Quezon
—  Province  —
Province of Quezon · Lalawigan ng Quezon
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Palm State
Map of the Philippines with Quezon highlighted
Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°50′E / 14.167°N 121.833°E / 14.167; 121.833Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°50′E / 14.167°N 121.833°E / 14.167; 121.833
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Founded	1591(As Kalilayan), March 2, 1901 (as Tayabas)
Capital	Kalilayan / Unisan (1591-1779), Tayabas City (1779-1910), Lucena City (Present)
Government
• Type	Province of the Philippines
• Governor	David C. Suarez (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Vicente J. Alcala (Independent)
Area
• Total	8,706.6 km2 (3,361.6 sq mi)
Area rank	8th out of 80
	2nd largest in Philippines before split of Baler and Boac
Population (2010)
• Total	1,987,030
• Rank	12th out of 80
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
• Density rank	41st out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	1
• Component cities	1
• Municipalities	39
• Barangays	1,209 including independent cities: 1,242
• Districts	1st to 4th districts of Quezon (shared with Lucena City)
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	4300-4342
Spoken languages	Tagalog (Tayabas Dialect), English
Website	www.quezon.gov.ph

Quezon (Tagalog pronunciation: [keˈzon]) is a province of the Philippines in the CALABARZON region of Luzon. The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City.

Quezon is southeast of Metro Manila and is bordered by the provinces of Aurora to the north, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas to the west and the Camarines provinces to the east. Part of Quezon lies on an isthmus connecting the Bicol Peninsula to the main part of Luzon island. The province also includes the Polillo Islands in the Philippine Sea.

A major tourism draw to the province is Mt. Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism with many cults and religious organizations staying on the mountain. Numerous pilgrims visit the mountain especially during Holy Week.

Battle of Tayabas
Part of World War II
Date 1944 - 1945 Location Tayabas (now. Aurora and Quezon) Result Allied Victory
Belligerents
Philippine Commonwealth Philippine Commonwealth Army Philippine Constabulary Local Various Recognized Guerrilla Unit United States United States Army United States Navy	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army
Strength
470,000 Filipino troops, 14,000 Tayabas guerrillas 28,000 American troops	159,000 Japanese troops
Casualties and losses
19,700 killed 28,450 wounded	25,000 killed 67,000 wounded 12,000 captured

History[link]

Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The area was first explored by Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces.

In 1591, the province was created and called Kaliraya or Kalilayan, after the capital town which later became Unisan. In about the middle of the 18th century, the capital was transferred to the town of Tayabas, from which the province got its new name.

Depredation and plunder by the Moros were rampant during the Spanish regime, because they opposed the colonizers, especially in their efforts to spread Christianity. The destruction of Kalilayan in 1604 by a big fleet of moro pirates caused the inhabitants to transfer to Palsabangon (Pagbilao).

However, even the colonized people grew discontented with the Spaniards over the centuries. The most important event in the history of the province was the Confradia Revolt in 1841, which was led by the famous Lucbano, Apolinario dela Cruz, popularly known as Hermano Pule. The province, under Gen. Miguel Malvar, was also among the earliest to join the Philippine Revolution. The Revolutionary Government took control over the province on August 15, 1898.

The Americans then came and annexed the Philippines. A civil government was established in the province on March 2, 1901, with Lucena as its capital.

Japanese occupation of the province during World War II began on December 23, 1941, when the Japanese Imperial Army landed in Atimonan. The occupation witnessed the brutal murders of prominent sons of Tayabas. April 4, 1945 was the day the province was liberated as the combined Filipino and American army forces reached Lucena.

The establishment of the military general headquarters and military camp bases of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was active on 1942 to 1946 and the Philippine Constabulary was active on 1944 to 1946 in the province of Tabayas (now. Aurora and Quezon). The following of all stronghold of local Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary was sending the local military operations and the military engagements of the Anti-Japanese Imperial Military Operations in the City of Manila, Northern and Southern Luzon and Bicol Peninsula and the island provinces of Catanduanes, Masbate and Marinduque from 1942 to 1945 and aided the local guerrilla resistance fighters and American liberation forces against the Japanese Imperial forces during World War II.

