2. Laguna, officially known as the Province of
Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna; Spanish: Provincia de La
Laguna), is aprovince in the Philippines, located in
the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the
province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province
of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna
hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the
country. As of the 2015 census, the province's total population is
3,035,081.
Laguna is notable as the birthplace of Jose Rizal, the country's national
hero. It is also famous for attractions like Pagsanjan Falls, the University
of the Philippines Los Baños campus, the hot spring resorts of Los
Baños and Calamba on the slopes of Mount Makiling, Pila historic town
plaza, Taytay Falls in Majayjay, the wood carvings and papier-
mâché created by the people of Paeté, the
annual Sampaguita Festival in San Pedro, the turumba of Pakil,
the tsinelas footwears from Liliw, the Pandan Festival ofLuisiana,
the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, and the Nagcarlan Underground
Cemetery in Nagcarlan
3. HISTORY
The history of the province of Laguna, and that of
the Southern Tagalog region, dates as far back as 900
CE. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the oldest
known written document found in the Philippines, which
talks of its subject being released from a debt to the King
of Tondo. Pre-Hispanic settlement in the area can be
dated to prehistoric times, as evidenced in the names of
towns such as Pila, Laguna, whose name can be traced
to the straight mounds of dirt that form the boundaries of
the rice paddy, or Pilapil.
A prominent figure during the time of pre-Hispanic contact
is Gat Pangil, a chieftain in the area. The towns
of Bay, Pangil, andPakil were reputed to have once been
a part of his domain, although accounts vary on who
exactly Gat Pangil was.
4. ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Sogo 1,208
Paseo Premiere Hotel 3,921
Cassandras place events Venue Resort
1.000
