http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/ RSS feed en-us Copyright (C) 2014 visitmyphilippines.com Aurora Aragon Quezon Memorial Baler, Aurora Civic leader and First Lady under the Philippine Commonwealth, Dona Aurora A. Quezon (1888-1949) was born on February 19, 1888 in Baler, Quezon.She took up her college degree at the Philippine Normal College. She was married to former President Manuel L. Quezon. While on her way to Baler, she and her company were ambushed by a group of insurgents called Hukbalahap in Nueva Ecija on April 28, 1949. In recognition of her outstanding achievements, the sub-province of Aurora was established in 1951 by virtue of R.A. No. 648 and consequently as an independent province in 1978. Birthplace of Manuel L. Quezon Baler, Aurora On this site in the town of Baler, was born Manuel Luis Quezon on August 19, 1878 as the indomitable crusader of Philippine independence and social justice, great and fiery statesman;dynamic and farsighted leader and true patriot; son of Lucio Quezon and Maria Molina; became a soldier in 1899, lawyer in 1903; member of the first Philippine Assembly in 1907 - 1909; resident commissioner in Washington D.C. in 1906 - 1916; President of the Philippine Senate, 1916 - 1935; President, Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1935 - 1944; died in Saranac Lake, New York, August 1, 1944 Quezon's Resthouse Baler, Aurora This resthouse is a quaint blue wooden cottage where former President Manuel L. Quezon and his family and relatives stayed during their vacation in Baler. The place has a wide lawn and garden. http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=Historical&func=all&pid=4547&Page=1&tbl=0&view=rss Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:30:24 +0800