Infobox settlement name Catanduanes native name official name settlement type Provinces of the Philippines ... image map Ph locator map catanduanes.png map alt map caption Map of the Philippines with Catanduanes ... date September 26, 1945 seat type Capital seat Virac, Catanduanes Virac leader party leader title ... info5 Legislative district of Catanduanes Lone district of Catanduanes blank name sec1 Spoken languages blank info sec1 Pandan Bikol Northern Catanduanes Bicolano , Southern Catanduanes Bicolano ... Code postal code 4800 4810 website footnotes Catanduanes Pronunciation needed Filipino Language Filipino ... Region in Luzon . Its capital is Virac, Catanduanes Virac and the province lies to the east .... Etymology Isla de Cobos was Catanduanes first adopted name. It was earned as such during the early ... called cobos. Catanduanes, is a hispanized term derived from the word tandu, a native beetle and the samdong ... of the word Catanduanes is the land of the howling wind of the north too. History Pre Spanish ... out throughout the archipelago were the first settlers to have set foot in Catanduanes. The island ... II, Catanduanes was not spared from Japanese invasion. The Japanese erected garrisons in different ... Rodolfo a.k.a. Phantom organized the Catanduanes Liberation Forces.It was the back bone of the resistance movement in Catanduanes. It performed numerous ambuscades against the Japanese Imperial Army ... on coming back to destroy every vestige of enemy control in the province of Catanduanes, hence he ... every Japanese garrison in Catanduanes, one of his men approached him and said that there were Japanese ... of Catanduanes With that, everybody decided to stand their ground and fight the incoming Japanese ... the liberated from the island province of Catanduanes and helping the local guerrilla fighters and American ... the Battle of Catanduanes and ending World War II. Independence Day Three months after the Filipino American Friendship Day Philippine independence from the Americans , Catanduanes was finally recognized ... more details
Infobox islands name Catanduanes image name image caption locator map Ph locator map catanduanes.png native name native name link location South East Asia coordinates coord 13 47 33 N 124 15 46 E region PH type isle scale 1000000 archipelago Philippine Islands area km2 1,511.50 rank highest mount elevation m country Philippines country admin divisions title Municipalities country admin divisions Bagamanoc, Catanduanes Bagamanoc , Baras, Catanduanes Baras , Bato, Catanduanes Bato , Caramoran, Catanduanes Caramoran , Gigmoto, Catanduanes Gigmoto , Pandan, Catanduanes Pandan , Panganiban, Catanduanes Panganiban , San Andres, Catanduanes San Andres , San Miguel, Catanduanes San Miguel , Viga, Catanduanes Viga , Virac, Catanduanes Virac country largest city country largest city population population 232,757 population as of 2007 density km2 124 ethnic groups Bicolano , Tagalog people Tagalog Catanduanes Island is the main island of Catanduanes Province . It lies east of the Bicol Peninsula . The island is bounded by the Maqueda Channel in the west, the Pacific Ocean on the north and east, and Lagonoy Gulf and Cabugao Bay on the south. The general landscape of the island is hilly to mountainous this becomes more pronounced towards the central portion. Less than 10 percent of the land area has a slope gradient under 8 percent, mostly fractured and narrow strips of plains dispersed near the coastal areas where most of the inhabitants are settled. Catanduanes is also known as Land of the Howling Winds because it is frequently visited by a storm. But still, it has lots of beach resorts that are competitive enough. Geography The island of Catanduanes is located at 13 48 N, 124 16 E and east of the Bicol Peninsula. The island is bounded in the north and east by the Philippine Sea , in the south by Lagonoy Gulf and Cabugao Bay and in the west by Maqueda Channel. Climate Catanduanes ... to January. See also Bicol Region Catanduanes Province coord 13 47 33 N 124 15 46 E display ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes gigmoto.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Gigmoto Gigmoto is a 5th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 7,569 people in 1,319 households. Barangays Gigmoto is politically subdivided into 9 barangay s. class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Biong center 728 center Dororian center 1,169 center Poblacion District I center 699 center Poblacion District II center 1,662 center Poblacion District III center 769 center San Pedro center 442 center San Vicente center 444 center Sicmil center 939 center Sioron center 717 center History Gigmoto is an eastern coastal town of Catanduanes with a good harbor got its name due to some incident that happened because of a romantic venture of one from Baras and a beautiful maiden from the town of Viga. Formerly this town was a barrio of Baras. Its situation is between the two municipalities. With several suitors, a brave Barase o was lucky enough to win her hearth. The name originated from the bicol word himbot that means just in time . When the brave young man from Baras travel northbound to win the love of the maiden, he was nighted on his way just on time, so he slept in that place. In the morning he proceeded to Viga reaching there almost in the night. After staying for quite ... of Sicmil and Sioron from Viga, Catanduanes Viga and the barrios of San Vicente, Gigmoto, Biong and Dororian from Baras, Catanduanes Baras . ref cite web url http lawph.com statutes ra614.html title An act creating the municipality of Gigmoto in the province of Catanduanes publisher LawPH.com accessdate ... Information Catanduanes coord 13 47 N 124 23 E region PH type city display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Gigmoto, Catanduanes ilo Gigmoto, Catanduanes it Gigmoto pam Gigmoto, Catanduanes nl Gigmoto tl Gigmoto, Catanduanes war Gigmoto, Catanduanes ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes viga.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Viga Viga is a 4th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,266 people in 3,431 households. History The site of the original settlement of Viga was at Caviga e now called Viga. It was believed that a group of tribesmen led by ABINES from the mainland were the first settlers thereof. Due to frequent MORO depredations, they fled inland and settled in a place where the primitive inhabitants were akin to the province s pygmies. They called this place OCO now barangay San Jos , meaning short people or dwarf. When the moro stepped their plundering, the settlers move to the lowlands where the soil was more fertile. They selected an area where herbaceous giant gabi like plants which they called MARVIGA abundantly grew. The settlers were of mixed stock as result of the enter marriages between the natives and the migrating tribesmen. In the later part of 16th century, a group of Spaniards believed to be a segment of Juan de Salcedo s expedition reached the place and subdued the natives. In then became a Spanish settlement. An Augustinian friar named Francisco ... were transferred to then newly created town of Gigmoto, Catanduanes Gigmoto . ref cite web url ... of Catanduanes publisher LawPH.com accessdate 2011 04 09 ref Viga is one of the eleven towns in the province of Catanduanes. It occupies approximately 8.96 of the total land area of the island and .0406 of the entire country. It is located in the northeastern portion of the province of Catanduanes ... Census Information Catanduanes coord 13.873 N 124.307 E type city region PH source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Viga, Catanduanes ilo Viga, Catanduanes id Viga, Catanduanes it Viga pam Viga, Catanduanes nl Viga tl Viga, Catanduanes war Viga, Catanduanes ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes panganiban.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Panganiban ... in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , the Philippines . According ... part of Catanduanes, with its eastern part facing the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes Bagamanoc , on the south by the municipality of Viga, Catanduanes Viga , and on the west by the municipality of Caramoran, Catanduanes Caramoran which is covered by a dense forest. The town proper has a distance of 56 kilometers from Virac, Catanduanes ... from Viga, Catanduanes Viga thenceforth she was called Panganiban , in honor of Jose Blanca Panganiban ... of Jose Panganiban, Province of Catanduanes, to Payo publisher LawPH.com accessdate 2011 04 12 ref ... of Payo in the Province of Catanduanes to Panganiban publisher LawPH.com accessdate 2011 ... between the mountains and the sea, like most of the eleven municipalities of Catanduanes, the town ..., Bugao, Minaili and Bagamanoc of the municipality of Panganiban, Catanduanes Panganiban by virtue ... ra491.html title An act creating the municipality of Bagamanoc in the province of Catanduanes ... council of Catanduanes on on July 12, 1952. The Congress formalized the agreement by passing Republic ... the Boundary of the Municipalities of Bagamanoc and Panganiban, Province of Catanduanes, in Accordance ... opposition that was to hold sway throughout the northeastern part, if not the whole of Catanduanes ... Tibo center 443 center col end References reflist External links commonscat Panganiban, Catanduanes ...?cat1 2&cat2 2 Municipality of Panganiban, CatanduanesCatanduanes coord 13.909 N 124.299 E type city region PH source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Panganiban, Catanduanes ilo Panganiban, Catanduanes id Panganiban, Catanduanes it Panganiban pam Panganiban, Catanduanes nl Panganiban tl Panganiban, Catanduanes war Panganiban, Catanduanes ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes caramoran.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Caramoran Caramoran is a 4th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 25,618 people in 4,293 households. Geography The municipality of Caramoran is located in the northern part of the island province of Catanduanes, more or less 87 kilometers from the capital town of Virac. If you are in Tabaco, Albay you can reach the place by taking a small passenger cargo motorboat direct to Caramoran or if you like, the big motor vehicle like the M V Eugenia and Starferry or the fast sea vessel like the M V Calixta in going to San Andres Calolbon . From Virac or San Andres, you may take a passenger jeepney or mini bus in going to Caramoran. Caramoran is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Pandan, on the east by the Municipality of Viga, Panganiban and Bagamanoc, on the south by the Municipality of San Andres and Virac, on the West by Maqueda Channel. Barangays Caramoran is politically subdivided into 27 barangay s. col begin col 2 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Baybay Pob. center 708 center Bocon center 280 center Bothoan Pob. center 982 center .... In the early colonial era, Catanduanes was only composed of two towns, the first Viga which was founded ... almost 2 kilometers by Maqueda Channel from Caramoran in Catanduanes, the place also abound in cara ... the Former Municipality of Caramoran, Province of Catanduanes publisher LawPH.com date n.d accessdate 2011 04 08 ref Cong. Perfecto filed a bill Outlawing Storm and this fact made Catanduanes known to the world ... Information Catanduanes coord 13 59 N 124 08 E region PH type city display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Caramoran, Catanduanes ilo Caramoran, Catanduanes id Caramoran, Catanduanes it Caramoran pam Caramoran, Catanduanes nl Caramoran tl Caramoran, Catanduanes war Caramoran, Catanduanes ... more details
refimprove date March 2011 Image Ph locator catanduanes virac.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing ... province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . It is the capital municipality ... and green mountain ranges of San Miguel, Catanduanes San Miguel , and on the west by the gently rolling terrain and bosom shaped hills of San Andres, Catanduanes San Andres . ref name tourism Climate ... precipitation of between 2,500 3,000 mm annually. Virac and the whole province of Catanduanes ... hampered by these weather disturbances. ref name Diocese http www.cbcponline.net virac Virac Catanduanes ... the faith. Virac is the seat of an independent Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac diocese of Catanduanes ... City travels daily to Virac, Catanduanes via Tabaco port which takes 9 to 12 hours depending on the bus itinerary. RORO ships plies daily from Tabaco, Albay to Catanduanes via San Andres Port or Virac ... to Virac, Catanduanes . Planet Virac. Retrieved on 2010 06 28. ref Traveling within Virac or to other ... s. Virac Seaport Daily Ferry services bridge Catanduanes, from the Port of Virac and Port of San Andres ... of Catanduanes, Philippines. You can view images of Twinrock Beach Resorts at www.FACEBOOK.com by searching ... of Manila . The Eastern Bicol Medical Center with its modern facilities and equipment. The Catanduanes ... of Catanduanes in the thirteenth century, with the arrival of the scions of ten Bornean datu s who ... . By the middle of the fourteenth century, organized communities could be seen throughout Catanduanes ..., the capital town of the island province of Catanduanes, started its primitive annals in pre Spanish ... Conquistador es Juan de Salcedo who first brought Spanish galleon s to the waters of Catanduanes in 1573 ... Sur , Sorsogon and Western Catanduanes. His galleon returned a few weeks later this time, his ... from the year 1755. Moro raids Catanduanes was not spared from the adventurous and plunderous raids ... in gaining a beach head in Catanduanes and from there, attacked the town from the east. The Cabeza ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes pandan.