Thursday 23 May

Pagsanjan Falls

The town of Pagsanjan is blessed with natural wonders – the awe-inspiring gorges, the roaring rapids, and the Pagsanjan Falls, a plus factor that made Pagsanjan one of the premiere tourist attractio...

WOW Laguna

Like any other place in this country, Laguna has a lot to tell when it comes to the province’s history, culture and traditions. It is very obvious in its tourist attractions, monuments, and antiqu...

Buko Pie

Buko pie is a traditional Filipino pastry style, young-coconut-filled pie. It has proven to be a popular dish for Filipinos. It is almost like a coconut cream pie, only it is made with just young co...

Lansones

Lansones is planted for its desirable fruit in Luzon, particularly in Quezon and Laguna Provinces, and occurs wild in Mindanao and Basilan. It also occurs in Indo-China, and the Malay Peninsula and Ar...

City & Towns of Laguna

Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,574 people in 4,914 households.

Bounded by the provinces of Rizal and Quezon from the western portion up to the northern tip down north eastern part, the town has a mountainous terrain. With the MARILAQUE Sub-Regional Plan (Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon), the municipality functions as link between the highly industrialized capital and the marine life-rich Quezon province. A 43 kilometer road network, the Marcos Highway, physically connects to the eyed site for the International Port. Silangan Railway Express 2000 (MARILAQUE Railway) is another infrastructure project proposed for implementation under the BOT Scheme.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is also the capital town of the province of Laguna. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 101,914 people.

Santa Cruz is situated on the banks of the river bearing its name which course its way along the eastern part of the famous Laguna de Bay. The town is bounded by the Bay on the north, by Lumban and Pagsanjan towns in the east, Pagsanjan and Magdalena towns in the south, and Pila and Liliw towns in the west. It is approximately 87 kilometers from Manila via Calamba and 105 km via Pililla, in the province of Rizal. It is accessible by land from the nearby 28 municipalities and by water through Laguna de Bay from Manila and some Rizal towns.