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51-453: Tabaco , officially the City of Tabaco ( Central Bikol : Syudad kan Tabaco ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Tabaco ), is a 4th class component city in the province of Albay , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 people. It is one of the three component cities of the province, along with Legazpi and Ligao . The mainland part of the city is bordered by

102-502: A Category 4 storm, achieving the same peak winds before it weakened progressively for the final time as it slowly approached Vietnam . The system was down to a tropical storm as it made its final landfall over the present-day Quảng Ngãi Province , Vietnam before the JMA ceased advisories on Trix inland at 1200 UTC of October 25; the JTWC continued to track the system until they stopped tracking

153-549: A Philippine Red Cross official. On October 25, the death toll further rose to 444 and the missing at 460. A Red Cross spokesperson from the country reported that death toll might rise higher to 600 as late reports continue to appear despite a new typhoon approaching from its east, Wilma . Meanwhile, the Associated Press called Trix the "worst tropical storm in 50 years" as it devastated a wide swath of southern Luzon especially Legazpi and Tabaco. Preliminary estimates by

204-593: A mountain on October 29, killing 10 people and injuring one. Trix was first noted by the JTWC at 1200 UTC of October 15 over the Micronesian Islands with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h (30 mph) while the Japan Meteorological Agency tracked the system as a tropical depression on 0000 UTC of the next day, with a barometric pressure of 1,004 hectopascals (29.6  inHg ) near Ngulu Atoll . Moving southwestwards,

255-587: A number of loanwords, largely Spanish ones as a result of Spanish rule in the Philippines. These include swerte ( suerte , 'luck'), karne ( carne , 'meat'), imbestigador ( investigador , 'investigator'), litro ('liter'), pero ('but'), and krimen ( crimen , 'crime'). Another source of loanwords in Bikol is Sanskrit , with examples including words like bahala ('responsibility') and karma . There are 16 consonants in

306-532: A rich set of discourse particles. There exist two types of numerals in Bikol: native Bikol and Spanish numerals. Generally, Bicolanos use the Spanish terms when referring to time, as in the phrase a las singko ('5 o'clock'). However, the native terms can be read in literary books. The Spanish numerals are often encountered in pricing. The angry register of Bikol, also known natively as tamanggot or rapsak ,

357-574: A weakening process at 1800 UTC the next day, with its winds down to 210 km/h (130 mph), equivalent to a high-end Category 3 typhoon. The system subsequently inclined northwestward and degraded further until it made landfall over the Bicol Region before it traversed the central parts of the Philippines on October 21 and 22. Upon the system clearing the country and emerging into the South China Sea that day, Trix reintensified to

408-542: Is almost surrounded by groups of small hills with the highest elevation at about 35 m (115 ft) above sea level. Total forest area in Tabaco is 2,572 ha (6,360 acres). The City of Tabaco belongs to the Type II climate of the Philippines. It is characterized by no distinct dry season but with a very pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January. The area has pronounced warmness and humidity throughout

459-529: Is spoken in the eastern coast of Albay and the northeastern part of Sorsogon. TLS is the dialect that has been most influenced by the Inland Bikol languages . The Daet dialect, on the other hand, is spoken in the second district of the province of Camarines Norte. The Virac dialect (or Viracnon language) is spoken around Virac, Catanduanes and surrounding towns on the southeastern part of the island of Catanduanes. Like other Philippine languages , Bikol has

510-472: Is used when angry, shouting, or speaking in a high-pitched voice at someone. Some examples of the register include: Note: Typhoon Trix (1952) Typhoon Trix was a devastating and deadly tropical cyclone of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season that severely impacted the Philippines and also affected the coast of Indochina , particularly Vietnam . As the eighteenth storm and twelfth typhoon of

561-533: The Central Philippine language family like Tagalog and Cebuano . Examples are the words matua and bitis , which are the same as the Kapampangan words meaning 'older' and 'foot, feet', respectively. The word banggi ('night') is another example of this as it is different from the usual Bikol word gab-i but closer to the word bengi of Kapampangan. There is no formal study on

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612-551: The Estado Geografico Estadistico Historico written in 1805 by Father De Huerta, the recorded history of the city began in 1587 through the missionary work of the first Franciscan Fathers. In 1616, Fr. Pedro De Alcareso became the first permanent parish priest and established a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist , the patron saint of the city. The first inhabitants settled along

663-494: The Philippines , strengthening to winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) on October 19. The storm then reached its lowest pressure according to JMA, with 965 hectopascals (28.5  inHg ) on October 19 at 0600 UTC. It remained in this intensity as it reached its peak winds as a Category 4 typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale , with winds of 220 km/h (135 mph) on the next day. After peaking, Trix began

