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Household Population by mother tongue (Based on 1990 participation Rate) Cebuano - 30% Hiligaynon - .22% Bagobo - .032% Bilaan - .35% Butanon - .17% Davaweño -93.45% Mandaya - 2.45 Yakan - .14% Not stated .51%
Major Industries : The municipality of Caraga has sixteen (16) wholesale trade establishment which are mostly involved in the buy and sell of agricultural products.Four of these establishment are found in Barangay Poblacion while the rest are found in other Barangays.Retail establishment, which includes repair/welding shops,dormitory,lodging houses, cable television, telephone services providers,etc...are totaled to 23, of which are found in the Poblacion. The present industries thriving in the locality are the agriculture based, presently there are nine(9) rice /corn mills found in Barangay San Luis, San Antonio, POblacion, San Pedro, San Jose, and P.M sobrecarey. There are also one (1) furniture shop in the poblacion and one (1) handicraft industry making dagmay novelties. The presence of Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) in BArangay San Luis, and San Antonio, which is considered as a convergence are for development where programs of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) are also focused, is a factor considered to boost economic activity in the area in the coming years.
Sketches of Caraga by Danny Sillada: http://dannysillada.weebly.com/sketches-of-caraga-davao-oriental-philippines.html Sketches of Caraga (an excerpt from Danny Sillada journal of the same title)
It is one of the eleven (11) municipalities of Davao Oriental, the Eastern part of Davao, which is facing the Pacific Ocean. My hometown, which is Cateel, is two towns away from Caraga, and two towns away from Surigao Del Sur, belonging to the Caraga Province.
Historically, Davao Oriental is part of “Caraga Province” being established in 1609 under the Spanish Colony, ranging from the tip of Surigao up until Cape San Agustin. It was until 1849, two years after the successful conquest of Don Jose Uyanguren in 1846, that Gov. Gen. Narciso Claveria decreed the partition of Caraga Province.
The Southern portion was named Nueva Guipozcoa in honor of Gov. Claveria’s natal town in Spain, which later called Davao with Caraga town as the capital of the province. While the Northern portion, was named Surigao Province, which is known today as Caraga Province, with Surigao town as its capital.
During the Caraga Convention on August 31 to September 3, 1924, an important issue was raised toward the higher authorities to declare Eastern Davao as a sub-province to be called “Plaridel”. The issue, however, died down until July 1, 1967, with the efforts and persistence of Congressman Lorenzo Sarmiento and Senator Alejandro Almendras that Davao Oriental was created as a province under the Republic Act No. 4867.
Ironically, the whole provinces of Mindanao during the Spanish Colony were under the Encomienda in 1591, belonging to Juan Guttierez del Real and Francisco dela Cruz. By 1609, Caraga town was the mission capital of Christianization in Mindanao, the oldest missionary destination of the Spanish Friars.
Caraga town today is the least developed town in Davao Oriental. Though rich with religio-cultural heritage, its culture and economic development is still backward, albeit, relatively coping with technological progress. Compared to the capital towns and cities in the different regions of Mindanao, Caraga town is behind when it comes to socio-economic development. True to its description as the oldest town and the oldest missionary destination in Mindanao, Caraga seems to be lulling in sleep and would only wake up any time when needed.
However, despite its laid-back culture and environment, Caraga is one of the most exotic and majestic towns in Davao Oriental. Its municipality is situated on top of the hill, 80 feet above sea level overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The eastern-edge part of the town is barricaded by about 30 to 80 feet rocks.
Imagining the difficulty of the Spaniards climbing toward the plateau, on such a hostile fortress of rocks with huge waves continuously smacking the rocky shore during high tide, after a long exhaustive travel by sea with their Galleons coming from Spain is something that continues to amaze many people today.
It was said that the Spaniards would build a primitive ladder in order to arrive on top of Caraga plateau and travel several kilometers away by foot to reach the pueblo proper. It was until 1876, two centuries later, a missionary priest and historian, Fr. Pablo Pastells, ordered a prefabricated cliff-road from Spain, known as “caracol”, through Bro. Zumeta and Captain Leon Balante that the climb to the plateau would become relatively easy.
Imagine the first glimpse of sunrise from the horizon of the Pacific Ocean; it can be seen from the town of Caraga particularly, at the town’s barrio called Pusan Point. It is located at the easternmost vantage point of Philippine Archipelago.
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