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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!“

Maragondon is a Spanish approximation of the Tagalog word maragundong or madagundong, which means "having a rumbling or thunderous sound". This refers to the noise from the Kay Albaran River in the village of Capantayan. This was initially the place where the town was to be built. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maragondon Special credits: https://shoestringdiary.wordpress.com/ Church in town: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

The name Makilala is a portmanteau of the names of the early barangays of the area, namely: Malasila, Kisante, and Lamitan. An additional "la" was added to match the Hiligaynon word, which means "to be known". Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makilala Special credits: https://www.pinoytourist.com/.../discover-new-israel-eco ... Church in town: 𝐒𝐭𝐨.𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 Sto. Niño de Cebu Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan was established i

The name “Kolambugan” was taken from the word “kolambog”, a kind of tree that grew abundantly in the area. Some present-day barangays were also called Migcamiguing and Maribojoc before, named after trees of the same names found abundantly in the area. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolambugan Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/KolambuganLanaoDelNorte/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094732195985 https://www.facebook.com/aruiztravels Church in town:

According to the old folks, Boston got its name from an American Missionary who came to the town and asked an old man holding a cane for the place's name. The old man, thinking of the cane he was holding, replied “BASTON“, the corresponding vernacular. Since then, the place has been called “Boston”. Source: https://davaooriental.gov.ph/.../history-of-davao-oriental Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/becomingfilipino Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 S

The name “Monkayo” is derived from a gigantic tree towering on top Tandawan mountains and its northern tip, in between and immediately adjacent to the Agusan River. The tree is called “Mondabon Kayo” (Mondabon Tree). It was, however, shortened by the first settlers of the area to “Monkayo”. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkayo Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/p/San-Ignacio-De-Loyola-Parish-Monkayo Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐥𝐚 �

The name “Pangantucan”, meaning wisdom and strength, is dedicated to a white stallion. The horse uprooted a bamboo stalk in time to warn his master, a datu of the tribe, of the impending threat of Manobo raiders, thereby saving the tribe from massacre. Pangantucan was once a barrio of Maramag, and as the seat of government, it was merged in 1931 with neighbouring Adtuyon, Dominorog, Panalagsagan, Kalilangan, and Barandias to form a separate municipal district. It was granted

Jabonga traces its origin to a village formerly occupied by Negritoes and a few Christian immigrants led by a Manobo Negrito meztizo Angelecio Montante, also called Agaras. The village became known as Celopan, a name derived from the bamboo growing along the bank of the river that was made into smoking pipes. Sometime during the mid-nineteenth century, the increasing number of inhabitants who were joined by Christian immigrants from other places transferred to a new settlemen

Oroquieta is named after the Basque settlement of Orokieta (spelled "Oroquieta" in Spanish) in Navarra, Spain. It was the birthplace of the Franciscan Friar Tomás Casado, who was the first Spanish parish priest of Oroquieta and was an important figure in its early foundation. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroquiet Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/p/Oroquieta-City-Creative-Man- Church in town: 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 Holy Rosary Paris

The name Panabo originated from the phrase "pana-sa-baboy," where "pana" means "arrow", the tool that the original inhabitants of the place, the Aetas, use when hunting wild animals for food. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panabo Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/stonino.parish.12 https://davaotoday.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WheninDavao81 Church in town: 𝐒𝐭𝐨. 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 Sto. Niño Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagum was

The name “Loboc” came from the local dialect “ga Loboc,” meaning “pounding palay.” When the Jesuit missionaries arrived at the village, they passed by a family pounding rice. They asked for the place's name, and thinking they were asking what they were doing, the head of the family answered: “ga Loboc.” The name stuck, and to this day, the place and eventually the town are named Loboc. Source: https://www.geni.com/.../Loboc-Bohol-Philippines-Domain ... Special credits:...

The name Culasi or Kulasi was derived from the local term for a species of mangrove, Lumnitzera racemosa, which grows abundantly in the vicinity's river basin. The municipality of Culasi is known as the home of majestic Mount Madja-as, the highest peak in Panay. It is famous for its mossy forest, sea of clouds, and 14 waterfalls, with an elevation of 6,946 ft (2,117 m) above sea level. Madja-as an enchanted mountain sacred to ancient Visayans it is home to the god of death, S

In 1853, the town of Pontevedra was established at the present site of Barangay Sublangon. Formerly, this town was a part of Panay, being the first settlement in the province of Capiz. Only in the year 1853, when General Crespo passed a decree making it an independent town from Panay. Three years later, the town leaders decided to transfer the Poblacion to its present site because of the accessibility to the mouth of the big and navigable Agbalo River. The natives of the town

Before its creation as an independent municipality, Lezo was a barrio in Kalibo called Guicod. The name Guicod is derived from the word "Guicab," which means "a cavern in a creek where eels were in abundance." It was also known as Tierra Alta, meaning "high land," because the town center was not inundated during the great flood of the early 19th century. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lezo,_Aklan Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/TURISMODELEZO https://www.faceb

The town's name is derived from the Waray-Waray word puro, meaning "island". This is how Camotes Island is called by Warays and Leyteños. Before the first municipality was established in Camotes, puro meant the name of all the islands. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poro,_Cebu Special credits: https://porocamotes.blogspot.com/.../sto-nino-church-of... https://www.lakadpilipinas.com/.../cebu-old-stone-church ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/elmarshox/3852061983 Churc