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The Republic Act (RA) 8491, also known as Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, stipulates the code for national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines. [1] According to Article XIV Section 6 of the Constitution of the Philippines, the national language of the Philippines is Filipino. [2]
The Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pangisdaan at Yamang-tubig, [2] abbreviated as BFAR), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for the development, improvement, law enforcement, management and conservation of the Philippines' fisheries and aquatic resources.
A National Rice-Fish Culture Program (Palay-isdaan in Tagalog, from palay, unhusked rice, and palaisdaan, fish pond) was launched in 1979, with Nile tilapia and common carp being stocked in rice fields modified to have a long ditch and higher dikes. The program did not achieve much success, with theoretical yields not being obtained due to a ...
The Palarong Pambansa (Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines.The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education.
A 1977 national study found that around 15% of fish ponds were smaller than 1 hectare (2.5 acres), although in total there were less than 1% of all fish pond areas. Over half of fishponds were officially above 5 hectares (12 acres), including 5% which were above 50 hectares (120 acres).
The one with most kicks wins the game. Sipa was the national sport of the Philippines until 2009. [15] The game mechanics of sipa is similar to the Western game hackysack. Sipa is also played professionally by Filipino athletes with a woven ball, called sepak takraw, with game rules borrowed from Indonesia.
The Philippine National Games officially known as the POC-PSC Games is a national multi-sport tournament in the Philippines. It was created as a means to determine the possible composition of national pool athletes that will compete in international tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games , Asian Games and the Olympics .
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Pampanga; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Pampanga; Pangasinan: Luyag/Probinsia na Pampanga; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Pampanga; IPA: [pɐmˈpaŋɡa] pəm-PAHNG-ga), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines.