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Poverty incidence of Tanay 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 10.40 2009 10.54 2012 10.19 2015 11.61 2018 6.37 2021 5.47 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Position Name Political Party Gather Votes Mayor Rafael A. Tanjuatco Partido Demokratiko Pilipino 27,400 Vice Mayor Rex Manuel C. Tanjuatco Partido Demokratiko Pilipino 23,992 ...
Biak-na-Bato National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located almost entirely within Barangay Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel, Bulacan from where it derives its name. The park also extends to the nearby municipalities of San Ildefonso and Doña Remedios Trinidad covering a total area of 2,117 hectares (5,230 acres). [ 1 ]
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.
There is an elementary school on the island which had 662 students in the 2013/2014 academic year. [15] Taganak National High School also provides second level education on the island. [16] The island is part of the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary established on 12 August 1999 by Presidential Proclamation 171. [17]
Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal, Philippines.Initially assigned as a recreation area, the waterfall area has been designated as a national park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 in 1990. [2]
Aside from being famous for the whaleshark and dolphin-watching activities, the island is also known for its white sand beaches and renowned for its snorkeling and dive sites, such as Dakit-Dakit. Snake Island or Cervera Shoal is a sunken plateau about 18 metres (59 ft) deep, to the west of Pamilacan. It is covered with coral but lies in the ...
Tinaga is an island located in the municipality of Vinzons, Camarines Norte in the Philippines. It is one of the two major islands in the Calaguas Group of Islands , about eight kilometers long. Tinaga island is famous for its long white sand beach called Mahabang Buhangin , which literally means "long beach". [ 1 ]
The Babuyan Islands (/ b ɑː b ə ˈ j ɑː n / bah-bə-YAHN), also known as the Babuyan Group of Islands, is an archipelago in the Philippines, located in the Luzon Strait north of the main island of Luzon and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The archipelago consists of five major islands and their surrounding smaller islands.