Goa, Camarines Sur
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Goa is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 54,035 people. The current municipal mayor is Hon. Antero Silos Lim
Originally, Goa was located at Salog, which was then called the Visita Sita de Salog. The residents, however, changed the location of the town to another site for purposes of convenience. A strong typhoon occurred here. Miraculously, though, there was no great destruction to the lives and property of the residents because of the stones and logs that were said to change the direction of the floodwaters. This occurrence caused the people to adopt their own patron saint, St. John the Baptist, as their way of thanking God. Like any other town in the province of Camarines Sur, Goa's name has various accounts attached to its name. Some considered that the name Goa was given by Friar Abalay, a Franciscan friar from Pueblo de Goa
in the ancient India which was still under the Portuguese government. Friar Abalay took over the parish when Goa was established as a town.
The town of Goa is also the home of the premier high school in the whole Bicol region, the Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus
at Barangay Tagontong. PSHS-BRC is one of the campuses of the PSHS system.
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Philippines
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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 54,035 people. The current municipal mayor is Hon. Antero Silos Lim
History
The foundation of Goa as a municipality occurred during the Spanish period, in the year 1777 under the missionary of Rev. Fray Juan Catalla. Together with the creation of the town, the parish was also established.Originally, Goa was located at Salog, which was then called the Visita Sita de Salog. The residents, however, changed the location of the town to another site for purposes of convenience. A strong typhoon occurred here. Miraculously, though, there was no great destruction to the lives and property of the residents because of the stones and logs that were said to change the direction of the floodwaters. This occurrence caused the people to adopt their own patron saint, St. John the Baptist, as their way of thanking God. Like any other town in the province of Camarines Sur, Goa's name has various accounts attached to its name. Some considered that the name Goa was given by Friar Abalay, a Franciscan friar from Pueblo de Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
in the ancient India which was still under the Portuguese government. Friar Abalay took over the parish when Goa was established as a town.
Educational institutions
This municipality has different secondary and tertiary schools accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, the Department of Education, and the Department of Science and Technology.The town of Goa is also the home of the premier high school in the whole Bicol region, the Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus
Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus
Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus is a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a specialized public high school in the Philippines. Founded in 1998, it caters to scientifically and mathematically gifted high school students of the Bicol Region...
at Barangay Tagontong. PSHS-BRC is one of the campuses of the PSHS system.
Tertiary Schools
- Partido State UniversityPartido State UniversityThe Partido State University is a government-owned institution of higher learning located at the Fourth Congressional District of the Province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.- History :...
- (formerly Partido High School, Partido National High School and Partido State College)- San Juan Bautista St., Goa, Camarines Sur - Computer Communication Development Institute, Inc. - The school is a private non-sectarian non-stock institution situated at 2nd-4th floors of GL Bldg., corner Panday and Rizal Sts.
- Worldtech Resources Institute (WRI)- San Juan Evangelista St., Goa, Camarines Sur
- Partido College - Tambuco St., Goa, Camarines Sur
- Global IT - Rizal St., Goa, Camarines Sur
- Fatima School of Science and Technology - San Juan Bautista St., Goa, Camarines Sur
- St. John The Baptist Integrated School of Camarines Sur (SJBIS) San Isidro St. Goa, Camarines Sur
Secondary Schools
- Goa National High School - Taytay, Goa, Camarines Sur
- Payatan High School - Payatan, Goa, Camarines Sur
- Visita de Salog High School - Salog, Goa, Camarines Sur
- Juan L. Filipino Memorial High School - Buyo, Goa, Camarines Sur
- Pinaglabanan High School - Pinaglabanan, Goa, Camarines Sur
- Tabgon High School - Tabgon, Goa, Camarines Sur
- St. Paul Academy(SPA)- Burgos St., Goa Camarines Sur
- Philippine Science High School Bicol Region CampusPhilippine Science High School Bicol Region CampusPhilippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus is a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a specialized public high school in the Philippines. Founded in 1998, it caters to scientifically and mathematically gifted high school students of the Bicol Region...
(PSHS-BRC) - Tagongtong, Goa, Camarines Sur
Barangays
Goa is politically subdivided into 34 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Abucayan
- Bagumbayan Grande (Pob.)
- Bagumbayan Pequeño (Pob.)
- Balaynan
- Belen (Pob.)
- Buyo
- Cagaycay
- Catagbacan
- Digdigon
- Gimaga
- Halawig-Gogon
- Hiwacloy
- La Purisima (Pob.)
- Lamon
- Lorenzo Padua (formerly Matacla)
- Maymatan
- Maysalay
- Napawon (Napunuon)
- Panday (Pob.)
- Payatan
- Pinaglabanan
- Salog
- San Benito (Pob.)
- San Isidro West
- San Isidro (Pob.)
- San Jose (Pob.)
- San Juan Bautista (Pob.)
- San Juan Evangelista (Pob.)
- San Pedro (formerly Aroro)
- Scout Fuentebella (West)
- Tabgon
- Tagongtong
- Tamban (Mabini)
- Taytay (Halgon East)>
Media
- DWRP 94.5 FM (Sarong Radyo, Sarong Partido)
- DWRL 107.1 FM (Ang Radyo para sa Tawo)
- DWHV 105.5 KISS FM (Non Profit Radio Station)
- COOL 90.1 FM (Internet Radio)