Abucay - "The King of Birds"

During my childhood time,  I already heard the root name of Abucay was derived from legend two Tagalog words Abu and kinaykay. Abu means ash, and kinaykay means “digging” or “raking.” Put together, abu-kinaykay means “gathering ash using a rake.” But here's the another legend has that Abucay was named after the herons and egresses birds that were abundant in the locality from...

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