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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC, Filipino: Komisyon sa Palakasan ng Pilipinas [1]) is an agency of the Philippine government which tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the Philippine Olympic Committee , a privately-ran organization which enjoys autonomy from the government.
The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila, is host to 69 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. Other major cities, namely Cebu and Davao, are host to consular missions of neighboring Asian countries.
Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
A passport office at Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando, Pampanga DFA CO Pampanga signage at the entrance to Robinsons Starmills DFA CO Cebu in Mandaue City. A Philippine passport is a document issued by the Government of the Philippines to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines requesting other governments to allow them to pass safely and freely.
The name Malate is derived from a corruption of the Tagalog word maalat ("salty"). [2] The name likely referred to the brackish waters, where the river estuary (in today's Malate Estero) meets the bay. Antonio de Morga, writing in his 1609 Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas: "Manila has two drives for recreation. One is by land, along the point ...
In addition, a number of indigenous churches were established among squatter communities in Metro Manila, in Baguio, and villages in the Cordillera. [22] The Philippine arm of Campus Crusade for Christ , an international interdenominational movement, began and helped increase church attendance and membership.
The Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippines is a top-level diplomatic mission assigned by the Holy See to the Philippines, located at 2140 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila. Diplomatically, an apostolic nuncio may be equivalent to an ambassador , and often carries the ecclesial title of archbishop .
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) (Filipino: Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat) is an agency of the government of the Philippines under the Office of the President of the Philippines. CFO was established on June 16, 1980, through the enactment of Batas Pambansa Blg.