Catbalogan City
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Locator map of the City of Catbalogan
Under Region 8, the province of Samar has a population of 641,124 covering an area of 5,591.0 square kilometers and a population density of 114.7 per square kilometers.
Catbalogan is the capital of the province of Samar.
As of March 31, 2010, there were 138 cities, 17 regions, 79provinces, 1,496 municipalities, and 42,025 barangays in the Philippines, including the City of Catbalogan and its 57 barangays
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The Philippines is divided into 17 regions and one of which is Region 8 which is divided into 6 sub-regions: Eastern Samar Province, Leyte Province, Northern Samar Province, Southern Leyte Province, Biliran Province and Western Samar Province where the City of Catbalogan belongs to.
Average family income in Region 8 as of year 2006.is Php 126000.
Western Samar population as of Aug 1, 2007 census was 695, 149, with a registered voters of 442,662, according to the COMELEC record of 2009.
Catbalogan has a population of 92,454 according to the Census of August 1, 2007, with a registered voters of 54,459, according to the COMELEC record of 2009. It is classified as a first class city according to income.
Its main industries are fishing, tourism, retail and wholesale merchandizing, farming, pedicab, motorcab, cellphones, electronic stores, electric appliances, rock oysters or sisi, tahong or mussel, copra, rootcrops, swine raising, poultry, gamecock culture, sari-sari stores, bath resorts, tourist spots, trading, manufacturing, food processing, dried fish, internet business, barber shop, beauty shop, etc.
Catbalogan City is Samar's main commercial, trading, educational, political and financial center. It is also an important and major seaport serving inter-island vessels. Its central geographical location in Eastern Visayas makes it ideal as the gateway to the region's three Samar provinces.
History. It was founded sometime in October 1596, by the priests of the Jesuit Order (Society of Jesus). Friar Francisco de Otazo, S.J., who arrived in the Philippines in 1596, founded the Catbalogan mission and was thus the first missionary to bring the Catholic faith to the people of Catbalogan.
Legend. The name Catbalogan was derived from a shrub “Balaug” that thrives along Catbalogan seashores and on the sandy banks of Antiao River. As time passes on Balaug evolved to Katbalaugan which became a village where seafarers, fishermen seek shelter and refuge from the monsoon months of July, August and September.
The city of Catbalogan proudly showcase MANARAGAT FESTIVAL, a colorful and vivid rituals about its fishing livelihood. This is the 8th year presentation of this lively traditional culture this fiesta. The festival serves as a colorful and lively opening salvo for the Catbalogan City Fiesta, which falls on the following day. Performed in a mardi gras style, the festival is largely inspired by the Maqueda Bay, which bore a significant impact on Catbaloganon’s way of life. It’s a month-long August activity which celebrates the August 24 Catbalogan feast day of Senor San Bartolome, the Patron Saint of Fishermen
Manaragat Festival has been largely inspired by the life at sea. It has always been a perfect opportunity to highlight Maqueda Bay and its role in shaping Catbalogan’s history, culture and economy.
Here are Catbalogan’s trusted and elected officials elected on May 10, 2010: City Mayor Coefredo T. Uy, City Vice-Mayor Art Sherwin L. Gabon; City Councilors Stephany M. Uy, Ernesto C. Arcales, Jovito T. Redaja, Christine Joy L. Escober, Rodrigo C. Perez III, Rodolfo T. Aquino, Teodoro V. Ilagan, Joselito G. Mendoza, Maximo C. Pescos, Nanette S. Jasmin, Edward M. Uy, (ABC Federation President) and Dexter M. Uy (SK City Federation President).
Basis for conversion of 16 towns into cities. How Catbalogan and 15 other towns were converted to cities. The Supreme Court ruled that the laws which converted the 16 towns into cities were constitutional. In the case of the City of Catbalogan in Samar, the law that converted Catbalogan into a city was RA 9391.
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Happy fiesta to everyone.
