Quezon, Quezon


Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon, is the titular municipality in the province of the same name. According to the, it has a population of people.
The municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth, and the former governor. It is home to the recently started Yubakan Festival and a few speakers of the critically endangered Inagta Alabat language, one of the most endangered languages in the world as listed by UNESCO.

History

Prior to the establishment of the municipality of Quezon, its area was inhabited by the Dumagat people, who primarily lived along the coast. In 1672, Franciscan friars led by Tirso de Santa Maria explored the area and established a village, which eventually grew into a place called Silangan, from the Tagalog word meaning east, signifying the direction where the sun rises. The town faced challenges, including pirate attacks, prompting the establishment of stone fortifications, including those at Gumaca.
On January 1, 1914, eleven barrios were excised from Alabat to officially form the new municipality of Quezon, by virtue of Executive Order No. 101 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison in 1913. The municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the then-Resident Commissioner and a former governor and native of the province then known as Tayabas. Barrio Silanga was designated as the seat of municipal government.

Geography

Quezon is located at the southeastern tip of Alabat Island, which is accessible to the rest of Quezon through a sea route via Gumaca and eventually the under-construction Roma Point Bridge.

Barangays

Quezon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, there are 6 barangays which are classified as urban.
  • Apad
  • Argosino
  • Barangay I
  • Barangay II
  • Barangay III
  • Barangay IV
  • Barangay V
  • Barangay VI
  • Cagbalogo
  • Caridad
  • Cometa
  • Del Pilar
  • Guinhawa
  • Gumubat
  • Magsino
  • Mascariña
  • Montaña
  • Sabang
  • Silangan
  • Tagkawa
  • Villa Belen
  • Villa Francia
  • Villa Gomez
  • Villa Mercedes

Churches

Education

The Quezon Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Cometa Elementary School
  • Del Pilar Elementary School
  • Guinhawa Elementary School
  • Gumubat Elementary School
  • Ma. Febrer Maningas Elementary School
  • Pedro Cabangon Elementary School
  • Quezon Central Institute
  • Quezon Elementary School
  • R. Sasot Elementary School
  • Sabang Elementary School
  • Teofilo Olivera Elementary School
  • Ulpiano Camacho Elementary School

Secondary schools

Notable personalities