About Us

The Municipality consists of ten(10) Barangays, namely: Poblacion I, II, III, IV,Callos, Las Piñas, Sto. Tomas, Sinasajan, San Josef and San Mariano.

Peñaranda was once known for its high quality crop, the betel leaf locally called ikmo. This leaf is used by older folks as chewing substance. Recently however, the crop is on the brink of extinction. Rice remains a flourishing farm produce.

Every month of May, Peñaranda residents stage a musical drama called “Araquio”, a re-enacment of Christians’ quest led by Queen Helena and King Constantine for the Holy Cross where Jesus Christ was nailed. In this cultural show, actors and actresses garbed in colorful and lively costumes dramatize this century old tradition which features swordfights between Christians and Moors.

Peñaranda is also known for its mouth-watering, native rice cakes such as, espasol, putong puti, bibingka and sapin-sapin.

“Caring can be learned by all human beings, can be worked into the design of every life, meeting an individual need as well as a pervasive need in society.”
Mary Catherine Bateson

Local Government Mission & Vision

Vision

Peñaranda is the largest solar energy provider in the Philippines and a premiere agribusiness destination in Nueva Ecija, inhabited by healthy, peace-loving, and well-educated citizenry with a dynamic and progressive economy, living in a clean, green, and resilient built and natural environment, governed by efficient, effective, and transparent leaders.

Mission

The Local Government Unit of Peñaranda is committed:

To ensure Management accountability through transparency and good governance.
To support Agricultural productivity, agribusiness growth and balanced ecology.
To maintain a Peace and order and public safety.
To Increase the revenue generation efficiency of the municipality.
To encourage Stronger community participation in governance.
To prioritize Organizational development, growth and empowerment.
To build New and better infrastructure.
To provide Greater support to education and technical skills development.