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Pandan Pandan is a 2nd class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,005 people in 3,181 households. Barangays ref name CYNTHIA cite web last SAN JUAN first CYNTHIA title PANDAN,CATANDUANES HISTORY AND CULTURE work TEACHER accessdate ANY TIME ref Pandan is politically subdivided into 26 barangay s. col begin col 2 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Bagawang center 844 center Balag onan center 1,065 center Baldoc center 709 center Canlubi center 475 center Santa Cruz Catagbacan center 389 center Catamban center 566 center Cobo center 836 center Hiyop center 431 center Libod Pob. center 1,644 center Lourdes center 455 center Lumabao center 561 center Marambong center 706 center Napo Pob. center 1,416 center col 2 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Oga center 918 center Pandan Del Norte Pob. center 889 center Pandan Del Sur Pob. center 1,043 center Panuto center 373 center Salvacion Tariwara center 1,199 center San Andres Dinungsuran center 607 center San Isidro Langob center 319 center Porot San Jose center 646 center San Rafael Bogtong center 245 center San Roque center 689 center Tabugoc center 737 center Tokio center 594 center Wagdas center 649 center col end History Formerly the town site was located some two kilometers away south of the present ... typhoon that has ever passed Catanduanes. It took many years to repair it again, this was destroyed ... Philippine Census Information Catanduanes coord 14.046 N 124.170 E type city region PH source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Pandan, Catanduanes ilo Pandan, Catanduanes id Pandan, Catanduanes it Pandan Catanduanes pam Pandan, Catanduanes nl Pandan Catanduanes tl Pandan, Catanduanes war Pandan, Catanduanes ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes bagamanoc.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Bagamanoc Bagamanoc is a 5th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 10,183 people in 1,879 households. Geography The municipality of Bagamanoc is located at the northeaster part of the province of Catanduanes directly facing the vast Pacific Ocean. Its total land are is 93.3 square kilometers, and is about 62.0 kilometers away from the capital town of Virac. Its location is somewhat disadvantageous in its quest for development because of its distance form the capital town and moist in particular it is open to the sea, whereby typhoon surge often wrought havoc to the shorelines particularly to the built up areas during typhoons. Bagamanoc is located between latitude 13 53 00 and longitude 124 11 00 to 124 23 00 . It is bounded on the eastern side by the Pacific ... raising settlement place from the inhospitable plateau of Panay Island Catanduanes . The settlement ... in 1924. in the discus throwing event came from this town and the second Catanduanes congressman ..., Catanduanes Panganiban by virtue of Republic Act No. 491 which was approved on June 12, 1950. ref ... in the province of Catanduanes publisher LawPH.com accessdate 2011 04 09 ref The municipal councils ... was approved by the provincial council of Catanduanes on on July 12, 1952. The Congress formalized ..., Province of Catanduanes, in Accordance with the Agreement Between Said Municipalities Made on June ... Catanduanes coord 13 56 N 124 17 E region PH type city display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Bagamanoc, Catanduanes ilo Bagamanoc, Catanduanes id Bagamanoc, Catanduanes it Bagamanoc pam Bagamanoc, Catanduanes nl Bagamanoc tl Bagamanoc, Catanduanes vi Bagamanoc, Catanduanes war Bagamanoc, Catanduanes ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes baras.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Baras Baras is a 5th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,787 people in 2,190 households. Geography The Municipality of Baras is one of the eleven 11 municipality comprising the island Province of Catanduanes within the Region V Bicol Region particularly on the southeast portion of Luzon. It has geographical coordinates of 13deg37 32 North to 13deg44 17.5 North Latitude and 124deg18 46 East to 124deg25 24 East longitude. By political boundaries the Municipality of Baras is bounded on the north by the municipality of Gigmoto, on the south by the municipality of Bato, on the east by Kaladapan Bay and the Philippines Sea and on the west by the municipality of San Miguel. Traveling by land transportation, the municipality is