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  2. List of province nicknames in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Rizal (province) - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero. "Rizal" in turn, is a modified form of the Spanish word ricial, literally meaning "able to grow back ...

  5. List of demonyms for Philippine provinces - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines

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    Signage in Los Baños showing its nickname. This partial list of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities and municipalities in the Philippines are known by (or have been known historically by), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

  7. Pasig - Wikipedia

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    Remains of the American-era capitol building, when Pasig was the capital of Rizal province Aerial view of Pasig, circa 1933. On June 11, 1901, during the Philippine–American War, the province of Rizal was created through Act No. 137 of the Philippine Commission. [20]

  8. Rizal - Wikipedia

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    Rizal (province), a province of the Philippines; José Rizal, Filipino national hero whom the province is named after; Rizal may also refer to: People.

  9. Antipolo - Wikipedia

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    Antipolo, officially the City of Antipolo (Filipino: Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. [5] According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. [3] It is the most populous city in Rizal Province and in Calabarzon region, and the seventh most-populous city in the ...