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Caloocan

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[kal-uh-oh-kahn, kah-law-aw-kahn] / ˌkæl əˈoʊ kɑn, ˌkɑ lɔˈɔ kɑn /

noun

  1. a city in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.


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He was speaking to the BBC at his cathedral in Caloocan, on the outskirts of the Philippine capital Manila.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Maria Tinao, 16, a high school student in the city of Caloocan, said she was always disillusioned about politics, believing officials had joined government just to enrich themselves.

From New York Times • May 1, 2022

Reuters journalists spoke to at least two dozen witnesses, friends and neighbors of delos Santos in Manila's Caloocan area about his killing.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2017

Reuters journalists spoke to at least two dozen witnesses, friends and neighbors of delos Santos in Manila's Caloocan area about his killing.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2017

Valenzuela thereupon fled also, following them, and reaching Caloocan about 8 p. m.

From The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune by St. Clair, Francis

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