Nicknames of Different Provinces and cities in the country

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  • 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