Pagbilao

Casa del Nino Jesus de Pagbilao (abbreviation: CNJP; local name: Casa) (Filipino: Tahanan ng Batang Hesus sa Pagbilao) is a Filipino, private-Catholic education institution that offers complete basic education courses under the K-12 Basic Education Program of the Department of Education (Philippines). The institution offers pre-elementary, elementary and high school levels located in the municipality of Pagbilao in Quezon Province, Philippines. The main campus is at the heart of the town facing the Pagbilao municipal hall and the Pagbilao public park. It was established under the direction of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena, Most Rev. Ruben T. Profugo. It is a non-stock, non-profit educational institution formerly housed in the rectory of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Pagbilao. The school is a member of Lucena Diocesan Catholic Schools Association (LUDICSA) and the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP).

Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (MSEUF), also known as Enverga University (EU), is a private, non-sectarian university situated in Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. The university is named after its founder, Dr. Manuel Sarmiento Enverga. MSEUF has the second highest number of accredited academic college degrees/programs offered in the whole Southern Tagalog Region, behind University of the Philippines Los Banos. The university also has satellite campuses in Candelaria, Catanauan, Sampaloc, San Antonio, and Calauag — all of which are located within the Philippines.

Sacred Heart College of Lucena City is an educational institution in Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines. The first catholic learning institution in Quezon Province, it was founded on April 27, 1884. It had its roots in the vision of a simple and saintly woman named Hermana Fausta whose exemplary life was moulded on the Vincentian spirituality. The school grew and its status was changed from Academy to College in 1941. It was formally turned-over to the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul on 1 August 1937. The school's basic education division offers primary and secondary education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12). The higher education division offers courses leading to associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees.

Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Quezon) and historically known as Tayabas, is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Lucena, a highly urbanized city governed separately from the province, serves as the provincial capital and its most populous city. The name of the province came from Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. The province was known as Kalilayan upon its creation in 1591, renamed as Tayabas by the 18th century, before settling on its current name in 1946. To distinguish the province from Quezon City, it is also known as Quezon Province, a variation of the province's official name. One of the largest provinces in the country, Quezon is situated on the southeastern portion of Luzon, with the majority of its territory lying on an isthmus that connects the Bicol Peninsula to the rest of Luzon. It also includes the Polillo Islands in the eastern part of the province. It is bordered by the provinces of Aurora and Bulacan to the north, Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas to the west, and Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with Marinduque and Masbate.

Lucena (Tagalog pronunciation: [lʊˈsɛna], American Spanish: Spanish pronunciation: [luˈsena] , European Spanish: Spanish pronunciation: [luˈθena] ), officially known as the City of Lucena (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lucena), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The city is the largest urban center and capital of Quezon Province. The city also serves as a major hub for commerce, healthcare, education, and governance within the region. Lucena City, although geographically situated within Quezon Province, is politically and administratively independent. This distinction enables it to govern itself without provincial oversight, giving it a unique status within the region. Metro Lucena is a proposed metropolitan area that would encompass the highly urbanized city of Lucena and its surrounding municipalities, including Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas and Tiaong. This proposed region aims to consolidate the economic, cultural, and infrastructural resources of Lucena City and its neighboring towns to foster regional development, improve governance, and enhance the delivery of public services. According to the 2020 census, Lucena City is home to 278,924 people.

Camp Guillermo Nakar is a military camp used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Lucena, Quezon. Formerly called Camp Wilhelm, it was renamed to its present name by AFP General Orders No. 266 issued on March 30, 1978 in honor of Guillermo Nakar, one of the first guerrilla leaders of the Philippine resistance against Japan during the Second World War. It is currently the headquarters of the AFP Southern Luzon Command. It contains an air field, a forensics and criminology office, and a basketball court near the front gate. It also has a few small apartment and duplexes which house both military personnel and civilians.

The Southern Luzon Command (abbrv. as SOLCOM) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' unified command in charge of the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and the Bicol region but excludes the Palawan Islands. It is responsible for the defense of these areas against external aggression, as well as combating terrorism and insurgency.

The Malagonlong Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Malagonlong) and (Filipino: Tulay ng Malagonlong) is a five-span 445 ft (136 m) long stone arch bridge built during the Spanish colonial period in Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. The bridge is known as one of the oldest bridges as well as the longest bridge made during the Spanish era. It was declared a National Cultural Treasure under the Historic Bridges of Tayabas on August 12, 2011.

Maryhill College (Filipino: Dalubhasaang Maryhill) formerly Maryknoll is a non-stock, non-profit Roman Catholic basic and higher educational institution in Lucena City, Philippines. It was founded in 1938 initially named as Lucena Catholic School and eventually become Maryknoll Academy on the same year . The school is part of the mission of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic . The school has basic education which is composed of primary and secondary education, and also has higher education.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena (Latin: Dioecesis Lucenensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines with the seat in Lucena City. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese was erected in 1950 from the Archdiocese of Lipa to become a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese. In 1977, the Diocese of Boac, which covers the parishes in the island-province of Marinduque, was created and separated from Lucena. In 1984, the Diocese of Lucena was further divided with the creation of the Diocese of Gumaca, which covers the municipalities of Quezon province east of Gumaca, Quezon.

Saint Ferdinand Cathedral, commonly known as Lucena Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. The seat of the Bishop of Lucena, it is dedicated to Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, a 13th century monarch who reigned in parts of modern-day Spain. The cathedral is situated at Barangay 5 (Poblacion), in the city proper of Lucena.

The Philippine Tong Ho Institute (simplified Chinese: 罗申那同和中学; traditional Chinese: 羅申那同和中學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô͘-sin-nā Tông-hô͘ Tiong-o̍h) is a Chinese high school in Lucena City, Quezon. It was founded February 14, 1921. It has a small population of students and is a small campus.