Map showing the relative location
of the City of Calamba in Laguna
and adjacent provinces.
of the City of Calamba in Laguna
and adjacent provinces.
Dr. Jose P. Rizal, national hero
of the Philippines, was born in
Calamba in June 19, 1861. The
restored family home (above
photo) is now a museum,
complete with replicas of the
furnishings as they might have
stood in Rizal's time. On the
walls are various tidbits of
information on the life of Rizal.
On the grounds of the shrine is
a replica of the nipa playhouse
that Rizal and his sisters used.
They also have a museum of
Rizal memorabilia: sculptures,
knick-knacks, clothes, and
most unsettling of all, a piece of
his suit on the day he was
executed.
Drop by this place next time you
visit Calamba City. You may
contact us early to arrange for
group tours.
of the Philippines, was born in
Calamba in June 19, 1861. The
restored family home (above
photo) is now a museum,
complete with replicas of the
furnishings as they might have
stood in Rizal's time. On the
walls are various tidbits of
information on the life of Rizal.
On the grounds of the shrine is
a replica of the nipa playhouse
that Rizal and his sisters used.
They also have a museum of
Rizal memorabilia: sculptures,
knick-knacks, clothes, and
most unsettling of all, a piece of
his suit on the day he was
executed.
Drop by this place next time you
visit Calamba City. You may
contact us early to arrange for
group tours.
CALAMBA HOST LIONS CLUB- District 301-A2
calambahost@lions-301.org
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The name of the city came from a legend
that during the early time of the Spanish
period in the country, a "guardia civil" or
soldier was passing through what is
now Calamba. The soldier met a young
lady who came from a river carrying a jar
of water. Asked by the soldier as to the
name of the place, the woman, in her
confusion, uttered “kalan-banga” or
“water jar”. Supposedly since then, the
town has been called Calamba. This
legend is immortalized with a large
concrete water jar erected in the city
plaza with the names of the city's
barangays written on its surface. This
same jar is also found in the city's seal.
Before it became a separate town,
Calamba was then a part of Tabuco, now
known as Cabuyao. Calamba became
an independent pueblo on August 28,
1742. With the passage of Republic Act
No. 9024 on April 7, 2001 and the
approval of the residents in a plebiscite
on April 21, Calamba was promoted
from a municipality into Laguna's second
component city.
that during the early time of the Spanish
period in the country, a "guardia civil" or
soldier was passing through what is
now Calamba. The soldier met a young
lady who came from a river carrying a jar
of water. Asked by the soldier as to the
name of the place, the woman, in her
confusion, uttered “kalan-banga” or
“water jar”. Supposedly since then, the
town has been called Calamba. This
legend is immortalized with a large
concrete water jar erected in the city
plaza with the names of the city's
barangays written on its surface. This
same jar is also found in the city's seal.
Before it became a separate town,
Calamba was then a part of Tabuco, now
known as Cabuyao. Calamba became
an independent pueblo on August 28,
1742. With the passage of Republic Act
No. 9024 on April 7, 2001 and the
approval of the residents in a plebiscite
on April 21, Calamba was promoted
from a municipality into Laguna's second
component city.
The City of Calamba
