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2 unusual facts about Kalayaan, Laguna


Kalayaan

Kalayaan, Laguna, a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines

San Juan National High School

The San Juan National High School (SJNHS) (Filipino: Pambansang Mataas na Paaralan ng San Juan) is a public secondary school in the Municipality of Kalayaan.


AFP Western Command

The Western Command, known officially as the WestCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in the islands of Palawan and Kalayaan, including the disputed Spratly Islands group.

Black Heart

Blackheart Records, an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna

Brasher Doubloon

The unique Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin made for the young United States, was sold December 2011 by nationally known rare coin dealer, Steven L. Contursi of Laguna Beach, California, to Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) of Far Hills, New Jersey.

Caliraya Dam

Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines.

Cebollatí River

It joins the Rio Olimar Grande and flows into the Laguna Merin (Merin Lagoon) in Treinta y Tres.

Clio V6 Renault Sport

The 3.0 60º V6 engine, sourced from the PSA group (ES9J, the same utilized in the Peugeot 406, 407 y 607, and the Citroen C 5) although the Laguna engine, PRV (Peugeot, Renault & Volvo) an earlier development 90º V based in a V8 that never was.

Crystal Springs Reservoir

The original name of the southern or Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir was Laguna Grande, which has a California Historical Marker ("NO. 94 PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP - The Portolà expedition of 1769 camped on November 5 at a 'laguna grande' which today is covered by the Upper Crystal Springs Lake.") located at Crystal Springs Dam on Skyline Boulevard, 0.1 mi south of Crystal Springs Road.

D*Note

Laguna featured cover versions of songs that figured as key parts of Winn and Hirsch’s musical influences, including "Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb, "Guinnevere" by David Crosby, "Edith and The Kingpin" by Joni Mitchell, and "Being Alive" by Stephen Sondheim.

Delfina Herbosa de Natividad

Delfina Rizal Herbosa was born on December 20, 1879 in Calamba, Laguna to Mariano Herbosa and Lucia Rizal, sister of José Rizal, and she is of Spanish, Chinese and Japanese descent.

Emilio Jacinto

Like general Mariano Álvarez, he refused to join the forces of general Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Katipunan's Magdalo faction.He lived in Laguna and also joined the forces against the Spaniards.

Geography of Manila

The Tondo Province annexed to this new district the towns of Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo and Boso-boso, while Laguna contributed the towns of Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla and Jalajala.

Hacienda Luisita

Americans brought the centrifugal-based machinery which doubled the production of the estate and therefore did not require the cane to be loaded onto a truck to Laguna to be squeezed in the haciendas there, including those of the Roxas and Zóbel families.

Ieva Lagūna

Laguna has since walked in shows for designers such as Shiatzy Chen, Christian Dior, Nina Ricci, Dolce & Gabbana, Victoria Secret, Versace, Carolina Herrera, and Michael Kors.

Interstate 40 in New Mexico

The route departs the Laguna Pueblo, briefly transits the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation (a chapter of the Navajo Nation), crosses the Rio Puerco and begins a steep climb to the top of a mesa marked by several small cinder cones overlooking the Rio Grande rift and Albuquerque.

Isidro Ungab

Ungab attended the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna and attained a degree in B.S. Agri Economics.He finished his Advanced Bank Management Program (ABMP) at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Masters in Public Management (MPM) from the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), and the Command and General Staff Course in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo.

Kalayaan

Kalayaan Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines

Lae Garden and Landscapes

It is located at Bay, Laguna Philippines just under 20 km from South Luzon Expressway.

Laguna Beach High School

The cast of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County included Laguna Beach High School students Lo Bosworth, Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, Breanna Conrad, Lauren Conrad, Raquel Donatelli, Cami Edwards, Tessa Keller, and Kyndra Mayo.

Laguna de Bay

Because of the problems facing and threatening the potential of the lake, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed into law Republic Act (RA) 4850 in 1966 creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the main agency tasked to oversee the programs that aimed to develop and protect Laguna de Bay.

Laguna de Manialtepec

The Laguna de Manialtepec is a coastal lagoon about 18 km west of Puerto Escondido in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Laguna de Términos

Laguna de Términos (Términos Lagoon) is made up of a series of rich, sediment-laden lagoons and tidal estuaries connected by two channels to the Bay of Campeche in the southern part of Gulf of Mexico, in Carmen Municipality in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Campeche.

