Daraga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 101,031 people in 20,082 households. Image File history File links Map of Albay highlighting the location of Daraga, Albay, Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

• 12th Century - Early settlers were traders. The name Daraga came from a kind of tree that grew in abundance in the hill where now stands the Catholic church with Baroque architecture.
• 1587 - Evangelization by Franciscan missionaries. They called the place Budiao and then renamed to Cagsawa.
• 1595 - Cagsawa became a "visita" and was attached to the town Camalig.
• 1814 - Eruption of Mayon Volcano that caused the destruction of Cagsawa.
• 1815 - Government for the town of Daraga was formally organized with Venancio Espiritu Salomon as Barangay Captain.
• 1872 - Cagsawa was changed to Salcedo by Simon de Anda and later renamed Daraga
• 1892 - Under Becerra Law, Daraga became a constituent of the City of Legazpi
• 1922 - Daraga regained her autonomy when the Philippine Assembly ordered separation of Daraga from the capital town of Albay, composed of Albay and Legazpi City
• 1948 - Under R.A. 306, Daraga was again incorporated to Legazpi as one of its district
• 1954 - R.A. 993 creating the Municipality of Daraga
• 1959 - Daraga’s name was changed to Locsin
• 1967 - R.A. 4994 restored the name Daraga
• 1973 - P.D. 125, Daraga was incorporated as part of Legazpi City, but implementation of this decree was suspended

February 1, 1814 was Mayon's deadliest eruption.

Barangays

Daraga is politically subdivided into 54 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

Government Officials

Mayor: Cicero Triunfante

Vice Mayor: Marlene Magayanes

SB Member:

• Alex L. Coma
• Henry M. Jacob
• Pedro T. Marcellana III
• Ramon C. Lawenko
• Glen M. Uy
• Amado V. Mier
• Jesus N. Llabore

External links

• Bicol University High School Batch 2007
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Local Government of Daraga

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