Quezon, Quezon
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Quezon is a fifth class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines
. It is famous of its recently started Yubakan Festival. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 15,011 people. This municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon
, the second President of the Philippines, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth
, and the former governor.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is famous of its recently started Yubakan Festival. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 15,011 people. This municipality was named after 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...
, the second President of the Philippines, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth
Commonwealth of the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...
, and the former governor.
Government
Municipal officials- Mayor: Crispin Clacio
- Vice Mayor: Alberto Caparros
- Councilors:
- Alberto Luna Binocaz Jr.
- Arnel C. Imperial
- Juan F. Escolano
- Butch Rodriguez
- Wilma B. Isla
- Carlito Cawas
- Apollo Bayan
- Celso Fullante
- ABC President: Crispo Sisperez
- SKMF President Deon T. Calvelo
Barangays
Quezon is politically subdivided into 6 urban and 18 rural barangays.
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