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Baguio was called Kafagway by indigenous peoples. The name Baguio originated in the American period and is derived from the Ibaloi word...

“Baler” is said to have rooted in the word “Vale”, the name of an old woman; the Dumagat word “balid” meaning “to return”; the name of...

The word Calatagan is taken from the Tagalog word latag and is closely associated with kapatagan, meaning a vast portion of flat land...

The town was named Macabebe because it is geographically situated along the shores (Pampangan: bebe; Tagalog: baybay) or banks of Río...

The Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite The name Kawit is derived from the Tagalog word “kawit” (hook), which is suggestive of its...

Abucay is a third-class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. The name Abucay was coined from “abu-kinaykay” which means...

San Pablo is derived from the Spanish for Saint Paul, referring to the local patron saint, Paul the First Hermit. It was previously known...

On January 20, 1796, it was called Pulilan. There are no written records of the place being named Pulilan. But legend has it that it is...

The Municipal Hall of Bacoor, Cavite The name is believed to be originally from the Philippine Negrito language, meaning "circle",...

There are four origins where the word Imus came from: 1. Tagalog word "Imus" - a piece of land cutting into the junction of two rivers....

The name Borongan was taken from the local word “borong”, which in the Waray-Waray language means “fog”. The people inhabiting the...

The decree in 1875 on the separation of Quinale from Guindulman did not explain why the name "Anda" was chosen. It was presumed that the...

Maynilà, the Filipino name for the city, comes from the phrase may-nilà, meaning "where indigo is found". Nilà is derived from the...