Dolores

Etymology

Dolores is a shortened form of its original name, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, a Spanish title that translates to Our Lady of Sorrows in English.

History

The town was established in 1834 as a pueblo. This was decided by provincial officials of Batangas and Tayabas, with the agreement from the bishop of Nueva Caceres and the archbishop of Manila. It was later approved by the Governor-General of the Philippines that a town shall be founded near Sitio Hambujan.

On April 11, 1835, the Governor-General issued a decree establishing the boundary of the town, then known as Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. In May 1835, the local government was inaugurated with Don Francisco Fernando as the first Governadorcillo. The town's seat of government was then Barrio de Maranli (present-day Poblacion), which remains the case until transferring to Bulakin II in September 1966.

Beginning on May 17, 1902, Dolores was temporarily consolidated with the municipality of Tiaong (Tiaon) by virtue of Act No. 402.

Geography

Dolores is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.

Barangays

Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Dolores (%)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Dolores' economy is primarily based on agriculture. It has 3,858.29 hectares (9,534.0 acres) of land area devoted to local crops such as coconut, rambutan, citrus, and other fruit trees, etc.

The business sector of Dolores is dominated by retail of agricultural products.

Tourism

Bangkong Kahoy Valley Nature Retreat and Field Study Center

Lukong Valley Farms

National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows

Paeng Falls

Education

The Dolores Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Secondary schools

Dagatan National High School

Sta. Lucia National High School