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List Of Barangays In Sorsogon City
Sorsogon City is politically subdivided into 64 barangays – a combination of barangays from both former towns of Sorsogon and Bacon, now both considered as districts of the city. East District Abuyog It is the last barangay in the southern part of the city. It is connected to both Brgy. Boton, Casiguran and Brgy. Payawin, Gubat. Several commercial fishponds can be found in this barangay due to some tributaries of Sorsogon Bay. Almendras-Cogon (Pob.) This barangay borders Barangays Sampaloc, Balogo, Burabod and Bibincahan. The said barangay hosts to several major schools in the city – Lewis College (formerly Annunciation College), Sorsogon National High School and Sorsogon State University. Magsaysay Street traverses this barangay. Balogo It is one of the developed barangays. It borders Barangays Almendras, Buhatan, Bibincahan and Cabid-an. It houses several government institutions like Balogo Elementary School, DepEd - Sorsogon City and Balogo Sports Complex. SM City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon City, officially the City of Sorsogon (Southern Sorsogon language, Waray Sorsogon: ''Syudad san Sorsogon''; bcl, Siyudad nin Sorsogon; fil, Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 182,237 people. The component city was established on the year of 2000, from the merger of Bacon and Sorsogon municipalities. The city's total population spread across List of barangays in Sorsogon City, 64 barangays. It serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces and is dubbed as the "Gateway to Southern Philippines". Sorsogon City is one of the region's leading cities in urbanization and the most promising city in terms of development. History Evidence of human habitation come from 3,000-year-old remains in a cave in Bacon and ancient burial sites dug upstream of Sorsog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Philippine Highway
The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway ( tl, Daang Maharlika; ceb, Dalang Halangdon), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone. Measuring long excluding sea routes, it is the longest highway in the Philippines that forms the country's north–south backbone component of N1 highway (Philippines), National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network. The entire highway is designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of the Asian Highway Network. The northern terminus of the highway is in Laoag and the southern terminus is in Zamboanga City. History The Pan-Philippine Highway System was an infrastructure program of President of the Philippines, President Diosdado Macapagal as a first priority project for the improvement and expansion of Philippine highway and land transport networks. It was stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gubat, Sorsogon
Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat ( Gubatnon: ''Bungto san Gubat''; war, Bungto han Gubat, tl, Bayan ng Gubat), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,294 people. Gubat is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The people who live here speak the Gubat language which is also a dialect of Waray-Waray of Eastern Visayas, a Southern Sorsoganon sub-language and they were called Gubatnons. History Gubat was originally a big barrio of Bulusan, inhabited by a few Tagalogs, Visayans and Albayanons who travelled on foot to hunt wild animals. These people built their homes close to the shore and called their location Buri, which today is the barrio of Buenavista. In 1764, Gubat finally became a town with Don Pedro Manook, the first Teniente del Barrio, also becoming the first gobernadorcillo. The town proper is named after Don Pedro Manook. The word "''gúbat''" means forest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canarium Ovatum
''Canarium ovatum'', the pili (Central Bikol and Filipino: ''pili'', ;), is a species of tropical tree belonging to the genus ''Canarium''. It is one of approximately 600 species in the family Burseraceae. ''C. ovatum'' are native to the Philippines. They are commercially cultivated in the Philippines for their edible nut (fruit), nuts and is believed to be indigenous to that country. The fruit and tree are often vulgarized with the umbrella term of "Canarium vulgare, Java almond" which mixes multiple species of the same genus, ''Canarium#Common names, Canarium''. Description The ''C. ovatum'' tree is a symmetrically-shaped evergreen, averaging tall with resinous wood and resistance to strong winds. It is dioecious, with flowers borne on cymose inflorescence at the leaf axils of young shoots. As in papaya and rambutan, functional hermaphrodites exist in ''C. ovatum''. Pollination is by insects. Flowering is frequent and fruits ripen through a prolonged period of time. The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balete Tree
The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus ''Ficus'' that are broadly referred to as ''balete'' in the local language. A number of these are known as '' strangler figs'' wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, '' F. elastica'' were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like ''tangisang-bayawak'' or '' Ficus variegata'' are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. The woods of species of Ficus are soft, light, and of inferior quality, and the trees usually have ill-formed, short boles.Whitford, H.N., Bureau of Forestry"The For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamondin
Calamansi (''Citrus'' × ''microcarpa''), also known as calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon, is an economically important citrus hybrid predominantly cultivated in the Philippines. It is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, and Sulawesi in Indonesia in Southeast Asia, as well as southern China and Taiwan in East Asia. Calamansi is ubiquitous in traditional Filipino cuisine. It is naturally very sour, and is used in various condiments, beverages, dishes, marinades, and preserves. Calamansi is also used as an ingredient in Malaysian and Indonesian cuisines. Calamansi is a hybrid between kumquat (formerly considered as belonging to a separate genus ''Fortunella'') and another species of ''Citrus'' (in this case probably the mandarin orange). Names Calamansi is the Philippine English spelling of Tagalog ''kalamansi'' (), and is the name by which it is most widely known in the Philippines. In parts of the United States (notably Florida), calamansi is also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cawayan River (Sorsogon City) Flowing From The Pocdol Mountains
Cawayan, officially the Municipality of Cawayan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,265 people. Cawayan had an approximate income of Php 90,785,714.09 in 2012. Geography Barangays Cawayan is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Cawayan, Masbate, was 69,265 people, with a density of . Economy Agriculture The locals of Cawayan still largely depend on subsistence farming despite its topographic advantage to adapt commercial farming. The lack of funding for agriculture and infrastructure and its political insecurity due to the presence and activities of armed groups kept by political families and other subversive elements hinder the town's progress in spite of its geographical benefits. Being primarily plain and flat, Cawayan is conducive to cattle farming. Grasslands are abundant in the plains and in the gentle slopes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brgy Sirangan
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighborhood, a suburb, or a suburban neighborhood or even a borough. The word ''barangay'' originated from '' balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan in Palawan, with each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( en, "zone"), or barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses for organizational purposes, and ''sitios'', which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from the baran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangays
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighborhood, a suburb, or a suburban neighborhood or even a borough. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan in Palawan, with each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called '' purok'' ( en, "zone"), or barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses for organizational purposes, and ''sitios'', which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from the barangay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorsogon Cathedral
Sorsogon Cathedral ( fil, Katedral ng Sorsogon), officially known by its ecclesiastical name, the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Cathedral ( fil, Parokyang Katedral nina San Pedro at San Pablo), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sorsogon City, capital of Sorsogon province, The Philippines. The cathedral is facing the Sorsogon Bay and is situated in the city center of Sorsogon City. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon with Saints Peter and Paul as primary patron saints. History The spread of Catholicism in the province of Sorsogon was begun in 1583 by the Franciscans. The parish mission of Bacon, now a Sorsogon district in the city's northern coast, was established in 1617 with Sorsogon and Dumanaog as its visitas. In 1628, Sorsogon, the present area in the city's southern coast, was made an independent parish under the patronage of Saint Anthony of Padua. Fray Francisco San Diego was the first parish priest of Sorsogon which at the time had a church made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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