On 1944 to 1945, the liberation on the province of Tayabas was the combined U.S. & Philippine Commonwealth ground troops including the local recognized guerrillas was invaded and fought against the Japanese Imperial forces during the Battle of Tayabas and ended in World War II.

When the Filipino soldiers of the 5th, 52nd, 55th, 56th and 57th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 5th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was started the Battle for the Liberation of Tabayas in 1945 and capturing the provinces through helping the various local recognized guerrillas and U.S. liberation forces and fought against the Japanese Imperial forces.

After the war, on September 7, 1946, Republic Act No. 14 changed the name Tayabas to Quezon, in honor of Manuel L. Quezon, the Commonwealth president who hailed from Baler, which was one of the province's towns.

Quezon's division[link]

In 1951, the northern part of Quezon was made into the sub-province of Aurora (which included Baler). Aurora was the name of the president's wife, Aurora Quezon. In 1979, Aurora was separated from Quezon as an independent province.

In 1992, Republic Act No. 9495[1], which proposed to further divide Quezon into Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur lapsed into law without the President's signature on September 7, 2007. Quezon del Norte was to be composed of the first and second congressional districts of the province, with Lucena City as its capital. Quezon del Sur, with its capital at Gumaca, would have been composed of the third and fourth congressional districts. The COMELEC held the plebiscite on December 13, 2008 and majority of the votes cast rejected the division.

Geography[link]

Quezon, east of Metro Manila, is the 8th largest province in the Philippines having an area of 892,601 hectares or 8,926.01 km². The northern part of the province is sandwiched between the Sierra Madre mountain range and the Philippine Sea. The southern part consists of the Tayabas Isthmus, which separates the Bicol Peninsula from the main part of Luzon Island, and the Bondoc Peninsula which lies between Tayabas Bay and Ragay Gulf.

The major islands of Quezon are Alabat Island and Polillo Islands. Mt. Banahaw, an extinct volcano, is the highest peak at 2,188 m. It supplies geothermal power to the Makban Geothermal Power Plant.

Demographics[link]

The inhabitants are mostly Tagalogs. The population is concentrated in the flat south-central portion which includes Lucena City, Sariaya, and Candelaria. After World War II, the Infanta area received migrants from Manila, Laguna and Batangas. People from Marinduque moved to the southern part of the Tayabas Isthmus and the Bondoc Peninsula. And people from Bicol Region migrated to Southern Towns of Calauag and Tagkawayan.

Economy[link]

Quezon is the country's leading producer of coconut products such as coconut oil and copra. A large part of the province is covered in coconut plantations. Other major crops are rice, corn, banana, and coffee. Fishing is also a large part of the province's economy.

Government[link]

• Governor: Hon. David C. Suarez

• Vice Governor: Hon. Vicente J. Alcala

• Board Members:
• 1st District:
  • Hon. Teresita O. Dator
  • Hon. Alona C. Villamayor-Obispo

• 2nd District:
  • Hon. Romano Franco C. Talaga
  • Hon. Gary Jason B. Ejercito
  • Hon. Ferdinand N. Talabong

• 3rd District:
  • Hon. Lourdes C. De Luna-Pasatiempo
  • Hon. Victor A. Reyes

• 4th District:
  • Hon. Manuel M. Butardo
  • Hon. Gerald D. Ortiz
  • Hon. Rachel A. Ubaña

• Liga ng mga Barangay President
  • Hon. Marvin Loui Villaseñor

• SK Federation President
  • Hon.Joana K. Martija

• Provincial Councilors League President
  • Hon. Donaldo C. Suarez

• Representatives:
  • 1st District: Hon. Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga
  • 2nd District: Hon. Irvin M. Alcala
  • 3rd District: Hon. Danilo E. Suarez
  • 4th District: Hon. Lorenzo R. Tañada III

Cities and Municipalities[link]

Quezon is subdivided into 39 municipalities.1 Component City named Tayabas City. Lucena City, the capital, is independent from the administrative and fiscal supervision of the province, but is eligible to vote for provincial officials.

