Dad is from La Union, a rural area approximately 230 kilometres north of the capital Manila, and where most people live off the land, raising and selling poultry and livestock.

他出生于拉蒙（La Union），一个离马尼拉北约230公里的乡村地区，那儿的人们世代务农，以家畜为生。

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A city of central Luzon, Philippines, north of Manila.

菲律宾吕宋岛中部的一座城市，位于马尼拉北部。

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