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Cattle Country of the Philippines Due to the cattle-raising being a major part of the province's industry. [8] Rodeo Capital of the Philippines: Nickname officially given through Executive Order No. 120 issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2002. After the province's rodeo tradition which is an offshoot of the province's cattle-raising ...
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east of Manila. The province is named after José Rizal, one of the main national
The pronunciation of both the former president's and the province's current name in Spanish, English and Filipino places the emphasis on the first syllable ("KE-son") and not on the last ("ke-SON"), which the erroneous Spanish spelling variant Quezón [91] suggests. Quirino. Spanish surname.
The nickname or "tagline" highlights the Ibanag ethnolinguistic group. [87] Vigan: Ilocos Sur: Ilocos Region: Heritage City This city is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites [88] and it is one of the few Spanish colonial towns left in the Philippines whose old structures have mostly remained intact like Calle Crisologo. Zamboanga City
This is a list of terms which are used, or have been used in the past, to designate the residents of specific provinces of the Philippines. These terms sometimes overlap with demonyms of ethnic groups in the Philippines, which are also used as identifiers in common parlance. [1] * denotes an endonym, i.e., a name from the area's indigenous ...
Laguna (Spanish for "lake," or "lagoon," referring to the large body of freshwater (Laguna de Bay, Spanish for "Lake of Bay") that was named after the province's first capital, the town of Bay.) [5] Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental ( Negros is Spanish for "blacks," referring to the dark-skinned Negritos that inhabited the island.
An oral folklore tells how the name “Cardona” was derived from the Spanish word “caldo” referring to a native rice broth. Supposedly, a stranger walking through the street of the town happened to ask the name of the town from a native, who at that time was enjoying a bowl of hot “caldo”.
Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Ilocano: Ili ti Rizal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rizal) is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,196 people.