First District[link]

Second District[link]

Third District[link]

Fourth District[link]

Notable people from Quezon[link]

• Ye Fei (Sixto Mercado Tiongco), Filipino-Chinese general, former head of the Chinese Navy and governor of Fujian Province - Tiaong
• Aaron Lozada, entertainment editor - Atimonan, Quezon
• Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines - Baler (now a part of Aurora)
• Agnes Devanadera, former Solicitor-General and Secretary of the Department of Justice - Sampaloc
• Manoling Morato, former Chairman of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office- Calauag
• Mark Magsumbol - first Filipino player in 31-team American Basketball Association (ABA). With jersey No. 32, he suited for San Jose Skyrockets in 2006. Sta. Lucia Realty Drafted him 13th overall in 2006 Philippine Basketball Association Draft
• Zanjoe Marudo, former PBB housemate, actor - Calauag
• Veyda Inoval, former Star Circle Kid Questor, child actress - Calauag
• Tomas Morato, former Mayor of Calauag and Quezon City - Calauag
• Rey Danseco, Sports Editor and WBC boxing judge - Calauag
• Lorenzo Tañada, former Senator - Gumaca
• Wigberto Tañada, former Liberal Party President and former senator - Gumaca
• Lorenzo Tañada III, Congressman, Liberal Party Spokesman - Gumaca
• Proceso Alcala, Secretary, Department of Agriculture - Lucena City
• Antonio A.Morales, Consul-General (Italy), - Mulanay
• Aiza Seguerra, Filipino actress and singer - Calauag
• Tommy Abuel, actor - Lucban
• Leo Oracion, mountaineer/1st Filipino who climbed at Mt. Everest/member of Mt. Everest summit - Lucban
• Anna Capri, actress - Infanta
• Raimund Marasigan, musician (Eraserheads, Sandwich, Pedicab, Cambio) - Candelaria
• Romeo Vasquez -Actor, Tayabas City
• Edgar Mortiz, actor/director - Infanta
• Orlando Nadres, writer/screenwriter/director - Tayabas City
• Most Reverend Angel N. Lagdameo, D.D., Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro and former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines - Lucban
• Kris Psyche Resus, Miss Philippines Earth 2010, Infanta
• Lily Monteverde, Movie Producer, Regal Films, Sariaya
• Maritoni Daya,former beauty queen, singer- Lucban
• Ricca Bojo, Miss Philippine Youth 2011- Lucban
• Uro Dela Cruz, director- Bubble Gang- Lucban
• Alice Dixson, actress - Philippine Cinema - Guinayangan, Quezon
• Danilo Suarez, current Minority Floor Leader, Representative, 3rd District - Unisan

Splitting Quezon: Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur[link]

On September 7, 2007, the Charter of Quezon del Sur, known as Republic Act No. 9495, lapsed into law without the signature of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. If approved by the voters of Quezon, it will split the province into two. Quezon del Sur will comprise the towns of Agdangan, Buenavista, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Unisan, Alabat, Atimonan, Calauag, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Perez, Plaridel, Quezon and Tagkawayan.

Quezon del Norte (original province) will comprise Burdeos, General Nakar, Infanta, Jamalig, Lucban, Mauban, Pagbilao, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Real, Sampaloc, Tayabas, Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong and Lucena City. The capital of Quezon del Sur shall be Gumaca while Quezon del Norte shall be Lucena City. If the plebiscite of November 2008 will favor splitting Quezon into two provinces, Quezon del Norte and Quezon del Sur will still be part of the CALABARZON (Southern Tagalog, Region-4A) under their original acronym "ZON" (Quezon).^[1]

The Commission on Elections (Philippines) will hold the plebiscite on December 13, 2008, the 60th day after Republic Act No. 9495 will take effect. Gov. Rafael Nantes, one of the original authors of the law, and Vice Gov. Carlos Portes, opposed the division of the province. Board member Sonny Pulgar and businessman Hobart Dator Jr. launched the "Save Quezon Province Movement." The Comelec allotted P 50 million for the plebiscite.^[2] Academician Prof. Joseph Jadway "JJ" Marasigan provided what he called the "strong theoretical framework" that deems the said split as a step backward. He instead called for the professionalization of service institutions and the differentiation of functions as the answer to the province's increasingly becoming complex environment. He organized students and fellow academicians to oppose such move. His participation resulted in a grave misunderstanding with the Lucena Catholic Bishop Emilio Marquez who strongly supported the idea of splitting the province. Marasigan maintained that bishops have no business in dealing with entirely political matters and should refrain from using their influence over their flock. Gov. Rafael Nantes, has later softened his stand against the proposed creation of Quezon del Sur.^[3] Accordingly, upon request of Comelec Chair Jose Melo, a P38 million "Special Allotment Release Order" was issued by the Department of Budget and Management to the Commission on Elections (Philippines) to fund the holding of the plebiscite.^[4]

