Suarez (Iligan)

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Suarez, Iligan City



″°Suarez is one of the 44 barangays in Iligan City. It is located in a hilly part west of the city. It is bounded in the west by Nunocan River and in the east by Barangay Upper Tominobo. Suarez has its own Catholic church and other churches. The barangay also has its own drugstores, barber shops, grocery stores, Internet cafes, bakeshoppes and other household businesses. It also has its own public cemetery, which is located near its boundary. Abaga Falls is located in Suarez. The people celebrate its barangay fiesta every April 5 and their patron saint is St. Vincent Ferrer.
Contents

1 Population
2 Brief history
2.1 Pre-American residents
2.2 Early settlers
2.3 Before World War II
2.4 During World War II
3 Government
4 Education
5 Industries
6 Camp Pintoy
7 References

Population

In 2012, Suarez was the second most populated barangay of the city with a population of 16,044 [1].
Brief history
Pre-American residents

As inferred from a Supreme Court document [2], residents of the area before the American colonization included Datu Darondon, Moro couple Alanga and Datu Bunglay, Datu Durroc, brother of Alanga and sultan of Dumarao, Datu Anandog, uncle of Datu Durroc, and Dalano.

"Early settlers"

Francisco Baclaan
Señor Vidal
Doña Demetria Cacho
Julian Jalandoni
Berting Mancao
Lucio Jalandoni

Before World War II
During World War II
Government
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Education

Suarez Central School (formerly South-II Central School)
Suarez National High School
The Holy Family School of Iligan
St. Matthew Montessori School
St. Catherine Academy
Suarez Foundation School
Day Care Center(s)

Industries

Global Steel Philippines Incorporated (formerly National Steel Corporation).
Iligan Rod and Bar Mill Corporation

Camp Pintoy

Suarez was the location of Camp Overton [3] military reservation, one of the US military bases installed in the Philippines during the occupation in the country.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   8°10'51"N   124°12'49"E

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