Catanduanes: A Historical Recap

A Little Bit About Catanduanes s ource: Bicol Peryodiko    Catanduanes is a small island province located off the coast of the Bicol region. It is located on the southeast part of Luzon, facing the Pacific Ocean thus usually being the first place to be hit by typhoons. This fact has hailed Catanduanes its title “Land of the Howling Winds.” Catanduanes has an approximate land area of 1,492.16 square kilometers comprising of 11 municipalities namely Bagamanoc, Baras, Bato, Caramoran, Gigmoto, Pandan, Panganiban, San Andres, San Miguel, Viga, and Virac which sums a total population of 260,964 people, according to the 2015 census. source: Google Maps The History The etymology of Catanduanes has always been a debate between the Catandunganons as the island province has several legends, three to be exact, that explain the origin of its name. The first, and most popular theory, states that the name Catanduanes comes from “tandu” a native click beetle which is of abundance thr...