Quezon, Isabela
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Quezon is a fourth class landlocked municipality in the province of Isabela
, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,050 people in 3,887 households. Quezon is a border town of Isabela with the province of Kalinga. It is bordered in the west by the City of Tabuk
.
, Echague
and Alicia
the history of the municipality of Quezon is relatively recent. The former municipalities have long been seats of rich and colorful historical events that influenced the lives of the people of Isabela since its creation on May 1, 1856 through a Royal Decree issued in honor of Queen Isabella II
of Spain
(reigned 1843 to 1868). It was in these very places where decisions that ultimately governed the lives of the local people were made by Spanish authorities.
Prior to its creation, Quezon was once part of a vast track of agricultural land called the Mallig Plains. At that time, the area that is presently under the political jurisdiction of the municipality was sparsely populated. Historians believe that the precursor of the present inhabitants of Quezon were the Igorots and the Kalingas of the Cordilleras. Although the Igorots and the Kalingas are primarily upland dwellers, historians have observed that these natives come down from the highlands from time to time to hunt for low-landers especially the Kanyaw rituals.
When Manuel L. Quezon
was elected as the President
of the Philippine Commonwealth, one of his administration’s main programs was to promote development in the other areas in the country aside from Manila
. In order to achieve this objective, President Quezon opened up vast uninhabited areas for settlement hoping that these would be developed by those who will decide to settle in those areas. Aside from Mindanao
, other parts of Luzon
were similarly offered for settlement and development including the province of Isabela, particularly the northwestern portion of the province which was later called Mallig Plains.
Citing for the potential of the area for settlement and agricultural development, President Quezon declared the entire land area of Mallig Plains as project site for his program on rural development. In support of this declaration, he created the Office of National Land Settlement Administration which was renamed to Land Settlement Development Corporation (LaSeDeCo). Subsequently, this corporation was reorganized. At that time, the primary objective of LaSeDeCo was basically to oversee and facilitate the distribution of lands to qualified settlers. With the development of this opportunity for rural and agricultural development and with the completion of the Balete
Pass Road in the 1920s that runs through the hinterlands of the Caraballo Mountains
, hundreds of inhabitants from the Ilocos
and Central Luzon
regions opted to settle and avail of the program of the government in the Mallig Plains area.
A few years after the declaration of the area as site for settlement and agricultural development, World War II
broke out and the region was later placed under Japanese
control, Although the extent of damage on properties and the number of lives lost during the war was nothing compared to other areas in the Philippines, early settlers of the region had difficulty rebuilding their lives after the war for they were not spared from the wrath inflicted by the members of the Kalinga tribes from the north.
One of those who fiercely and bravely fought the onslaught of the Kalinga was Jesus Estrada for whom a barangay was named after him. It was only after the government and leaders of the tribes negotiated and agreed to end hostilities that the threat to the lives of early settlers of the region was eventually dispelled.
With the attainment of peace and security in the area, the exodus of settlers to the area increased particularly in the area of Barrio Narra where the future site of Quezon is located. But the continued influx of new settlers into the area increased the demand for basic requirements of the local residents. Officials of Isabela, particularly Representative Delfin Albano of the lone district of Isabela
saw the urgency and the need to create a new municipality out of Mallig. House Bill No. 736 authored by Albano was later approved by the Philippine Senate and President
Carlos P. Garcia
in 1959 through Republic Act No. 2418. The name of the municipality was in honor of the last President Manuel L. Quezon who was instrumental in the development of the municipalities of Mallig
and Quezon.
Hildebrando Pecson was appointed as the first mayor of the newly created municipality from 1960 until 1967 when after his term limit allowed by law then, he was succeeded by Hermogenes Padilla in the 1967 local elections. In 1971 local elections, Gavino Gascon challenged Padilla and was popularly elected by people. In 1976, he was replaced by William Corpuz and was in turn unseated in 1978. Oniate Tabangcura, a former officer of the military replaced Corpuz. When President
Ferdinand Marcos
was overthrown on 1986 through the 1986 EDSA Revolution, President
Corazon Aquino
issued and executive order replacing all local executives all throughout the Philippines. Corpuz was appointed as Officer-In-Charge Mayor of Quezon. On 1988 local elections, Gavino Gascon had his seat back,again with popular votes, as mayor of Quezon. He was reelected in the 1992 and 1995 local elections. Due to term limit as stated on the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Local Government Code of 1991, the position of mayor was left as an open race in the 1998 elections
. Lawyer Eduardo Cabantac won as municipal mayor. He was reelected in 2001 local elections
Cabantac was again reelected in the 2004 local elections
leaving the 2007 local elections
as an open race again. Gascon's son Daryl won as mayor in the said election.
The municipality of Quezon is one of the 37 municipalities which comprise the province of Isabela. Situated in the northwestern portion of the province, it is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Santa Maria
and Cabangan
, on the south by the municipality of Mallig
on the east by the municipalities of Delfin Albano
and Santo Tomas
all within the province of Isabela; and on the west by the Tabuk City in the province of Kalinga. A landlocked municipality, its absolute location is between 121°32’ to 121°41’ longitude East and 17°14’ to 17°26’ latitude north. Its municipal center is located 17°18'42.90"N and 121°36'19.59"E.
Its main access is the Cagayan Valley National Highway that traverses in a general north-south direction virtually slicing the municipality lengthwise and connects it with other municipalities in Isabela. To the east lies a provincial road which links Quezon to the municipality of Santo Tomas, Isabela. Quezon is approximately 56 kilometers south of the Cagayan Valley regional center of Tuguegarao City
, about 20 kilometers east of Tabuk City the provincial capital of Kalinga province; and about 403 kilometers north of Manila
, the capital of the Philippines
, with an average travel time of 8 to 9 hours by land.
Based from the data from the Municipal Accessors Office, Quezon occupies an area of 268.26 km² or about 2.52% of the total land area of Isabela which is placed at 10,664.4 km². The figure was based on the actual tax mapping conducted by the said office. The same figure was also used in the old town plan of Quezon and was validated by using a digital planimeter.
Quezon is politically subdivided into 15 barangay
s.
Poblacion Centro (Settlement 1) consists of Alunan (Southeast Poblacion), Arellano (Northwest Poblacion), Santos (Northeast Poblacion), and Samonte (Southwest Poblacion). The rest of the barangays are rural barangays.
classification scheme, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA) has classified the climatic type of Quezon belonging to Type III category. Type III climate is characterized by two seasons which are not very pronounced; a relatively dry season which lasts for an average of five months from December to April, and a wet season from May to November with maximum rain periods towards the last quarter (September to November). This classification system is based on precipitation
levels rather than on temperature ranges because the tropical location of the Philippines prevents any significant fluctuation in temperature readings.
Although the Sierra Madre
flanks boundaries of Quezon, the predominance of relatively flat to moderately sloped area and the absence of imposing peaks prevent orographic precipitation. Quezon, however, is exposed to the monsoon
al wind systems and periodic typhoons is a permanent feature.
, the town received an annual rainfall of 1,572.4 mm, 92.3 percent of which occurs from May to November. Maximum rainfall of 309.2 mm occurs in October, while minimum rainfall of 3.4 mm occurs in February.
level drop below 69.4 percent which is the minimum level during the month of October, even as it peaks to 94.3 percent during the month of December. The annual average is a high 85.9 percent.
s flanking its eastern and western sides. The low lying hills ad surrounding mountains ranges are slightly dissected by intermittent creeks
and waterway
s, which act as natural drainage avenues of accumulated run off water coming from the uplands.
The physiography of the municipality falls into two basic categories: an alluvial plain and a mountainous terrain
. The central plain, where the Poblacion
is located, has an elevation of about 100 meters above mean sea level , and is predominantly characterized by low relief and moderately sloping areas. Three fourths of the town is covered by these flatland which may be considered as a broad alluvial plain with recent depositions and residual soils. These areas are found sandwiched between the eastern and western uplands as well as on the other side of the Sierra Madre foothills.
The southwestern portion is characterized by the low lying hills with undulating and rolling terrain, having elevations ranging from 90–120 meters above mean sea level. These are basically shale and sandstone materials which dominate the Isabela-Kalinga boundary. The eastern edge, meanwhile forms part of the foothills of the major mountain range in the area and dominates the eastern flank of Quezon. This high relief area has peak elevations of up to 200 meters above mean sea level and is composed primarily of volcanic rocks.
Pedologic surveys conducted by the Bureau of Soils Management of the Philippine Department of Agriculture
have identified two major soil series or categories in Quezon. These road categories are the Bago Sandy Clay
Loam and the San Juan Clay. The San Juan Clay is extensively distributed covering about 113.94 km² or about 60 percent of the municipality. It offers excellent potential for such agricultural land use like onchards, commercial forest
, woodland
and pasture/ grazing lands. The Bago Sandy Clay Loam on the other hand, covers about 75.96 km² or bout 40% of the municipality. This particular type of soil is presently devoted to lowland rice farming.
Based on the study, Quezon is classified into two categories namely: deep and shallow well areas. Shallow well areas generally consist of recent formations with slopes ranging from zero to three percent. Most of these areas are located at elevations within 50 meters above mean sea level, like alluvial and coastal plains and river valleys. Shallow well
s may also have deep-water aquifer
and are less susceptible to salt water
intrusion. Deep well areas generally consist of sedimentary formations, 90 percent of which are water carriers, These are usually located in slopes reaching up to 10%, usually at elevations of more than 50 meters above sea level. The waters from deep wells are in general, of good quality.
Almost the entire portion of Quezon is classified as deep well area with a small portion of barangay Barucboc, having the lowest point of elevation in the entire municipality, belonging in the shallow area. Quezon s underlain with sedimentary rock formations the dominant being recent depositions of alluvium. This covers much of the municipality except in the Barucboc-Estrada area which is underlain with sandstone. The unconsolidated nature of the sandstone layers in these areas could account for the relatively shallow depth to the water data, since in general sandstones’ permeability allow good infiltration of water.
, institutional areas, parks and open spaces are sporadically located in the 15 barangays including the Poblacion, namely Arellano, Samonte, Santos and Alunan, which comprise the town proper. The total built up areas has an aggregate area of 8.79 km² or 5% of the total land area of the municipality.
Agricultural land cover approximately 175.52 km² or 65% of the total land area. Included are rice
, corn
, tobacco
lands, lands devoted to vegetables, peanuts
, fruit tree
s and other crop
s.
Open grassland
s cover approximately 76.13 km² or 28% of the total; however, only a small portion of these are actually being utilized as grazing/ pasture lands while a major portion is left idle.
Forest lands cover approximately 6.71 km² or 2.5% of the total area and these are located on the eastern portion of the municipality. While the land classification indicates a vast timberland areas of more than 36 square kilometres, these do not appear to be based on the actual land use but rather on tenurial status. That is, public lands are generally termed timberland areas. Water boldies like rivers and creeks occupy an aggregate area of approximately 2.54 km² or about 1% of the total land area of the municipality.
