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  Bocaue Bulacan Online Philippines
It said that the bamboo was used as a weapon (sibat) by the early inhabitants katipuneros against the Spanish conquistadores In 1906, Bocaue was separated from Meycauayan by virtue of a petition signed by a group of inhabitants in a small barrio chapel of Malhacan Meycauayan installing its first official under the leadership of Fr.
The town of Bocaue is composed of 19 barangays which are mostly derived their names of the trees and other agricultural land., Antipona, Bagumbayan, Bambang, Batia, Binang 1st, Binang 2nd, Bunducan, Bunlo, Bolacan, Duhat, Igulot, Caingin, Lolomboy, Poblacion, Sulucan, Taal, Tambubong, Turo, and Wakas.
Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
www.pasyalan.net /bulacan/bocaue   (238 words)

  
  Read about Bulacan at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Bulacan and learn about Bulacan here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Tagalog is the predominant language of Bulacan because of its proximity to Manila.
Bulacan is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the North Luzon Expressway, which crosses the province into Pampanga.
Bulacan lies in the southern portion of the fertile plains of Central Luzon.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Bulacan   (481 words)

  
 Bulacan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
However, Bulacan is most noted for being the capital of the first Philippine Republic in the town of Malolos as well as its Malolos Constitution.
The province of Bulacan is steadily becoming industrialized due to its proximity to Metro Manila.
Bulacan is subdivided into 22 municipalities and 2 cities.
hallencyclopedia.com /Bulacan   (844 words)

  
 Bulacan
Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region.
Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro Manila.
Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora and Quezon to the east, and Rizal to the south.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/bu/bulacan.html   (541 words)

  
 Bocaue river festival - July in Bocaue Bulacan | A1 Philippine Travel Guide
During the Bocaue Pagoda Festival, a replica of the cross on which Jesus was crucified is paraded on a pagoda adorned with magnificent trimmings and guided by by colorful bancas.
The Bocaue Pagoda Festival is held in honor of the Holy Cross of Bocaue Bulacan or Krus ng Wawa.
The float is atop a barge and the river is the Pasig River.
www.a1-philippine-travel-asia.com /bocaue-pagoda-festival.html   (600 words)

  
 Bulacan, Philippines: Municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bocaue was just a mere barrio of the town of Meycauayan until 1606 when it was made into a town with Reverend Padre Delos Santos as the first parish priest and administrator.
The history of Bocaue is not complete without citing the legend of the Holy Cross of Wawa which has a great significance to the residents of this town as to its founding.
The woman followed the image until she clung to it and then was able to reach safely the riverbank.
www.bulacan.gov.ph /bocaue/history.asp   (348 words)

  
 Bocaue, Philippines
The property was situated in the town of Bocaue in Bulacan, in the diocese of Mololos of which Father Almario had recently been made bishop.
The sisters moved into the two-story house in Bocaue and promptly began living the cloistered life according to the 1933 Constitutions; the only Constitutions they could find.
Sister Mary Thomas, prioress at the time, welcomed Father's proposal and arranged to go to Bocaue to meet and evaluate the situation.
www.op-stjoseph.org /nuns/angels/bocaue.htm   (451 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Bulacan
Bulacan is the land of Tagalog Bards, whose prosperous towns and rich
Bulacan is also noted as the land of the Tagalog bard Francisco Balagtas.
Bulacan has attracted small and medium scale businesses to its favorable location outside Metro Manila and along the major road networks to establish garments, light industrial, chemical, food processing and handicraft industries.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/bulacan.htm   (1709 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | METRO > Disenchanted man seeks help against harassment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan–A whistle blower on child labor and illegal activities in the pyrotechnics industry in the province two years ago now fears for his life.
Last Sunday night, he was invited to the Bunducan Barangay Hall, but was taken instead to the Bocaue municipal jail later in the night without charges.
A father of three, Buenaflor lamented believing in the sweet promises of the Bocaue Thunder Jaycees and Community Organizers-Multiversity that pledged to protect him once he worked with them in the exposé.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2003/may/18/metro/20030518met2.html   (1170 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Stop Bocaue industrial park, residents urge Bulacan gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan: Residents of this town have asked Gov. Josie de la Cruz to stop the construction of the 10-hectare Bocaue Business Park industrial estate here because its developers have allegedly failed to comply with the usual building requirements.
Other requirements that need to be complied include a public hearing involving the residents of the three barangays and an ordinance reclassifying the land from residential to agricultural, and from agricultural to industrial.
Earlier, the developer of the Bocaue Business Park said that the Bocaue town council asked them to pay P10 million in exchange for development permits, but Vice Mayor Kennedy Valdez denied the allegation and described it as a way of twisting their arms.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/mar/04/yehey/prov/20050304pro7.html   (364 words)

