![]() The grade one teachers noted the frequent absences of some of their students. Among grade one students in the Cagmanaba public elementary school, 70 out of 90 undernourished. This has dire effects on the children’s physical and mental development and significantly limits the development of their potentials. ![]() The lack of food, in fact, has resulted in widespread malnutrition in the area. Often, they are barely able to provide for their basic nutritional needs.Ĭhildren are most affected by poverty. Majority of Cagmanaba’s folk derive their livelihood from subsistence fishing and their harvest is not always bountiful. Like the earliest setters in the area, they are more concerned on finding food for their tables. Unlike tourists, however, local residents seem detached from nature’s beauty and grandeur. It is also one of most populous communities among its 53 barangays. Public transport travelers can reach the area in three hours. The beach of Cagmanaba is considered as one of the best in the province.Ĭagmanaba is one of five coastal barangays or communities of Oas. Local and foreign tourist frequent its historic town center and beaches. Local historians hold that the formation of the town can be traced to 1605 when Spanish missionaries formed Oas as part of the early Spanish colonization of the Bicol peninsula. The town of Oas in Albay celebrated its 400th foundation year in 2005.
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