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Tublay began as a township organized by the American government in November 1900. Magastino Laruan is appointed as the first town president (mayor) of Tublay. He is a member of the Cariño Family in Benguet. There is no information available on the origin of Tublay's name. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tublay Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216706862015020/user/100000668121646 https://www.facebook.com/beaconhillecopark Church in town: 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚

The municipality of Abulug lies between the municipalities of Ballesteros and Pamplona on the Northwestern part of Cagayan along the China Sea. Tulug, the original name of Abulug, had been a flourishing fishing village long before Don Juan Salcedo sailed to the mouth of Abulug River in 1572. In 1629, the name "tulug" was changed to Abulug, including two barangays of Totol and Capitana. It is a typical Ybanag town. The immigrating Ilocanos contributed to a large extent to the

Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag (Tagalog: Bayan ng Alitagtag), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people. Alitagtag derived its name from the Tagalog word alinagnag, which means "a small distinct light." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitagtag# Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/IDLSCPAlitagtag https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555840567292...

No document has been found to support the origin of Guinobatan's name. Analyzing the word, its root word, “Gubat,” has a substantive form in the Bicol idiom, meaning barren and uncultivated. When used as a verb, it connotes a grave physical encounter. These physical encounters emanated from the Moros, who frequently plundered the town of Guinobatan. When the natives could no longer withstand those attacks, they organized resistance against these Moros. Hence, the name “Guino

Paoay’s former name was Bombay. Its site was originally located in the village of Callaguip - along the coastal shores of the South China Sea - now a barrio of Paoay, which is about two kilometers west of the present town proper. Historians say: “From the date of early settlement to 1701, little could be said about the activities of the early settlers of Paoay except that much had been done in the clearing of the forests nearby. They converted the forests into rice and sug

The name of Silang (originally called Silan) originates from Tagalog silang, meaning "mountain pass." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silang,_Cavite Special credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVAFumvIroY Church in town: 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐎𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧̃𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐮𝐬) The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Candelaria, commonly known as Silang Church, is a Roman Catho

For long, the place was known among the soldiers as Pasa-pasa ikaw until it was shortened to a more convenient Pasacao. The town's name was also said to have been derived from “Pasok kayo”. This came from a native as an answer to a Spanish soldier's query about the name of the place. Misunderstanding clouded the native’s remark when he meant to say that the soldier came up or came in. In a similar story to the first story, Pasacao came from “Pasa ikaw”. Some Spanish settlers,

The name Calauag was derived from an incident in which a huge turtle known locally as "KALA" was caught near the seashore of the town. When the people tried to kill the turtle with sticks, the fishermen who caught the turtle dissuaded them from doing so by shouting "KALA-HUWAG KALA", hence the derivation of the name Calauag. Source: https://www.angelfire.com/zine2/discoverquezon/calauag Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/ilovecalauag/?locale=zh_CN https://www.facebook.

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

According to the origin, the name Nagcarlan came from the name of a famous, rich, and generous woman named Ana Kalang or Ana Panalangin, who was a native woman who was known for her golden salakot and cane, which she always carried when walking around town. She was well-respected by the townfolk not just for her wealth, but also for the help she extended to those in need. One day, a Spaniard came to her house and, upon looking out of the window, he saw branches swaying and hi

The true origin name of Tinoc is TINEK, which conforms to the Kalanguya dialect that has a hard stress on the second syllable. Tinec is a Kalanguya term meaning a prohibitive mud-deep is caused by a pocket ground-bed, thus creating a hollow portion that allows mud and water to fill it. Source: https://kalanguyaworld.blogspot.com/2012/06/historical-origin-of-tinoc-ifugao.html Special credits: https://www.igorotage.com/blog/p/ZVeqw/tinoc-highest-point https://www.flickr.com/ph

The island's name, Simara, was derived from the local word sima, meaning "hook", which refers to how the island looks. Corcuera was originally established as San Jose by the Spanish in 1574. In 1621, Augustinian Recollect missionaries arrived on the island and converted the locals to Christianity. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcuera Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063895037141 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064931790163...

Two stories purport to tell the origin of the name of Oas: a) A dam is across the narrowest portion of a local river. This dam solely irrigates the vast fields of the place, including those of the nearby town of Libon, and results in a good harvest. People are wary of any cracks or leaks on the dam walls during months of heavy rains. A crier would shout nawaswas, calling the people (in times of this kind of emergency) for immediate action in groups. From then on, the natives

The town's Catholic parish is Nuestra Señora de Araceli, a Spanish term that can be translated to "Our Lady of Altar of the Sky" (from ara, meaning altar; and celi, meaning sky). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araceli,_Palawan Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/AraceliPalawanTourism https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064116580869 Church in town: 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐢 - No detailed history of the church 𝐍𝐨𝐭�

"Palayan" (rice paddy) was chosen as the name of the new provincial capital to reflect the moniker bestowed upon the province of Nueva Ecija as the “Rice Granary of the Philippines.” Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palayan Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/ByaherongPalayano https://www.facebook.com/PalayanCityTriPark/ Church in town: 𝐒𝐭𝐚. 𝐂𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐄𝐜𝐢𝐣𝐚 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞

Pagsanjan is located in the riparian delta, formed by the confluence of the Balanac and Bumbungan rivers. Originally called Pinágsangahán ("branching" or "juncture"), early Spanish colonists shortened it to "Pagsanjan" because they found the name very difficult to pronounce. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagsanjan Special credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagsanjan_Arch https://www.abrahamtours.com/philippines/tours/fall-in-love-pagsanjan-falls-day-tour/ Church

Valenzuela was named after Pío Valenzuela, a physician and a member of the Katipunan, a secret society founded against the colonial government of Spain. The city, as a town, originally had the name Polo, initially formed in 1621 after separation from Meycauayan, Bulacan. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenzuela,_Metro_Manila Special credits: https://philippine-real-estate.com/blog/valenzuela-city/ https://mirror.pia.gov.ph/.../dr-pio-valenzuela-museum ... Church in to

The place was a wilderness – wild flowers here and there, verdant hills beyond, a brook of sparkling water, open spaces filled with trees laden with fruits, guavas, lomboy, susong kalabaw, aratiles, black berries, bignay, alupag, haluloy, and others. In this setting were some pretty maidens with long, black hair washing clothes and bathing in the brook. That was when a group of Spaniards first came to this place. Surprised, amazed, they exclaimed, “Qué Hermosa! Qué Hermosa!“