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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...

So after the revolution, the President of the Philippines ordered that Calumpang be separated from the Municipality of Siniloan. Barrio...

The town was named after King Amadeo I of Spain, the only Spanish king from the Italian House of Savoy. The town was previously known as...

The name Panglao may have come from its former name Panglawod, meaning "to the open sea", or derived from the word panggaw, referring to...

On June 17, 1954, through Republic Act 1140, the town received its present name, “El Nido,” after the nests of swiftlets found in the...

Dupax came from the Isinay word “Dopaj,” which means 'to lie down in complete relaxation. The site of what eventually became the...

"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rites of the Aetas commemorating the deity "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful...

At low tide, the waters from inland flowed out into the sea. This geographical change prompted the people to refer to the place as...

The city's name is believed to have been derived from the Bigaa plant that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River,...

Magallanes began its history as a barrio called Panitan, then a part of the municipality of Maragondon. Panitan was derived from the...

Calamba became a component city on April 21, 2001, by Republic Act 9024. According to a legend, the word “Calamba” was taken from the...

According to native stories, the "Legend of Tabaco" was about a lost foreigner who asked the locals what the name of the place was....

The town is named after Capitán General José Basco, who led the pacification and conquest of the islands during his term as...