Jack Maico

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 coined this name...

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 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞...

"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 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟...