Philippine Cities: Same Name, Different Provinces

By: OC Staff, September 24 2018

Source: Wikipedia

Now it has come to our attention, that with the social media buzz covering the Naga landslide, several people have revealed their lack of uh awareness that the Naga being talked about (re: landslide) is the Naga in Cebu ("The City of Naga" or Naga City).

There is a Naga in Cebu, people from the north. FYI. So here we compiled Philippine cities with the same names but are located in different provinces.

Naga

Church in Naga, Camarines Sur. Wikipedia

Naga City, a second class independent component city of Camarines Sur (Region V)
Naga City, a component city of the Province of Cebu (Region VII)

San Carlos

San Carlos, Pangasinan

San Carlos City, a 2nd class city in the province of Negros Occidental (Region VI)
San Carlos City, a 3rd class city in the province of Pangasinan (Region I)

San Fernando

San Fernando, Pampanga. Wikpedia

San Fernando, a 3rd class component city in the province of La Union (Region I)
San Fernando, Capital of Pampanga and a 1st class city (Region III)

San Jose

San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

San Jose, a 3rd class city in the province of Nueva Ecija (Region III)
San Jose del Monte, a component city in the province of Bulacan (Region III)

Talisay

Talisay City Hall, Cebu

Talisay City, a 3rd city income class component city in the province of Cebu (Region VII)
Talisay (City of Talisay), a 4th class city in the province of Negros Occidental (Region VI)

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