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The list includes general SEZs and the more specific free trade zones and free ports, managed either by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority or held privately. As of April 30, 2016, there were 345 operating economic zones throughout the Philippines.
The following is a listing of the sovereigns of the kingdoms in the Philippine archipelago before their dominions fell to either the Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies (mostly in the 16th or 17th century) or the United States of America (in the 20th century), and of their non-sovereign descendants that kept honorary titles.
Common brand names include: [28] Brand name Countries Acamol Kenya, Chile, Israel Ace Bangladesh, Kenya Acet Philippines, Canada, Singapore Acetalgin Switzerland Adol Kenya, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Tunisia, Oman Aeknil [29] India, Philippines Alvedon Sweden, Philippines Apiretal Paraguay, Spain Atamel Venezuela Atasol Canada Biogesic
Several lakes in the Philippines, like Lake Danao in Leyte (pictured), are volcanic in origin. The origin of many lakes in the Philippines is closely related to volcanic and tectonic activity. A number of smaller lakes occupy the craters of extinct volcanoes. Some lake basins are developed by subsidence due to tectonic or volcanic activity.
Rank Bank name Assets (millions of PHP) Asset change Rank change 1 Banco de Oro (BDO Unibank) 4,106,716.07: 2 Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) 3,079,379.17
These tectonic plates have compressed and lifted parts of the Philippines causing extensive faulting, primarily on a north–south axis. All faults in the Philippines are inter-related by the tectonic forces of the Philippine Mobile Belt, or its tectonic induced volcanism. A more complete understanding can be gained by viewing the faults in the ...
The largest by land area is Metro Davao in Mindanao. Previously, NEDA recognized ten other metropolitan areas: Metro Angeles , Metro Bacolod , Metro Baguio , Metro Batangas , Metro Cagayan de Oro , Metro Dagupan , Metro Iloilo–Guimaras , Metro Naga , and Metro Olongapo .
Spanish was the official language of the country for more than three centuries under Spanish colonial rule, and became the lingua franca of the Philippines in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1863, a Spanish decree introduced universal education, creating free public schooling in Spanish. [15]