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  2. Aloguinsan - Wikipedia

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    Aloguinsan, officially the Municipality of Aloguinsan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Aloguinsan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aloguinsan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,466 people. [3] By road it is 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Cebu City.

  3. San Fernando de Apure - Wikipedia

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    San Fernando was founded on February 28, 1788 by order of the Captain of Infantry of the Royal Armies Fernando Miyares y González, military commander, politician and governor of the then newly formed Province of Barinas (1786), and executed by Lieutenant Major Juan Antonio Rodríguez and Fray Buenaventura de Benaocaz, under the denomination of "Villa de San Fernando del Paso Real de Apure".

  4. Magellan's Cross Pavilion - Wikipedia

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    Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines.The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. [1] It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.

  5. Mandaue Church - Wikipedia

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    Church interior in 2022. The Jesuits established Mandaue in 1638 as a mission after they had acquired lands in the area for the Colegio de San Ildefonso.They exchanged Mandaue for Parian in Cebu City and assigned a lay brother as administrator of the Mandaue estate.

  6. List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Diocese of San Fernando de La Union: Daniel O. Presto May 9, 2018 (6 years, 130 days) Bishop of San Fernando de La Union: Diocese of San Jose (Nueva Ecija) Roberto C. Mallari: May 15, 2012 (12 years, 124 days) Bishop of San Jose (Nueva Ecija) Diocese of Urdaneta: Jacinto A. Jose Sep 21, 2005 (18 years, 361 days) Bishop of Urdaneta

  7. Isidore the Laborer - Wikipedia

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    The Sikoy-Sikoy Festival, The sea festival of San Fernando, Cebu, It is in honor of St. Isidore the Farmer. The name of the festival is a Cebuano word Sikoy, which is a fishing method using nets done during rough tides. The festival celebrates the rich and bountiful sea life of San Fernando, which are considered blessings of God's love to the town.

  8. Dumanjug - Wikipedia

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    Dumanjug, officially the Municipality of Dumanjug (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dumanjug; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dumanjug), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.

  9. Samboan - Wikipedia

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    St. Michael Archangel Church is one of the oldest Spanish-built churches in Cebu, made of coral stones. Today, it is a national protected heritage structure by the National Historical Commission. Today, it is a national protected heritage structure by the National Historical Commission.