Land resources in Quezon could be described as somewhat underutilized given its vast potential for agro-industrial development.
In the 2000 census
of population by the Philippine National Statistics Office, the municipality has a population of 20,090. This was about 1.56% of the total population of Isabela which were 1,287,575 for the same year. In 2004, the municipal population office recorded a total population of 21,669 composed of 4,437 households. The average household size of Quezon is 4.98 while the province of Isabela has an average household size of 5.05.
As of 2004, gross population density
for the entire municipality was placed at 81 people/km². Urban gross density was 144 people/km² while rural gross density was 65 people/km². Comparing with provincial density, the province of Isabela with its area of 10,408.9 km² and population of 1,287,575 as of 2000 census, has a gross density of 124 people/km².
of Quezon is relatively low. About 36% of its total population in the year 2004 was found in the urban barangays. The rest of the municipality’s population resides in the rural
barangays.
In Quezon, the Poblacion
area was a major settlement area. Poblacion area was subdivided into four barangays namely Alunan, Arellano, Samonte and Santos. There are also other major settlement areas located the Poblacion namely Abut, Minagbag and Barucboc, all traversed by the national highway.
race compose a tiny minority of the population, most of whom are migrants from north of the Philippines. The municipality is peopled by a conglomeration of groups that speak several local language
s and dialect
s. The majority of the population speak Ilocano followed by Pangasinense. This can be attributed to the fact that most of their forefathers came from Ilocos region and Pangasinan. In fact, Barangay Samonte in Poblacion is sometimes referred to as "Little Pangasinan" of Quezon, Isabela. Recent data reveal that 87.58% of the total population speaks Ilocano. Kankanaey and Igorot
dialect represent 10.85% of the total population. This was attributed to the proximity of Quezon to the Mountain Province
area and with the opening of Chico dam that made this downstream municipality as its irrigation's beneficiary. The rest of the household speaks other dialects such as Itawanes, Ibanag
and others. As required in the field of commerce and education. Most residents are multi-lingual with Tagalog
and English
as their secondary and tertiary mode of communication.
and Iglesia ni Cristo
. Other religious sects in the municipality were Lutherans, Methodist,Baptist, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and crusados. Small portion belong to the indigenous
tribal religions.
(primary), industry
(secondary) and services (tertiary) sector. These sectors represent the different groups of economic activity. In most cases, these sectors are interlinked. One sector supports one or more sectors and vice versa. The performance of one sector depends greatly on its linkages with other sectors besides its own viability. This has a significant bearing on the sustainability of employment, an important indicator to measure the performance of a specific sector in particular and the economic status of the municipality in general.
production with 45.84 km² being irrigated
and 4.91 km² unirrigated. Other crops grown include corn and vegetables as well as commercial crops like mango
, citrus
, coconut
and banana
.
Production records reveal that the palay production of the municipality reached an aggregate total of 27,176 metric tons or 543,520 cavans. The bulk of the palay produced came from the irrigated rice lands with a total population of 25,212 metric tons or 504,240 cavans. Average yield was 5.5 metric tons or 110 cavans per hectare for irrigated lands and 4.0 metric tons or 80 cavans per hectare for rain fed areas. Value wise, the total palay production with a farm gate price of 10 pesos per kilogram amount to not less than 252.12 million. The average yield has been computed in dry weight basis of 14% moisture content and the weight per cavan of 50 kilograms.
Corn
is the secondary source of cereal
requirement of the municipality. The aggregate area planted to corn according to the data supplied by the municipal agricultural office is 7.16 km² or 12.3% of the total agricultural area of the municipality. For 2004, the total production of corn reached 3,222 metric tons or 64,440 cavan
s with an average yield of 4.5 metric tons per hectare or 90 cavans per hectare. This is valued at around 22.5 million with a farm gate price of 7.50 per kilogram. The average yield has been computed in dry weight basis of 14% moisture content.
The agricultural data also revealed that vegetables are also grown in farms and the household backyard. The total area planted is 10.5 hectares. Vegetables include eggplant, ampalaya, tomato
, sweet potato
, upo
, beans, gabi
, and pechay, okra, kalabasa, and mongo.
There are around 20.5 hectares occupied by fruit tree
s in the whole municipality of Quezon. These are commonly planted at the household backyards such as banana
, caimito
, tamarind
, papaya
, avocado
, guava
, and other common fruit trees.
The types of livestock raised in the 15 barangays of Quezon include carabao
, cattle
, hog, goat
, and horse
. Except for some cattle at Abut, Callanguigan and Minagbag as well as carabaos at Minagbag where animals are raised for sale, these animals are used more as work animals in tilling the land for agricultural and hauling farm products. These big animals (3,812 heads for cattle and 2,627 heads for Carabao) are grown/ maintained more as farm-helps rather than for commercial purposes. Some cattle however are good source of fresh milk
and meat
for local consumption. The work animals play an important role in land preparation for planting crops and hauling products especially those families who cant afford to buy hand tractors.
The hogs and goats numbering 7,664 and 977 respectively serve as part of the livelihood for additional income and supplementary source of protein
for local residents. It is seldom that hogs and goats are sold in commercial scale outside the municipality. Only few barangays keep horses. These animals are mostly found in barangays Abut and Lepanto. They are used for transporting farm produce and as a means of transporting some residents. All barangays kept dogs as house pets. In the 15 barangays, there are a total of 4,615 dogs.
On the other hand, poultry
which is composed mostly of native chicken
and duck
species, are not grown in commercial quantity. Except for barangay Estrada and Minagbag where some ducks are branded in the farm as layers, the poultry products are intended for local consumption only. While a number of household sell some of the birds to their neighbors and the local town market to supplement family income, most are limited to family consumption.
culture through backyard fish pen as their supplementary source of food and income. There are around 15 hectares of backyard fish pens and 28.5 hectares of commercial fishing grounds along the river, dam
and creeks
.
A good potential source of food protein and supplementary income, fish culture, not only tilapia species must be encouraged, Fish are grown together with palay on rice fields with sustained irrigation
water through rice-fish culture schemes. Some species such as mudfish
and catfish
can be raised even without any input or feeding as long as there is adequate water.
The commercial activity in Quezon is concentrated within and around the perimeter of the Public Market
. It is the primary source of staple and convenience goods and services for the Poblacion and neighboring barangays. In the public market and around the commercial district are retail and wholesale trade, small scale restaurants (carinderias), videoke bars, mini-stores (sari-sari store
s) and a number of other businesses of trading establishments.
The public market in the Poblacion area is considered as the economic center of Quezon. A well-paved Cagayan Valley Highway connects it to Santiago City
in Isabela and Tuguegarao City
in the Cagayan province. Moreover, it is connected to other barangays of the municipality by municipal and barangay roads.
The majority of the mini-stores (sari-sari store
s) are established near the roads sporadically spread in many barangays of Quezon. Most stores are characteristically just an extension of the main house. Many of the small booths
of wood
are galvanized with nipa
roofing. They are situated near the house of the owner. In many cases, these stores are attached to residential structures.
According to the records of the mayor’s office, there are about 290 business establishments currently operating in the municipality. Of this number, 198 or approximately 68.2% are sari-sari store
s. The rest are small scale restaurants (carinderia), bakeshops, grocery shops and other service-oriented business establishments,
The municipality is basically a goods-consuming community wherein most of business enterprises sell a variety of products for daily consumption of local residents. Practically all barangays have varying numbers of sari-sari stores with Arellano, Barucboc, Minagbag, Abut, Lepanto, Alunan, and Santos having the most.
Aside from the ambiguity of mini-stores (sari-sari stores), Quezon is also known for its thriving balut
industry, Out of a total of 290 establishments, 15 are into balut production. There are only two barangays where this particular activity is found and these are Minagbag in the north and Alunan in the south. Since the most dominant economic activity in the area is rice farming it would do the farmers well if they could venture into this type of enterprise since this will provide additional income for them.
factory and a wood
, and bamboo furniture and hut processing plant in barangay Santos, as well as rattan
shop in Barucboc. Another major observation that can be obtained from the distribution of business
enterprises in the municipality is the presence of activities that caters to the needs of the agricultural sector or the personal needs and requirements of residents. For instance, there are four business activities concentrated in barangay Arellano, which supply agricultural equipment from nearby municipalities such as Mallig and Roxas. This condition is brought about by the fact that some farmer
s especially in barangays quite distant from the Poblacion such as Turod and Barucboc have accessibility problems. It was learned also that some business establishments in nearby municipalities provide financial assistance to these farmers, which make farmers gravitate toward these other centers. To cater to the personal needs of the local residents, there are a number of business activities, which provide such services as photo supplies, beauty parlors and video rentals.
There are 31 industrial establishments in operation within the municipality. These are categorized as agro-industries, manufacturing or service oriented industries. The concentration of industrial activities is in grains processing. There are currently 10 rice mills (kiskisan) operating within the municipality. These projects are categorized as agro-industries.
In manufacturing, the significant activities include furniture
making, ironworks
and hollow blocks making. Furniture making however is very much affected by the imposition of log ban in the Philippines. Other activities include vulcanizing shops, welding
shops and bakeries
.
lands. However, most of these areas are actually open grassland
s and denuded. Only a few areas are planted with trees as a result of reforestation projects in the past.
In response to these concerns the DENR as implemented the Integrated Social Forestry Project, covering around 7.1 km². These projects are located at the barangays Santos, Abut, Minagbag where there a number of families living in the uplands. Aside from reforestation projects, which involved the rejuvenation of forestlands, Quezon is also host to a number of Forest Land Grazing Lease Agreement. Records show that there are presently four FLGLA entered into by the DENR with private individuals to around 9.12 km².
s and 1,417 hand tractors (kuliglig
) in the municipality making a ratio of 1 hand tractor for every 3.5 hectares. The hand tractors, when attached to a trailer, is being used as means of transporting goods and people within the municipality.
such as the Land Bank of the Philippines
, Philippine National Bank
, Banco de Oro and Ficobank. Palay-buying stations also provide financial support to farmers and individual household.
Roads in Quezon are classified into four: national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads. The total road network is 146.56 kilometers. Out of the total length, about 25 kilometers are classified as national roads, 10.89 kilometers as provincial roads, 60.75 kilometers as municipal roads and 49.92 kilometers as barangay roads. The inventory of existing road showed that of the total length of road, only about 38.64 kilometers or 17.06% is made of concrete
, 74.79 kilometers or 51.03% is gravel
and 33.13 kilometers or 22.61% is made of earth
filled roads.
The Cagayan Valley National Highway spans a contiguous length of 25 kilometers, which traverses through the center of Quezon and bisects the town. This is the main artery of Quezon and demonstrates a linear pattern. The southern end connects Quezon with adjacent municipality of Mallig, while the northern extension provides the link to the municipalities of Cabagan
and Santa Maria
. The Isabela-Kalinga road links the municipality west to the province of Kalinga through its capital Tabuk City
. A provincial road is being constructed and it will link the municipality east to the municipality of Santo Tomas
. All access roads to all the 15 barangays in Quezon connects to this national highway making it a most vital component in the development of the municipality. The municipal roads are characterized by a grid pattern. The barangay roads exhibit a combination of linear and grid pattern.
– Tuguegarao
– Manila
and Tabuk – Manila
route. These include G.V. Florida Liner, Victory Liner
, AutoBus Lines, and Ballesteros Transit. Regular or ordinary buses ply the route from Tabuk to Baguio City such as GL Trans and Emmanuel Trans. Asian Utility Vans (AUV) and jeepney are also available.
and Smart Communications
in the municipality has made communication in Quezon at par with global standards. Quezon is now linked with the rest of the Philippines and throughout the globe through their mobile phone
s. The cell site of Globe Telecom are found at Samonte and Minagbag, while the Smart cell site tower is found at Arellano.
has a postal office in the municipal hall, which also serve as their mail
distribution center. Letters received in the municipality are delivered through the letter carrier
. Some residents take mails to and from the municipal hall. The post office has an annual average of 15,000 letters incoming and 10,000 letters outgoing. Aside from processing letters, the post office also renders money orders and selling of postage stamp
s as part of its service.
, telegraph and telegraphic transfer
services. They have one telephone unit intended for commercial use through an operator either for domestic or overseas calls.
and FM
radio stations from Tuguegarao City
, Cauayan City
and even Manila
(through relay stations). Several AM stations such as Bombo Radyo
, DZCV, and DZRH
are heard in Quezon. On visual media, the Poblacion is served by local cable television
. Clear reception of major television networks is only made through Cable TV while ABS-CBN
Isabela and GMA-7 are the only TV network accessed through a regular TV antenna
. Print media such as broadsheet
newspapers and tabloids are available through some suppliers from Roxas, Tuguegarao City and Manila. As of today Quezon does not have an available internet
connection. Residents either commute to Roxas or Tuguegarao City to get internet access. Talks are ongoing with Smart Communications
on enable wireless broadband internet in the area.
demand of the municipality. The barangays of Callanguigan and Lepanto are being served by Kalinga Electric Cooperative since these two barangays are near the boundary of Kalinga and more accessible to their power line
s. Out of 15 barangays of Quezon and around 28% of the total households are not yet served by electricity
. Out of the total 4,347 households, around 3,119 or 71.75% have actual electrical connections. The remaining household still uses kerosene
and oil lamp
s as their type of lighting in their dwelling units.
facilities of Quezon are a crude mix of deep wells and shallow wells with some areas having developed spring catchments as reservoir
s. The Poblacion area is being served by a Level III water system (areas with large water tower
s). It covers around the built-up areas of Alunan, Arellano, Samonte and San Juan. The Level III water system at the Poblacion was made possible through a development loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines
and the World Bank
. In the rural areas, there are manually installed shallow wells (pitcher
, jetmatic, baby artesian) and deep wells. There are also four barangays that benefit from the development of spring catchments reservoir sourced at natural springs.
The depth of ground water in Quezon ranges from 80–120 feet for most of the barangays with the exemption of Barangay Barucboc where contact may be made within 40–60 feet. Based from the survey conducted by the municipal government, there are 406 pitcher type wells, 100 jetmatic pump wells, 30 baby artesian wells, 1,305 individual faucet (level III), 235 deep wells and 7 natural spring reservoirs.
The main irrigation system on which the farmlands of Quezon are dependent upon is the Chico River
Irrigation System managed by the National Irrigation Administration. Of the total coverage, only around 40 km² are irrigated during the dry season. The un-irrigated areas depend on rainwater and pumped wells for its water supply.
who exercises general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services and activities of the municipal government. The Municipal Council (Sanggunian Bayan) serves as the legislative arm of the municipality. The Council is mandated by law to enact ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the welfare of inhabitants of the municipality. The council has 11 members composed of the Vice Mayor as Presiding Officer, eight councilors (Sangguniang Bayan Members), the head of the association of barangay captains and the head of Youth Council (Sanggunian Kabataan Federation). The term of office of all local elective officials (except barangay and youth council) elected is three (3) years, starting from noon of June 30 of an election year. No local elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position.
A barangay is headed by a barangay captain who also serves a common arbiter to judge or decide a dispute among residents. The barangay council is composed of the barangay captain, who is also the presiding officer and councilors known as kagawads. The municipality had an association of barangay captains. The head of the association is known as ABC President and is elected amongst barangay captains through a concession or majority vote. The ABC President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor.
A barangay also had a similar council called Sanggunian Kabataan (Youth Council) composed of members called SK member and one presiding officer called an SK Chairperson. The municipality had an association of youth councils called the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation. The head of the association is known as SK Federation President and is elected amongst youth council leaders through a concession or majority vote. The SK Federation President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor.
. Sufficient social services and higher productivity lead to a higher quality of living.
The education
al needs of Quezon are provided by 12 public schools and one private school
. Public schools are composed of 12 primary and elementary school
s and one high school
. The only private school is La Salette
of Quezon, which offers pre-school, elementary and high school. There are no tertiary educational institutions available in Quezon. However, there is now Mallig Plains Colleges at its southern neighbor Mallig while University of La Salette and Isabela State University both opened their campuses at Roxas, Isabela. Most High school graduates either take their collegiate and other post-secondary education in Tuguegarao City
, Santiago City
, Baguio City
or Manila
.
The school going-age population for elementary and secondary and tertiary schools in Quezon totaled is 8,704. This is further broken down as follows: elementary at 3,799, secondary at 2,372 and tertiary at 2,533. The school going age population is around 39.5% of the total population. Enrollment
data on elementary and secondary levels reported a total of 5,316. The total enrollment in the elementary level was 3,589 while the school going age participation rate is 94.47%. For the secondary level, the total enrollment was 1,727 while the total participation rate was at 72.80%.
Recent development in the Educational System of Quezon, Isabela includes the birth and implementation of ALS
(Alternative Learning System). It is a project of the Department of Education that aims to help Out of School Youths and others to finish their educational endeavor outside the formal institions of the government. ALS in Quezon, Isabela was started through the initiative of DALSC Mrs. Ma. Theresa S. Domingo.
, Municipal Health Centers 1 and 2 and four barangay health stations basically provide the health
and medical needs of the population of Quezon. The Quezon Infirmary Hospital located at the Poblacion serves the 15 barangays of the municipality and nearby barangays of Tabuk and Rizal
in Kalinga Province and Paracelis
in the Mountain Province
. The hospital is solely funded by the local government
of Quezon. It has 10 personnel complement which include 1 doctor
, 3 nurses, 3 midwives, 2 utility
workers and 1 clerk. The facility accommodates 10 bed
s for in-patient
s and offer/delivers health services which fall under primary level.
With total live births of 467 viz-a-viz the total population of 21,669, the crude birth rate
is 21.55 or around 22 live births per 1000 population. The number of medical consultation in Quezon is 2,716 or a consultation rate of 1.253 or 125 per 1000 population seek medical advise.
Crude death rate is 3.18 or 3 deaths per 1000 population.
disposal system for domestic waste is either water sealed or pit privy. According to the municipal health office, there are 3,523 water sealed toilet
and 649 pit privy. There is no municipal wide solid waste disposal system in the municipality. Domestic solid waste are usually disposed at the designated waste disposal area or burned at the backyard or at an open pit prepared for that purpose. Considering however that Quezon is a rural municipality, pollution in the community is not a serious problem.
located at Santos, Minagbag and Barucboc. The two cemeteries located at Santos are owned and maintained by the municipal government while the rest are maintained by the respective barangays where they are located.
(PNP). There is currently one police station
in the municipality which is located at the Poblacion with 19 personnel. The PNP Quezon is headed by the chief of police
with a rank of Police Inspector (equivalent to lieutenant
in the military). The PNP members have specific jobs like investigator
, warrant server, finance officer, supply officer
, intelligence officer
, administrative, radio operator, and other related functions of the office.
Complementing the police force based in the population is the Regional Mobile Group with detachment located at Barangay Abut with 8 personnel. Also assisting the PNP in the maintenance of peace and order are the local brigades (barangay tanods) in every barangay. Although lacking in training and experience, the tanods are great help in maintaining peace and order situation in the municipality. Minor offenses are handled and solved at the barangay level. Police to population ration was 1:1140.
Quezon is relatively a peaceful municipality. The records for the past five years revealed that crime
s committed annually are not very alarming. Total crimes committed were 21 registering a monthly crime rate of 2.3 per 25,000 population. Almost half of the index crimes committed was homicide and murder.
assigned at the Fire Station in Quezon. The current ratio of firemen to population ratio is 1:2407. For the past 8 years, there are 10 fire incidents recorded in the municipality. The types of incidence according to origin were mostly due to negligence. The total fire fighting force also extends assistance and responds immediately to other units in the province upon request during emergencies.
units in Quezon with a total number of 3,887 household
s, this translated to a ratio of 1.01 households per occupied housing unit or ration of 5.22 persons per occupied housing unit. Most of the occupied housing units were single houses (98.22%). Duplex
and commercial units accounted or 0.96% and 0.13% respectively. The rest were either agricultural, multi-unit residential, institutional living quarters, or other types of housing units.
Around 47.05% of the occupied housing units had roofs made of galvanized iron
/ aluminum. On the other hand, cogon / nipa
/ anahaw for the roofs accounted to 49.93%. Hence, almost half majority of the housing units in Quezon had roofs made up on light materials. As to the construction materials of the outer walls, 34.45% percent of the occupied housing units 47.59% have bamboo
/ sawali
/ cogon / nipa
and 7.6 had concrete
/ brick
/ stone
and wood
.
Majority of the housing units needed minor repair or no repair at all. 73.30% of the occupied housing units needed no repair of it needed, with minor repair only. 19.39% need major repair and 3.6% had unfinished construction. Majority of the occupied housing units were newly built. 40.69% were built in thee 2000s, 25.26% from the 1990s and 21.50% before 1990s.
About three in every five housing units had a floor area of less than 30 square meters. About 53.9 percent occupied housing units had a floor area of less than 30 square meters, 22.2% had 20 to 29 square meters and 19.73% had 10 to 19 square meters. The smallest proportion were those with 90 to 199 square meters accounting only to 3.63%. About nine in every ten households owned/ amortized their housing units. About 7.33% occupy their housing units for free without consent of the owner, 0.77% rent their housing units and 91.20% own their housing units.
al facilities support integral activities to the social fiber of the municipality. There are 23 basketball
units in the whole municipality. Basketball
is a popular sport in the Philippines and occupy the majority of all sports facilities in the municipality. It is also observed that there were also 13 videoke bars, 5 video arcade
s / computer rental shops, 2 resort
s and 7 billiard
halls.
