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Other early accounts record the name of the island as Masbad, [68] which may be based on masibad. In Bikol, this word means "to pass through from end to end," [69] thereby alluding to the island's elongated shape; in Waray, this word means "devourer," alluding to the island's once crocodile-infested rivers. [70] Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental)
In the Netherlands, there were 53 people with the surname Bong as of 2007, primarily of Chinese Indonesian origin. [5] The 2000 South Korean census found 11,819 people in 3,629 households with the surnames spelled Bong in the Revised Romanization of Korean, divided among 11,492 people in 3,528 households for Batdeul Bong, and 327 people in 101 households for Bongsae Bong. [3]
Poverty incidence of Masbate City 10 20 30 40 2006 29.10 2009 28.88 2012 22.18 2015 30.04 2018 19.55 2021 15.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Masbate City was recognized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry as Top 4 Awardee Nationwide in the 2013 Most Business-Friendly LGU Award (City Level 3 Category). The city is also cited as the 20th Most Competitive City among 143 ...
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
As a consequence of former American and, also earlier for a short period, British sovereignty over the islands that are now the Philippines, there are many places in the country with English names. English has been one of the country's two official languages since independence from the United States in 1946. As a result, many place names have ...
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
The village was named for its location at the junction of Mabini and Rizal streets. Magallanes: Makati: Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer. [32] Magsaysay: Quezon City: Ramon Magsaysay, seventh president of the Philippines. [2] Maharlika and Maharlika Village: Quezon City and Taguig: Old Tagalog word for "noble". [2] Malamig: Mandaluyong