Suarez, Iligan City
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Suarez is one of the 44 barangays in Iligan City. It is located in a hilly part west of the city. It is bounded in the west by Nunocan River and in the east by Barangay Upper Tominobo. Suarez also have a Catholic Church and other churches. The barangay also have drugstores, barber shops, grocery stores, Internet cafes, bakeshops and other household businesses. Abaga Falls is located in Suarez.
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[edit] Population
In 2000, Suarez was the second most populated barangay of the city with a population of 16,044 [1].
[edit] Brief history
[edit] Pre-American residents
As inferred from a Supreme Court document [2], residents of the area before the American colonization included Datu Darondon, Moro couple Alanga and Datu Bunglay, Datu Durroc, brother of Alanga and sultan of Dumarao, Datu Anandog, uncle of Datu Durroc, and Dalano.
[edit] Early settlers
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- Francisco Baclaan
- Señor Vidal
- Doña Demetria Cacho
[edit] Before World War II
[edit] During World War II
[edit] Government
[edit] Education
- South II Central School
- Suarez National High School
- The Holy Family School of Iligan
- St. Matthew Montessori School
- St. Catherine Academy
- Suarez Foundation School
- Quitoras Foundation College
[edit] Industries
- Global Steel Philippines Incorporated (formerly National Steel Corporation).
- Iligan Rod and Bar Mill Corporation
[edit] Camp Pintoy
Suarez was the location of Camp Overton [3] military reservation, one of the US military bases installed in the Philippines during the occupation in the country.
[edit] References
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