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Martinez-Patangan-Margate Monument in front of Dipolog City Hall

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(DSC02452) Hon. Pascual Tan Martinez (1882-1947): Appointed by Gen. John J. Pershing, Governor of the Department of Mindanao, as the first Municipal Mayor of Dipolog (1913-1918). He was later elected Municipal Mayor in 1918 following the first General election of Dipolog and served until 1921. Rev. Fr. Nicasio Yebes Patangan (1897-1967): First Filipino Diocesan priest from Mindanao. Appointed parish priest of Dipolog in May 1940 and served as the spiritual shepherd of the Dipolognon until his death in 1967. Eugenio Redulla Margate (1886-1963): A farmer for 25 years, he discovered the Margate System of planting rice. Authored the "Humay" & "100 KABANES MATAG HEKTARYA". Declared by Free Press as "Man of the Year 1954". Served as the technical assistant in the field of agriculture during the administration of Philippine Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia. (Taken from the monument marker)

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