Confusion over spelling: Caloocan or Kalookan?

Many residents of the 42-year-old Caloocan City remain confused over the correct spelling of their city’s name—whether with two “C’s” or two “K’s.”

The confusion prevails despite the passage by the Caloocan City Council in 1988 of an ordinance officially changing “Caloocan” to “Kalookan” to reflect a “Filipinized” spelling of the city’s name.