approximately one and a half hour ride from the capital town of Virac. Barangays Baras is politically subdivided into 29 barangay s. col begin col 3 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Abihao center 374 center Agban center 829 center Bagong Sirang center 366 center Benticayan center 732 center Buenavista center 296 center Caragumihan ..., later to be known as the Catanduanes Liberators Battalion. Baras became the sanctuary of the resistance ... created town of Gigmoto, Catanduanes Gigmoto . ref cite web url http lawph.com statutes ra614.html title An act creating the municipality of Gigmoto in the province of Catanduanes publisher LawPH.com ... data pressrelease 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Catanduanes coord 13.659 N 124.370 E type city region PH source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Baras, Catanduanes ilo Baras, Catanduanes id Baras, Catanduanes it Baras Catanduanes pam Baras, Catanduanes nl Baras Catanduanes tl Baras, Catanduanes war Baras, Catanduanes ... more details
cleanup date August 2009 Image Ph locator catanduanes bato.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of Bato Bato is a 5th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 18,738 people in 3,497 households. Geography Bato is located at the southeastern portion of Catanduanes and is bounded on the north by the municipality of San Miguel on the east by the greatest body of water, the Pacific Ocean on the south by Cabugao Bay and on the West of Virac, the capital town of Catanduanes which is just 8 kilometers from Bato. Meridional coordinates of the municipality s location are 124deg15 16 to 124deg21 7 longitude and 13deg32 50 to 13deg38 47 latitude. Barangays Bato is politically subdivided into 27 Barangay s. col begin col 3 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Aroyao Peque o center 167 center Bagumbayan center 369 center Banawang center 553 center Batalay center 1,168 center Binanwahan center 1,707 center Bote center 1,100 center Buenavista center 380 center Cabugao center 2,888 center Cagraray center 534 center col 3 class wikitable Barangay Pop. 2007 Carorian center 441 center Guinobatan center 908 center Libjo center 374 center Marinawa center 451 center Mintay center 393 center Oguis center 329 center Pananaogan center 550 center Libod .... Like other municipalities in the province of Catanduanes, Bato has many mineral deposits like gold ... the administration of the Provincial Government of Catanduanes is catering the needs of the three ... data pressrelease 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Catanduanes coord 13.606 N 124.300 E type city region PH source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl Bato, Catanduanes ilo Bato, Catanduanes id Bato, Catanduanes it Bato Catanduanes pam Bato, Catanduanes nl Bato Catanduanes tl Bato, Catanduanes war Bato, Catanduanes ... more details
Infobox Islands name Panay Island image name Ph locator catanduanes panay.png image caption Location of the island of Panay in Catanduanes locator map Ph locator map catanduanes.png native name native name link location South East Asia coordinates coord 11 28 N 122 29 E region PH type isle source GNS enwiki archipelago Philippine Islands area km2 rank highest mount elevation m country Philippines country admin divisions title Provinces country admin divisions Catanduanes country largest city country largest city population population population as of density km2 ethnic groups Panay is a small island in the Philippines , located northwest of Catanduanes Island in Bicol Region . It is often confused with the much larger Panay Island in Western Visayas . The island is politically under the province of Catanduanes and subdivided between the Philippine municipality municipalities of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes Bagamoc and Panganiban, Catanduanes Panganiban . See also Catanduanes Bagamanoc, Catanduanes Panganiban, Catanduanes coord 11 28 N 122 29 E display title region PH type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islands of the Philippines Philippines geo stub nl Panay Catanduanes ... more details
