Casiguran, Sorsogon
Casiguran, Sorsogon | |
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Municipality of Sorsogon province | |
 Parish Church of Casiguran, Sorsogon | |
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Location of Magallanes, Sorosogon  | |
.svg)  Casiguran, Sorsogon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′23.16″N 124°00′29.16″E / 12.8731000°N 124.0081000°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Sorsogon |
| Municipality | 1st district |
| Barangays | 25 |
| Casiguran | October 7, 1600 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.13 km2 (33.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Website | cmci.dti.gov.ph LGU=Casiguran |
Casiguran is a coastal municipality of Sorsogon province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The name is conjectured to derive from Gugurang,[1] after the deity of the indigenous Ibalon peoples of Bicol.[2] The settlement was Christianized by Augustinian missionaries in the 1570s.[3]
History
[change | change source]In 1583, the Franciscan missionaries took over the evangelization work started by the Augustinians. Casiguran became Sorsogon's first missionary parish in 1600, when it was identified as a regional center.[4]
The coastal town has a flat to gradually sloping terrain, with farming and fishing as the main sources of livelihood. The water supply system of Casiguran was constructed in 1932 thru a grant from the U.S government. Today, the Casiguran Water District manages the municipality's fresh water supply[5] and coastal cleaup.[6]
In 1978, a heritage burial site was excavated in Barangay Escuela of Casiguran that unearthed pre-colonial earthenware and muti-colored whole pieces of flat-round glass beads.[7]
Gugurang Festival
[change | change source]Before being colonized, the region had an ancient religious system of deities. Gugurang, the "god of Good" who dwells inside of Mount Mayon is the guardian and protector of the sacred fire — which Asuang, his brother, tries to steal. When displeased, Gugurang would cause Mayon Volcano to erupt,[8] but the lava also made the surrounding lands fertile. At some point, the name Ibalong was also used by the Spanish to refer to the entire Bicol Peninsula and, to some extent the entire island of Luzon.[9] Ancient Bikolanos performed a ritual called Atang to appease the volcano god, that becomes a festival.[10] Casiguran, Sorsogon holds the Gugurang Festival annually in October to celebrate Gugurang, the ancient god of Bicol.[11]
Casiguran Fish Port
[change | change source]12°52′38.1″N 124°00′24.3216″E / 12.877250°N 124.006756000°E [12]
Casiguran Port, Plaza Escudero is Casiguran's fish port[13] where small to medium-sized vessels dock from the waters of Sorsogon Bay[14] — for their fresh catch to be landed, processed, stored and distributed, serving the municipality's vital fishing industry and local economy.[15] It is also known for the port's sunset view overlooking the bay area.
Barangays
[change | change source]Casiguran is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks (districts) and some have sitios (sites, or locations).
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Espinas, M. (1996). The Ibalong : The Bikol Folk Epic-fragment. Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House.
- ↑ Prado, M. G. (1981). Ibalon : Ethnohistory of the Bikol Region. Legazpi City: AMS Press.
- ↑ Reyes, J. C. (January–February 1979). The Ibalen Epic - A Window to Bicols Pre-history. Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas v. 53 nos. 590-591, pp. 61-92.
- ↑ Dery, L. C. (1991). From Ibalon to Sorsogon : A Historical Survey of Sorsogon Province to 1905. Quezon City: New Day Publishers.
- ↑ History of Casiguran Water District | Casiguran Water District
- ↑ CWD joins International Coastal Cleanup Day 2024 | Casiguran Water District
- ↑ HISTORY AND CULTURE | Sorsogon.gov.ph
- ↑ Volcanic Regions List | Smithsonian Institution
- ↑ Abella, D. (1954). Bikol Annals: A Collection of Vignettes of Philippine History. Manila.
- ↑ Asuang Steals Fire from Gugurang | Our Own Voice, archived from the original on 2009-05-26, retrieved 2025-02-04
- ↑ Gugurang : God of Fire | MythLok
- ↑ DMS Converter | LatLong.net
- ↑ Fishing Port | Collins
- ↑ Analysis of Fishing Ports in the Philippines | Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PDF)
- ↑ Fishing Port Management | UNESCO (PDF)
Other websites
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