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21 January 2024 15:18:48

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𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Oldest City in the Philippines

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Largest City in the Philippines

𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗺 ↦ Music Capital of the South

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 ↦ Phil. Island Garden City

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Banana Capital

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Coconut City of the South

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘀 ↦ Clay Capital of Mindanao

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮 ↦ Banana Capital of Davao

𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ City at the foot of Mt Apo

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Durian Capital, Cacao Capital

𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹 ↦ Ilonggo City of the South

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Tuna Capital

𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 ↦ Pineapple Capital

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital of the South

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 ↦ Fruit Basket and King City of the South

𝗖𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗼 ↦ City of Golden Friendship

𝗜𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oil Palm Capital of the Philippines

𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 ↦ Island Born of Fire

𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗶, 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 ↦ Venice of the South

𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Land of Mightiest Mountain

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Cradle of Muslim Art

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Conference Capital of Mindanao

𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ↦ Mystical Province of Love

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Surfing Capital

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Beauty and Bounty

𝗢𝗿𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮 ↦ City of Good Life

𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Province of South's Twin City

𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 ↦ Seat of Muslim Mindanao

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰 ↦ Christmas Capital of Mindanao

𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Antiquated Finds

𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Timber City of the South

𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Good Luck

𝗗𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 ↦ Shrine and Historic City of the South

𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 ↦ Little Hong Kong of the South

𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Asias Latin City, Sardines Capital, City of Flowers

𝗦𝘂𝗹𝘂 ↦ Land of Exotic Fruits

𝗜𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ industrial City of the South

𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴 ↦ The Phil. Orchid City

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 ↦ Vegetable Basket of Mindanao

𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oldest province in the Philippines

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Province where the mountain meets the sea

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼 ↦ City in the Sky

𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 ↦ Land of Golden Sunrise

𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Banana Capital of Panay

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿 ↦ Band Capital of the Philippines

𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital/ City of Pines

𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 ↦ History Hub of Central Luzon

𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦ Diving and Shipping Capital

𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of True Insulars

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱 ↦ City of Smiles

𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 ↦ Shipyard of Antiquity

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Salad Bowl of the Philippines

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ King City of the East

𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 ↦ Calamay Capital of the Philippines

𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻 ↦ Manila's Gateway to the North

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Waterfalls

𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮, 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Bibingka Capital

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 ↦ Hot Spring Capital

𝗖𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Wakeboarding Capital

𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 ↦ Cradle of Phil. Revolution

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Captivating Contrast

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of the Howling Wind

𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Mushroom City of the North

𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 ↦ Gateway to a Thousand Journeys

𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗲 ↦ City of Gentle People

𝗗𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻 ↦ Bangus Capital

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹, 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗻 ↦ World's Whale Shark Capital

𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Gateway to Phil. Discovery

𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗿 ↦ City of Divine Mercy

𝗘𝗹 𝗡𝗶𝗱𝗼 ↦ Heaven on Earth

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀 ↦ Mango County of Visayas

𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰, 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯. 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Pebble Capital

𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Province with most number of barangays

𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ The First Queen City of the South, City where the Past is always present

𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Heritage Haven of the Far North

𝗜𝗺𝘂𝘀 ↦ The Philippine Flag Capital

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the North

𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 ↦ White Rafting Capital of the North

𝗟𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 ↦ Surfing Capital of the North

𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 ↦ The Silicon Valley

𝗟𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Strawberry Capital

𝗟𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀 ↦ Salt Center of Metro Manila

𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗶 ↦ City of Fun and Adventure, ATV capital

𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗮, 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦ City of Pride

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗻 ↦ The Most Romantic Place

𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 ↦ Biofuel & Biopalm City

𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦. 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝘁𝗲 ↦ The Religious City

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Manhattan of the Philippines

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮 ↦ Shoe Capital of the Philippines

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 ↦ Great Wild West of Phil.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 ↦ Ever Distinguished Loyal City

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Heart of the Philippines

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗲 ↦ Furniture Capital

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 ↦ Shopping Capital

𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Municipality with most number of barangays, Onion Capital of Visayas

𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Athens of the Philippines

𝗠𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮 ↦ The Emerald City

𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮 ↦ Bicols Queen City

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘀 ↦ Fishing Capital of Greater Manila

𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Sugar Bowl

𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Province with most number of cities

𝗡𝗲𝗴. 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Whale and Dolphin Haven

𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗘𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the Philippines

𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗰𝗮𝘆𝗮 ↦ Watershed Haven of Cagayan Valley

𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Harbor Gateway to the South

𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Largest Province in the Philippines

𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Philippines' Last Frontier

𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 ↦ Culinary Capital of the Philippines

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻 ↦ Saltmaking Capital

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 ↦ Balut Capital

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Fashion Capital

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘆 ↦ Travel Capital

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶 ↦ Sweet City at the Heart of Panay

𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Christmas Capital of Visayas

𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 ↦ Mini Boracay

𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮 ↦ EcoTourism Capital

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ City of Stars and New Horizons

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 ↦ Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley

𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Cradle of Philippine Arts

𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗻 ↦ Marble Capital

𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Seafood Capital of the Philippines

𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗢𝗰𝗰. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Largest Municipality in the Philippines

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Spelunking Capital

𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Tiangge Capital

𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 ↦ Lantern Capital

𝗦𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗷𝗼𝗿 ↦ Island of Fire

𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗰 ↦ Melting Pot of Central Luzon

𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ City of Hope

𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Peace and Friendship

𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗴 ↦ The ProvinSyudad

𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗼 ↦ Premier Ybanag City

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ The Only Divided City

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Vibrant City of Discipline

𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀↦ Chromite Capital

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Pasig City, Metro Manila

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22 January 2024 00:58:37

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22 January 2024 00:58:37

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Pasig City, Metro Manila

You forgot Pasig City founded in 1572, Jamestown USA founded in 1607.

Col Rootentoot

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22 January 2024 03:40:59

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22 January 2024 03:40:59

You forgot Pasig City founded in 1572 .. -@Enzyte Bob

Yes Bob, and doing some further research, Pasig City has a major historical role

Here are some interesting facts about one of the country's oldest local government units .

MANILA, Philippines – Pasig City, which has come a long way from a rural residential area to a growing commercial center, will celebrate its 452nd founding anniversary on July 2nd 2024.

The city is one of the oldest municipalities in the Philippines, as it was established by the Augustinians in 1572. In June 1901, it was incorporated in the province, and was the provincial capital until 1975.

It then became a part of Metro Manila through Presidential Decree in 1975, and was officially converted into a city in 1994.

To commemorate Pasig City's founding anniversary, here are some interesting facts about one of the country's oldest local government units.

Land Area: 31 square kilometers

Population: 670,000 (as of 2010 census)

Classification: Highly urbanized city

No. of Barangays: 30

No. of Districts: 2

Head: Mayor Maria Belen Eusebio

There are several stories, legends and assumptions on where the name “Pasig” came from.

The late Dr. Jose Villa Panganiban, a former director of The Institute of National Language, said that “pasig” is an old Sanskrit word that refers to a river flowing from one body to another.

In the case of Pasig City, the word thus refers to the Pasig River, which flows from Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay.

Pasig City has a number of historical spots. These include houses that were built during the 1880s such as the Bahay na Tisa, an antique house made of adobe and capiz shells, and also the Guanio Residence, also known as the Cuartel del Guardia Civil.

The first Marian parish in the Philippines is located in Pasig – the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, is a stone church and was built during 1722 to 1760.

Pasig City had a huge contribution to national history.

One of the most important Katipunan assemblies, Asamblea Magna, took place in this city. Asamblea Magna is the meeting that took place in Bitukang Manok waterway. Bitukang Manok is also a part of Philippine history as it served as a passageway for the underground meetings of Katipuneros – where they planned on starting an uprising against the colonial Spanish forces.

On August 29, 1896, the first major battle of Katipunan, Nagsabado sa Pasig, also occurred in the area.

The Katipuneros and Pasigueños led by General Valentin Cruz successfully captured the Tribunal and Guardia Civil headquarters.

Pasig City is also one of the highly urbanized areas in the country.

Its business district, the Ortigas Center, houses offices as well as commercial and residential buildings.

Among the offices that can be found in the city include the main headquarters of the Department of Education (DepEd), the power provider Meralco, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and San Miguel.

It also has shopping and food districts such as the well-known Kapitolyo, which boasts of the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the metro.

