JUAN in CALAUAN!
Saan na ba pupunta si JUAN ngayong 2018? Photo from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calauan,_Laguna Kalawang (rusty) or also known as Calauan which can be found in the Province of Laguna. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,453 people. Calauan got its name from the term kalawang, which means rust. Folklore has it that the town got its name when the Spanish started construction of the municipal church and water seeped in from the holes dug into the ground for the Church’s foundation. The water was colored brown and rusty in character hence the name Calauan (Kalawang). Photo from: commons.wikimedia.org The patron saint of Calauan is Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers, known in Spanish as San Isidro Labrador. The town is famous for their pineapples which are very sweet and succulent. To highlight the importance of its primary crop, Calauan town holds its Pinya Festival (Pineapple Festival) during the month of May when the harvest is