714-435: The poblacion or town center of Tabaco is generally flat with the highest elevation at around 5 m (16 ft). The northwestern portion reaches 400 m (1,300 ft) above sea level. The city's southwest boundary reaches all the way to the top of Mayon at an elevation of 2,462 m (8,077 ft). It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Legazpi City and 552 kilometres (343 mi) from Manila . San Miguel Island

765-529: The Bikol language: /m, n, ŋ, p, t, k, ʔ, b, d, ɡ, s, h, l, w~ʋ, ɾ, j~ʝ/ . Eight sounds are borrowed from loanwords: /f, v, ɲ, tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ, ʎ/ . The sound system of the language according to Mintz in 1971 is as follows. Native words exhibit a three-vowel system whose vowels can be noted as /a, i, u/ , with /u/ realized as [o] in the final syllable. Due to contact with Spanish, modern Central Bikol also has two marginal phonemes /e, o/ distinct from /i, u/ . Like many other Philippine languages , Bikol has

816-552: The City of Tabaco has adopted the usual means of dumping garbage in an open-pit dumpsite . Garbage is collected from each barangay in the Poblacion daily. The city has four garbage trucks and four compactors to ensure that the garbage is collected and disposed of in the waste disposal site located at Pinagbobong, about 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) distance from the central business district. Two power companies provide electricity to

867-491: The Natunawan Island, a barrier island near San Carlos, Negros Occidental submerged due to the cyclone. The official casualty record from the system were finalized at 995, with 509 dead and 486 missing. In Indochina , reports there indicated that the storm killed at least 405 in the region. A tornado near present-day Ho Chi Minh City killed 10 people and injured one when a French Air Force aircraft crashed in

918-477: The PRC via telegraph that over 118 residents of Tabaco City alone perished during the storm and they were subsequently buried in mass graves on October 23. The United Press International called Trix "the most violent storm to hit the Philippines in five years". They also estimated a casualty toll of 155 and damages of $ 2.5 million; however, according to them, it was "conservative". Broken communication lines disrupted

969-656: The Philippines, Filipino and English are spoken and afforded official language status. Spanish, Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Arabic, Cantonese, Hokkien and Mandarin are also spoken owing to Tabaco's significant migrant and mestizo populations. Christianity is the predominant religion with Roman Catholicism with the most number of practitioners. Other Christian denominations are also present in the city like Protestants , Baptist , Philippine Independent Church , United Pentecostal Church , Evangelical Christian and Iglesia ni Cristo . Islam , Mormonism , Hinduism , Jainism , Wicca , Modern Paganism and Buddhism also have followers in

1020-567: The Senate. The Republic Act No. 9020 converted the Municipality of Tabaco into a component city of the province of Albay. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on February 5, 2001. The municipality was finally converted into a city after the plebiscite conducted on March 4, 2001. The City of Tabaco is located on the eastern coast of Albay province with an area of 117.14 km (45.23 sq mi). The terrain in

1071-475: The areas reported without food or water as of that date. private groups and institutions in Manila began raising funds to help the individuals who suffered greatly during Trix. On the next day, 444 individuals were reported dead from Trix and 469 were still missing, bringing up the death toll to 913. Unnoficial reports also indicated that over 350 fishermen were lost from Bicol region due to the storm. In addition,

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1122-519: The capital Manila was spared from its full brunt as the system crossed the country. Damages to public and private establishments, fish corrals and several crops were reported to be "heavy" in Leyte, Samar and southeastern Luzon. At that time, transportation and communication activities were disrupted and local flights in the country were also canceled as a result; however it was expected to resume at that day. The country's Weather Bureau warned Filipinos in

1173-416: The city. Poverty incidence of Tabaco Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Its economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture . Major crops include rice , corn , cacao , pili , root crops , vegetables , coconuts and abacá . Poultry and livestock raising as well as aquaculture and fishing are very much alive. Tabaco is growing and has a commercial center and port area. The city has

1224-544: The city. Water supply is managed by the Tabaco Water District (TAWAD) located in Karangahan Blvd. Tabaco City. Its present service area encompasses the Poblacion and 21 other barangays, serving about 25,000 people in 2,933 households presently connected to the system. Central Bikol language Central Bikol features some vocabulary not found in other Bikol languages nor in other members of

1275-458: The cyclone while over Surin Province , Thailand . The provinces of Samar , Leyte and Cebu in the Philippines were expected to be hit hard by Trix. 108-mile winds were also forecasted to impact the country. The tropical cyclone caused havoc along the Philippines and Indochina, killing over 1,400 individuals in its path. 995 of them are from the former and the remaining are presumed from

1326-526: The elected Capitan municipal (town mayor) started only in 1731 with Martin Aguirre listed as the first mayor of Tabaco. In 1811, a terrible typhoon called Baguiong Oguis or White Typhoon brought havoc to the town. This was followed in 1814 by the most destructive eruption of the Mayon Volcano , which showered the areas with ashes and stone. These two events rendered many residents homeless and left