Pasig also has Capitol Commons, Tiendesitas, Metrowalk, SM Megamall, St. Francis Square, and Mutya ng Pasig Public Market, which houses not only restaurants but also shopping hubs and a number of bars.

On world records

In 2014, Time Magazine declared Pasig City as the “Selfiest City in the World” (tied with Makati City) with 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people. Makati and Pasig were merged into one by Time's “nearest neighbor” algorithm, which collects photos from within a radius of five miles from the city's center.

The city also used to hold the Guinness World Record for the largest secondary school in the world. For having a population of around 20,000 students, Rizal High School in Caniogan, Pasig City, was listed as the largest secondary school in the world from 1993 until 2005. – Rappler.com

https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/98120-fast-facts-pasig-city/

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22 January 2024 12:37:11

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Before I visit a new country/city, I do a google check just to find out what I can before I go and remember the following about Davao.

Durian capital of Philippines.

Home of Mount Apo - highest peak in Philippines.

Like you said - largest area by land mass in Philippines.

It also comes on top or near the top of yearly polls for safest and cleanest city in Philippines.

Seems strange that most Government websites advise against travel to most parts of Mindanao including Davao when it is listed as such a safe city.

Col Rootentoot

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23 January 2024 07:09:23

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23 January 2024 07:09:23

You're right Davao is a great place CA .. negative advisories are one of life's mysteries.

Sure, there was a time when religious and income differences gave cause for concern.

But since say Duterte and now Marcos, socially and economically things in the greater Davao region are improved considerably. We've a friend visiting there this week. Left yesterday. She travels by herself around Davao and the region very widely, and has never at all complained about her safety.

She loves the place

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Kernel Rootentoot pontificated to the masses:`Yes Bob, and doing some further research, Pasig City has a major historical roleHere are some interesting facts about one of the country's oldest local government units .MANILA, Philippines – Pasig City, which has come a long way from a rural residential area to a growing commercial center, will celebrate its 452nd founding anniversary on July 2nd 2024.The city is one of the oldest municipalities in the Philippines, as it was established by the Augustinians in 1572. In June 1901, it was incorporated in the province, and was the provincial capital until 1975.It then became a part of Metro Manila through Presidential Decree in 1975, and was officially converted into a city in 1994.To commemorate Pasig City's founding anniversary, here are some interesting facts about one of the country's oldest local government units.Land Area: 31 square kilometersPopulation: 670,000 (as of 2010 census)Classification: Highly urbanized cityNo. of etcetera... -@Col Rootentoot

But here we are supposed to be talking about place names. One theory is about a drowning guy named Virgilio:

'A theory of origin is from the romantic story of a pair of lovers — Virgilio, a Spanish mestizo, and Paz, a Filipina beauty — who spent their evenings together on the banks of the river. One moonlit night, they were in a banca. As fate would have it, the river currents turned treacherous and their banca capsized. Virgilio, who does not know how to swim, was carried away by the current. He desperately tried to keep afloat but to no avail. He kept shouting "Paz, sigue me!" (meaning "Paz, come with me"), until all he could utter was "Paz, sig...!" and finally sank into the river. Thus, the name Pasig.'

sigi sigi (We hear that all the time). "Hey Paz, siqui me!"😂

Hmmm... maybe...maybe not...😂

The best explanation is the Sanskrit one:

'The theory that was most convincing came from the late and former Director of the Institute of National Language, Dr. Jose Villa Panganiban. Panganiban was a linguist, a polyglot, and a professor. He said that "Pasig" is came from an old Sanskrit word "passis" referring to a "river flowing from one body of water to another," as in the case of the Pasig River, flowing from Laguna de Bay (pronounced Ba-i) to Manila Bay.

Sanskrit was one of the mother languages of the Philippines long before Magellan arrived and claimed them as property of Spain. In fact, many Filipino Tagalog words find their roots in Sanskrit — such as, salita (word) or dalita (poor), or guro (teacher) or maharlika (of noble blood). And even their original writing system, called Alibata, was based on the Sanskrit form of writing.'

That little bit of ancient Philippines history was new to me, that the Sanskirt tradition survives in the name of Pasig City. Interesting.

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