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Quezon's 2nd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Quezon, formerly Tayabas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [ 3 ]
The Franciscan priests Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa between 1580 and 1583 founded its town, also named "Tayabas". Tayabas was organized by the Spaniards through the Franciscan missionaries and Lucena was just one of its barrios. Tayabas became the provincial capital in 1749, renaming the province after it. [7] [8]
In 1977, the Diocese of Boac, which covers the parishes in the island-province of Marinduque, was created and separated from Lucena. In 1984, the Diocese of Lucena was further divided with the creation of the Diocese of Gumaca, which covers the municipalities of Quezon province east of Gumaca, Quezon. Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Lucena
Poverty incidence of Quezon 10 20 30 40 2006 33.48 2009 29.83 2012 27.54 2015 24.39 2018 13.49 2021 16.30 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Farming and fishing are the main sources of livelihood in the province. Commercial, industrial, and banking activities are mostly concentrated in the south-central part of the province. Agro-industry Coconut plantation at Villa Escudero, Tiaong ...
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Fire destroyed the building in 1733. [2] That same year, Father Pascual Martinez began construction of a third building, the present one, which was completed in 1738. [1] The rebuilt convent was completed in 1743. [2] On April 4, 1945, the day American soldiers liberated Lucban during World War II, the church was partially damaged by a bomb. [3]
Tayabas was later divided into two representative districts in 1907 for the Philippine Assembly. [2] Marinduque was last represented as part of the province's second district in 1922, after its establishment as a regular province in 1920 warranted its separate representation. As a consequence, a minor reorganization of the composition of the ...
Quezon was the second President of the Philippines and elected governor of Tayabas in 1906 and congressman of 1st district of Tayabas in 1907 and, along with Aurora, were natives of Baler (now capital of Aurora), formerly one of the towns of Quezon Province. The total separation of Aurora from Quezon & transfer of Aurora to Central Luzon were ...