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Boracay Beaches
The famous white beaches of the island of Boracay, off the northwestern tip of Panay, regularly appears...

Lake Sebu
A beautiful inland sea on the island of Mindanao, this lake is nested into the southern Tiruray Highlands...

Viriato
On the island of Samar, in the Visayas, Viriato lies along one of the most scenic coastal roads in...

Banaue
The spectacular rice terraces around Banaue, in north Luzon, have been described (like a lot of

Chocolate Hills
Legend has it that the surreal Chocolate Hills are either the teardrops of a heartbroken giant or ...

Hundred Islands National Park
The small Hundred Islands National Park contains 123 separate islets, although some are just large ...

Siquijor caves
Within a few kilometres of Bandila-an Nature Centre is Cantabon Cave, the best known cave on the ...

Taal Volcano
An easy day trip from Manila is the picturesque volcanic lake of Taal. You can trek on the small ...

Regions

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General information

Official name
Republic of the Philippines

Capital city
Manila

Area
299 000 sq km

Population
84 619 000

Time Zone
GMT/UTC + 8 ()

Currency
Philippines Peso (P) =100 centav

Official language
philipino, english

Highest mountain
Apo - 954 m n. m

Ebb tide
Philippine Sea - 0 m n. m

Longest river
Mindanao (in the country 551 km)

Biggest city
Manila (2 075 000 people)

Landing place
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga

People
Predominantly descendants of Malays, Chinese and Muslim minorities and a number of mestizos (Filipino-Spanish or Filipino-Americans

Religion
82% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim, 3% Buddhist