Additional recreation for children and youths is the computer gaming, where anyone in the town can participate in various games organized by PC rental shops. This program was started by the Quick Computer Shop owned and managed by Joyce R. Domingo.
Isabela province
Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan...
, Philippines
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...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,050 people in 3,887 households. Quezon is a border town of Isabela with the province of Kalinga. It is bordered in the west by the City of Tabuk
Tabuk, Kalinga
Tabuk is a city and the capital of the province of Kalinga in the Philippines. It borders with the town of Pinukpuk in the north and the town of Rizal in the northeast. On its westernmost section it shares border with the towns of Pasil and Lubuagan. On the southwest it borders with the town of...
.
History
Unlike some parts of Isabela like Santiago CitySantiago City
The City of Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 126,244 people in 22,401 households. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan, the provincial capital, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila...
, Echague
Echague, Isabela
Echague also referred to as the "Queen Town of Isabela" is a first class municipality under the fourth district province of Isabela, Philippines. It is 344 kilometers north of Metro Manila...
and Alicia
Alicia, Isabela
Alicia is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 61,447 people in 11,413 households....
the history of the municipality of Quezon is relatively recent. The former municipalities have long been seats of rich and colorful historical events that influenced the lives of the people of Isabela since its creation on May 1, 1856 through a Royal Decree issued in honor of Queen Isabella II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
of Spain
Spain
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(reigned 1843 to 1868). It was in these very places where decisions that ultimately governed the lives of the local people were made by Spanish authorities.
Prior to its creation, Quezon was once part of a vast track of agricultural land called the Mallig Plains. At that time, the area that is presently under the political jurisdiction of the municipality was sparsely populated. Historians believe that the precursor of the present inhabitants of Quezon were the Igorots and the Kalingas of the Cordilleras. Although the Igorots and the Kalingas are primarily upland dwellers, historians have observed that these natives come down from the highlands from time to time to hunt for low-landers especially the Kanyaw rituals.
When Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...
was elected as the President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
of the Philippine Commonwealth, one of his administration’s main programs was to promote development in the other areas in the country aside from Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. In order to achieve this objective, President Quezon opened up vast uninhabited areas for settlement hoping that these would be developed by those who will decide to settle in those areas. Aside from Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
, other parts of Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
were similarly offered for settlement and development including the province of Isabela, particularly the northwestern portion of the province which was later called Mallig Plains.
Citing for the potential of the area for settlement and agricultural development, President Quezon declared the entire land area of Mallig Plains as project site for his program on rural development. In support of this declaration, he created the Office of National Land Settlement Administration which was renamed to Land Settlement Development Corporation (LaSeDeCo). Subsequently, this corporation was reorganized. At that time, the primary objective of LaSeDeCo was basically to oversee and facilitate the distribution of lands to qualified settlers. With the development of this opportunity for rural and agricultural development and with the completion of the Balete
Balete
Balete can refer to:*The modern name for the baMalete, a Southern African Tswana tribe.*The Banyan Tree, locally known as 'Balite' or 'Balete' in the Philippines and closely associated with the spirit world according to a number of Philippine Myths, or any species of Ficus in general*Balete, Aklan,...
Pass Road in the 1920s that runs through the hinterlands of the Caraballo Mountains
Caraballo Mountains
Caraballo Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of Luzon, Philippines. It is located between Cordillera Central and Sierra Madre mountain ranges, at .This Caraballo Mountains are the location of the headwaters of the Cagayan River....
, hundreds of inhabitants from the Ilocos
Ilocos
Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Inhabitants are called Ilocanos and they speak the language Iloko, also called Ilocano.The Ilocos Region, containing four provinces, is named after Ilocos...
and Central Luzon
Central Luzon
Central Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience...
regions opted to settle and avail of the program of the government in the Mallig Plains area.
A few years after the declaration of the area as site for settlement and agricultural development, World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
broke out and the region was later placed under Japanese
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
control, Although the extent of damage on properties and the number of lives lost during the war was nothing compared to other areas in the Philippines, early settlers of the region had difficulty rebuilding their lives after the war for they were not spared from the wrath inflicted by the members of the Kalinga tribes from the north.
One of those who fiercely and bravely fought the onslaught of the Kalinga was Jesus Estrada for whom a barangay was named after him. It was only after the government and leaders of the tribes negotiated and agreed to end hostilities that the threat to the lives of early settlers of the region was eventually dispelled.
With the attainment of peace and security in the area, the exodus of settlers to the area increased particularly in the area of Barrio Narra where the future site of Quezon is located. But the continued influx of new settlers into the area increased the demand for basic requirements of the local residents. Officials of Isabela, particularly Representative Delfin Albano of the lone district of Isabela
Legislative districts of Isabela
The Legislative Districts of Isabela, namely the first, second, third, fourth districts, are the representations of the Province of Isabela and the independent city of Santiago in the Philippine House of Representatives. The province was represented as a lone legislative district until 1972...
saw the urgency and the need to create a new municipality out of Mallig. House Bill No. 736 authored by Albano was later approved by the Philippine Senate and President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader...
in 1959 through Republic Act No. 2418. The name of the municipality was in honor of the last President Manuel L. Quezon who was instrumental in the development of the municipalities of Mallig
Mallig, Isabela
Mallig is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Mallig borders in the west with the town of Paracelis, Mountain.According to the latest census, it has a population of 27,245 people in 5,064 households.-History:...
and Quezon.
Hildebrando Pecson was appointed as the first mayor of the newly created municipality from 1960 until 1967 when after his term limit allowed by law then, he was succeeded by Hermogenes Padilla in the 1967 local elections. In 1971 local elections, Gavino Gascon challenged Padilla and was popularly elected by people. In 1976, he was replaced by William Corpuz and was in turn unseated in 1978. Oniate Tabangcura, a former officer of the military replaced Corpuz. When President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
was overthrown on 1986 through the 1986 EDSA Revolution, President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
issued and executive order replacing all local executives all throughout the Philippines. Corpuz was appointed as Officer-In-Charge Mayor of Quezon. On 1988 local elections, Gavino Gascon had his seat back,again with popular votes, as mayor of Quezon. He was reelected in the 1992 and 1995 local elections. Due to term limit as stated on the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Local Government Code of 1991, the position of mayor was left as an open race in the 1998 elections
Philippine general election, 1998
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...
. Lawyer Eduardo Cabantac won as municipal mayor. He was reelected in 2001 local elections
Philippine general election, 2001
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001. Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher...
Cabantac was again reelected in the 2004 local elections
Philippine general election, 2004
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ,...
leaving the 2007 local elections
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...
as an open race again. Gascon's son Daryl won as mayor in the said election.
Geographic Location and Land Area
Santa Maria, Isabela
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 20,695 people in 3,280 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.* Bangad...
and Cabangan
Cabagan, Isabela
Cabagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,562 people in 7,250 households....
, on the south by the municipality of Mallig
Mallig, Isabela
Mallig is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Mallig borders in the west with the town of Paracelis, Mountain.According to the latest census, it has a population of 27,245 people in 5,064 households.-History:...
on the east by the municipalities of Delfin Albano
Delfin Albano, Isabela
Delfin Albano is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. The municipality is formerly known as Magsaysay, Isabela. It was named after the former congressman, Delfin Albano...
and Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas, Isabela
Santo Tomas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,172 people in 3,864 households....
all within the province of Isabela; and on the west by the Tabuk City in the province of Kalinga. A landlocked municipality, its absolute location is between 121°32’ to 121°41’ longitude East and 17°14’ to 17°26’ latitude north. Its municipal center is located 17°18'42.90"N and 121°36'19.59"E.
Its main access is the Cagayan Valley National Highway that traverses in a general north-south direction virtually slicing the municipality lengthwise and connects it with other municipalities in Isabela. To the east lies a provincial road which links Quezon to the municipality of Santo Tomas, Isabela. Quezon is approximately 56 kilometers south of the Cagayan Valley regional center of Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
, about 20 kilometers east of Tabuk City the provincial capital of Kalinga province; and about 403 kilometers north of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, the capital of the Philippines
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...
, with an average travel time of 8 to 9 hours by land.
Based from the data from the Municipal Accessors Office, Quezon occupies an area of 268.26 km² or about 2.52% of the total land area of Isabela which is placed at 10,664.4 km². The figure was based on the actual tax mapping conducted by the said office. The same figure was also used in the old town plan of Quezon and was validated by using a digital planimeter.
Barangays
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
Poblacion Centro (Settlement 1) consists of Alunan (Southeast Poblacion), Arellano (Northwest Poblacion), Santos (Northeast Poblacion), and Samonte (Southwest Poblacion). The rest of the barangays are rural barangays.
| Barangay Barangay A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward... |
Population (2007) | Economic Class |
|---|---|---|
| Abut | 2,027 | Rural |
| Alunan | 1,186 | Urban |
| Arellano | 2,485 | Urban |
| Aurora | 393 | Rural |
| Barucboc Barucboc Barucboc is a barangay situated at the southern most part of Quezon, Isabela. It has been famous for its name Nursery for it served as the planting ground of the entire town.-History:... |
2,821 | Rural |
| Callangigan | 614 | Rural |
| Dunmon | 520 | Rural |
| Estrada | 588 | Rural |
| Santos | 2,818 | Urban |
| Lepanto | 1,408 | Rural |
| Mangga | 707 | Rural |
| Minagbag | 2,949 | Rural |
| Samonte | 1,664 | Urban |
| San Juan | 1,110 | Rural |
| Turod | 760 | Rural |
Climate
Using the coronaCorona (meteorology)
In meteorology, a corona is produced by the diffraction of light from either the Sun or the Moon by individual small water droplets of a cloud....
classification scheme, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...
(PAGASA) has classified the climatic type of Quezon belonging to Type III category. Type III climate is characterized by two seasons which are not very pronounced; a relatively dry season which lasts for an average of five months from December to April, and a wet season from May to November with maximum rain periods towards the last quarter (September to November). This classification system is based on precipitation
Precipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
levels rather than on temperature ranges because the tropical location of the Philippines prevents any significant fluctuation in temperature readings.
Although the Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre (Philippines)
The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in The Philippines. It is located along the north-eastern coast of Luzon Island, running north/south. Quezon National Forest Park is situated in the range.-Geography:...
flanks boundaries of Quezon, the predominance of relatively flat to moderately sloped area and the absence of imposing peaks prevent orographic precipitation. Quezon, however, is exposed to the monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
al wind systems and periodic typhoons is a permanent feature.
Rainfall
As observed and recorded at the Agro-Meteorological station located in Minanga, Iguig, CagayanIguig, Cagayan
Iguig is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 26,096 people in 4,159 households.-Barangays:Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays....
