Where did that name come from?

August is the month of sariling wika. And also Quezon City day, or the commemoration of the birth of our Commonwealth President Luis Quezon.
Although i do want to write the following article in our own Filipino dialect, it would be hard on those who are abroad particularly my sibling's children who have grown up in the US and Canada.

My topic is about the origin of names of selected provinces and cities located in the Philippines. Few know that the names of provinces and places came from something and it stuck. I have a BOOK OF PINOY FACTS AND FIGURES, compiled by Juan de la Cruz, of course that's his pseudonym. Since the month is about sariling wika, maybe i will share this for everyone to learn. Interest in something of our own should be inculcated in every Pinoy child. Love of country is foremost in my mind when i share things which are our very own. We should love our country next to God. This is the only country we have...In another country, if in case we go out, we will always be treated as second class citizens, even if you have lived there for centuries. Join in playing the PINOY KA BA BOARD GAME, learn the trivia about the country, THE PHILIPPINES.

So I share these facts:

1. AGUSAN - a tagalog term referring to a spot where water flows
2. AKLAN - from Akean River
3. ALBAY- albaybay, a Bicolano term meaning "by the bay"
4. Angeles City- Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda (a well known Kapampangan)
5. ANTIQUE-" hantic " or giant ants
6. APAYAO - "apayaw" , a native word for negotiable river
7. AURORA- Maria Aurora Quezon, wife of former President Manuel Quezon
8. Babuyan Island-" babuyan", which refers to a place where pigs are kept
9. Bacolod City- "buklod" , referring to a hilly terrain
10. Bago City- "bago", a large tree in the area
11. Bagiuo City- "bigjiw" , an igorot term for a moss
12. Balagtas, Bulacan- Francisco Balagtas, a Bulacan Poet
13. Balanga, Bataan-" balanga" referring to a cooking pot
14. Baliuag, Bulacan-" maliway", an adjective meaning tardy
15. Basilan- means Iron Trail
16. BATANES- ivatan, the natves of the area
17. BATANGAS- batang, or huge logs
18. BENGUET - benget, a Nabaloy term meaning head scarf
19. Biliran- biliran, a native grass used for weaving mats
20. BOHOL- bool, a village in Tagbilaran City
21. BULACAN- bulak or cotton
22. BUKIDNON- bukidnon, referring to the people of the mountain
23. Butuan City - butuan, a sour fruit in the area
24. Cadiz City- names after Cadiz, Spain
25. CAGAYAN - carayan, an ilocano word for river
26. Cagayan de Oro City- kalambaguhan, evolved from the lambago , a type of tree
27. Calamba, Laguna- kalamba, a wide mouth earthern jar
28. Calumpit, Bulacan- kalumpit, the name of trees, which used to abound in the area
29. Caloocan City- lo-ok, meaning interior
30. CAMARINES- camarine, Spanish name for granary
31. Camuigin- kamagong, a tree of the ebony family
32. CAPIZ- kapis, a Visayan term for pearl seashells
33. Caraga- caraga, or inhabitants of the area
34. CATANDUANES -named after Catandungan river, along whose banks tando trees abound
35. CAVITE- kawit or hook
36. CEBU - sugbu
37. COTABATO- fota wato or stone fort
38. Dagupan City- nandaragupan, meaning where once stood a commercial center
39. Dapitan City- dapit, a Cebuano term meaning to invite
40. Davao City- daba-daba, a native term for mythical figures
41. Laoag City- iluag, meaning clear or light
42. EDSA- Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (governor of Nueva Ecija and an engineer)
43. LAGUNA- meaning la laguna, the lake
44. Luzon- Lu Zung, a Chinese phrase meaning a far away land
45. Ilocos - loco, a Malay term for lowland
46. Isabela- for Queen Isabela of Spain
47. MARINDUQUE- for Marina and Garduke, a legendary couple
48. Tagaytay - "taga itay" which means Cut and Father
49. TARLAC- an aeta word which refers to a weed
50. ZAMBALES- zambals, or the name of the inhabitants in the area