  
 Bulacan judge stops mayor from assuming post - Jul. 14, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan- A judge here has ordered newly-elected Mayor Serafin de la Cruz to stop assuming his post until July 19 following an election protest filed against him by the son of Bangon Pilipinas presidential candidate Eduardo "Bro.
Judge Wilfredo Nieves of the Bulacan regional trial court in the City of Malolos issued on June 29 a temporary restraining order (TRO) against De la Cruz who won in the May 10 elections.
In 1999, De la Cruz, a candidate of Lakas-NUCD, was ousted as Bocaue mayor after he lost in an election protest filed against him by the late Mayor Jose Santiago.
www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jul/14/reg_3-1.htm   (434 words)

  
 Lacson gets lukewarm response in Bulacan - Feb. 27, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan - Presidential candidate Panfilo Lacson got a lukewarm response in this province dominated by leaders allied with the administration.
Sparse crowds gathered on the sidestreets of Marilao and Bocaue as Lascon's motorcade passed.
Bulacan Governor Josefina dela Cruz, and a number of town mayors, are members of the President's party, the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/feb/27/brkpol_8-1.htm   (181 words)

  
 G.R. No. 71712   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He also recalled that before the trial of this case on October 17, 1984 started, and while waiting for the case to be called for trial outside the courtroom of this Court, the accused asked him to withdraw the case he had filed against them.
Then they returned to their regional office passing by the Office of the Provincial Auditor of Bulacan where they learned of a certain indorsement on the certificate of completion of the project in question that they were inspecting.
Maria, Bulacan." And as petitioners themselves admit, the assignment was secured at their instance; b) the project having been completed on February 16, 1983, it was too late to conduct a "contract review;" c) a contract review would not have necessitated an ocular inspection of the project.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1988/apr1988/gr_71712_1988.html   (7768 words)

  
 yehey! News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mendoza, a resident of Barangay Caingin, Bocaue, Bulacan was arrested last June 26 by PDEA agents led by Chief Inspector Manuel Chica.
Mendoza was tagged as the main source of shabu in Central Luzon and maintained a level of business that had a turn-over of one to two kilograms of shabu per week or eight kilos of the drug a month.
Caingin in Bocaue where he is allegedly known for his "Robin Hood style" of operation.
www.yehey.com /tabloids/print.aspx?a=11877   (508 words)

  
 DAILY NEWS ASIA: Hometown News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bocaue, Bulacan, Nov. 12, 1997 - Two children and one firecracker store owner were killed in separate explosions in Bulacan yesterday and last week.
The fireworks seller was killed in Bocaue while his wife and three young children were seriously injured when the family's stock of pyrotechnics exploded yesterday.
The blast came following an announcement by the town mayor that firecracker sales centers are being planned along the North Luzon Expressway to avoid traffic bottlenecks on MacArthur Highway during the holiday season and to prevent improper storage.
www.newsflash.org /199711/ht/ht000087.htm   (101 words)