, the town received an annual rainfall of 1,572.4 mm, 92.3 percent of which occurs from May to November. Maximum rainfall of 309.2 mm occurs in October, while minimum rainfall of 3.4 mm occurs in February.
Temperature
Diurnal variations in temperature readings are minimal, with an annual average of 26.9 °C. The hottest month of the year is April with an average of 29.9 °C. Temperature extremes however, may dip as low as 13.6 °C in January, and may climb to as high as 38.4 °C in April.Relative humidity
The constantly high temperature promotes evaporation in the area which in turn results in humid conditions. Sparingly does the humidityHumidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
level drop below 69.4 percent which is the minimum level during the month of October, even as it peaks to 94.3 percent during the month of December. The annual average is a high 85.9 percent.
Topography and Geomorphology
The municipal landscape of Quezon is characterized by a mixture of relatively flatlands punctuated at certain points by undulating and rolling terrain, with mountain rangeMountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s flanking its eastern and western sides. The low lying hills ad surrounding mountains ranges are slightly dissected by intermittent creeks
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
and waterway
Waterway
A waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
s, which act as natural drainage avenues of accumulated run off water coming from the uplands.
The physiography of the municipality falls into two basic categories: an alluvial plain and a mountainous terrain
Terrain
Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...
. The central plain, where the Poblacion
Poblacion
A Poblacion or Población, literally "town" or "Population" in Spanish, is the name commonly used for the central barangay or barangays of a Philippine city or municipality. Common features of the poblacion include a town plaza, church, market, school and town hall. It is sometimes shortened to...
is located, has an elevation of about 100 meters above mean sea level , and is predominantly characterized by low relief and moderately sloping areas. Three fourths of the town is covered by these flatland which may be considered as a broad alluvial plain with recent depositions and residual soils. These areas are found sandwiched between the eastern and western uplands as well as on the other side of the Sierra Madre foothills.
The southwestern portion is characterized by the low lying hills with undulating and rolling terrain, having elevations ranging from 90–120 meters above mean sea level. These are basically shale and sandstone materials which dominate the Isabela-Kalinga boundary. The eastern edge, meanwhile forms part of the foothills of the major mountain range in the area and dominates the eastern flank of Quezon. This high relief area has peak elevations of up to 200 meters above mean sea level and is composed primarily of volcanic rocks.
Soil system
Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture , abbreviated as DA, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for boosting the income of farmers as well as reducing the incidence of poverty in the rural sector, as stipulated inthe Government's Medium Term Philippine...
have identified two major soil series or categories in Quezon. These road categories are the Bago Sandy Clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
Loam and the San Juan Clay. The San Juan Clay is extensively distributed covering about 113.94 km² or about 60 percent of the municipality. It offers excellent potential for such agricultural land use like onchards, commercial forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
, woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
and pasture/ grazing lands. The Bago Sandy Clay Loam on the other hand, covers about 75.96 km² or bout 40% of the municipality. This particular type of soil is presently devoted to lowland rice farming.
Ground water and geologic formations
The assessment of the ground water resources by the Philippine National Water Resources Board in the entire province of Isabela was based on existing data on geologic formations, topography, ground surface elevations, precipitation and groundwater levels, all of which are available from the files of various agencies.Based on the study, Quezon is classified into two categories namely: deep and shallow well areas. Shallow well areas generally consist of recent formations with slopes ranging from zero to three percent. Most of these areas are located at elevations within 50 meters above mean sea level, like alluvial and coastal plains and river valleys. Shallow well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
s may also have deep-water aquifer
Aquifer
An aquifer is a wet underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology...
and are less susceptible to salt water
Seawater
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...
intrusion. Deep well areas generally consist of sedimentary formations, 90 percent of which are water carriers, These are usually located in slopes reaching up to 10%, usually at elevations of more than 50 meters above sea level. The waters from deep wells are in general, of good quality.
Almost the entire portion of Quezon is classified as deep well area with a small portion of barangay Barucboc, having the lowest point of elevation in the entire municipality, belonging in the shallow area. Quezon s underlain with sedimentary rock formations the dominant being recent depositions of alluvium. This covers much of the municipality except in the Barucboc-Estrada area which is underlain with sandstone. The unconsolidated nature of the sandstone layers in these areas could account for the relatively shallow depth to the water data, since in general sandstones’ permeability allow good infiltration of water.
Existing general land use pattern
Clustered development influenced considerably by a grid-iron patter of road network characterizes the existing land use pattern. Built up areas, which include residential, commercialCommerce
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, institutional areas, parks and open spaces are sporadically located in the 15 barangays including the Poblacion, namely Arellano, Samonte, Santos and Alunan, which comprise the town proper. The total built up areas has an aggregate area of 8.79 km² or 5% of the total land area of the municipality.
Agricultural land cover approximately 175.52 km² or 65% of the total land area. Included are rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
lands, lands devoted to vegetables, peanuts
Peanuts
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, fruit tree
Fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by people — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for...
s and other crop
Crop
Crop may refer to:* Crop, a plant grown and harvested for agricultural use* Crop , part of the alimentary tract of some animals* Crop , a modified whip used in horseback riding or disciplining humans...
s.
Open grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
s cover approximately 76.13 km² or 28% of the total; however, only a small portion of these are actually being utilized as grazing/ pasture lands while a major portion is left idle.
Forest lands cover approximately 6.71 km² or 2.5% of the total area and these are located on the eastern portion of the municipality. While the land classification indicates a vast timberland areas of more than 36 square kilometres, these do not appear to be based on the actual land use but rather on tenurial status. That is, public lands are generally termed timberland areas. Water boldies like rivers and creeks occupy an aggregate area of approximately 2.54 km² or about 1% of the total land area of the municipality.
Land resources in Quezon could be described as somewhat underutilized given its vast potential for agro-industrial development.
Population
The population grows tremendously. During the census of 1960, one year after its creation as a municipality, Quezon had a population of only 5,797. Its population increased to 7,271 in 1970 and 8,225 in 1975 with an annual growth of 2.25% and 2.49% respectively. The tremendous increase of population began in 1975 to 1980 where population grows to 9,820 or 3.61% growth rate. Between the 1980s and 1990s, its population grew by 16,280 with an annual growth of 5.18%. Such an increase may be attributed to natural increase and influx of migrants particularly land seekers coming from various provinces (mainly from nearby Kalinga) with the operation of Chico River Irrigation System in 1983 that propelled the agricultural boom of Quezon. Population growth between 1990 and 1995 slowed down to 1.59% with 17,617 on record. The growth rate between 1995 to 2000 regained an increase of 2.66% when the local economy improved due to the concreting of the national highway and the increased remittances of its Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) working as either professionals or skilled workers in various fields in the Middle East, USA, Canada, London (UK), Hongkong or Singapore.In the 2000 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of population by the Philippine National Statistics Office, the municipality has a population of 20,090. This was about 1.56% of the total population of Isabela which were 1,287,575 for the same year. In 2004, the municipal population office recorded a total population of 21,669 composed of 4,437 households. The average household size of Quezon is 4.98 while the province of Isabela has an average household size of 5.05.
As of 2004, gross population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
for the entire municipality was placed at 81 people/km². Urban gross density was 144 people/km² while rural gross density was 65 people/km². Comparing with provincial density, the province of Isabela with its area of 10,408.9 km² and population of 1,287,575 as of 2000 census, has a gross density of 124 people/km².
Urbanity
The level of urbanizationUrbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
of Quezon is relatively low. About 36% of its total population in the year 2004 was found in the urban barangays. The rest of the municipality’s population resides in the rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
barangays.
In Quezon, the Poblacion
Poblacion
A Poblacion or Población, literally "town" or "Population" in Spanish, is the name commonly used for the central barangay or barangays of a Philippine city or municipality. Common features of the poblacion include a town plaza, church, market, school and town hall. It is sometimes shortened to...
area was a major settlement area. Poblacion area was subdivided into four barangays namely Alunan, Arellano, Samonte and Santos. There are also other major settlement areas located the Poblacion namely Abut, Minagbag and Barucboc, all traversed by the national highway.
Age and sex structure
The municipal sex ratio is 1.06. This indicated that there were 106 males to 100 females. Majority of the population of Quezon is at the working age. As of 2000, Quezon had 56.73% or 11,398 persons belonging to the productive age group, 40% or 8,034 belong to the young age group and 3.27% or 658 belong to the retirement age of 65 years old and above.Ethnicity
The overwhelming majority of the residents of Quezon belong to the Malay race. The Han ChineseHan Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
race compose a tiny minority of the population, most of whom are migrants from north of the Philippines. The municipality is peopled by a conglomeration of groups that speak several local language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s and dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
s. The majority of the population speak Ilocano followed by Pangasinense. This can be attributed to the fact that most of their forefathers came from Ilocos region and Pangasinan. In fact, Barangay Samonte in Poblacion is sometimes referred to as "Little Pangasinan" of Quezon, Isabela. Recent data reveal that 87.58% of the total population speaks Ilocano. Kankanaey and Igorot
Igorot
Cordillerans are the people of the Cordillera region, in the Philippines island of Luzon. The word, Igorot is a misnomer term invented by the Spaniards in mockery against the Nortnern Luzon tribes. The word ‘Igorot’ also as coined and applied by the Spaniards means a savage, head-hunting and...
dialect represent 10.85% of the total population. This was attributed to the proximity of Quezon to the Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
area and with the opening of Chico dam that made this downstream municipality as its irrigation's beneficiary. The rest of the household speaks other dialects such as Itawanes, Ibanag
Ibanag language
The Ibanag language is spoken by up to 500,000 speakers in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, UK and the U.S.A....
and others. As required in the field of commerce and education. Most residents are multi-lingual with Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
and English
English language
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as their secondary and tertiary mode of communication.
Religion
An estimated 61.22 percent of the municipal population were Roman Catholics. This was followed by the Philippine Episcopal Church, Philippine Independent ChurchPhilippine Independent Church
The Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, (officially the or the IFI, also known as the Philippine Independent Catholic Church or in Ilocano: Siwawayawaya nga Simbaan ti Filipinas (in in Kinaray-a/Hiligaynon: Simbahan Hilway nga...
and Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo also known as INC, is the largest entirely indigenous Christian religious organization that originated from the Philippines and the largest independent church in Asia. Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant writers describe the INC's doctrines as restorationist in...
. Other religious sects in the municipality were Lutherans, Methodist,Baptist, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and crusados. Small portion belong to the indigenous
Indigenous peoples of Oceania
The indigenous peoples of Oceania are those peoples identified as indigenous peoples, as per the modern global definition of the term.Many of the present-day Pacific Island nations in the Oceania region were originally populated by Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples over the course of...
tribal religions.
