Baler, Aurora edit
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| Municipality of Baler Bayan ng Baler |
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| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Aurora |
| District | Lone Congressional District of Aurora |
| Barangays | 13 |
| Income class: | 3rd class; partially urban |
| Founded | 1609 |
| Mayor | Arturo J. Angara (LDP) |
| Official website | www.baler-aurora.gov.ph |
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| Area | 92.55 km² |
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29,923 (2000) |
Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Aurora. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 29,923 people and 5.955 members per household.
Baler is the political and economic center of Aurora. It is located some 230 kilometers northeast of Manila via a mountain pass accessible by bus. Baler is host to spectacular geographic formations and is situated on a vast plain at the mouth of Baler Bay, a contiguous segment of the Pacific Ocean. Nine-foot high waves serve as Baler's tourist asset, attracting hundreds of surfers in February for the Aurora Cup.
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In 1609, seven (7) Franciscan Missionaries led by Fr. Sid Aris Amarillo founded the settlement of Baler. This small settlement was later converted into a pueblo or town by the Augustinians and the Recollects in 1658. Due to scarcity of religious missionaries, the Franciscans again took over the administration of the settlement in 1703. On June 2, 1899,1 the last Spanish garrison in the Philippines surrendered after a year-long siege, effectively ending nearly 400 years of Spanish hegemony in the archipelago.
In 1901, the Americans incorporated the town to the province of Tayabas (later named Quezon province). Before the Americans came, Baler was under the province of Nueva Ecija.
In 1942, Japanese occupation forces entered Baler.
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However, in 1945, The Philippine Commonwealth forces entered the town of Baler, which was under attack by the Japanese Imperial forces during the liberation. The San Luis de Tolosa church in Baler was destroyed from the Japanese forces are defeat to the Filipino ground troops.
On June 14, 1951, by virtue of Republic Act No. 648, Baler became the capital town of the sub-province (and later, province) of Aurora.
On July 4, 2008, the 109th Siege of Baler was celebrated, to honor the Philippines-Spanish Friendship day. The bloody "Comedia de Baler" was played by 19 members in a theatrical play of fight between Moro and Christians, where actual swords, knives and weapons were used. During the one hour drama, physical injuries were inflicted resulting to drops on human bloods on stage.2
Baler is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
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