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Boac, officially the Municipality of Boac (Tagalog: Bayan ng Boac), is a municipality and capital of the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,283 people, making the most populous town in Marinduque.
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 .
Marinduque is served by direct Cebu Pacific flights to-and-from Manila and Marinduque Airport which is located in Masiga, roughly between Gasan and Boac. The province is also served by a seaport in Balanacan transporting cargo and passengers to and from Lucena in Quezon province.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac (Lat: "Dioecesis Boacensis") is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa , separating from the Mother Diocese of Lucena on 2 April 1977, it has jurisdiction over the province of Marinduque .
Boac Filipino September 24, 2014 Marinduque Revolutionary Force Organized by Gov. Martin Lardizabal pursuant to the order of Gen. Mariano Trias after the outbreak of the Filipino-American War. Torrijos English September 13, 2000 Museo at Aklatan ng Boac Museum and Library of Boac Building House Site of the oldest Catholic school in Marinduque.
Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0004 Kapitan Piroko House Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0005 Freedom Park Marinduque: Boac: Upload Photo: PH-41-0006 Boac Museum and Library Marinduque: Boac: PH-41-0007 Balanacan Station Marinduque: Mogpog: PH-41-0009 Calapan Church: Oriental Mindoro: Calapan: Bonifacio Drive
During the Spanish colonization in the late 1500s, Marinduque was part of the Batangas Province. Later on, it became part of the province of Mindoro. Marinduque only became a province of its own during the American colonization. Its first government was established in Boac, now known as the province’s capital town. [1]
Marinduque National High School is formerly known as Marinduque Provincial High School, recognized as the first secondary school in the Province. It was established in the year 1914 by Municipal president Vicente Lardizabal Trivino, and served as the home of the Boac Boy Scout Trailers, one of the pioneer scouting units in the country organized ...