RIGION 4A Calabarzon

CALABARZON OverView The word CALABARZON refers to the five provinces of CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal and QueZON or formerly known as Region 4A. It has 19 congressional districts, 12 major cities, 130 municipalities and 4,011 barangays of 16,558 square kilometers with two international ports located in Batangas and Quezon and eleven major industrial zones located in Cavite, Laguna and Batangas and with a total population of 11,743,110 based on the 2008 census of the National Statistics Office agency update of April 2008. The Bureau of Fire Protection CALABARZON, with a total of 1,376 uniformed and 49 non-uniformed personnel, as the only public safety agency under the Department of the Interior and Local Government with a specific mandate of: Prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on buildings, houses and other similar structures; Forests; Airports; Land Transportation vehicles and equipment; Ship docked and wharves; Petroleum industry installation; Enforcement of the Fire Code; and Investigation of all causes of fire; Assist AFP in times of National Emergencies; and Establish at least one fire station in each Local Government Unit nationwide with adequate personnel and equipage. The CALABARZON BFP is currently headed by our dynamic, enthusiastic and energetic director, FIRE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT NIMFA D CUARTEL, CEO VI, the fire service of this region continuously improves its public safety services and community programs through the full compliance of the Fire Code of the Philippines and international standards. geography POINTS OF INTEREST  PROVINCES  TOWNS / CITIES  The historic House of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite , CAVITE     CAVITE is aprovince of thePhilippineslocated on the southern shores ofManila Bay in theCALABARZONregion inLuzon, just 30 kilometers south ofManila. Its capital is the city of Trece Martires. Cavite is surrounded by the provinces ofLaguna to the east andBatangas to the south. To the west lies the South China Sea.     Cities Cavite City Tagaytay City Trece Martires City Municipalities Alfonso Amadeo Bacoor Carmona Dasmariñas Emilio Aguinaldo Mariano Alvarez Gen. Trias Imus Indang Kawit Magallanes Maragondon Mendez  Naic Noveleta Rosario Silang Tanza Ternate Legendary Mt. Makiling in the Province of Laguna "Shooting the Rapids" at Pagsanjan River LAGUNA     Laguna is aprovince of thePhilippinesfound in theCALABARZONregion inLuzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast ofMetro Manila, south of the province ofRizal, west ofQuezon, north of Batangasand east ofCavite. Laguna almost completely surroundsLaguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. The province got its name from theSpanish wordlago, which means lake. Laguna is also famous among tourists for thePagsanjan Falls, Pila, Laguna Town Plaza, the wood carvings created by the people of Paeteand Pakil, the hot spring resorts in Los Baños on the slopes of Mt. Makiling, andHidden Valley Springs inCalauan.     Cities Calamba City San Pablo City Santa Rosa City Municipalities Alaminos Bay Biñan Cabuyao Calauan Cavinti Famy Kalayaan Liliw Los Baños Luisiana Lumban Mabitac Magdalena Majayjay Nagcarlan Paete Pagsanjan Pakil Pangil Pila Rizal San Pedro Santa Cruz Santa Maria Siniloan Victoria Beautiful but active Taal Volcano is found in the Province of Batangas Diving is a popular activity in Anilao, Province of Batangas BATANGAS    Batangas is aprovince of thePhilippineslocated on the southwestern part of Luzon in theCALABARZONregion. Its capital isBatangas Cityand it is bordered by the provinces ofCavite andLaguna to the north andQuezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island ofMindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Before the province came to be called Batangas, it was known in ancient times as the town of Bonbon. When it's Capital Town was declared to be Taal, the province also changed its name to Taal. After some time, the Capital was transferred to the Town of Batangan, later Batangas City, and the Province changed its name once more after the Capital.   Cities Batangas City  Lipa City Tanauan City                                                                      Municipalities Agoncillo Alitagtag Balayan Balete Bauan Calaca Calatagan Cuenca Ibaan Laurel Lemery Lian Lobo Mabini Malvar Mataas Na Kahoy Nasugbu Padre Garcia Rosario San Jose San Juan San Luis San Nicolas San Pascual Santa Teresita Santo Tomas Taal Talisay Taysan Tingloy Tuy   RIZAL    Rizal is aprovince of thePhilippineslocated in theCALABARZONregion inLuzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero,José Rizal. Rizal's capital is Antipolo City, although the provincial capitol is located inPasig City inMetro Manila, which was the previous capital. City Antipolo City Municipalities Angono Baras Binangonan Cainta Cardona Jalajala Morong Pililla Rodriguez San Mateo Tanay Taytay Teresa Mystical Mt. Banahaw- a dormant volcanic peak in the Province of Quezon . QUEZON    Quezon is aprovince of thePhilippineslocated in theCALABARZONregion inLuzon. The province was named afterManuel L. Quezon, the secondPresident of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City.Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province: Quezon City is located inMetro Manila, a region to the west of CALABARZON, while Quezon province is in eastern CALABARZON. Quezon is located southeast ofMetro Manilaand it is surrounded by the provinces ofAurora to the north, Bulacan,Rizal, Lagunaand Batangasto the west and the Camarinesprovinces to the east. Quezon lies on anisthmusseparating theBicol Peninsulafrom the main part of Luzon. The province also covers thePolillo Islandsin thePhilippine Sea. A major tourism draw of the province is the famed Mt. Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism. Many cults and religious organizations stay in the mountains and numerousCatholics visit the mountain during Holy Week. City Lucena City Municipalities Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco (Aurora) San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tayabas Tiaong Unisan