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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.
Poverty incidence of Marinduque 10 20 30 40 50 2000 16.02 2003 47.40 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 ...
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish (Filipino: Parokyang Katedral ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi), commonly referred to as Boac Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church and cathedral in the town center of Boac, Marinduque, in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines.
The Moriones Festival is a lenten and religious festival held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Imperial Roman soldiers as interpreted by locals. The Moriones tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the ...
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 .
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]
4th Mayor of Boac 1901-1903 Pedro M. Nieva 5th Mayor of Boac 1903-1905 Doroteo Mercader 6th Mayor of Boac 1905-1907 Tomas Del Mundo 7th Mayor of Boac 1907-1909 Pedro Madrigal 8th Mayor of Boac 1909-1916 Vicente Trivino 9th Mayor of Boac 1916-1922 Gumersindo De La Santa 10th Mayor of Boac 1922-1925 Jose Deogracias 11th Mayor of Boac 1925-1929