On November 17, 2008, Save Quezon Province Movement (SQPM) asked the Supreme Court of the Philippines to declare Republic Act 9495 as unconstitutional, and to restrain the implementation of a November 12 Commission on Elections (Philippines) Resolutions Nos. 8533, 8534, 8535, 8537, 8538 and 8539^[5] setting the plebiscite.^[6][7]

Ultimately, the split did not push through, as the proposal was not approved.

Metro Lucena[link]

Metro Lucena has an estimated population of 700,000 which is mostly concentrated in the flat south-central portion of Quezon, which includes the cities of Lucena and Tayabas, Sariaya, Candelaria, Lucban & Pagbilao . The people are often characterized as friendly and hardworking. It is the center of commerce and tourism in Quezon Province.

Cities[link]

Lucena City - "The Cocopalm City of the South", The Famous for Pasayahan Festival. The Highly Urbanized City of CALABARZON.

Tayabas City - "The Home of the Finest Lambanog", The Famous for Taytsinoy Festival, Mayohan sa Tayabas ( Inc. Hagisan, Parada ng Baliskog, Pa'yas kay San Isidro) , and Aguyod Festival. The home of many glorious past, and brave provincial heroes.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Quezon

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (1)
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (2)
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Quezon Business Directory and Travel Guide
• Official website of Quezon province
• SK Quezon
• Pop culture of Quezon province
• Quezon Province | Premier Web Portal
• Dalampasigan Beach and Pool Resort, Sariaya, Quezon

	Bulacan	Aurora	Lamon Bay, Philippine Sea
	Rizal Laguna Batangas		Camarines Norte Camarines Sur
		Quezon    East
		Tayabas Bay Marinduque	Sibuyan Sea Masbate

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v t e Region IV-A CALABARZON CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, RiZal, QuezON Regional Center Calamba City Highly Urbanized City Antipolo City Lucena City Metropolitan Areas Laguna West Metro Metro Batangas Metro Lucena Provinces Cavite Laguna Batangas Rizal Quezon Component Cities Batangas City Biñan City Calamba City Cavite City Dasmariñas City Lipa City San Pablo City Santa Rosa City Tagaytay City Tanauan City Tayabas City Trece Martires City Municipalities Agdangan Agoncillo Alabat Alaminos Alfonso Alitagtag Amadeo Angono Atimonan Bacoor Balayan Balete Baras Bauan Bay Binangonan Buenavista Burdeos Cabuyao Cainta Calaca Calatagan Calauag Calauan Candelaria Cardona Carmona Catanauan Cavinti Cuenca Dolores Famy General Emilio Aguinaldo General Luna General Mariano Alvarez General Nakar General Trias Guinayangan Gumaca Ibaan Imus Indang Infanta Jalajala Jomalig Kalayaan Kawit Laurel Lemery Lian Liliw Lobo Lopez Los Baños Lucban Luisiana Lumban Mabini Mabitac Macalelon Magallanes Magdalena Majayjay Malvar Maragondon Mataas na Kahoy Mauban Mendez Morong Mulanay Nagcarlan Naic Nasugbu Noveleta Padre Burgos Padre Garcia Paete Pagbilao Pagsanjan Pakil Pangil Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pila Pililla Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Rizal Rodriguez Rosario (Batangas) Rosario (Cavite) Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Jose San Juan San Luis San Mateo San Narciso San Nicolas San Pascual San Pedro Santa Cruz Santa Maria Santa Teresita Santo Tomas Sariaya Silang Siniloan Taal Tagkawayan Talisay Tanay Tanza Taysan Taytay Teresa Ternate Tiaong Tingloy Tuy Unisan Victoria Luzon, Republic of the Philippines

Tayabas may refer to:

• Tayabas Bay
• Tayabas Province
• Tayabas City
• Tayabas Isthmus

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