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==History of Batad, Iloilo, Philippines== | ==History of Batad, Iloilo, Philippines== | ||
The | The word Batad is a hiligaynon term for a sundial shell, which is abundant in several Philippine shores including Embarcadero a Barangay of Batad located along the seashore that was originally called "Dulangan". It must have been the first barangay discovered by Spanish explorers having given its Spanish name Embarcadero, a derivation from the Spanish word "EMBARCAR", or to embark. The name of Batad is derived from this small and beautiful sundial shell "BATA". | ||
==People of Batad, Iloilo, Philippines== | ==People of Batad, Iloilo, Philippines== | ||