Guinobatan, Albay
Encyclopedia
Guinobatan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines
. It is the birthplace of Gen. Simeón Ola
, the last Filipino general to surrender to the Americans
after the Philippine-American War
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Parts of Guinobatan were hard hit by mudslides from Mayon Volcano caused by Typhoon Reming
, particularly Barangay Maipon, on November 30, 2006.
According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 74,386 people in 14,154 households.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the birthplace of Gen. Simeón Ola
Simeón Ola
Simeón Ola y Arboleda was a hero of the Philippine Revolution and the last general to surrender to American forces during the Philippine-American War.-Biography:...
, the last Filipino general to surrender to the Americans
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
after the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
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Parts of Guinobatan were hard hit by mudslides from Mayon Volcano caused by Typhoon Reming
Typhoon Durian
Typhoon Durian was an intense storm that wreaked havoc in the Philippines, causing massive loss of life when mudslides from the Mayon Volcano buried many villages...
, particularly Barangay Maipon, on November 30, 2006.
According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 74,386 people in 14,154 households.
Barangays
Guinobatan is politically subdivided into 44 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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