It is believed that Barug was adopted as the name of the newfound settlement because the Pangasinense outnumbered the Ilocanos. In 1765, the name Barug was officially changed to Gerona in honor of the Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria, who hailed from Girona, Spain. Girona is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. Source: https://geronatarlac.gov.ph/town-history Special credits: https://geronatarlac.gov.

Every place where a nipa hut stood, this "Bombong" containing nipa juice is seen. People from adjacent places who came to this town to barter their products with the tuba of nipa or vinegar, called this place Paombong or the sitio of many Bombongs. This is the origin of the name of the town. Soon afterwards, a town arose from the swampy place. The area became a place too beautiful to live in. The people are contented and carefree as well as happy. The founder christened the p

The city's name, Pasig, is a Tagalog word that means "a river that flows into the sea" or "sandy bank of a river". Etymologically, it is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiR. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasig Special credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/F._Ortigas_Jr._Road_ Church in town: 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐠 Commonly known as Pasig Cathedral, it is a Roman Catholic church located