Laguna Hills Mall

Laguna Hills Mall is an average sized, enclosed shopping mall located in Laguna Hills, California, in southern Orange County.

Laguna Hills Technology Branch Library

The Laguna Hills Technology Branch Library offers a full-time reference staff, interlibrary loan service, Wi-Fi Internet access, and ongoing one-on-one basic computer training sessions.

Laguna Sur metro station

Laguna Sur station was finally inaugurated on February 3, 2011 by Chilean president Sebastián Piñera along with the rest of stations on the line extension between Barrancas and Plaza de Maipú stations.

Leo M. Drona

Leo Murphy Drona was born on October 18, 1941 at Pangil, Laguna.

Lily of Laguna

Errol Flynn sings a chorus only version of "Lily of Laguna" in the 1954 British film “Lilacs in the Spring”, released in the US as Let's Make Up.

Macrostomum lignano

To date, M. lignano has only been found in locations near Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy): tidal lagoons on the eastern side of Bibione and the Isola di Martignano, natural and semi-natural beaches of the Laguna di Marano and the Isola Valle Vechia.

Marikina River

A scientific study of the species found in five locations in the Laguna de Bay tributary system, including the Marikina River, revealed that the specimen of janitor fish previously reported as Hypostomus plecostomus actually belong to the genus Pterygoplichthys, family Loricariidae.

Mount Sungay

Nearby mountains visible from Mount Sungay include Mount Makiling in Laguna/Batangas border; Mount Malepunyo and Mount Macolod in Batangas; and Mount Banahaw in Quezon.

MV Ventura

Frankie's Pizzeria and Grill are located by the Laguna pool and are inspired by the informal restaurant chain created by Marco Pierre White and Frankie Dettori.

Pagsanjan, Laguna

During this long period, the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province, and was called the "Athens of Laguna".

Poecilia wingei

The species was first collected from Laguna de Patos in Venezuela by Franklyn F. Bond in 1937, and rediscovered by Dr. John Endler in 1975.

Rebecca Dines

She has performed numerous times for Palo Alto-based Theatreworks, as well as Kansas City, Berkeley, San Jose, and South Coast Repertory theatres, Magic and B Street theatres, and the Laguna Playhouse, among others.

Renault Vel Satis

The Vel Satis shares its "platform" (chassis, powertrain, assembly process) with the Laguna and Espace IV and was produced on the same assembly line in Sandouville, France.

Rizal

This consisted of the towns of Antipolo, Bosoboso, Cainta and Taytay from the Province of Tondo; and the towns of Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan and Jalajala from the Province of La Laguna, with the capital at Morong.

Roger Bean

Roger Bean's work as a director has been seen on the stages of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, The Laguna Playhouse, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Madison Repertory Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre, and numerous stages in between.

Salazar Park

Ruben F. Salazar Park (formerly Laguna Park) is a public park in Los Angeles, California, and is administrated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

San Bruno Park Elementary School District

The Portola Elementary School, located in the city's northwestern corner, had long been part of the Laguna Salada School District, headquartered in Pacifica, California.

Señor de Burgos Church, Amazonas

The Señor de Burgos Church is a 17th-century adobe built church located on Plaza de la Independencia in the La Laguna quarter of Chachapoyas, capital of the Amazonas Region of Peru.

Swallow Reef

It is notable that the Philippines does not lay any claim over Swallow Reef as it is obviously outside Kalayaan Island Group which was defined by Presidential Decree No. 1596 signed by Ferdinand Marcos.

Tasha Reign

After her high school days in Laguna Beach, Reign enrolled in Santa Monica College, and in 2010 she enrolled at UCLA.

Tata Esteban

At his wake, former DILG Secretary, former Laguna Governor, former Senator and former NAPOLCOM Chief Joey Lina shared that he and Tata were to due to discuss the production of an anti-drug abuse campaign using the Bible as the most potent weapon against addiction.

Texas State Highway 100

It reaches the eastern terminus at the Queen Isabella Causeway, which continues across the laguna Madre to South Padre Island

The Contemporary Austin

The couple purchased the Laguna Gloria property in 1914, because it reminded them of Lake Como in Italy where they had honeymooned a few years earlier.

The Funny Company

Villainous Belly Laguna (who was modeled after Bela Lugosi in his Dracula role) always tried to thwart the Funny Company's plans (for his own profit), but never with any success.

The Working Title

They have had their music featured on MTV's Laguna Beach and the film American Wedding.


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