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Camarines Sur's 1st Congressional District
Camarines Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919. The district consists of the northern Camarines Sur municipalities of Cabusao, Del Gallego, Lupi, Ragay Ragay, officially the Municipality of Ragay ( bcl, Banwaan kan Ragay; tl, Bayan ng Ragay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,770 people. Ragay is f ... and Sipocot. It is represented in the 19th Congress by Tsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata of the PDP-Laban. Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also * Legislative districts of Camarines Sur References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Camarines Sur 1919 establishments in the Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is usually called Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representative'' (''kinatawan'') and sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (''mga kongresista'') and are elected to a three-year term. They can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms except with an interruption of one term like the senate. Around eighty percent of congressmen are district representatives, representing a particular geographical area. The 19th Congress has 253 congressional districts. Party-list representatives are elected through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambos Camarines's 2nd Congressional District
Ambos Camarines's 2nd congressional district is a defunct congressional district that encompassed the southern and central portions of the former province of Ambos Camarines including its capital Nueva Cáceres. It was represented in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916 and in the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from 1916 to 1919. The Spanish colonial province of Ambos Camarines was reorganized under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands on April 27, 1901 and was divided into three districts. Manuel Rey was elected as this district's first representative in 1907. Following its repartition into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur on March 3, 1919, the district was abolished with most of its territory having been absorbed by Camarines Sur's 1st congressional district. Representation history See also *Legislative districts of Camarines Norte The legislative districts of Camarines Norte are the representations of the province of Camarines Norte in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasacao
Pasacao, officially the Municipality of Pasacao ( bcl, Banwaan kan Pasacao; tl, Bayan ng Pasacao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,461 people. It is known for its long stretch of brownish sand beaches, earning it the title "''Summer Capital of Camarines Sur''". The municipality has jurisdiction over the 200-m tall Daruanak island, which is the town's unofficial symbol and appears on its official seal. The Port of Pasacao, located in Barangay Sta. Rosa Del Sur, is a fishing, passenger, cargo port and serves passengers traveling from Pasacao to Burias in Masbate. During the Spanish colonization in the 16th century, Pasacao was one of the embarkation points in Camarines Sur and was the only sea transportation link to Manila. It played a vital role in the development of commerce and trade in the province. The town was formed in 1872, according to records from the Archdiocese of C� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamplona, Camarines Sur
Pamplona, officially the Municipality of Pamplona ( bcl, Banwaan kan Pamplona; tl, Bayan ng Pamplona), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,333 people. History The beginnings of this town can be traced back from the date it was made a ''visita'' of Milaor. The town of Pamplona was founded in 1817. It first started as a settlement in Western area of the Bicol River, then it grew to become a Sitio called Patong. The name was changed to Pamplona by a retired Spanish military officer who resided in the place and named it after his native city in Spain - Pamplona, capital of Basque, Province of Navarro.Brief History of Pamplona (May 17, 2013) Retrieved from http://www.pamplona.gov.ph/History.html Historical references concluded that most Spaniards inhabiting the place came from the province of Pamplona in Spain and thus decided to name their settlement also as "Pamplona". Pamplona offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naga, Camarines Sur
Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol: ''Syudad ka Naga''; fil, Lungsod ng Naga) or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is a 1st class independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,170 people. The town was established in 1575 by order of Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Sande. The city, then named Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres (New Cáceres City), was one of the Spanish royal cities in the Spanish East Indies, along with Manila, Cebu, and Iloilo, the third oldest to be exact. Geographically and statistically classified, as well as legislatively represented within Camarines Sur, but administratively independent of the provincial government, Naga is the Bicol Region's trade, business, religious, cultural, industrial, commercial, medical, educational, and financial center. Naga is known as the "Queen City of Bicol" due to the historical significance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minalabac
