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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 ]
Tinian is just south of the Northern Marianas' most inhabited island, Saipan, but north of the populated Rota to the south. The island has many World War II historical sites, cattle ranches, and beaches. There was a 5-star casino that operated from 1998 to 2015; the remaining are other hotels/resorts and a golf course.
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.
Location Alibijaban: 430.00 ha (1,062.6 acres) 1981 Quezon: Awasan Bay Islands 1981 Surigao del Norte: Bantayan Island: 1981 [13] Cebu: Basot–Quinalang–Malabungot Islands 185.38 ha (458.1 acres) 1981 Camarines Sur: Caniago Strait Islands 210.00 ha (518.9 acres) 1981 Bohol: Cebu Strait Islands 34.00 ha (84.0 acres) 1981 Bohol: Dampalit ...
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal, Philippines.Initially, it is 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]
These esteros, along with the larger rivers of Manila Bay and the Pasig River delta, originally formed an important connecting network which allowed the precolonial polities of that Tagalog and Kapampangan peoples. The Estero de Vitas drains water from Manila as far as Tayuman Street, and then dumps water directly to Manila Bay.