Caraga Church interior and artifacts
An entry in one of the church books dated 5 January 1897. It details the death of a Marta Mayong, a 70 years old widow from the town of Caraga who died of natural causes.
Church record containing entries for the years 1887-1892
The interior of Caraga Church has been much renovated that there are...
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Caraga, the oldest church in Mindanao
Caraga Church, the oldest catholic structure in Mindanao was built in 1884
Caraga seascape as seen from the high limestone promontory where the church is built
The town of Caraga in Davao Oriental has the distinction of having the oldest Catholic structure in the island of Mindanao. It was built...
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Paking Rabat
At the City Council this morning, I learned from media colleagues that former basketball star and veteran politician Francisco “Paking” Rabat of Mati, Davao Oriental passed away last weekend. He was 74.
The Davao Region lost one of its most colorful leaders. He served as Vice Governor and Governor of the Davao Oriental Province during the martial law period. After the people power revolt that threw away his close friend Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, he became mayor of the capital town. Mati bacame a city last year just in time for Paking to retire from politics to give way to his daughter Michele, the new city mayor.