Minalabac, officially the Municipality of Minalabac ( bcl, Banwaan kan Minalabac, tl, Bayan ng Minalabac), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,981 people. Geography Barangays Minalabac is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Minalabac was 53,981 people, with a density of . Economy Minalabac is classified as a 2nd class municipality. Minalabac has the same economy as Libmanan, Cabusao, San Fernando, Milaor, Ocampo, Nabua, and Calabanga because of fishing in coastal barangays near Ragay Gulf particularly Salingogon, and Bagolatao. Minalabac has several beach resorts that also boosts the economy of the town. Majority of the land is devoted to rice, vegetables and other root crops. Transportation Buses are used for transportation from Naga City to Minalabac, and from Bicol Central Station in Triangulo to the mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milaor
Milaor, officially the Municipality of Milaor ( bcl, Banwaan kan Milaor; tl, Bayan ng Milaor), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,963 people. Milaor is part of the Metro Naga Urban Area. It is from Pili and from Manila. History The work of evangelization in Milaor began in 1579 when the Franciscan missionaries came to the Philippines upon the order of Pope Sixtus V and King Philip II, and given specific assignment to work in Bicol Region. In 1585, Milaor was declared a parish under the titular patron, Saint Joseph. The first parish administrator was Fray Matias de Andrade, OFM., who arrived in Bikol in 1582 and later became the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Nueva Caceres. The Franciscans, Fray Juan del Sacramento and Fray Jose dela Virgen, initiated the construction of a church made of bricks and stones. This was built in a place known today as "Sinimbahanan" now a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magarao
Magarao, officially the Municipality of Magarao ( bcl, Banwaan kan Magarao; tl, Bayan ng Magarao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,742 people. Magarao is part of the Metro Naga Urban Area. History Magarao derived its name from a species of thorny wild bush locally known as ''garao-garao'', which abundantly grows in the area. This type of plant no longer exists today as it was believed that the inhabitants of Magarao hindered its growth and propagation because of its thorny appearance. It was a group of missionaries from the Order of Friars Minor who founded the town in 1570, although missionary work continued only in the year 1690. How Magarao became a municipality Magarao was first founded in 1570 and was named Garaoon from 1570 until 1800 when it was renamed Magarao. In 1802 the municipality was absorbed by Quipayo and was downgraded into a "visita. Calabangueños, Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libmanan
Libmanan, officially the Municipality of Libmanan ( bcl, Banwaan kan Libmanan; tl, Bayan ng Libmanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 112,994 people. Libmanan is the largest municipality in Camarines Sur in terms of population, and the second largest in terms of land area. The municipality's history dates back to before the beginning of Spanish colonization, and its city center is home to a number of beautiful historic Art Deco buildings including the palatial Morales Ruins which soar over the road entering Libmanan proper. History Libmanan was a barrio of Quipayo in 1580 with the name of "Pinaglabanan". Records from a historian Mauro B. Avila, revealed that the municipality was named Libmanan on September 15, 1574. Missionaries started working in Libmanan in 1589 and the area's church was dedicated to St. James the Apostle. German ethnographer Fedor Jagor described visiting Libmana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainza, Camarines Sur
Gainza, officially the Municipality of Gainza ( bcl, Banwaan kan Gainza; tl, Bayan ng Gainza), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,584 people. Gainza is one of the oldest municipalities in Camarines Sur. Gainza is a part of Metro Naga Urban Area History The town is not a young municipality neither it can be counted among the ancient towns and cities in the Bicol Region. However, its origin is as old as “Ciudad de Caceres” – Naga City today. The municipality was formerly a barrio of Ciudad de Cacares founded by Captain Pedro de Chavez. The barrio of Ciudad de Caceres was called Sto. Domingo, after its patron saint, Sto. Domingo de Guzman. Because the natives of this farming and fishing village had progressively clung to the fertile lowland soil and fish- rich meandering rivers and creeks in the central part of the province, its people earned the benevolence and recognition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camaligan
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Calabanga
Calabanga, officially the Municipality of Calabanga ( bcl, Banwaan kan Calabanga; tl, Bayan ng Calabanga), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,906 people. It has a land area of , which constitutes 3.1% of the Camarines Sur's land area. History In 1578 when the head Mission of Quipayo was established, Calabanga was only a visita or barrio. At that time, the place had vast forests and swamps and an abundance of wildlife such as monkeys, wild chickens, and forest lizard. Others say, it derived its name from the Bicol word “Calabangan”, the plural term of “labang” or “litag”, meaning a kind of snare for catching wild animals. Another legend says that Calabanga originated from the word “Calagbangan” meaning the wide, long, and straight street spanning from the church through the poblacion, east to west, called locally as “calabaan” or “calacbangan”. Calabanga becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
