Oct. 1, 1948The first postwar census taken by an all-Filipino staff of the Bureau of the Census and Statistics headed by Dr. Leon Ma. Gonzales was released by then President Elpidio Quirino to plan and implement rehabilitation programs for a war-ravaged Philippines. The Spanish government held the first official national census in 1877, while the Americans conducted a national census in 1903. The initial plan was designed for a city that only had about 30,000 people. ADVERTISEMENTA park with a manmade lake, which is one of Baguio’s most famous landmarks, is named after Burnham.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2018 21:07 UTC