EB Magalona
Enrique B. Magalona , that's the official name of this town in the province of Negros Occidental. Many people write it (formally) as E. B. Magalona and pronounce it as a six-syllable-word ' e-b-ma-ga-lo-na' . Some folks (like me) prefer to write it as " EB Magalona " (same pronunciation as above). The younger generations refer to this town as ' EB Mags' pronounced e-b-mags . Yet others more may just say " E B ". Who was/is he anyway? Ah, Enrique Barrera Magalona Sr. was a lawyer and Philippine Senator of old, who hailed from this town, originally called " Saravia ", which name was converted in 1967 to what it is now, in his honor, seven years after his death in 1960. One of his 3 children was Enrique Magalona, Jr., more popularly known (1940s to 1970s) as the actor Pancho Magalona, who in turn gave showbiz the legendary Francis Magalona, who also fathered your now popular showbiz siblings Maxene, Elmo, etc. Anyway, this town is v...