Calauag Quezon

 Introduction

Let's talk about Municipality of Calauag.

Calauag has a population of 73,139, according to 2015 census. It is a 1st class Municipality in the Province of Quezon. 

History

According to Valentin Martin's writings in his "Ensayo de una sintesis sobre los trabajos realizados sos las corporaciones religiosas Espaolas de Filipinas," the first record of a colony in Calauag dates back to 1584. However, the town was formally established in 1851 with the combination of the towns of Apad and Calauag.

Juan Sunog was the town's first elected captain. The town was brought under Revolutionary Government in 1897, and Alipio Declaro was elected Municipal President. For the first time in its existence, the town was destroyed by fire in 1914, under Municipal President Marciano Roldan. The village was seized by the Japanese Imperial Army on December 24, 1941, and was destroyed by fire again on January 14, 1942. The village was rescued from Japanese occupation on April 19, 1945, by US and Filipino forces.During and after the fight against the Japanese from 1945 to 1946, the general headquarters of the Philippine Army and Constabulary were erected and stationed at Calauag under the Commonwealth administration.

The town of Calauag is divided into 81 barangays and 9 disputed barangays.

• Agoho                                                              
• Anahawan
• Anas
• Apad Lutao
• Apad Quezon
• Apad Taisan
• Atulayan
• Baclaran (Poblacion)
• Bagong Silang 
• Balibago
• Bangkuruhan
• Bantolinao
• Barangay Uno (Poblacion)
• Barangay Dos (Poblacion)
• Barangay Tres (Poblacion)
• Barangay Cuatro (Poblacion)
• Barangay Cinco (Poblacion)
• Bigaan
• Santa Brigada [Binutas]
• Biyan
• Bukal
• Buli
• Dapdap
• Dominlog
• Dona Aurora
• Guinosayan
• Ipil
• Kalibo [Santa Cruz]
• Kapaluhan
• Katangtang
• Kigtan
• Kinamaligan
• Kinalin Ibaba
• Kinalin Ilaya
• Kumaludkud
• Kunalum
• Kuyaoyao
• Lagay
• Lainglaingan
• Lungib 
• Mabini
• Madlangdungan
• Maglipad [Rosario]
• Maligaya
• Mambaling
• Manhulugin
• Marilag [Punaya]
• Mulay
• Pandanan
• Pansol
• Patihan
• Pinagbayanan (Poblacion)
• Pinagkamaligan (Poblacion)
• Pinagsakayan
• Pinagtalleran (Poblacion)
• Rizal Ibaba
• Rizal Ilaya
• Sabang Uno (Poblacion)
• Sabang Dos (Poblacion)
• Salvacion
• San Quintin
• San Roque Ibaba
• San Roque Ilaya
• Santa Cecilia
• Santa Maria (Poblacion)
• Santa Milagrosa 
• Santa Rosa
• Santo Angel [Pangahoy]
• Santo Domingo
• Sinag
• Sumilang
• Sumulong
• Tabansak
• Talingting
• Tamis
• Tikiwan
• Tiniguiban
• Villa Magsino
• Villa San Isidro
• Vinas
• Yaganak

9 Disputed Barangays

• Don Tomas
• Guitol
• Kabuluan
• Kagtalaba
• Maulawin
• Plaridel
• Patag Ibaba
• Patag Ilaya
• Tabugon

 Calauag was embroiled in a major scandal due to a decade-long border dispute with the town of Santa Elena in Camarines Norte, which concluded in a Supreme Court lawsuit, Presidential involvement, and the loss of a quarter of its land area. Cabuluan, Don Tomas Morato, Guitol, Kagtalaba, Maulawin, Patag Ibaba, Patag Ilaya, Plaridel, and Tabugon were the disputed barangays.

The Provincial Government and Municipal Government of Calauag ordered the destruction of a DENR-installed boundary marker on October 14, 1991. In October 1995, then-President Fidel V. Ramos visited Calauag to meet with local leaders and tour the whole contested territory in order to resolve the border issue between the two provinces. Calauag retained jurisdiction, but the matter was sent to the Supreme Court. The case of Province of Quezon vs. Province of Camarines Norte was subsequently decided in favor of Camarines Norte, and Calauag relinquished political control over the aforementioned barangays.

Best Spots in Calauag Quezon

There are many wonderful hidden locations in Calauag Quezon, and because of the people who are interested in recognizing some of them, they are progressively becoming recognized and visited by the majority. Here are some examples:

1. Capaluhan Beach

                                      

2.Pulong Pasig

3. Santa Milagrosa Cave

4. Yaganak Hanging Bridge

5. Yaganak Falls

6. Hinabaan Falls

Some of the images above are examples of places to visit in the Municipality of Calauag that are still well-known to many, but are no longer accessible to tourists for the sake of everyone due to the epidemic.

Festival

Aside from the great tourist destinations. Every year, Calauag also holds a festival.

According to Rey Danseco, a journalist and multi-awarded world boxing judge, Katang Festival is celebrated in Calauag, one of the province's affluent coastal villages (Crab Festival). The bright and lively yearly activities last several days until May 25, the town's founding day. Tourists from adjacent towns, provinces, and other countries come in the festivities to experience Calaugeneans' unique fiesta celebration and presentations of indigenous products, cuisines, and various techniques of preparing Katang.The Karera ng Katang (Crab Race) and the Pabilisan at Paramihan ng Maitataling Katang (Crab Tying Race) are two of the festival's highlights. The Katang Event is promoted by the Philippine Department of Tourism as "a festival emphasizing the Higanteng Alimango as their icon." The feast commemorates the province's abundance of mud crab.The primary goals of the Katang Festival are to promote Agro-Tourism and to reinforce Calauag's reputation as the source of the best variety and most tasty crab and other marine products such as shrimp (hipon or swahe) and gigantic Asian tiger prawn (sugpo) in the Philippines.

More Information

• District:                              4th District
• Province:                            Quezon
• Region:                               CALABARZON-IV
• Country:                             Philippines
• Founded:                            June 13, 1851
• Total Area:                          324.71 square kilometers (125.37 sq. mi.)
• Denonyms:                         Calauagenians
• Zip Code:                            4318
• PSGC:                                 045607000
• IDD: Area Code:                 +63 (0)42
• Native Language:               Tagalog