Economy
The economy of Quezon is made up of agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
(primary), industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
(secondary) and services (tertiary) sector. These sectors represent the different groups of economic activity. In most cases, these sectors are interlinked. One sector supports one or more sectors and vice versa. The performance of one sector depends greatly on its linkages with other sectors besides its own viability. This has a significant bearing on the sustainability of employment, an important indicator to measure the performance of a specific sector in particular and the economic status of the municipality in general.
Crop production
The municipality of Quezon is primarily an agricultural community. Majority of the population depends upon agriculture for their livelihood and income. The office of the municipal agriculturist reveals that there was a total of 58.17 km² of agricultural lands. Of this area, 50.75 km² are devoted to riceRice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
production with 45.84 km² being irrigated
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
and 4.91 km² unirrigated. Other crops grown include corn and vegetables as well as commercial crops like mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
, citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
and banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
.
Rice production
Production records reveal that the palay production of the municipality reached an aggregate total of 27,176 metric tons or 543,520 cavans. The bulk of the palay produced came from the irrigated rice lands with a total population of 25,212 metric tons or 504,240 cavans. Average yield was 5.5 metric tons or 110 cavans per hectare for irrigated lands and 4.0 metric tons or 80 cavans per hectare for rain fed areas. Value wise, the total palay production with a farm gate price of 10 pesos per kilogram amount to not less than 252.12 million. The average yield has been computed in dry weight basis of 14% moisture content and the weight per cavan of 50 kilograms.
Corn production
Corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
is the secondary source of cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
requirement of the municipality. The aggregate area planted to corn according to the data supplied by the municipal agricultural office is 7.16 km² or 12.3% of the total agricultural area of the municipality. For 2004, the total production of corn reached 3,222 metric tons or 64,440 cavan
Cavan
Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...
s with an average yield of 4.5 metric tons per hectare or 90 cavans per hectare. This is valued at around 22.5 million with a farm gate price of 7.50 per kilogram. The average yield has been computed in dry weight basis of 14% moisture content.
Vegetables
The agricultural data also revealed that vegetables are also grown in farms and the household backyard. The total area planted is 10.5 hectares. Vegetables include eggplant, ampalaya, tomato
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
, sweet potato
Sweet potato
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...
, upo
UPO
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, beans, gabi
Gabi
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, and pechay, okra, kalabasa, and mongo.
Fruit trees
There are around 20.5 hectares occupied by fruit tree
Fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by people — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for...
s in the whole municipality of Quezon. These are commonly planted at the household backyards such as banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
, caimito
Caimito
Caimito may refer to:*Chrysophyllum cainito, a tropical fruit also known as the "cainito" and the "star apple"*Caimito, Sucre, town in Colombia*Caimito, Cuba, a city in the province of La Habana...
, tamarind
Tamarind
Tamarind is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic .-Origin:...
, papaya
Papaya
The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...
, avocado
Avocado
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, guava
Guava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
, and other common fruit trees.
Livestock and poultry
Carabao
The carabao or Bubalus bubalis carabanesis is a subspecies of the domesticated water buffalo found in the Philippines, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and various parts of Southeast Asia...
, cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
, hog, goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
, and horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
. Except for some cattle at Abut, Callanguigan and Minagbag as well as carabaos at Minagbag where animals are raised for sale, these animals are used more as work animals in tilling the land for agricultural and hauling farm products. These big animals (3,812 heads for cattle and 2,627 heads for Carabao) are grown/ maintained more as farm-helps rather than for commercial purposes. Some cattle however are good source of fresh milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
and meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
for local consumption. The work animals play an important role in land preparation for planting crops and hauling products especially those families who cant afford to buy hand tractors.
The hogs and goats numbering 7,664 and 977 respectively serve as part of the livelihood for additional income and supplementary source of protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
for local residents. It is seldom that hogs and goats are sold in commercial scale outside the municipality. Only few barangays keep horses. These animals are mostly found in barangays Abut and Lepanto. They are used for transporting farm produce and as a means of transporting some residents. All barangays kept dogs as house pets. In the 15 barangays, there are a total of 4,615 dogs.
On the other hand, poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
which is composed mostly of native chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
and duck
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
species, are not grown in commercial quantity. Except for barangay Estrada and Minagbag where some ducks are branded in the farm as layers, the poultry products are intended for local consumption only. While a number of household sell some of the birds to their neighbors and the local town market to supplement family income, most are limited to family consumption.
Fishery
Some farms in almost all barangays are engaged in tilapiaTilapia
Tilapia , is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the...
culture through backyard fish pen as their supplementary source of food and income. There are around 15 hectares of backyard fish pens and 28.5 hectares of commercial fishing grounds along the river, dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
and creeks
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
.
A good potential source of food protein and supplementary income, fish culture, not only tilapia species must be encouraged, Fish are grown together with palay on rice fields with sustained irrigation
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
water through rice-fish culture schemes. Some species such as mudfish
Mudfish
Mudfish may refer to any of many different fishes, including:* In New Zealand and Australia:** Neochanna species* In North America:** Amia calva* In South America:** Lepidosiren paradoxa* In Africa:** Labeo capensis...
and catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
can be raised even without any input or feeding as long as there is adequate water.
Trade and commerce
Public market
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. It is the primary source of staple and convenience goods and services for the Poblacion and neighboring barangays. In the public market and around the commercial district are retail and wholesale trade, small scale restaurants (carinderias), videoke bars, mini-stores (sari-sari store
Sari-sari store
A sari-sari store is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word sari-sari is Tagalog meaning "variety". Such stores form an important economic and social location in a Filipino community. It is present in almost all neighborhoods, sometimes even in every street. Most sari-sari stores...
s) and a number of other businesses of trading establishments.
The public market in the Poblacion area is considered as the economic center of Quezon. A well-paved Cagayan Valley Highway connects it to Santiago City
Santiago City
The City of Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 126,244 people in 22,401 households. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan, the provincial capital, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila...
in Isabela and Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
in the Cagayan province. Moreover, it is connected to other barangays of the municipality by municipal and barangay roads.
The majority of the mini-stores (sari-sari store
Sari-sari store
A sari-sari store is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word sari-sari is Tagalog meaning "variety". Such stores form an important economic and social location in a Filipino community. It is present in almost all neighborhoods, sometimes even in every street. Most sari-sari stores...
s) are established near the roads sporadically spread in many barangays of Quezon. Most stores are characteristically just an extension of the main house. Many of the small booths
Booths
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of wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
are galvanized with nipa
Nipa
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roofing. They are situated near the house of the owner. In many cases, these stores are attached to residential structures.
According to the records of the mayor’s office, there are about 290 business establishments currently operating in the municipality. Of this number, 198 or approximately 68.2% are sari-sari store
Sari-sari store
A sari-sari store is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word sari-sari is Tagalog meaning "variety". Such stores form an important economic and social location in a Filipino community. It is present in almost all neighborhoods, sometimes even in every street. Most sari-sari stores...
s. The rest are small scale restaurants (carinderia), bakeshops, grocery shops and other service-oriented business establishments,
The municipality is basically a goods-consuming community wherein most of business enterprises sell a variety of products for daily consumption of local residents. Practically all barangays have varying numbers of sari-sari stores with Arellano, Barucboc, Minagbag, Abut, Lepanto, Alunan, and Santos having the most.
Aside from the ambiguity of mini-stores (sari-sari stores), Quezon is also known for its thriving balut
Balut
A balut is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell.Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, balut are mostly sold by street vendors in the regions where they are available. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines...
industry, Out of a total of 290 establishments, 15 are into balut production. There are only two barangays where this particular activity is found and these are Minagbag in the north and Alunan in the south. Since the most dominant economic activity in the area is rice farming it would do the farmers well if they could venture into this type of enterprise since this will provide additional income for them.
Industry
There are also industries, which transform raw materials into final goods. These industries include a vinegarVinegar
Vinegar is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, the acetic acid being produced through the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow fermentation processes. Slow methods generally are used with traditional...
factory and a wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, and bamboo furniture and hut processing plant in barangay Santos, as well as rattan
Rattan
Rattan is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia.- Structure :...
shop in Barucboc. Another major observation that can be obtained from the distribution of business
Business
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enterprises in the municipality is the presence of activities that caters to the needs of the agricultural sector or the personal needs and requirements of residents. For instance, there are four business activities concentrated in barangay Arellano, which supply agricultural equipment from nearby municipalities such as Mallig and Roxas. This condition is brought about by the fact that some farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s especially in barangays quite distant from the Poblacion such as Turod and Barucboc have accessibility problems. It was learned also that some business establishments in nearby municipalities provide financial assistance to these farmers, which make farmers gravitate toward these other centers. To cater to the personal needs of the local residents, there are a number of business activities, which provide such services as photo supplies, beauty parlors and video rentals.
There are 31 industrial establishments in operation within the municipality. These are categorized as agro-industries, manufacturing or service oriented industries. The concentration of industrial activities is in grains processing. There are currently 10 rice mills (kiskisan) operating within the municipality. These projects are categorized as agro-industries.
In manufacturing, the significant activities include furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
making, ironworks
Ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...
and hollow blocks making. Furniture making however is very much affected by the imposition of log ban in the Philippines. Other activities include vulcanizing shops, welding
Welding
Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material that cools to become a strong joint, with pressure sometimes...
shops and bakeries
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
.
Forestry
Based from the record of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the municipality of Quezon has a forest zone of 36 km². Quezon had 153.9 km² of alienable and disposableDisposable
A disposable is a product designed for cheapness and short-term convenience rather than medium to long-term durability, with most products only intended for single use. The term is also sometimes used for products that may last several months to distinguish from similar products that last...
lands. However, most of these areas are actually open grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
s and denuded. Only a few areas are planted with trees as a result of reforestation projects in the past.
In response to these concerns the DENR as implemented the Integrated Social Forestry Project, covering around 7.1 km². These projects are located at the barangays Santos, Abut, Minagbag where there a number of families living in the uplands. Aside from reforestation projects, which involved the rejuvenation of forestlands, Quezon is also host to a number of Forest Land Grazing Lease Agreement. Records show that there are presently four FLGLA entered into by the DENR with private individuals to around 9.12 km².
Irrigation
The National Irrigation Administration serves the irrigated rice land of the municipality. About 86% of the 45.3 km² are being covered by the agency while local community irrigation system, improvised water pumps serves the remaining 14%. Of this total irrigated rice lands, around 47 km² are planted twice a year while the remaining area are only planted once a year.Farm mechanization
Most of the farmers in Quezon are using hand tractors in the process of land preparation. There are currently 4 four wheel tractorTractor
A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...
s and 1,417 hand tractors (kuliglig
Kuliglig
A kuliglig is a vehicle composed of a two-wheeled trailer pulled by a two wheeled tractor similar to a rotary tiller. It is powered by multi-purpose diesel or gasoline engine, commonly used in the provinces of the Philippines...
