trek downhill to the north of the reservation are the three-tiered natural waterfalls. Visitors can take a dip in the pools at the foot of the cascading falls.
On top of a hill to the west is a grotto of the Virgin Mary. Down 240 steps from the grotto is a small promenade area where one can enjoy nature’s breath-taking scenery. A hiking route around Kalikasan Village is provided by camp administrators. There are man-made ponds from streams along the mountainside, where hito (catfish) is cultured.
Camp Macario also serves neighboring communities with its community chapel, hospital and sports facilities. The grounds close to the newly painted buildings are well-maintained and the roads are paved.
Water from the taps comes from underground and open sources piped into a water purification facility. The camp also has an emergency power source. Communication facilities, like cable TV, telephone lines and cellular phones are linked to different cell sites in Panay.
Harmony
Over the years, military personnel have established cordial and harmonious relationship with the government officials and residents of Jamindan. The 3rd Army Infantry Division has also been helping nearby communities to find better sources of livelihood. Corporate officials have been receptive to proposals to set up livelihood projects for the communities.
The 3ID fixed communication system has undergone major improvements. This started last year with the installation of the state-of-the art ALCATEL Omni PCX 4400 PABX, which replaced the REDCOM Switch. It is equipped with 224 DTMF analog lines and 32 digital lines and can be expanded to 400 analog lines and 96 digital lines by adding modules for future requirements.
