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ZIP Codes In The Philippines
In the Philippines, a ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) to simplify the distribution of mail. While its function similar with the ZIP Codes used in the United States, its form and usage are quite different. Its use is not mandatory but highly recommended by the PhlPost. A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: * Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); * Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875); * Calamba ( Laguna), Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Mabalacat, Mariveles, and the Island Garden City of Samal with three ZIP codes each; and * Angeles City, Bacoor, Baguio, Bamban, Biñan, Capas, Floridablanca, General Tinio, Labo, Laur, Limay, Lipa, Los Baños, Lubao, Lucena, Majayjay, Muñoz, Palayan, Porac, Puerto Princesa, Sagay, San Jose d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baguio
Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", owing to its cool climate since the city is located approximately above mean sea level, often cited as in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion, which also makes it conducive for the growth of mossy plants, orchids and pine trees, to which it attributes its other moniker as the "City of Pines". Baguio was established as a hill station by the United States in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi people, Ibaloi village known as ''Kafagway''. It was the United States' only hill station in Asia. Baguio is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Classification, highly urbanized city (HUC). It is the largest city in Benguet, serving as the provincial capital from 1901 to 1916, but has since been administered independently from the province fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majayjay
Majayjay (), officially as the Municipality of Majayjay (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. As of the 2020 census, the municipality has a population of 27,893 residents. History Luzonian town Since time immemorial, Majayjay had been a Luzonian town of Tagalog citizens. It was founded at the foot of the mountain, which gave it an abundant supply of fresh spring water. Four rivers flowed through the town: Initian, Oobi, Olla, and Balanac (from the falls of Botocan) where all the rivers meet. Botocan Falls and the town's scenery were uniquely famous, attracting wealthy citizens from other towns to become guests at Majayjay. By 1571, Majayjay was one of the most populated towns around Laguna de Bay and near the capital of the Kingdom of Luzon in Manila. The road to Majayjay was considered to be tough. Guests often had to be ferried from Manila through the Pasig River to Laguna de Bay. Land travel was through the intermunicipal highway and then by being t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucena
Lucena (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially known as the City of Lucena (), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The city is the largest urban center and capital of Quezon Province. The city also serves as a major hub for commerce, healthcare, education, and governance within the region. Lucena City, although geographically situated within Quezon Province, is politically and administratively independent. This distinction enables it to govern itself without provincial oversight, giving it a unique status within the region. Metro Lucena is a proposed metropolitan area that would encompass the highly urbanized city of Lucena and its surrounding municipalities, including Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas and Tiaong. This proposed region aims to consolidate the economic, cultural, and infrastructural resources of Lucena City and its neighboring towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubao
Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people. The town is known as the birthplace of Diosdado Macapagal, the List of presidents of the Philippines, 9th President of the Philippines. Etymology The town's name is derived from the indigenous term ''lubo'' which means low or sunken, reflective of the area's muddy and flooded characteristics. Lubao is also known by its Kapampangan language equivalent Baba. According to Spanish records by Fr. Diego Martínez, Lubao was also once called Lubag. History Precolonial era Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Lubao was said to have already been one of the prosperous major settlements in Pampanga and is considered as the oldest settlement in Pampanga and the cradle of Kapampangan civilization. By 1571, Lubao was a heavily fortified settlement cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Baños, Laguna
Los Baños (IPA: Help:IPA/Tagalog, [lɔs bɐˈɲɔs]), officially the Municipality of Los Baños (), colloquially 'elbi' or simply LB, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 115,353 people. It has a total land area of and is bordered on the south and south-west by Mount Makiling and Santo Tomas, Batangas, Santo Tomas in Batangas, on the north by Laguna de Bay, on the north-west by Calamba, Laguna, Calamba and on the east by the town of Bay, Laguna, Bay. The town is located southeast of Manila and is easily accessible via the South Luzon Expressway along with Manila South Road and Calamba–Pagsanjan Road. The municipality lies on the northern slopes of the long dormant volcano Mount Makiling and is known among tourists for its hot spring resorts. Los Baños also hosts two constituent universities of the University of the Philippine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipa, Batangas
Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa (), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people. It is the first city with a charter in the province and one of five cities in Batangas alongside Batangas City, Calaca, Santo Tomas, and Tanauan. It is located south of Manila and is the most populous city of Batangas. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) provide access to Batangas City and Metro Manila. Etymology Batangueños from the early years had their settlement in Bombon Lake and began dispersing to other places when the volcano erupted. While a group of people was moving to another settlement area, the image of St. Sebastian was stolen from them and later on was found on a tree called "lipa." People believed that the patron saint wished to name that place "Lipa". History The primal composition in the southeastern region of Bombon Lake were elements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limay
Limay, officially the Municipality of Limay (), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,272 people. History Dominican and Franciscan friars settled Limay by the late 1600s, using its rich limestone deposits to build churches in Orion and Balanga. At the time, Limay was a Barangay of Orion. In the Philippine revolution of 1898, Limay inhabitants fought for their independence. American Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison's Executive Order of January 1, 1917, created Limay as the latest municipality. In 1913, the Cadwallader-Gibson Lumber Company employed Limayans and Visayan immigrants. During World War II, Limay hosted the first medical hospital of American and Filipino forces, run by the "Angels of Bataan". In Barrio Lamao, Major General Edward P. King capitulated to the Japanese forces, after the last stand of the American and Filipino forces faltered along the banks of the Alangan River.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laur, Nueva Ecija
Laur, officially the Municipality of Laur (, Ilocano: ''Ili ti Laur''), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon region of Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,263 people. The town was named after the wife of General Manuel Tino, Laureana. History Originally, the town was a barrio of the municipality of Bongabon, named San Esteban, after its patron saint, Stephen I of Hungary. Migrant settlers of the community were mostly Tagalog and Ilocanos from the provinces of Ilocos Region and Pangasinan, with some Kapampangans from the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac. On January 13, 1917, by virtue of Executive Order No. 98 of then Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison, Laur was separated as its own town from Bongabon, and named from the wife of General Manuel Tinio, Laureana. General Tinio himself will have the town of Papaya named after him, as " General Tinio" in 1957. Laur borders General Tinio to the south. Senators Beni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labo, Camarines Norte
Labo, officially the Municipality of Labo (), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,245 people. Geography The town of Labo is geographically located relatively at the center of the province of Camarines Norte. It is situated at the coordinates between 14°01'06" and 14°11" North latitudes and 122°21'00" and 122°52'20" East longitudes. On the North, it is bounded by the municipalities of Paracale, Jose Panganiban, and Capalonga, on the South, by the province of Quezon, adjoining province of Camarines Sur, on the East by the municipalities of Vinzons and San Vicente, and on the West by the municipality of Santa Elena. The Maharlika highway links this municipality to provinces and cities of the Bicol Region and the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) region. Labo is from Daet and from Manila. Its aggregate land area of 648.84 km2 occupies more than 25% of the total land area of the provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Tinio
General Tinio, formerly known as Papaya, officially the Municipality of General Tinio (, Ilocano: ''Ili ti Heneral Tinio''), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,925 people. It was renamed in 1957 to honor General Manuel Tinio y Bundoc, the youngest general of the revolution. Due to its river boundaries, streams, thick vegetation, rolling hills and mountains, the town served as a tactical rallying point for various resistance movements throughout its history - starting with the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution, followed by Filipino insurgents during the American period, the Hukbalahap during the Japanese occupation, and later, communist rebels. Historical significance is given locally toward its contributions to independence. It is traversed by several rivers and streams including the Rio Chico River. The town's hilly terrain and dense wild vegetation made it a natural refuge for in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floridablanca, Pampanga
Floridablanca, officially the Municipality of Floridablanca (; ) is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 135,542 people. Etymology Previously, the town was named San Jose de Calampaui, which is derived from Spanish for Saint Joseph, its patron saint. Floridablanca itself is derived from Spanish which translates to "white flower." However, there are two versions of the name's origin. One version suggest that the town was named in honor of José María de Castillejo y Moñino, III conde of Floridablanca, (25 de Febrero de 1826 y falleció en 1892), who inherited the Condado de Floridablanca from the 2nd holder, his aunt Maria Vicenta Moñino y Pontejos, through his mother, Maria Ana. Maria Vicenta died in 1867 and thus Jose inherited the title; 1867 was also the year the town's name was changed from San Jose de Calampaui to Floridablanca. The rest of Maria Vicenta's titles devolved to her husband's famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