1377-458: The fields unproductive for many years after. It took a full decade for the people to recover, at which time they built a cemetery and laid the foundation of the present church which was completed in 17 years. The Americans landed at Tabaco on February 9, 1900, under the command of Col. Walter Howe. Despite the well-documented courage and patriotism of the Tabaqueños, the residents of Tabaco,

1428-494: The governor of Albay were set at $ 40 million from school, building and crop damages. Over 500,000 persons were rendered homeless. Ramon Magsaysay , the defense secretary at that time, flew to the affected areas in the south to assess the damages, along with cases of canned goods and ricebags as the military's initial contribution to the victims of the disaster. Food, clothing and medical supplies were also transported aboard Philippine Navy ships for Albay, Sorsogon and Northern Samar,

1479-544: The island of San Miguel and eleven in the mainland of the city. San Pedro became a barrio in 1952. Bicolano is the primary language in Tabaco and the region. The majority of people speak the Tabaqueño Dialect derived from Coastal Bicol. Although Bicolano Viejo is also spoken, it has fallen out of mainstream use and has since been reduced to the status of sociolect as only very few members of Tabaco's oldest and more affluent families still use it. As in most parts of

1530-603: The language into different dialects is mainly because of the influence of other Bikol and non-Bikol languages surrounding the region. The Canaman dialect, despite being used only by a small portion of the population in Camarines Sur, is the standard form of Central Bikol used in literature, Catholic religious rites and mass media. Naga City dialect is spoken in the first, second, third districts (except in Del Gallego, where residents are mostly Tagalog speakers), and in

1581-455: The latter. A wind speed of 215 km/h (135 mph) were recorded along with the system. On October 22, reports from the country indicated that 49 were killed by the storm and damages was estimated at $ 2.5 million. These deaths were first reported in Sorsogon , Albay , Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur . Thousands of bamboo and wood houses and huts were also leveled by Trix; however,

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1632-448: The lost foreigner was asking. The native screamed "Tabak ko!" meaning "My bolo" insinuating a person to get his tabak (presumably for defense). The lost foreigner assumed that the native understood what he asked, then thought the name of the place is Tabaco. The Official Seal of the city was still conceived from the " Tabak Ko " legend and was officially adopted through Municipal Council Resolution No. 29 on February 23, 1966. According to

1683-429: The missing stood at 369. Damages were officially estimated at $ 60 million. Rodolfo Nazarena, a United Press staff correspondent flew to Legazpi to survey and see the damages there and reported that 90% of city were wrecked. Only three buildings survived in the area. The death toll slowly rose as communications slowly came back from some of the affected areas. "The worst typhoon within living memory." Feliciano Cruz,

1734-760: The nation's relief efforts in the severely hit areas for fast and speed recoveries. Legazpi reports indicated that thousands there were homeless, Naga City 's private institutions and houses were damaged due to the storm, Leyte lost half of its rice crops, 80% of banana crops and 50% of fruit trees. Philippine Air Force planes brought medicine and food shipments for Legazpi; the PRC sent its people to other affected areas with clothing, medicine, tents, canned good and rice. However, these efforts were continued to be hampered by communication and transport difficulties. Damage estimates were said to be at "several million dollars". 30% of houses in its path were also damaged. By October 24, 431 were reported to have been killed by Trix and

1785-543: The path of the storm to continue to take action against floods, winds and rough seas in Mindoro, northwest Visayas and south Luzon. On October 23, the Philippine Red Cross reported that the death toll from Trix further rose to 370 and the missing persons at 200. These casualty figures were released by the organization at 8:30 PM PHT (6:30 AM EST). The governor of Albay at that time, Manuel Calleja, informed

1836-473: The predecessor to the system was slow to organize until it reached the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao when Trix was upgraded to a tropical storm on October 16 at 1800 UTC with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). By the next day, it passed to the north of Palau before it attained typhoon intensity, two days later as it progressed westwards. Intensification of Trix continued as it slowly approached

1887-492: The present church started in 1750. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by PD. 260 on August 1, 1973. Beaches and resorts: Historical: Educational: Institutions: Roads in Tabaco are classified as follows: The nearest airport is in Daraga – Bicol International Airport – about 41.7 kilometres (25.9 mi) from Tabaco City. The Port of Tabaco City is one of the ports of entry open to overseas shipping in

1938-535: The province of Albay. It also serves as a passenger and cargo movement facility to the islands of San Miguel, Cagraray, Batan and Rapu-Rapu as well as the provinces of Catanduanes and Camarines Sur . The main Sea Transportation operators in the port are: There is regular transportation to and from Manila and to the other main cities in the Bicol Region. In dealing with solid waste management ,

