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Bay (/ b aɪ /), officially the Municipality of Bay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bay), and colloquially known as Bae (Tagalog pronunciation:), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,182 people.
Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Filipino: Lawa ng Bay, ), also known as Laguna Lake and alternatively spelled "Laguna de Bae", [1] is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila , between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north.
San Agustin Parish Church is historically considered as the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Province of Laguna upon the early conquest and establishment of La Laguna. The first church of Bay was constructed made of light material of bamboo and nipa by the first-ever Catholic missionaries in Laguna, the Augustinian friars of Provincia del ...
Laguna [lɐˈɣuː.na], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon.Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba (the regional center of Calabarzon) and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas ...
The coasts rivers of Laguna give the region a quick method of transportation and make trade with foreign merchants easier. Laguna has been investigated multiple times by several archeological teams and has yielded several finds. Henry Otley Beyer had studied the shores of Laguna de Bay, particularly near the northern regions of Rizal and Manila.
The Bay River (Filipino: Ilog ng Bay), also known as the Sapang River and the San Nicolas River, is a river system in Bay, Laguna, Philippines.It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay and is the more southern of two small rivers that hem the town proper of Bay.
Santa Cruz is situated on the banks of the Santa Cruz River which flows into the eastern part of Laguna de Bay. The town is bounded by the Bay on the north, by Lumban and Pagsanjan towns in the east, Pagsanjan and Magdalena towns in the south, and Pila in the west. It is 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Manila via Calamba and Los Baños.
Otley Beyer pointed out the archaeological potential of the areas around Laguna de Bay due to its strategic location. It was among the most important centers of trade and culture during the period in the history of the Philippines that Beyer called the Porcelain Age, during which trade with China —under the Sung and Yuan dynasties ...