) in the municipality making a ratio of 1 hand tractor for every 3.5 hectares. The hand tractors, when attached to a trailer, is being used as means of transporting goods and people within the municipality.
Post harvest facilities
The distribution of post harvest facilities shows that barangays Abut and Barucboc has more rice mills than the other barangays. In addition, the existence of more threshers in Barangay Barucboc reveals that most primary processing is done in these areas and produces more palay than the other barangays. There are 164 threshers and 16 rice mills in the municipality. Most of the barangays utilize the barangay paved basketball court as multi-purpose dryer. There are 50 solar dryers in the municipality.Marketing and storage facilities
The municipality has attained sufficiency in rice and producing more than the food requirement of its total population. In excess of the palay reserved for consumption, the farmers usually sell their palay to private buyers and the state National Food Authority in the municipality and other neighboring municipalities. Most of these buyers are businessmen who own warehouses to store these purchased products as well as milling facilities’ for processing.Financial institutions
Agriculture-based lending institution of the municipality includes the Mallig Plains Rural Bank, PRBank and Rural Bank of Benito Soliven located at the Poblacion as well as Epiphany MPCI located at Barangay Abut. Residents also access the financial facility of nearby Roxas, IsabelaRoxas, Isabela
Roxas is a first class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 53,461 people in 9,896 households....
such as the Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines , also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen...
, Philippine National Bank
Philippine National Bank
The Philippine National Bank is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking fourth in terms of assets...
, Banco de Oro and Ficobank. Palay-buying stations also provide financial support to farmers and individual household.
Cooperatives and other services
Aside from the agriculture reform and modernization program of the Department of Agriculture other agencies such as the National Irrigation Administration, Department of Agrarian Reform and cooperatives extend to farmers other services to develop and harness to the maximum the agricultural potentials of the municipality. The agricultural technologists of the municipal agricultural office provide extension and other related services in order to boost farm production in the municipality.Roads
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
, 74.79 kilometers or 51.03% is gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
and 33.13 kilometers or 22.61% is made of earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
filled roads.
The Cagayan Valley National Highway spans a contiguous length of 25 kilometers, which traverses through the center of Quezon and bisects the town. This is the main artery of Quezon and demonstrates a linear pattern. The southern end connects Quezon with adjacent municipality of Mallig, while the northern extension provides the link to the municipalities of Cabagan
Cabagan, Isabela
Cabagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,562 people in 7,250 households....
and Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Isabela
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 20,695 people in 3,280 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.* Bangad...
. The Isabela-Kalinga road links the municipality west to the province of Kalinga through its capital Tabuk City
Tabuk, Kalinga
Tabuk is a city and the capital of the province of Kalinga in the Philippines. It borders with the town of Pinukpuk in the north and the town of Rizal in the northeast. On its westernmost section it shares border with the towns of Pasil and Lubuagan. On the southwest it borders with the town of...
. A provincial road is being constructed and it will link the municipality east to the municipality of Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas, Isabela
Santo Tomas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,172 people in 3,864 households....
. All access roads to all the 15 barangays in Quezon connects to this national highway making it a most vital component in the development of the municipality. The municipal roads are characterized by a grid pattern. The barangay roads exhibit a combination of linear and grid pattern.
Transportation routes
The transportation routes and nodes attend to the need of commuters plying the major routes such as regular mini-buses plying Tuguegarao City to Santiago City and vice-versa almost in every hour frequency. There are also air conditioned buses which plies the AppariAparri, Cagayan
Aparri is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. According to the latest census, Aparri has a population of 69,024 people.Aparri has an approximate income of Php 90,000,000.00...
– Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
– Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and Tabuk – Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
route. These include G.V. Florida Liner, Victory Liner
Victory Liner
Victory Liner, Inc. is one of the largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines. This bus company played a major role in transport industry since it became the product of Japanese occupation in the country after World War II....
, AutoBus Lines, and Ballesteros Transit. Regular or ordinary buses ply the route from Tabuk to Baguio City such as GL Trans and Emmanuel Trans. Asian Utility Vans (AUV) and jeepney are also available.
Communication
Internet Connection
Although there is no internet connection in this municipality yet, people resort to Smart Broadbands and Globe Tattoos. Quick Computer Shop, located at Arellano, Quezon, Isabela, owned and managed by Joyce R. Domingo serves as the primary source of the town's social connectivity.Cellular mobile phones
The construction of cell site towers of Globe TelecomGlobe Telecom
Globe Telecom , commonly known as Globe, is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe provides mobile, fixed line, and broadband Internet services.- History :In 1928, Congress passed Act No...
and Smart Communications
Smart Communications
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:...
in the municipality has made communication in Quezon at par with global standards. Quezon is now linked with the rest of the Philippines and throughout the globe through their mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s. The cell site of Globe Telecom are found at Samonte and Minagbag, while the Smart cell site tower is found at Arellano.
Postal services
The Philippine Postal CorporationPhilippine Postal Corporation
The Philippine Postal Corporation, , abbreviated as PhilPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. The Philippine Postal Corporation has an estimated 13,800 employees and runs more than 2,000 post offices nationwide...
has a postal office in the municipal hall, which also serve as their mail
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
distribution center. Letters received in the municipality are delivered through the letter carrier
Mail carrier
A mail carrier, mailman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman , postman/postwoman , letter carrier or postie is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses...
. Some residents take mails to and from the municipal hall. The post office has an annual average of 15,000 letters incoming and 10,000 letters outgoing. Aside from processing letters, the post office also renders money orders and selling of postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s as part of its service.
TELOF
The Telecommunications Office of the Department of Transportation and Communications in Quezon extends telephoneTelephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
, telegraph and telegraphic transfer
Telegraphic transfer
Telegraphic Transfer or Telex Transfer , often abbreviated to TT, is an electronic means of transferring funds overseas. A transfer charge is collected while sending money...
services. They have one telephone unit intended for commercial use through an operator either for domestic or overseas calls.
Multimedia services
Quezon can receive regular broadcasting both from AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
and FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
radio stations from Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
, Cauayan City
Cauayan City
Cauayan City is a 1st class city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Cauayan City is the Agro-Industrial Capital of Cagayan Valley and The Commercial Center of The Province of Isabela...
and even Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
(through relay stations). Several AM stations such as Bombo Radyo
Bombo Radyo Philippines
Bombo Radyo Philippines is one of the largest radio networks in the Philippines spanning across 20 major provinces. It is a conglomeration of three smaller radio networks: Newsounds Broadcasting Network, Inc. , Mindanao licensee; Consolidated Broadcasting System , Visayas licensee; and People's...
, DZCV, and DZRH
DZRH
DZRH is a radio station in Metro Manila owned and operated by the Manila Broadcasting Company. The station's studio is located at CCP Complex in Pasay, Philippines, while its transmitter is located at Brgy. Malanday, Valenzuela...
are heard in Quezon. On visual media, the Poblacion is served by local cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
. Clear reception of major television networks is only made through Cable TV while ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Isabela and GMA-7 are the only TV network accessed through a regular TV antenna
Antenna (radio)
An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric currents into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver...
. Print media such as broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
newspapers and tabloids are available through some suppliers from Roxas, Tuguegarao City and Manila. As of today Quezon does not have an available internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
connection. Residents either commute to Roxas or Tuguegarao City to get internet access. Talks are ongoing with Smart Communications
Smart Communications
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:...
on enable wireless broadband internet in the area.
Power
The Isabela Electric Cooperative (District II) and the Kalinga Electric Cooperative serve the power supplyPower supply
A power supply is a device that supplies electrical energy to one or more electric loads. The term is most commonly applied to devices that convert one form of electrical energy to another, though it may also refer to devices that convert another form of energy to electrical energy...
demand of the municipality. The barangays of Callanguigan and Lepanto are being served by Kalinga Electric Cooperative since these two barangays are near the boundary of Kalinga and more accessible to their power line
Electric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
s. Out of 15 barangays of Quezon and around 28% of the total households are not yet served by electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
. Out of the total 4,347 households, around 3,119 or 71.75% have actual electrical connections. The remaining household still uses kerosene
Kerosene
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...
and oil lamp
Oil lamp
An oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and is continued to this day....
s as their type of lighting in their dwelling units.
Water
The existing water supplyWater supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
facilities of Quezon are a crude mix of deep wells and shallow wells with some areas having developed spring catchments as reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
s. The Poblacion area is being served by a Level III water system (areas with large water tower
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
s). It covers around the built-up areas of Alunan, Arellano, Samonte and San Juan. The Level III water system at the Poblacion was made possible through a development loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines
Development Bank of the Philippines
The Development Bank of the Philippines , commonly known by its initials, DBP, is a state-owned development bank in Makati, Philippines.It is the seventh-largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets, and is the second-largest...
and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. In the rural areas, there are manually installed shallow wells (pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
, jetmatic, baby artesian) and deep wells. There are also four barangays that benefit from the development of spring catchments reservoir sourced at natural springs.
The depth of ground water in Quezon ranges from 80–120 feet for most of the barangays with the exemption of Barangay Barucboc where contact may be made within 40–60 feet. Based from the survey conducted by the municipal government, there are 406 pitcher type wells, 100 jetmatic pump wells, 30 baby artesian wells, 1,305 individual faucet (level III), 235 deep wells and 7 natural spring reservoirs.
The main irrigation system on which the farmlands of Quezon are dependent upon is the Chico River
Chico River (Philippines)
The Chico River is a river system in Kalinga, a landlocked province of the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region.It is referred to as a "river of life" for the Kalinga people who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the Chico River Dam Project, an...
Irrigation System managed by the National Irrigation Administration. Of the total coverage, only around 40 km² are irrigated during the dry season. The un-irrigated areas depend on rainwater and pumped wells for its water supply.
Government
The municipal government is headed by the MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
who exercises general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services and activities of the municipal government. The Municipal Council (Sanggunian Bayan) serves as the legislative arm of the municipality. The Council is mandated by law to enact ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the welfare of inhabitants of the municipality. The council has 11 members composed of the Vice Mayor as Presiding Officer, eight councilors (Sangguniang Bayan Members), the head of the association of barangay captains and the head of Youth Council (Sanggunian Kabataan Federation). The term of office of all local elective officials (except barangay and youth council) elected is three (3) years, starting from noon of June 30 of an election year. No local elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position.
A barangay is headed by a barangay captain who also serves a common arbiter to judge or decide a dispute among residents. The barangay council is composed of the barangay captain, who is also the presiding officer and councilors known as kagawads. The municipality had an association of barangay captains. The head of the association is known as ABC President and is elected amongst barangay captains through a concession or majority vote. The ABC President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor.
