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Quezon, province (1990 pop. 1,372,445), E central Luzon, the Philippines. Lucena is the capital. A long, narrow province bordering on the Philippine Sea and containing in part the rugged Sierra Madre Mts., it is an excellent source of timber. It produces coconuts and copra and has plywood mills and major wood-product manufactures, most notably Manila elemi (an oleoresin). Formerly called Tayabas, its name was changed in 1946 to honor President Manuel Quezon, who was born there, in the village of Baler. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sariaya, a town in the Quezon Province with a population of 116,000, is primarily an agricultural town, with coconut and vegetables as the main crops. Ogden Energy Group has interests in three other projects in the Philippines -- two diesel projects currently generating a total of 71 megawatts (MW), and a 550 MW coal-fired facility, under construction in Quezon Province, with an expected September 1999 start-up date. Eduardo Rodriguez, 61, a former governor of Quezon Province in the Philippines, was booked in the Los Angeles County jail June 4 on five counts of insurance fraud, two counts of grand theft and three counts of attempted grand theft. |
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