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Carcar was known as "Kabkad" or "Sialo" before Spanish colonization. It became a town in 1599. Carcar is considered one of the oldest...

Lazi was originally known as Tigbauan/Tigbawan, a name derived from a plant known to grow along its bays. In the 1850s, the Spanish...

The island of Panay was then divided into three sakups: Hantik, Akean, and Irong-Irong. Irong-Irong became Iloilo, Akean became the...

𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐈 was born on January 4, 1986, in El Nido, Palawan. She was christened as Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili. Her...

𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒 was born in Taytay Rizal. 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚 (born March 12,...

The people, together with the Spanish Officials, aware of the fact that the place was famous for “Ibis”, unanimously deemed it right and...

Isla Rosa (Rosette Island) was allegedly the island's first name. Legend has it that the name Maripipi was derived from the lovers Maria...

The term Kalibo comes from the Aklanon word sangkâ líbo ("one thousand"), reputedly the number of native Ati who attended the first...

In the early 16th century, strong faith in Christianity was manifested as the establishment of the first Catholic Mission in Apayao set...

Its name originated from the arrival of Spanish forces in the place during their regime. They incorporated the area into their territory,...

The site of Barcelona was originally part of Gubat and Bulusan. The town's name was known as Danlog, taken from the name of a local...

Calatrava, once a barrio in the town of San Agustin (then called Badajoz) in Tablas Island. During the pre-Spanish period, the place was...

The name of the municipality is thought to have come from the round shape of one of the hills in the area. People in the area would...

One of the builders of the Jesus dela Peña Chapel was a young priest named “Mariquina,” who was tasked with baptizing children into...

The name Esperanza means "Hope," and the story is about the first group of migrants in 1915 who hoped for a better life by settling in...

Burgos was named in honor of the martyr Father Jose Burgos, who, while fleeing from the Spaniards, stopped by to officiate a mass in...

The town's original names were Capan-awan and Langangan (Lang-ga-ngan), which means "Sagapa", a round piece of rattan work to hold in...

Named after three purported origins: 1) from Gen. Torrijos, 2) from torrillos, referring to the cows which pastured in its vast plains,...

Talisay is derived from a tree of the same name (Terminalia catappa), where the bells of a Catholic parish church were hung. Such a...

The town name “Cainta” was derived from the legend of Ka Inta. 'Ka' refers to a term of respect for the elders, and 'Inta', short for...