A barangay also had a similar council called Sanggunian Kabataan (Youth Council) composed of members called SK member and one presiding officer called an SK Chairperson. The municipality had an association of youth councils called the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation. The head of the association is known as SK Federation President and is elected amongst youth council leaders through a concession or majority vote. The SK Federation President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Daryl G. Gascon |
| Vice Mayor | Jimmy S. Gamazon Jr. |
| Councilor | Dionico R. Infante |
| Elizabeth R. Andumang | |
| Rolando P. Marcos | |
| Eduardo R. Cabantac | |
| Jesus V. Poquiz | |
| Antonio B. Diampoc | |
| Eduardo M. Mariano | |
| Acierto C. Domingo | |
| ABC President | Jimmy G. Gamazon Sr. |
| SK Federation President | Bueno |
Social services
Various social services extended to the population of a municipality are criteria towards sustainable developmentSustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
. Sufficient social services and higher productivity lead to a higher quality of living.
Education
The Philippines is one of the countries with high literacy rate. The literacy rate of the Philippines is 92.31% while literacy rate of Quezon is 91.58%. Most people in this municipality invest their hard-earned income for the education of their children through farming, employment, small businesses or through the remittances of a family member working abroad. Due to strong family ties, there is also a practice among children of bigger families on supporting each other to get college education. The Lacambra, Poquiz and Ramos families are examples many of their townmates look up to as role models, having produced locally-grown professionals such as lawyers, doctors, engineers, teachers, nurses, economists, accountants, military and police officers, etc. A TOSP awardee and bemedalled military officer, Brig. General Romeo Poquiz of the AFP, a son of a farmer and former Municipal Councilor is a humble product this tiny municipality can be proud of.The education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al needs of Quezon are provided by 12 public schools and one private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
. Public schools are composed of 12 primary and elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
s and one high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. The only private school is La Salette
La Salette
La Salette is a small mountaintop village near Grenoble, France. It is part of the commune of La Salette-Fallavaux, which is situated in the Isère-département in the Rhône-Alpes-region....
of Quezon, which offers pre-school, elementary and high school. There are no tertiary educational institutions available in Quezon. However, there is now Mallig Plains Colleges at its southern neighbor Mallig while University of La Salette and Isabela State University both opened their campuses at Roxas, Isabela. Most High school graduates either take their collegiate and other post-secondary education in Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
, Santiago City
Santiago City
The City of Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 126,244 people in 22,401 households. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan, the provincial capital, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila...
, Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
or Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
The school going-age population for elementary and secondary and tertiary schools in Quezon totaled is 8,704. This is further broken down as follows: elementary at 3,799, secondary at 2,372 and tertiary at 2,533. The school going age population is around 39.5% of the total population. Enrollment
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
data on elementary and secondary levels reported a total of 5,316. The total enrollment in the elementary level was 3,589 while the school going age participation rate is 94.47%. For the secondary level, the total enrollment was 1,727 while the total participation rate was at 72.80%.
Recent development in the Educational System of Quezon, Isabela includes the birth and implementation of ALS
ALS
ALS refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's diseaseIt may also refer to:-Medicine:* Advanced life support, a level of medical training* Anterolateral system, part of the nervous system...
(Alternative Learning System). It is a project of the Department of Education that aims to help Out of School Youths and others to finish their educational endeavor outside the formal institions of the government. ALS in Quezon, Isabela was started through the initiative of DALSC Mrs. Ma. Theresa S. Domingo.
Primary and elementary schools
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Secondary schools
- Quezon High School (Public)
- La Salette of QuezonLa Salette of QuezonLa Salette of Quezon is believed to be the first ever school in Quezon, Isabela. A private Catholic school, managed by the Salettinian Religious Order. It serves as the educational backbone of the town...
, High School (Private) - Barucboc National High School (Public)
- San Juan Integrated High School (Public)
- Minagbag Integrated High School (Public)
Medical / Health facilities
The Quezon Infirmary HospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, Municipal Health Centers 1 and 2 and four barangay health stations basically provide the health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and medical needs of the population of Quezon. The Quezon Infirmary Hospital located at the Poblacion serves the 15 barangays of the municipality and nearby barangays of Tabuk and Rizal
Rizal, Kalinga
Rizal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 14,614 people in 2,594 households.-Barangays:...
in Kalinga Province and Paracelis
Paracelis, Mountain Province
Paracelis is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. Paracelis is a border town of Mountain Province where it shares border with city of Tabuk and the town of Tanudan, Kalinga in the north and the towns of Quezon, and Mallig in the northeast and Roxas, Isabela in...
in the Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
. The hospital is solely funded by the local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
of Quezon. It has 10 personnel complement which include 1 doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, 3 nurses, 3 midwives, 2 utility
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
workers and 1 clerk. The facility accommodates 10 bed
Bed
A bed is a large piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual relations.Most modern beds consist of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base...
s for in-patient
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
s and offer/delivers health services which fall under primary level.
With total live births of 467 viz-a-viz the total population of 21,669, the crude birth rate
Birth rate
Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year . Another word used interchangeably with "birth rate" is "natality". When the crude birth rate is subtracted from the crude death rate, it reveals the rate of natural increase...
is 21.55 or around 22 live births per 1000 population. The number of medical consultation in Quezon is 2,716 or a consultation rate of 1.253 or 125 per 1000 population seek medical advise.
Crude death rate is 3.18 or 3 deaths per 1000 population.
Waste disposal system
The wasteWaste
Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...
disposal system for domestic waste is either water sealed or pit privy. According to the municipal health office, there are 3,523 water sealed toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
and 649 pit privy. There is no municipal wide solid waste disposal system in the municipality. Domestic solid waste are usually disposed at the designated waste disposal area or burned at the backyard or at an open pit prepared for that purpose. Considering however that Quezon is a rural municipality, pollution in the community is not a serious problem.
Cemetery
The municipality has four cemeteriesCemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located at Santos, Minagbag and Barucboc. The two cemeteries located at Santos are owned and maintained by the municipal government while the rest are maintained by the respective barangays where they are located.
Police services and crime rate
Peace and order situation in the municipality is primarily maintained by the members of the Philippine National PolicePhilippine National Police
The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
(PNP). There is currently one police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
in the municipality which is located at the Poblacion with 19 personnel. The PNP Quezon is headed by the chief of police
Chief of police
A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
with a rank of Police Inspector (equivalent to lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the military). The PNP members have specific jobs like investigator
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
, warrant server, finance officer, supply officer
Supply Officer
Supply Officer was a specialisation in the British Royal Navy which has recently been superseded by the Logistics Officer, recognising the need to align with the nomenclature and function of similar cadres in the British Army and Royal Air Force...
, intelligence officer
Intelligence officer
An intelligence officer is a person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information which is of use to that organization...
, administrative, radio operator, and other related functions of the office.
Complementing the police force based in the population is the Regional Mobile Group with detachment located at Barangay Abut with 8 personnel. Also assisting the PNP in the maintenance of peace and order are the local brigades (barangay tanods) in every barangay. Although lacking in training and experience, the tanods are great help in maintaining peace and order situation in the municipality. Minor offenses are handled and solved at the barangay level. Police to population ration was 1:1140.
Quezon is relatively a peaceful municipality. The records for the past five years revealed that crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
s committed annually are not very alarming. Total crimes committed were 21 registering a monthly crime rate of 2.3 per 25,000 population. Almost half of the index crimes committed was homicide and murder.
Fire protection
To protect the municipality from fire hazards, there are currently 9 firemenFirefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
assigned at the Fire Station in Quezon. The current ratio of firemen to population ratio is 1:2407. For the past 8 years, there are 10 fire incidents recorded in the municipality. The types of incidence according to origin were mostly due to negligence. The total fire fighting force also extends assistance and responds immediately to other units in the province upon request during emergencies.
Housing
There were 3,851 occupied housingHouse
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
units in Quezon with a total number of 3,887 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s, this translated to a ratio of 1.01 households per occupied housing unit or ration of 5.22 persons per occupied housing unit. Most of the occupied housing units were single houses (98.22%). Duplex
Duplex
Duplex commonly means double or twofold.It may also refer to:* Duplex , a two-unit apartment building or condominium* Duplex, a common electrical receptacle with two NEMA type 5 plugs* Duplex locomotive, a type of steam locomotive...
and commercial units accounted or 0.96% and 0.13% respectively. The rest were either agricultural, multi-unit residential, institutional living quarters, or other types of housing units.
Around 47.05% of the occupied housing units had roofs made of galvanized iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
/ aluminum. On the other hand, cogon / nipa
Nipa
NIPA, Nipa or nipah may refer to:* Nipa palm, Nypa fruticans* Nipa grass, Distichlis palmeri* Nipah virus, a Henipavirus* National Income and Product Accounts * National Institute of Public Administration...
/ anahaw for the roofs accounted to 49.93%. Hence, almost half majority of the housing units in Quezon had roofs made up on light materials. As to the construction materials of the outer walls, 34.45% percent of the occupied housing units 47.59% have bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
/ sawali
Sawali
Sawali refers to woven split bamboo mats used in the Philippines to construct walls.It is a commonly used material in the construction of the ubiquitous nipa hut....
/ cogon / nipa
Nipa
NIPA, Nipa or nipah may refer to:* Nipa palm, Nypa fruticans* Nipa grass, Distichlis palmeri* Nipah virus, a Henipavirus* National Income and Product Accounts * National Institute of Public Administration...
and 7.6 had concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
/ brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
/ stone
Masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone; concrete block, glass block, stucco, and...
and wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
.
Majority of the housing units needed minor repair or no repair at all. 73.30% of the occupied housing units needed no repair of it needed, with minor repair only. 19.39% need major repair and 3.6% had unfinished construction. Majority of the occupied housing units were newly built. 40.69% were built in thee 2000s, 25.26% from the 1990s and 21.50% before 1990s.
About three in every five housing units had a floor area of less than 30 square meters. About 53.9 percent occupied housing units had a floor area of less than 30 square meters, 22.2% had 20 to 29 square meters and 19.73% had 10 to 19 square meters. The smallest proportion were those with 90 to 199 square meters accounting only to 3.63%. About nine in every ten households owned/ amortized their housing units. About 7.33% occupy their housing units for free without consent of the owner, 0.77% rent their housing units and 91.20% own their housing units.
Sports and recreation
Sports are recreationRecreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...
al facilities support integral activities to the social fiber of the municipality. There are 23 basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
units in the whole municipality. Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
is a popular sport in the Philippines and occupy the majority of all sports facilities in the municipality. It is also observed that there were also 13 videoke bars, 5 video arcade
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
s / computer rental shops, 2 resort
Resort
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s and 7 billiard
Billiard
-Games:* A , a type of shot in cue sports * Billiards: cue sports in general, including pool, carom billiards, snooker, etc.; the term "billiards" by itself is also sometimes used to refer to any of the following more specifically:...
halls.
Additional recreation for children and youths is the computer gaming, where anyone in the town can participate in various games organized by PC rental shops. This program was started by the Quick Computer Shop owned and managed by Joyce R. Domingo.