  
 Unfälle mit Feuerwerk / Philippinen
Reports said that the blast occurred when the two children sneaked inside the restricted manufacturing shanty factory and played with the chemicals and finished pyrotechnic products, while the factory workers were taking a break at that time.
Barangay Turo in Bocaue town in Bulacan province.
Bocaue Mayor Serafin dela Cruz said he would push through a plan to establish a firecracker-manufacturing zone located far from residential areas in his town.
www.stop-fireworks.org /unfaelle_philippinen.htm   (1081 words)

  
 Batongbakal vs Zafra : 141806 : January 17, 2005 : J. Carpio-Morales : Third Division : Decision
Rosario L. Batongbacal and her alleged co-owners thereof, and also against the Municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan.  The complaint, docketed as DAR Case No. 155-Bul`90, was later amended to include Francisco Santiago, Jr.
Petitioner further proffered that the DARAB had no jurisdiction over the case since the land in question is a “commercial or institutional land” covered by the comprehensive development plan of the Municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan.
On the issue of jurisdiction, the appellate court held that in light of the allegations of respondent in his complaint on dispossession of a tenant by the landholder of an agricultural land, the DARAB had jurisdiction over the case.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2005/jan2005/141806.htm   (1308 words)

  
 BRO. EDDIE REVEALS 'INDECENT PROPOSALS'
BOCAUE, BULACAN, February 18, 2004 (STAR) By James Mananghaya — Presidential candidate and television evangelist Eduardo Villanueva told his townmates in his hometown rally here yesterday that he had received "indecent proposals from individuals who would like to contribute to his campaign funds."
And all of you who are my townmates here in Bocaue know that)," he told around 500 supporters who gathered at the town plaza to welcome him.
Villanueva, head evangelist of the Jesus is Lord Movement, said his supporters come from various sectors of the country — students and youth, women, urban and rural poor, and government employees — that have long been demanding change in the government.
www.newsflash.org /2003/05/hl/hl019901.htm   (461 words)

  
 Bocaue firecracker dealers asked to relocate - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, BULACAN—DUE TO safety concerns raised by residents here, the local government has yet to issue permits to more than 300 firecracker and pyrotechnic product dealers in Barangay Turo.
Avelino Mendoza, chair of the Solid Bocaue Firecracker Manufacturers and Dealers Group, has urged local officials to speed up the resolution of the issue because the industry is “running out of time” for the expected high demand for firecrackers in months leading to December.
Bocaue officials have identified an area in another district of Barangay Turo as an ideal relocation site for firecracker and pyrotechnic stalls.
news.inq7.net /regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=50039   (494 words)

  
 AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Banned pyrotechnics?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan — At least seven people were killed while two others were injured in a fire that gutted a row of firecracker stores here yesterday.
Bocaue Mayor Serafin de la Cruz said the blaze set off large quantities of firecrackers stored in houses and stores, blowing away walls and tin roofs and touching off successive blasts, which hampered efforts to rescue people trapped in houses.
The fireworks industry is a key provider of jobs in Bocaue, a poor farming town of 90,000 people with more than 2,000 legal and illegal firecracker factories and stores.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t26345.html   (1136 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Manila
This archdiocese comprises the city of Manila, the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Mindoro, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, Tarlac, and Zambales; and the Districts of Infanta and Marinduque in the Province of Tayabas.
In the Province of Bulacan they established the parishes of Dapdap, Guiguinto, Bigaa, Angat, Baliuag, Quingua, Malolos, Paombong, Calumpit, and Hagonoy.
They were the first missionaries in the districts of Sampaloc and Santa Ana, Manila, and in the towns of Meycauayan, Bocaue, Morong, Baraa, Pagsanjan, Santa Cruz de la Laguna, and Mainit.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09597b.htm   (3408 words)

