Philippine Original Place Names

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By Emmanuel Ikan Astillero September 14, 2017 8PM (+8 GMT) Makati, Philippines Before the Spaniards came in 1521, our place names were originally our own. When the Spaniards came, together with the forced subjugation of our society, and the forced conversion to Christianity, our original place names were replaced by foreign names. This practice of […]

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