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The Philippines is an archipelago of about 7,641 islands, [202] [203] covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).
Angelina "Helen" de Luna Tan, (born October 1, 1971) is a Filipina physician and politician who is the incumbent governor of Quezon.She previously served as a three-term representative of Quezon's 4th district from 2013 to 2022 when she was elected in 2022 to become Quezon's governor, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
Apart from RA 8491 and the Constitution, the Philippines has only six official national symbols enacted either through a proclamation by the executive department or through a Republic Act by the legislative department, namely sampaguita, narra, the Philippine eagle, the Philippine pearl, arnis and the Filipino Sign Language .
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated. Davao City, the largest in terms of land area. San Juan, the smallest in terms of land area. Carmona, the newest city. Cebu City, the oldest city.
Mount Samat National Shrine ( Tagalog pronunciation: [samat]) or Dambana ng Kagitingan ( Shrine of Valor) is a historical shrine located near the summit of Mount Samat in the town of Pilar, Province of Bataan, in the Philippines. The memorial shrine complex was built to honor and remember the gallantry of Filipino and American soldiers who ...
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [2] [3] [9] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers (40,541 ...
The Republic of the Philippines ratified the convention on September 19, 1985, making its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country had its first sites (the Baroque Churches and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park ) included in 1993, and now has six sites, the latest being the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife ...