Padre Burgos

Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos (Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,392 people. The town is known for its unspoiled beaches and the Tulay Buhangin (Tagalog for "sand bridge"). Formerly known as Laguimanoc, the settlement became a municipality on January 1, 1917, when it was separated from Atimonan, then part of the province of Tayabas. On December 3, 1927, its name was changed to Padre Burgos by virtue of Act No. 3389, in honor of Filipino martyr Fr. Jose Burgos. The town is located on the Bondoc Peninsula, just east of Lucena, the provincial capital. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and north-west by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by Tayabas Bay. It lies about 33 kilometers (21 mi) from Lucena and 163 kilometers (101 mi) from Manila. Padre Burgos is politically divided into 22 barangays. Its economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming, with local tourism also on the rise. The population is of Tagalog descent. The town celebrates the Laguimanoc festival every February 17, which commemorates its history and former name. The Padre Burgos-Agdangan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality, overseeing private and public primary and secondary schools. As a municipality, Padre Burgos functions as a local government unit rather than a commercial brand or company. It has no products, corporate ownership, or stock listing. Its official website is http://www.padburque.gov.ph/.

Padre Burgos was formerly known as Laguimanoc, a name derived from the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken, "manok" in Tagalog. Another version holds that chickens were so abundant that hawks ("lawin") swept down to snatch chicks, and people shouted "Hawk Manok" or "Lawin-Manok" as a warning. On January 1, 1917, the village of Laguimanoc, formerly a barrio of Atimonan, became a municipality of what was then the province of Tayabas. On December 3, 1927, the town's name was changed to Padre Burgos by virtue of Act No. 3389, in honor of one of the country's martyrs, Fr. Jose Burgos. The streets were named after local leaders who rendered valuable services to the community. Because of the physical and topographic conditions of the town, four sitios where clusters of houses became the main district of the town: Campo, Burgos, Basiao and Bundok-Punta. The community converged in this particular spot because of its sea, which made the town a port of Laguimanoc. In the early days this port offered a good wharf for vessels plying between Manila and southern Luzon. It was also a port of call for ships exporting lumber to Europe during the Spanish regime. In this town was the residence of the "Alcalde Mar" or Port Officer. Business and other industries prospered, and people conglomerated in this spot. Spots of historical interest are the wharf symbol of commercial progress, the old church with the old-fashioned "canyon" markers of the people's religious faith, the Bag Cement Slabs and Stone quarries mute testimonies of the effervescent power and grandeur of the early foreign settlers, and the hills near the railroad station where the Japanese tortured and massacred civilians in the barrios of Marao and Polo, where the Hunter's guerillas built their camps. Today, Padre Burgos is a municipality in Quezon province, located on the Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and north-west by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by Tayabas Bay. It is 33 kilometers (21 mi) from Lucena and 163 kilometers (101 mi) from Manila. It is politically divided into 22 barangays. The economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming, with local tourism on the rise. The population is of Tagalog descent. The town celebrates the Laguimanoc festival every February 17, which explains the history of the municipality. The Padre Burgos-Agdangan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality.

• 1975

  The island was featured in the movie Alkitrang Dugo.

• 1927

  On December 3, the town's name was changed to Padre Burgos by virtue of Act No. 3389, in honor of Fr. Jose Burgos.

• 1917

  On January 1, the village of Laguimanoc, formerly a barrio of Atimonan, became a municipality of the province of Tayabas.

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