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  2. Laguna (province) - Wikipedia

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    Laguna [lɐˈɣuː.na], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon.Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba (the regional center of Calabarzon) and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas ...

  3. List of Asian regions with alternative names - Wikipedia

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    Many regions and provinces of Asia have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major Asian regions, provinces, and territories.

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia

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    This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...

  5. List of Asian countries by population - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies by population in Asia, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ]

  6. Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The 2017 air domestic market was dominated by Philippine Airlines, the country's flag carrier and Asia's oldest commercial airline, [441] [442] and Cebu Pacific (the country's leading low-cost carrier). [443] [444] A variety of boats are used throughout the Philippines; [445] most are double-outrigger vessels known as banca [446] or bangka. [447]

  7. Regions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    October 28, 2003 – Calamba, Laguna is designated as the regional center of Region IV-A. [20] March 30, 2004 – Koronadal is designated as the regional center of Region XII. [21] May 23, 2005 – Palawan is transferred from Region IV-B to Region VI (Western Visayas). [22] August 19, 2005 – The transfer of Palawan to Region VI is held in ...

  8. Calamba, Laguna - Wikipedia

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    Laguna de Bay, the country's largest lake, forms the city's northeast border. The provincial capital, Santa Cruz , is located 37 kilometers (23 mi) by road to the east. Calamba covers a total land area of 14,950 hectares (36,900 acres), making it is the second-largest city in Laguna province in terms of land area after San Pablo .

  9. History of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 years. [5] Negrito groups were the first inhabitants to settle in the prehistoric Philippines. [6] These were followed by Austroasiatics, Papuans, and South Asians. [7]