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Poverty incidence of Boac 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 24.70 2009 26.54 2012 7.50 2015 15.23 2018 13.44 2021 14.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Boac Business District view from Mercader Street Boac Business District view from Gov. D. Reyes Street In the centre of town, the Boac Public Market is one of the town's landmarks. Vendors sell dry and wet products in four air-conditioned buildings ...
Monserrat de Marinduque, the first visita, (now Boac), was established with Fray Alonzo Banol as its minister a year later in 1580. The Franciscans ceded the administration of the island in 1618 to the Archbishop of Manila , Miguel García Serrano , who then entrusted the island to the Society of Jesus .
Poverty incidence of Marinduque 10 20 30 40 50 2006 40.51 2009 33.58 2012 32.91 2015 16.95 2018 14.72 2021 15.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Marinduque is an agricultural province, primarily growing rice and coconuts. Handicrafts from Marinduque are also exported to dıfferent parts of the world, and fishing is another important part of the economy. Mining was once an important ...
Site of the oldest Catholic school in Marinduque. Rebuilt in 1987 as museum and library. Boac Filipino November 30, 1987 Pilar Hidalgo Lim: First woman to finish with distinction from the University of the Philippines in 1913 One of the leaders of the woman suffrage. Boac Filipino May 24, 1982 Puwerto ng Laylay, Boac Port of Laylay, Boac ...
The Jesuits in the Philippines 1581–1768, a book written by Horacio de la Costa, states that Archbishop Miguel Garcia Serrano of Manila entrusted the island of Marinduque to the care of the Society of Jesus in 1621. The Jesuits stayed in the province and founded the town of Boac on 8 December 1622 and later on the towns of Sta. Cruz and Gasan.
Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Tagalog: Bayan ng Buenavista), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,043 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [3] Buenavista is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Boac.
Poverty incidence of Gasan 10 20 30 40 2006 39.40 2009 30.70 2012 16.18 2015 14.88 2018 15.65 2021 19.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Transportation The Marinduque Ring Road passes through Gasan and is known as San Jose Street in downtown Gasan. Tricycles and jeepneys can be used to navigate the town, while jeepneys can also be used to go to other towns. Taxis are available to and ...
Marinduque Airport (IATA: MRQ, ICAO: RPUW) is the only airport located on and serving the island province of Marinduque in the Philippines. It is in Barangay Masiga in the town of Gasan , near the border with the provincial capital, Boac .