In August of 1942, the Japanese Forces abolished Marinduque as a Province and made it part of Tayabas?
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Category: Marinduque Politics
Oct 30 1940, the Chinese Consul General visits Marinduque
Makes speech to Boac High School students.
November 4, 1932, Large crowd at Porac, Boac for community assembly.
1947 Newspaper article claims Marinduque Congressman shot at
Nov 6 1947, report of the Marinduque congressman being shot. I could not locate a follow up news article so we are left with a mystery.
1935 Marinduque Delegate to the Constitutional Assembly – Timoteo Richermoso
From the book “Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly” 1935. A brief bio on Timoteo Ricohermoso.
November 16, 1937. Boac
Celebration and parade in Boac for the 2nd anniversary of the birth of the Philippine commonwealth.
December 1937 Assemblyman Jose Uy
Dec 1 1937, Assemblyman Jose A Uy at the Cosmo Club (Manila) celebrating his victory in the election protest.
Rizal Day in Boac 1913.
Why is the young lady on the float holding a skull? Maybe this is the answer: There are archival photos of Rizal’s mother holding her son’s skull. She would display the skull to visitors in her Binondo home before her death in 1911.
Rizal Day with Marinduque Provincial Officers, Unk year.
Ethel Lagustan-Moreno
On the farthest right of the photo is our grandfather, JOSE NIEVA MIRAFUENTE SR., (1904-1987) who had served as Provincial Treasurer (not sure if in Acting capacity). I remember him telling us that he used to walk from bayan going to his office referring to the newly built Capitol building in Santol/Bangbangalon.
The man on the left was Dr Pablo Marquez, a former Mayor of Boac, established the Marinduque Provincial Hospital, a dedicated medical doctor of the masses.
1937- Prisoners run wild in the Marinduque capitol building.
