Quick facts:
The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country in the Western
Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands. Its sprawling capital, Manila, is
famous for its waterfront promenade and centuries-old Chinatown. Intramuros, a
walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. Its home to the
baroque 16th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied
citadel and military prison.
President: Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte
