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3 unusual facts about Catanduanes


Carmen Camacho

Carmen Camacho (born 1939, Catanduanes, Luzon, Philippines) in is one of Philippine Kundiman Diva of the 60s along with Norma Ledesma, Norma Balagtas, and Pilita Corrales among others.

Meteorological history of Typhoon Durian

At 0200 UTC, a weather station in Virac recorded sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) and 941.4 mbar (hPa; 27.80 inHg) pressure.

Virac

Virac, Catanduanes, a municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines


Catanduanes State Colleges

It was established on June 19, 1971 by virtue of Republic Act 6341,authored by the late Catanduanes Congressman Jose M. Alberto, which converted the Virac National Agricultural and Trade School into the Catanduanes State Colleges.

Located in the provincial capital Virac, CSU primarily serves Catandunganons, the residents of Catanduanes.

Gray's monitor

The Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) is a large (180 cm, >9 kg) monitor lizard known only from lowland dipterocarp forest in southern Luzon, Catanduanes, and Polillo Island, all islands in the Philippines.

Philippines at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Pedro Sollique, paraw fisherman from Virac, Catanduanes was SKUD helm while crew Cherry Pinpin, a creative director from Quezon City trimmed sails and flew the spinnaker.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres

The diocese extended over the provinces of Camarines and Albay as far as and including the islands of Ticao, Masbate, Burias and Catanduanes; the province of Tayabas as far as and including Lucban; and, in the contracosta of Mauban to Binangonan, Polo, Baler and Casiguran.


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