Infobox University name Catanduanes State Colleges image Image CSC Main Bldg.jpg 400 px motto established 1971 type Public school government funded Public , State College president Asuncion V. Asetre, Ph.D. head label city Virac state Catanduanes country Philippines undergrad postgrad staff approx. 500 campus 120 hectares free label Sports team free free label Hymn free All Hail The CSC mascot website http www.csc.edu.ph http www.csc.edu.ph The Catanduanes State Colleges CSC is an institution of higher learning in the province of Catanduanes in the Philippines . It was established on June 19, 1971 by virtue of Philippine Republic Act Republic Act 6341,authored by the late Catanduanes Congress of the Philippines Congressman Jose M. Alberto, which converted the Virac National Agricultural and Trade School into the Catanduanes State Colleges. On July 8, 1972, Republic Act 6590 provided for opening of additional courses at CSC. The courses are Associate of Arts in Nursing, Associate of Arts in Education, Associate in Commerce, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Arts Education and Master of Arts Commerce. Located in the provincial capital Virac , CSC primarily serves Catandunganons, the residents of Catanduanes. Students from other provinces in the Bicol Region Region V and the Visayas also enrol. http www.catanduanestribune.com NewsArticle Common Page ContentPages public webneyImage.axd?data rodAzanza.jpg CSC Student Nurses Association. External links http www.catanduanes.gov.ph csc main.htm Province of Catanduanes Official website coord missing Philippines date December ... in the Philippines Philippines university stub ilo Colegio ti Estado iti Catanduanes pam Catanduanes ... more details
Infobox University name Catanduanes State College native name image name image size caption latin name motto mottoeng established closed type State university and college Philippines State College affiliation endowment officer in charge chairman chancellor president vice president superintendent provost vice chancellor rector principal dean director head label head faculty staff students undergrad postgrad doctoral other city Virac, Catanduanes Virac state province Catanduanes country Philippines coor campus former names free label free sports colors colours nickname mascot athletics affiliations website logo footnotes The Catanduanes State College is a public college in the Philippines . It is mandated to provide higher professional and technical instruction and training in business education and commerce and for special purposes, to promote research, advance studies, and progressive leadership in the field of education, business education and commerce. ref Philippine Republic Act No. 6341 Section 2 ref Its main campus is located in Virac, Catanduanes Virac , Catanduanes . ref Philippine Republic Act No. 6341 Section 1 ref References reflist 1 coord missing Bicol Region Category Universities and colleges in the Philippines Category State universities and colleges in the Philippines Category Universities and colleges in Bicol Region Category State universities and colleges in Bicol Region Category Education in the Philippines Philippines university stub ... more details
Image Ph locator catanduanes san miguel.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of San Miguel San Miguel is a 5th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 12,966 people in 2,387 households. History San Miguel, which is once, a part of the Municipality of Bato, first inhabited by the early mountaineers and the part of the Malayan race that were pushed to the open valley with the coming of the Spanish Colonizers. There are myths and fables about how the town got its name. According to a pioneer, San Miguel was once a sitio known as Aguas named after fish species bigger than the Balanak . In the 1930 s during the celebration of the feast in honor of Santa Cruz the former Patron Saint Aguas was changed to San Miguel in grateful recognition and commendation to the invaluable services of Don Miguel Triumfante and Juez de Cnado of Bato who were present then during the celebration. There was also an event handed down to the present generation that once upon a time the chapel caretaker in the person of Marcelo Tapanan, in one early morning heard a long and loud ringing of bells. He hurried to the chapel and was surprised to see the image of Saint Michael the Archangel in the altar. The story passed on every ear of the residents and finally ... at the Mid south part of the province of Catanduanes. It is bounded on the north by the municipality ... www.census.gov.ph data pressrelease 2008 pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information Catanduanes coord 13 38 28 N 124 18 3 E source itwiki region PH display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl San Miguel, Catanduanes ilo San Miguel, Catanduanes id San Miguel, Catanduanes it San Miguel Catanduanes pam San Miguel, Catanduanes nl San Miguel Catanduanes tl San Miguel, Catanduanes war San Miguel, Catanduanes ... more details
