National Historical Commission of the Philippines(NHCP)

October 31, 2023 Dear Citizen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 17, 2023 03:37:21 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for information about the history of the street names in the poblacion of Lucena, Quezon; and the provenance of the name of Hermana Fausta Street located in Barangays 1 &2 in Lucena City. Response to Request We regret to inform you that we do not have records pertaining to the origin of the street names in the poblacion of Lucena. Nevertheless, we suggest referring this matter to the City Government of Lucena which may help by furnishing you a copy of Resolutions and Ordinances enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod related to your inquiry. You may lodge your request to the City Government of Lucena through the following: https://www.lucenacity.gov.ph/contact-us/ Address: Lucena City Government Complex Diversion Road, Brgy. Mayao Kanluran Lucena City 4301 Tel. No. (042) 788-2298 Email Address: [email protected] On your second query, Hermana Fausta Street was named after Hermana Fausta Labrador y Zarzadias, founder of Escuela del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (now Sacred Heart College) in Lucena, which used to be a charity school for the poor children. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Dir. Carminda R. Arevalo at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Kindly fill out this form to help us improve our services: https://tinyurl.com/foinhcp Thank you. Respectfully, Carminda R. Arevalo FOI Officer