Tuesday, July 7, 2009

St. John the Baptist Parish

Founded in 1714, the Parish of St. John the Baptist is one of the oldest parishes of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay.

Previous parish priest were Rev. Fr. Rey Aguanta and Rev. Fr. Jose Ed Penafiel.

Estan Cabigas' Pictures of Agutaya









lifted from http://langyaw.com/2008/09/20/endangered-agutaya-fortress-church/


Monday, July 6, 2009

Old Agutaya Pictures (from flickr)











Down Memory Lane

Agutaya (from Wikipedia)

Agutaya is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,422 people in 2,040 households.

Barangays

Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

  • Algeciras
  • Concepcion
  • Diit
  • Maracanao
  • Matarawis
  • Abagat (Pob.)
  • Bangcal (Pob.)
  • Cambian (Pob.)
  • Villafria
  • Villasol
Volcano

Agutaya is an inactive volcano, 120 metres ASL, located at 11°09′N 120°57′E, in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Agutaya as Inactive. [1]