Saturday 25 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

San Pablo City

The City of San Pablo (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Pablo), a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines, is one of the country's oldest cities. The City of San Pablo lies in the southern portion of Laguna province. This city is otherwise known as the "City of Seven Lakes" (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pitong Lawa) because it has seven lakes -- Sampalok, Palakpakin, Yambo, Bunot, Pandin, Muhikap, and Calibato.

By Land Area, it is the largest in the province of laguna. By population, it ranks fifth in the province of Laguna. San Pablo City was once part of the Archdiocese of Lipa since 1910 but on November 28, 1967 it became an independent diocese and became as the Diocese of San Pablo.

Calamba City

Calamba City is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Situated only 54 kilometers south of Manila, about an hour by chartered bus, Calamba City is a popular tourist destination with its hot spring resorts, most of which are located in Barangay Pansol, and the Canlubang Golf and Country Club, site of many Philippine Opens. Calamba is also an important modern industrial center in the CALABARZON region as shown by the large number of industrial parks and business estates that are located in the city. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 360,281 inhabitants (281,146 people in 58,466 households in 2000 census).

Calamba City is also the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's national hero.