Politics of the Philippines The lone Legislative District of Catanduanes is the representation of the Catanduanes Province of Catanduanes in the Philippine House of Representatives . Catanduanes was represented as part of Albay s Legislative districts of Albay 1907 1931 second district from 1907 to 1931, and fully comprised that province s Legislative districts of Albay 4th District defunct fourth district from 1931 to 1946. It started electing its own representative in 1946, after becoming a full fledged province in 1945. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Interim Batasang Pambansa Region V . Lone District Population 2007 232,757 class wikitable width 40 width 40 Period Representative center small 1st Congress of the Philippines 1st Congress small br 1946&ndash 1949 center Francisco A. Perfecto center small 2nd Congress of the Philippines 2nd Congress small br 1949&ndash 1953 center Severiano P. De Leon center small 3rd Congress of the Philippines 3rd Congress small br 1953&ndash 1957 center Francisco A. Perfecto center small 4th Congress of the Philippines 4th Congress small br 1957&ndash 1961 rowspan 5 center Jose M. Alberto center small 5th Congress of the Philippines 5th Congress small br 1961&ndash 1965 center small 6th Congress of the Philippines 6th Congress small br 1965&ndash 1969 center small 7th Congress of the Philippines 7th Congress small br 1969&ndash 1972 center small Regular Batasang Pambansa small br 1984&ndash 1986 center small 8th Congress of the Philippines 8th Congress small br 1987&ndash 1992 center Moises M. Tapia center small 9th Congress of the Philippines 9th Congress small br 1992&ndash 1995 rowspan 3 center Leandro B. Verceles, Jr. center small 10th Congress of the Philippines 10th Congress small br 1995&ndash 1998 center small 11th Congress of the Philippines 11th Congress small br 1998&ndash 2001 center small 12th Congress ... Catanduanes ... more details
unref date December 2011 Image Ph locator catanduanes san andres.png right thumb Map of Catanduanes showing the location of San Andres San Andres is a 4th class Philippine municipality municipality on the island of and in the Philippine province province of Catanduanes province Catanduanes , Philippines . According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 33,781 people in 6,059 households. cn date December 2011 History San Andres is a coastal town that was known historically as Calolbong , a name derived from the Bicol expression, naca lobong , which means submerged. Native guides showed the early Spanish explorers the houses of the original community along the banks of a river. These houses, when viewed from the sea, appeared to be partially under water. The Spaniards, unfamiliar with the Bicol ... headquarters in Virac, the capital of Catanduanes, to avoid potential disaster. He knew ... was a devotee of Our lady Of Penafrancia. Major Salvador Rodolfo A.K.A. Phantom organized the Catanduanes Liberation Forces.It was the back bone of the resistance movement in Catanduanes. It performed ... control in the province of Catanduanes, hence he was called Phantom or the Man who never dies ... men killed every Japanese Imperial Army and burned every Japanese garrison in Catanduanes, one ... fought for the liberation of Catanduanes With that, everybody decided to stand their ground and fight ... and Catanduanes became an independent province, the first elected municipal mayor of Calolbon was Jose ... of a miraculous growing century old stone now 3 inches in height in Paloway, San Andres, Catanduanes ... reflist Catanduanes coord 13.600 N 124.100 E type city source GNS enwiki display title Category Municipalities of Catanduanes bcl San Andres, Catanduanes es San Andr s Catanduanes ilo San Andres, Catanduanes id San Andres, Catanduanes it San Andres Catanduanes pam San Andres, Catanduanes nl San Andres Catanduanes tl San Andres, Catanduanes war San Andres, Catanduanes ... more details
Infobox language name Pandan Bikol nativename states flag Philippines region Pandan, Catanduanes Pandan and north east Catanduanes speakers 122,000 ref http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code cts Ethnologue report ref familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Philippine languages Philippine fam4 Central Philippine languages Central Philippine fam5 Bikol languages iso3 cts Pandan Bikol or Northern Catanduanes Bicolano is one of the three groups of the Bikol languages . It is spoken in Pandan, Catanduanes Pandan and northeastern portion of Catanduanes . Incubator cts References reflist Bikol languages Category Bikol languages au lang stub bcl Pandan Bikol ... more details
Virac may refer to Virac, Catanduanes , a municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines Virac, Tarn , a commune of the Tarn d partement , in France Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre disambig de Virac it Virac nl Virac war Virac ... more details
Chieftains in Catanduanes in order to put to a halt the hostilities between the natives and the Spaniards. The Rodolfos have played an important role in Catanduanes politics the Spanish Colonial Period ... released from the concentration camp in Capas, Tarlac, Rodolfo organized the Catanduanes Liberation Forces. Catanduanes Liberation Forces The Catanduanes Liberation Forces ref History of Catanduanes, Bernardo ... in Catanduanes. It performed numerous ambuscades against the Japanese Imperial Army and conducted ... of enemy control in the province of Catanduanes, hence he was called Phantom or the Man who never dies ... after he and his men killed every Japanese Imperial Army and burned every Japanese garrison in Catanduanes ... of history as the men who fought for the liberation of Catanduanes blockquote With that, everybody ... vessels. Rodolfo declared independence of the entire province on February 8, 1945. ref History of Catanduanes, Bernardo C. Vargas ref References Reflist History of Catanduanes, Bernardo C. Vargas 1991 Rebellion in Catanduanes, Perry M. Calara, Kaiba News and Features, August 15, 2002 v.18 Persondata ... more details
Panay may refer to Panay Island Panay Catanduanes small island Panay, Capiz Panay River Panay Gulf USS Panay three different ships Panay incident Disambig bcl Panay klaripikasyon de Panay fr Panay homonymie nl Panay pl Panay ujednoznacznienie war Panay pansayod ... more details
Copy to Wikimedia Commons priority true Licensing self GFDL cc by 2.5 migration relicense Summary Political map of Bicol Bicol Region , Philippines . Showing Albay , Camarines Norte , Camarines Sur , Catanduanes , Masbate and Sorsogon . Used the map template Image BlankMap Philippines.png by User TheCoffee . ... more details
. title Legislative district of Catanduanes Representative, Lone District of Catanduanes years 2001&ndash ... Category People from Catanduanes Category 1964 births Category Living people Category Nationalist ... more details
Infobox Broadcast call letters DZAC TV station logo station logo Commented out Image Abs cbn.png 200px station slogan In The Service of The Filipino Worldwide station branding ABS CBN TV 7 Catanduanes analog 7 VHF digital other chs affiliations ABS CBN owner ABS CBN ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation sister stations founded 2007 location Virac, Catanduanes effective radiated power 1 kilowatt homepage http www.abs cbn.com www.abs cbn.com DZAC TV is a commercial television station owned by ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation . Its studio and transmitter facilities are located at Brgy. San Jose Poblacion, Virac, Catanduanes . ABS CBN TV 7 Programs MAG TV Mag TV Na Oragon simulcast on TV 11 Naga, TV 4 Legaspi, TV 23 Daet and TV 7 Sorsogon TV Patrol Bicol simulcast on TV 11 Naga, TV 4 Legaspi, TV 23 Daet and TV 7 Sorsogon Marhay Na Aga Kapamilya simulcast on TV 11 Naga, TV 4 Legaspi, TV 23 Daet and TV 7 Sorsogon See also ABS CBN Corporation List of ABS CBN channels and stations DZNC TV Tv station stub ABS CBN Luzon Category ABS CBN stations ... more details
Summary Provincial seal of Catanduanes , Philippines . Fair use rationale for Catanduanes No free equivalent. Being a seal or a Philippine local government unit LGU , there is obviously no free equivalent. Resolution fidelity. The seal is of a low resolution such that reproduction in other contexts, such as print publication, is not feasible. Respect for commercial opportunities. Since this is a seal of a Philippine LGU, there are no commercial opportunities allowed for the use of the seal by the LGU, the copyright holder. Its use in Wikipedia does not infringe on any commercial opportunities. Content and Significance. The purpose of a Philippine LGU seal is chiefly to identify the LGU such as on the facade of the LGU s buildings and to authenticate official documents when stamped onto them. The usage of the seal in Wikipedia follows this mandate as a means of visual identification of the LGU in appropriate contexts such as in the LGU s article and templates, and in the articles of encompassing or constituent LGUs. Licensing Non free seal Non free Philippines government Category Images of official seals tl Talaksan Ph seal catanduanes.png ... more details
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