San Fernando, Masbate
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San Fernando is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines
. It is located in Ticao Island
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,179 people in 4,222 households. This place lies along the shoreline of Ticao Island. The mode of living there is fishing, farming, and other trades.
In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costarica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the town of Batuan
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Maria Vida "Marvie" Espinosa Bravo is the current mayor of San Fernando, Masbate. Her term expires in 2013. Together with her is her Vice Mayor-Elect Engr. Arturo "Tony" Aligada Uy. Marvie is the wife of the Congressman-Re-electionist winner Hon. Narciso "Bong" Bravo. Marvie is the daughter of the late congressman Tito Dela Rosa Espinosa and Congresswoman Vida Versoza Espinosa.
Marvie, as she is fondly called, vows to initiate changes in San Fernando. First and foremost of which is the rehabilitation of the water system. Potable water is the main problem of her constituents for decades now. Hopefully, with the help of her congressman-husband this project of hers will be realized. The streamlining of her staff and employees is another problem. In due time this will be addressed, with God's grace. She has with her SB members who have the dream and the drive to help her make San Fernando a much better place to live in.
. The 31st and present parish priest is Fr. Emerito "Litong" Castillo. The parish is celebrating two fiestas each year, one on the third Sunday of January and the other, on May 17. The third Sunday of January is the real Feast Day of the Holy Infant Jesus, the town's Patron. The municipal government, years ago, decided to hold another fiesta in May so that vacationing college students and other people to come and join the festive celebration. This move proved to be effective as it draws more visitors to this humble town.
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 located in Ticao Island
Ticao Island
Ticao Island is one of the three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. The other two major Islands are Masbate Island and Burias Island ....
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,179 people in 4,222 households. This place lies along the shoreline of Ticao Island. The mode of living there is fishing, farming, and other trades.
In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costarica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the town of Batuan
Batuan, Masbate
Batuan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located in Ticao Island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,038 people in 2,529 households....
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Barangays
San Fernando is politically subdivided into 26 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Maria Vida "Marvie" Espinosa Bravo is the current mayor of San Fernando, Masbate. Her term expires in 2013. Together with her is her Vice Mayor-Elect Engr. Arturo "Tony" Aligada Uy. Marvie is the wife of the Congressman-Re-electionist winner Hon. Narciso "Bong" Bravo. Marvie is the daughter of the late congressman Tito Dela Rosa Espinosa and Congresswoman Vida Versoza Espinosa.
Marvie, as she is fondly called, vows to initiate changes in San Fernando. First and foremost of which is the rehabilitation of the water system. Potable water is the main problem of her constituents for decades now. Hopefully, with the help of her congressman-husband this project of hers will be realized. The streamlining of her staff and employees is another problem. In due time this will be addressed, with God's grace. She has with her SB members who have the dream and the drive to help her make San Fernando a much better place to live in.
Parish
The only Catholic Church in the municipality is Holy Infant Jesus Parish, which has been in existence since 1859 and which is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of MasbateRoman Catholic Diocese of Masbate
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Philippines....
. The 31st and present parish priest is Fr. Emerito "Litong" Castillo. The parish is celebrating two fiestas each year, one on the third Sunday of January and the other, on May 17. The third Sunday of January is the real Feast Day of the Holy Infant Jesus, the town's Patron. The municipal government, years ago, decided to hold another fiesta in May so that vacationing college students and other people to come and join the festive celebration. This move proved to be effective as it draws more visitors to this humble town.
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- The town proper has recently yielded an archeological find of burial jars estimated to be 900 years old, owing to their designs as identified in a catalog. Cadavers of little children were found inside the jars. There are also specific places in the municipality where archeological finds have been located. It could be hypothesized that the place is one of the oldest inhabited places in the region. Two other places: Benitinan and Minio, have been known to have artifacts that date back to more than 900 years old. (By Rene B. Cervantes - Elementary School Principal I, San Fernando, Masbate)