Don Placido Escudero Dam
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Country	Philippines
Location	Tiaong, Quezon
Coordinates	13°59′39″N 121°20′42″E / 13.994139°N 121.345111°E / 13.994139; 121.345111
Construction began	1872
Built by	Ciriaco Nadres
Owner(s)	Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort

Don Placido Escudero Dam, commonly known as Labasin Dam, is a dam located in Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines. It is considered as the first mini-hydroelectric dam in the country.^[1]

History

Ciriaco Nadres in 1872 constructed a dam made of adobe to irrigate his farms. His property was later sold to Placido Escudero in 1890. The dam was later enhanced in 1904 using concrete and expanded in 1937 to generate 90 KVA electricity for communities in Quezon, making it the first mini-hydroelectric dam in the Philippines.^[2][1]

In 1938, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the dam a historical landmark.^[3]

Present use

The dam is part of the resort Villa Escudero, which started operations in 1981 and serves as a tourist attraction in Quezon.^[2][4]

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