  
 G.R. No. 125936   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dr. Villarama concluded that the cause of death consisted of cerebral hemorrhage due to multiple fracture of the skull, traumatic injury, auterior chest wall, left, with injury to left pleura, and multiple stab wounds.
In this case, accused-appellant failed to substantiate his claim that he was not in Bulacan at the time of the commission of the crime.
Prosecution witness George Taylan testified that he saw accused-appellant Ricardo dela Cruz in Bocaue, Bulacan as one of those who detached the sidecar of the tricycle of deceased Glicerio Cruz on the night of May 11, 1993.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri2000/feb2000/gr_125936_2000.html   (2951 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
Eddie, his wife Dory, party-list representative son, Joel, and daughter, Joni, silently sat side by side in Precinct 121-A and jot down on their ballots the names of their candidates for the elections.
Absent was the eldest son, Jon-jon, who is seeking his second term as municipal mayor of Bocaue.
De la Cruz claimed that Villarama has coordinated with Bangon Pilipinas political watchers and supporters, who are mostly Jesus is Lord followers, and gave his support to them in exchange for their support in his congressional bid.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/05/11/MAIN200405119236.html   (548 words)

  
 7 dead as fire razes firecracker stalls in Bocaue - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At least 20 stalls were razed by the fire, the Inquirer learned.
Bocaue Mayor Serafin De la Cruz told GMA-7.
Quoting firefighters on the scene, the newscast reported that ten people were injured.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=22870   (429 words)

  
 Manila Bulletin : Around The Nation.(Metro and National News) @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BOCAUE, Bulacan - The traditional Holy Week Walk every Lenten Wednesday, April 16, will start today at Buddys Commercial on MacArthur Hi-Way, Lolomboy, Bocaue, Bulacan and will end at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Sta.
This was announced by lawyer Pete S. Principe, founder of Bulacan Youth Association (BYA) and governor of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in Central Luzon, who said the tradition was started way back in 1972 and now on its 31st year.
Principe said the assembly of the different delegations of BYA, Parish Pastoral Council of Sto.
static.highbeam.com /m/manilabulletin/april152003/aroundthenationmetroandnationalnews   (207 words)

  
 Bulacan Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Business Directory
Address: 130 Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Address: Blk 8 Diamond St., Violet Subd., Biñang 1st, Bocaue Bulacan
Address: 142 Katindig St., Poblacion, Guiguinto, Bulacan 3015
www.bulacan.net /ghd.htm   (108 words)

  
 Bro. Eddie Villanueva for President 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Eduardo “Eddie” Villanueva is a spiritual leader, a model family man and a respected founder of the Jesus Is Lord Movement, the world’s fourth biggest independent Church.
He was born in Bocaue, Bulacan on Oct. 6, 1946.He spent his elementary days in Bambang Elementary School in Bocaue, had his 1st 2years of high school in St. Mary’s Academy (now St. Mary’s College) in Meycauayan and finished it in Meycauayan Institute (now Meycauayan College).
Eddie lives in Bocaue, Bulacan with his wife Adoracion Jose Villanueva.
www.broeddie.com /aboutbroeddie   (1115 words)

  
 Welcome to the website of Bulalo House ni Aling Consoling Restaurant and Catering Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
About Us Established in 1987 with only 4 tables to accomodate customers, it has now expanded to a 150 seater restaurant strategically located at 0036 Ayukit-Granville Road, Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan 3018.
It is approximately 450 meters from the Bocaue exit of the North Expressway.
Owned and managed by Consolation Santiago-Ramirez, a native of Bocaue, Bulacan, and now by word Bulalo House ni Aling Consoling has served people from all walks of life : politicians, professional basketball players, people of different professions, businessmen, and famous TV and movie personalities, and almost all "bulalo" enthusiasts.
www.bulacan.ph /~ez2/aboutus.html   (142 words)

  
 abs-cbnNEWS.com - HALALAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Brother Eduardo "Eddie" Villanueva, founder of Jesus is Lord Movement, was born in Bocaue, Bulacan, on Oct. 6, 1946.
In 1969, he graduated with a degree in Commerce, majoring in Economics, from the Philippine College of Commerce, which has since been renamed as the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
I hereby certify that the facts stated herein are true and correct of my own personal knowledge.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /images/news/microsites/halalan/villanueva.htm   (381 words)

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