1989-412: The recovery process in the country and the transmission of information regarding the aftermath of the storm in various areas across Trix' path. Soggy airfields also hampered the delivery of relief goods and supplies to affected areas. The president at that time, Elpidio Quirino ordered the country's health secretary Juan Salcedo to go to Bicol region to lead the relief efforts there. He also mobilized

2040-799: The relationship of the Central Luzon languages to Central Bikol but the latter has several words that are also found in the archaic form of Tagalog spoken in the Rizal and Quezon provinces that are believed to be the home of Central Luzon languages such as Kapampangan in Pampanga and southern Tarlac , and Sambalic languages in Zambales province. Because of its broad geographic coverage as compared to other Bikol languages separated by islands and mountains, Central Bikol diverged into six dialects, which are still mutually comprehensible. The division of

2091-545: The seashore and engaged in fishing and crude farming. Due to the continuous attacks by the Moro raiders, the natives migrated to San Vicente and San Carlos, and started the foundation of the first poblacion in 1703, while the fishermen of the town transferred to the shores of the bay of what is now known as Barangay Cormidal. Under the administration of the first town executive, a church was built in Cormidal in 1731. Records on

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2142-487: The season, Trix formed on October 15 as a tropical depression over Micronesia, being first tracked by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). Trix slowly strengthened as it moved westwards, before it rapidly intensified as it neared the Philippines. Slight weakening took place before the system passed over the country before restrengthening in the South China Sea . There, Trix degraded again for

2193-399: The second time and moved over Vietnam as a tropical storm before dissipating over Thailand. The severe effects of Trix were on Visayas and southern Luzon, where croplands, houses and communication and transportation services were disrupted and destroyed as a result. The Philippine Weather Bureau warned people about rain-induced landslides, gusty winds and seas from the storm. UPI and AP called

2244-617: The sole International Seaport in the region. Situated in Barangay Fatima and San Roque. Which serves as the trading area of products (fisheries, livestock, variety of fruits and vegetables, woods and charcoals), from neighboring islands in San Miguel, Bacacay, and Rapu-Rapu. The Church of San Juan Bautista in San Juan, Tabaco City, is one of the most impressive religious structures in the province of Albay. The construction of

2295-462: The superior armaments and well-trained soldiers of the American army hastened its conquest of Tabaco and adjoining towns, starting the American rule in the area. With the restoration of peace after World War II, the Tabaqueños started rebuilding their lives and their land. By the time the Philippines gained independence in 1946, Tabaco was once again a thriving town. Another catastrophe to hit

2346-458: The system the worst in years due to its catastrophic aftermath. Many bodies were recovered and death toll were continuously increasing as several areas were slowly recovering from the disaster. The total casualty figure from the storm were at 995 while damages stood at $ 60 million, in which the majority are from Bicol region. In Indochina, over 405 were killed by the storm in various areas and damages were unknown. A French Air Force aircraft crashed in

2397-451: The town of Malinao to the north, the towns of Polangui and Oas to the west, Ligao to the southwest, Malilipot town to the southeast, and Lagonoy Gulf to the east. The symmetric Mayon Volcano , the most active volcano in the Philippines, lies south of the city. Tabaco is one of the eight towns and cities that share jurisdiction on the volcano, dividing the peak like slices of a pie when viewed from above. The island of San Miguel ,

2448-535: The town was Typhoon Trix in 1952, which completely submerged Natunawan Island . A 1964 fire razed the commercial center, and in 1970, another destructive storm, Typhoon Sening , slashed through the town. Then Representative Krisel Lagman-Luistro introduced House Bill No. 7851, upgrading the municipality of Tabaco into a component city of the province of Albay. Senate Bill No. 2244 was sponsored by Senators Sergio Osmeña III and Franklin Drilon as its counterpart in

2499-505: The western and eastern portions of the fourth district (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Siruma and Tinambac) of Camarines Sur. It is also spoken in San Pascual, Masbate (Burias Island) and the southwestern part of Catanduanes. The Partido dialect is spoken in the eastern part of Camarines Sur centered in the southern portion of the fourth districts (Goa, Lagonoy, Sagñay, San Jose, and Tigaon). The Tabaco-Legazpi-Sorsogon (TLS) dialect

2550-497: The westernmost of the four main islands in Lagonoy Gulf, falls under the jurisdiction of Tabaco. Five of the barangays of the city are located on the island for a total of 47 barangays composing the city. According to native stories, the "Legend of Tabaco" was about a lost foreigner who asked the locals what the name of the place is. However a confused and frightened native whom the lost foreigner asked didn't understand what

2601-441: The year with a mean temperature of 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) and a humidity range up to 80%. February is the coldest month with a low of 21.0 °C (69.8 °F). The warmest temperature is experienced during May with a mean temperature of 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). Tabaco City is politically subdivided into 47 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . There are sixteen coastal barangays, five on

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