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Gumaca, officially the Municipality of Gumaca (Tagalog: Bayan ng Gumaca), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,942 people. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,942 people.
The cathedral was first established in 1582 by the Franciscans, who were the first missionaries who brought Christianity to Gumaca, on its present site. It was transferred to Silangan in Alabat island in 1638. It was burned by the Dutch forces in 1665, which subsequently resulted to them transferring back to its original site in Gumaca. The ...
It was burned by the Dutch forces in 1665, then transferred back in Gumaca. The church was reconstructed and beautified in 1846. Known as one of the biggest and oldest Catholic churches in the province of Quezon, this Baroque church is made out of coral stone blocks and bricks. Quezon: Gumaca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca (Lat: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Philippines centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese covers the communities of Gumaca; Pitogo, due south of Gumaca; and all the parishes of eastern Quezon province situated east of Gumaca and Pitogo.
Poverty incidence of Lopez 10 20 30 40 2006 38.90 2009 21.73 2012 23.13 2015 22.39 2018 9.08 2021 23.59 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pan-Philippine Highway traversing Lopez town proper Lopez had a labor force of 56.99% in 2000 or 44,849. About 9,474 of the employed labor force were engaged in primary industries such as farming and fishing. Its economy is basically engaged in ...
Cuenca ancestral house in Bacoor, Cavite, showing its three historical markers. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
In his in hometown of Gumaca, Quezon, August 10 is celebrated every year as Lorenzo M. Tañada Day, a special non-working holiday. [11] He was a 1988 The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) awardee for Freedom Advocacy. [12] His son Wigberto Tañada also received a TOFIL award in 1999 for Government and Public Service.
Several of these are held to honor the local Roman Catholic patron saint, to commemorate local history and culture, to promote the community's products, or to celebrate a bountiful harvest. They can be marked by Holy Masses , processions , parades , theatrical play and reenactments , religious or cultural rituals, trade fairs , exhibits ...