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6 unusual facts about Lanao


Battle of Bayan

This first battle at Bayan became the rallying call of the Moros across Mindanao, with the continuing presence of American troops sparking various uprisings and attacks across the islands of Sulu, the Lanao lake and the Cotabato Basin.

Lanao del Sur

Lanao centers on the basin of Lake Lanao; thus, it is the land of the Maranaos, the "people of the lake."

Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur

Macadar old town of Lumbatan Pat ka Apo sa Macadar Among to the 17 (Rulers) Sultanate of Lanao.

Paulino Santos

In 1917, Paulino Santos became the first provincial commander of Lanao and Sulu.

UP Diliman University Student Council

2002 – Rommel Romato of Lanao and STAND UP emerged as the first Muslim to be elected chairperson of the student council.

Western Mindanao State University

As a secondary school, the ZNS offered a general academic curriculum under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu primarily designed to cater to the needs of cultural minorities in the provinces of Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga.


Government of Zamboanga City

The Moro Province had 5 districts: Sulu, Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, and Davao.

Iligan

St. Michael's College, Iligan City, is known as the oldest school in the Lanao area, founded as a catechetical center way back 1914 by Fr.

Legislative district of Lanao

The lone Legislative District of Lanao was the representation of the Province of Lanao in the Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1946 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1946 to 1961, when Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur—the provinces it was divided into on May 22, 1959, were each granted its own representation.

Rungkunan National Park

The park covers the mountainous eastern section of Lanao del Sur near the Lake Lanao-Agus River Watershed Area known for its beautiful sparkling stream, virgin forest and invigorating climate.

Sultan Muliloda Datumulok

Sultan Muliloda Macarangcat Dimaporo Datumulok (born in March 15, 1935, died March 14, 2013) was a noted politician and scion of many principalities in the Province of Lanao del Sur (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Lanao del Sur), in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ARMM in the Phillipines.


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