Nicknames of Different Provinces and cities in the country

• City of Manila - madaming may nilad (plant)

  • Pearl of the Orient
  • The city of our Affections (pangarap magpunta sa dito)
  • City by the Bay (malapit sa manila bay)
  • Distinguished and Ever Loyal City
• Intramuros - the walled city
• Caloocan City - kalooklookan

  • Nice City (friendliest, hospitable, mabait because of Tandang sora)
  • Home of Heroes (Andres Bonifacio
• Las Piñas - bagsakan ng piña from tagaytay, batangas, cavite

  • Bamboo Organ of the Philippines
  • Fr. Diego Cera , Society of Jesus. He commissioned the bamboo organ.
• Makati City - itchy, malamok, malanggam

  • The Financial Capital of the Philippines
  • The Wall Street of the Philippines
  • Metro Manila's Central Business District
• Malabon - kakanin, patis, tubig baha, meltong pot
• Mandaluyong City - Mental Institute of the Philippines

  • The Tiger City of the Philippines
  • Fastest Growing Economy City
  • The Shopping Capital of the Philippines
  • Metro Manila's Heart
• Paranaque City - para ako/aki sinisigaw sa kaleda

  • Baclaran Church- Pilgrimage Center of the Philippines
• Marikina City - Marikit/ Maganda

  • Shoe Capital
  • Shoe City
  • River City
  • The little Singapore
  • Cleanest market
• Muntinlupa City - Emerald City of the Philippines (magubat)

  • Residential Haven (Maraming Subdivision)
• Pasay City - melting pot

  • Cultural center of metro manila
  • The travel city
• Pasig City - Urban Rainforest
• Quezon city - the best managed city in the Philippines

  • City of New horizon
  • City of stars
• Taguig City - Home of the Global City (BGC)
• Valuenzuela City - The vibrant City
• Navotas - Fishing Capital of the greater manila (bagsakan ng isda)
• Pateros - Duck raising capital of the Philippines
• San Juan City - Brave men in History
• Abra - the Philippine Natural dye capital

  • Maraming pang kulay ex. Native indigo plant
• Ifugao - land of the 8 world wonder

  Payew - means hagdan hagdan palayan/ rice terraces
• Benguet - strawberry capital of the Philippines
• Baguio City - City of Pines, summer capital of the Philippines

  Kapagway - former name of Baguio
• La Union - Pilgrimage center of North Luzon kasi nagpakita daw si Maria dito
• Pangasinan - A hundred Island, and hundred flavors (asin, patis, bagoong)
• Agno - old seat of civilization, yung unang tao sa Pangasinan nagsettle sa Agno.

  Alcala - great wall (it blocks the water from agno river)

  Asingan - vegetable country

  Binalonan - model urban community. Dito tinayo unang subdivision

  Alaminos - hundreds islands town

  Dagupan - Bangus Capital of the Philippines
• Laoag City - The sunshine city

  •City of Light

  •it is the ilocano word that means light
• Vigan City - heritage city

  • one of the wonders city of the world (2014)
• What are the 5 heritage city in the Philippines

  • Vigan city
  • Intramuros
  • Pila, Laguna
  • Taal city, batangas
  • Silay city, negros Occidental
• Cagayan - True spelunker's paradise/ smiling land of beauty
• Tuguegarao City - The premier Ibanag City
• Batanes - Land of true insulars

  • One of the safest place/ province in the Philippines (zero crime rate)
• Nueva vizcaya - watershed haven of the valley

  • Rainforest
• Quirino - forest heartland of Cagayan

  • Named is derived from Elpidio Quirino's name
• Isabela - rice granary of the north

  • Name after queen Isabela ll
• Santiago - Queen city of the North
• Bulacan - land of heroes

  • Most soldiers nung war ay taga Bulacan
  • Marcello H. Del Pilar (taga dito)
• Santa Maria - chicharon capital of bulacan
• Nueva Ecija - rice bowl of the Philippines
• Bongabon - onion capital of the Philippines
• Cabanatuan - tricycle capital of the Philippines

  • Pagawaan ng tricycle
  • Dito pinatay si Antonio Luna