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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.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round; And here were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossom'd many an incense-bearing tree;
Liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese Manila: Philippines, Commonwealth of the: Philippines: 1934 1941 Japanese occupation. Moved back to Manila in 1945 after the liberation of the Philippines Baguio: Philippines: Philippines: 1946 1976 Summer Capital, moved back to Manila via Presidential Decree No. 940. Quezon City: Philippines ...
(Those were names prohibited for being too common, like de los Santos or de la Cruz or for other reasons.) Spanish names are the majority found in the books' list of legitimate surnames. Because of the mass implementation of Spanish surnames in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily indicate Spanish ancestry, which can make it ...
Issued by Ferdinand Marcos on June 24, 1976, Presidential Decree No. 940 designated Manila as the capital city of the Philippines and the whole of Metro Manila as seat of government. [4] Metro Manila had been created on November 7, 1974, by Presidential Decree No. 824 by incorporating the city of Manila, Quezon City, Pasay , Caloocan , several ...
Occidental refers to the former province's geographic location on the island's western half, and Oriental refers to the latter province's geographic location on the island's eastern half. The political division of the island was by a royal decree issued by the King of Spain and executed by the Governor General on January 1, 1890. [6])
Poverty Incidence of Calabarzon 10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.39 2003 18.40 2006 10.27 2009 11.92 2012 10.92 2015 12.46 2018 7.15 2021 7.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pililla Wind Farm in Rizal Calabarzon is the second largest contributor to the national GDP, accounting for 17% of the gross domestic product. The region boasts a 2.1% inflation rate, lower than the national average of 3% ...
This is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines. Philippine cities are classified into three groups: highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), independent component cities ( ICC ), and component cities ( CC ).