Padre Burgos, Quezon

Padre Burgos
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Quezon showing the location of Padre Burgos
Padre Burgos Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′13″N 121°48′52″E
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV)
Province	Quezon
District	3rd district of Quezon
Founded	January 1, 1917
Barangays	22
Government
• Mayor	Roger A. Panganiban
Area
• Total	68.6 km2 (26.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	19,877
• Density	289.8/km2 (750.5/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	5th class; partially urban
Website	www.padburque.gov.ph

Padre Burgos is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is located in Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena City, the provincial capital. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,877 people. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and northwest by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by the Tayabas Bay.

The town is notable for its unspoiled beaches and the Tulay Buhangin (Tagalog for "sand bridge"). All the population are of Tagalog descent. The economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming. Local tourism is also on the rise.

Government

Municipal Officials

• Mayor: Hon. Roger A. Panganiban
• Vice Mayor: Pablito S. Flores
• Councilors:
  • Estelito L. Panganiban
  • Ma. Geraldine Rowena A. Espina
  • Cesar M. Parraba
  • Edmundo V. Pasia
  • Merlita O. Alemania
  • Michael Angelo S. Flores
  • Enrique M. Amado
  • Cyress Lynn C. Hontiveros
  • Jose C. Magpantay, Jr. (LNB President)
  • Ferdinand M. Maligalig (SK Fed. President)

Barangays

Padre Burgos is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

Cabuyao Norte Cabuyao Sur Danlagan Duhat Hinguiwin Kinagunan Ibaba Kinagunan Ilaya Lipata Marao Marquez Burgos (Pob.) Campo (Pob.) Basiao (Pob.) Punta (Pob.) Rizal San Isidro San Vicente Sipa Tulay Buhangin Villapaz Walay Yawe History Padre Burgos was formerly known as Laguimanoc due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken or “manok”. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks always sweeped down the place to snatch chicks from their mother hens. When hawks flew overhead, as warning to their neighborhood, people shouted “Hawk Manok” or “Lawin-Manok”. On January 1, 1917 the village of Laguimanoc, which was formerly a barrio of Atimonan, became a municipality. Ten years after, the town’s council changed the name to Padre Burgos, in honor of one of our country’s martyrs, Fr. Jose P. Burgos. The streets were named after local leaders who rendered valuable services to the community. Because of the physical and topographic conditions of the town, four (4) sitios where clusters of houses were built became the main district of the town namely Campo, Burgos, Basiao and Bundok-Punta. The community converged to be in this particular spot because of its sea which made this town as port of Laguimanoc. In the early days this port offered a good wharf for vessels plying between Manila and Southern Luzon. This was also a port of call for ships exporting lumber to Europe during the Spanish regime. In this town was the residence of the “Alcalde Mar” or Port Officer. Business and other industries were prospering and people conglomerated in this spot. Spots of the historical interest are the wharf symbol of commercial progress, the old church with the old-fashioned “canyon” markers of the people’s religious faith, the Bag Cement Slabs and Stone quarries Mute Testimonies of the effervescent power and grandeur of the early foreign settlers, the Hills near the railroad station where the Japs tortured and massacred civilians in the barrios of Marao and Polo where the Hunter’s Guerillas built their camps. Laguimanoc Festival A festival celebrated on February 17 every year. This feast explains the history of the municipality. ""Laguimanoc"" was the former name of the municipality before it was renamed to Padre Burgos.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information