History of NCR: Southern and Northern District

Where is the bamboo organ located?

• Las Piñas

• Pasay

• Parañaque

• Muntinlupa

• Makati

What does "CAMANAVA" means?

• Caloocan

• Malabon

• Navotas

• Valenzuela

• Makati

This city in the northern district of NCR derived its names from the words "lo-ok" (bay), "sulok" (corner), and "libis" (lowland).

• Caloocan

• Malabon

• Navotas

• Valenzuela

This city in the northern district of NCR derived its names from the words "tambobong" because of the numerous Tambo trees growing in the area back then.

• Caloocan

• Malabon

• Navotas

• Valenzuela

This city in the northern district of NCR derived its names from the word "nebutas" that means "pierced through" and from "San Jose de Navotas".

• Caloocan

• Malabon

• Navotas

• Valenzuela

Early inhabitants of this city considered it as an island or "pulo" because of the several bodies of water around it - the Tullahan River and the Rio Grande de Pampanga.

• Caloocan

• Malabon

• Navotas

• Valenzuela

This historical places are in Caloocan.

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This city in the southern district of NCR derived its name from the word "kumakati na" that means "the tide is ebbing" .

• Makati

• Taguig

• Pasay

• Parañaque

• Las Piñas

The name of this city in the southern district of NCR came from a plant called "pasaw".

• Makati

• Taguig

• Pasay

• Parañaque

• Las Piñas

The name of this city in the southern district of NCR came from its 800 farmer-fishermen inhabitants who were good at threshing rich after harvest that their placed was called "pook ng mga taga-giik".

• Makati

• Taguig

• Pasay

• Parañaque

• Las Piñas