HISTORY | Philippine Provinces Former Name(s)

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Philippine Provinces Former Name(s)

by: Joselito Y. Ferry

ABRA = El Abra de Vigan

AGUSAN( Del Sur & Norte) = Caraga & Dewata & Agasan

AKLAN = Akean

ALBAY = Albaybay

ANTIQUE = Hamtic & Hantic

APAYAO = Apa'yaw

AURORA = El Principe

BASILAN = Taguima & Basibalani

BATAAN = Batan

BATANES = Vatan

BATANGAS = Taal & Bonbon & Balayan & Kumintang

BENGUET = Benget

BILIRAN = Isla de Panamao

BOHOL = Bo-ol & Pulilu

BUKIDNON = Quiblat

BULACAN = Bulakan & Burakan Pailah & Binwangan (some part only)

CAGAYAN = Catagayan & Carayan

CAMARINES ( Sur & Norte ) = Ambos Camarines & Kamarines

CAMIGUIN = Camaniguin & Kamagong

CAPIZ = Minuru ti Akean & Kapid

CATANDUANES = Catandungan

CAVITE = Cauite / Kawite

CEBU = Sugbu & Zubu &Cubu & Pulua Kangdaya

COMPOSTELA VALLEY = Monkayo Valley & Kampo de Kastila (some part) & Santiago de Apostol de Compostela.

COTABATO ( North & South ) = Kutang bato & Kotawato

DAVAO ( Del Sur/Del Norte/Oriental ) = Davoh & Daba & Craga & Nueva Guipuzcoa

GUIMARAS = Himal-us & Ymaras

IFUGAO = I-pugo & iPugaw

ILOCOS ( Sur & Norte ) = Samtoy &amp Ilooc & Ylocos

ILO-ILO = Irong-Irong

ISABELA = former part of Provincia de Cagayan

KALINGA = Kalingga & Caylingas

LAGUNA = Puliran Kasumuran & La Provincia de la Laguna de Bay & Laguna de Bae

LANAO ( Del Norte/Del Sur ) = Uranen & Ranaw & Lanaw

LA UNION = former unionized towns of Pangasinan,Ilocos & Benguet in Cordillera.The fusion was decreed by Spanish Gov.Gen.Narciso Claveria then signed by his successor Spanish Gov.Gen.Antonio Maria Blanco.

LEYTE = Tandaya & Abuyo & Felipinas & Rayte & Hiraite

MAGUINDANAO = Sulanga & Magindanaw

MARINDUQUE = Malindik,Malindug, Malinduc,Marinduc

MASBATE = Masabati

MINDORO ( Orriental & Occidental ) = Ma-i & Ma-it & Mina de Oro & Minolo & Mintolo

MISAMIS ( Orriental & Occidental ) = Kuyamis & Tagaloan

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE = La Montanosa, once a mega province compose of now separate provinces of Apayao, Benguet,Ifugao,Kalinga & then sub province of Bontoc with Lepanto & Amburayan.

NEGROS ( Oriental & Occidental ) = Buglas

NUEVA ECIJA = formerly part of mega province of Pampanga & sub province of Bulacan, Spanish Gov Gen. Fausto Acuyar Cruzat named the province after his home province Ecija,Sevilla,Andalusia in Spain...Most of its part is called then 'Ibon' the old Name of municipality of Gapang later Gapan, because Gapan then is a big town that the present separate towns now of Penaranda, General Tinio ,San Leonardo,Sta.Rosa,& Cabanatuan City to name some are only former barrios of Gapan.The original land area of Nueva Ecija when first established includes "some" areas of Tarlac,Pangasinan, Isabela,Nueva Vizcaya and most parts of Baler,Aurora & Quezon province including Polilio Island.

NUEVA VIZCAYA = former part of Provincia de Cagayan...named by Spanish Gov.Gen. Luis Lardizabal after his home province Biscay in Spain.

PALAWAN = Palau-ye &  Paragua & Perawan & Palaoan,& Islas de Calamianes, & (Castilla-Northern Palawan), ( Asturias-Southern Palawan )

PAMPANGA = Pampang & Pangpang -The original mega province of Pampanga includes either the entire land area or portion of present day provinces of Tarlac,Bulacan,Nueva Ecija,Quezon,Baler.

PANGASINAN = Luyag na Kabaloan

QUEZON = Kalilaya & Tayabas

QUIRINO = its all towns are formerly in jurisdiction of Nueva Vizcaya.

RIZAL = Morong

ROMBLON = Lomlon & Lomlom & Domblon

SARANGANI = Sarangan ini

SIQUIJOR = Tierra del Fuego & Katugan & Katugasan & Sikihod

SORSOGON = Solsogon & Gibalong/Ibalon/Hibalon

SAMAR( Northern, Eastern,&Western ) = Ibabao,Cibabao,Zibabao,Achan,Samad, Zamal

SULTAN KUDARAT = Former part of Maguindanao

SULU = Sulot & Suluk & Sulug

SURIGAO = Caraga & Carhaga & Calagan & Suligao

TARLAC = Tarlak & Matarlak ( Former part of Pampanga & Pangasinan)

TAWI-TAWI = Jaui-Jaui

ZAMBALES = Sambal,Sambales

ZAMBOANGA( Del Sur & Del Norte ) = Jambangan & Sambuangan.

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY = Sibuguey & formerly part of Zamboanga del Sur.

 

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