Goa, Camarines Sur

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Goa
sealfile =
locatormapfile = Ph locator camarines sur goa.png| caption = Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Goa
region = Bicol Region (Region V)
province = Camarines Sur
districts = 3rd district(Partido)
barangays = 34
class = 2nd class municipality; partially urban
mayor = |Alexis San Luisan ddon't forget that the philippines is the best vacations spot in the WORLD!! founded =
areakm2 = 484.90
pop2000 = 54,035 |

Goa is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 48,490 people in 9,139 households. The current municipal mayor is Hon. ANTERO SILOS LIM and will serve until 2010.

History

The foundation of Goa as a municipality came into existence during the Spanish period, in the year 1777 under the missionary of Rev. Fray Juan Catalla. Together with the creation of the town, the parish was also established.

Originally, Goa is located at Salog which was then called as the VISITA DE SALOG. The residents, however, changed the location of the town to another site for convenience purposes. It was in this place where a strong typhoon occurred. Miraculously, though, there were no great destruction to the lives and property of the residents because of the stones and logs that were said to change the direction of the floodwaters. This unbelievable occurrence caused the people to adopt their own patron saint, St. John the Baptist, as their way of thanking God. Like any other town in the province of Camarines Sur , Goa 's name has various accounts attached to its name. Some considered that the name Goa was given by Fr. Abalay, a Franciscan friar from PUEBLO DE GOA in the ancient India which was still under the Portuguese government. Fray Abalay took over the parish when Goa was established as a town. (hra75)

=Educational Institutions=

This municipality has different secondary and tertiary schools accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the Department of Education.

-- TERTIARY SCHOOLS --

* COMPUTER COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (CCDI) - A sister institution of Partido College and University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), is currently headed by its President, Mr. Felix Garchitorena Alfelor, III. This school is located at GL Bldg., Panday St., Goa, Camarines Sur. The school offers the following courses duly registered to CHED and TESDA Region V: Bachelor of Science in Office Administration, Bachelor of Science in Information Management, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 3-Yr. Network Technician, 2-Yr. Computer Hardware Servicing (NC II), 2-Yr. Computer Secretarial, 2-Yr. Computer Programmer (NC IV), and 1-Yr. PC Operations (NC II). Globally, the start of the decade of the 80’s witnessed the upsurge of the overwhelming advancement in the field of Science and Technology. It was in the late 80’s when Atty. Felix R. Alfelor, Jr., together with his ever-supportive wife, Mrs. Emma Garchitorena-Alfelor, a Goanian, started to contemplate of putting up a computer school that will immensely address/contribute to the sudden influx of a great number of Bicolanos yearning to acquire quality computer education. In September 1989, the Computer Communication Development Institute was established at Iriga City. On June, 1990, CCDI-Goa was opened having Mrs. Lalaine M. Oliveros-Rosales as its first Administrator. Today, CCDI has 7 branches scattered along the Bicol Region: CCDI-Iriga as the main branch, CCDI-Goa, CCDI-Naga, CCDI-Pili, CCDI-Tabaco, CCDI-Legaspi and CCDI-Sorsogon.

* PARTIDO COLLEGE - This college, which is a sister institution of CCDI (being the Alfelor's as the owners), is located at Tambuco St., Goa, Camarines Sur.

* PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY - (formerly Partido High School, Partido National High School and Partido State College)

* FATIMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* WORLDTECH RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI) Colleges - A branch institution of WRI Colleges - Naga City and have a sister institute in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Iriga City, and Sorsogon City. And it's currently headed by its President and CEO, Mr. E. Daniel de Leon together with its School Administrator Mr. Aldwin Non Vale. This school is located at Azaña Building near Goa Cable TV Office, San Jose Street, Goa, Camarines Sur.

-- SECONDARY SCHOOLS --

* PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL - BICOL REGION CAMPUS (PSHS-BRC) - a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a specialized public high school in the Philippines. Founded in 1998, it caters to scientifically- and mathematically-gifted high school students of the Bicol Region. The Bicol Region Campus is the seventh PSHS campus to open since the PSHS's inception in 1964.

* GOA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

* PAYATAN HIGH SCHOOL

* ST. PAUL ACADEMY

* PINAGLABANAN HIGH SCHOOL

* TABGON HIGH SCHOOL

* FATIMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FSST)

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF CAMARINES SUR (SJBIS)

Barangays

Goa is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.

External links

* [http://www.goa.gov.ph Official Website of the Municipality of Goa]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=051715000&regcode=05&provcode=17 Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=1 Official Website of the Province of Camarines Sur]