I have no connection to Paete, Laguna, other than the fact that Beng and I take a drive around Laguna de Bay every other summer or so and stop over in Paete occasionally to buy papier-mache horses ...

I spent three weeks of this past summer in the small town of Paete in Laguna, conducting a series of lectures to parents and teachers in the town’s three public elementary schools. With so many ...

Paete, a fourth-class municipality (population: 25,096 as of 2015) in Laguna province, was proclaimed the Carving Capital of the Philippines in 2005. It derived its name from the Tagalog word ...

“The town of Paete is recognized as the Carving Capital of the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation no. 809. Proclaimed also by Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Laguna as Arts Capital of Laguna, so it is ...

Catholic devotees gather for the procession of saints at Saint James the Apostle Parish Church in Paete, Laguna on Holy Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News.