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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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Barce told the BBC he started as a ball boy picking up balls on the court as a six-year-old in Caloocan city, on the capital's outskirts.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

Near Caloocan, six miles north, enemy made stand behind entrenchments.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Murat Halstead

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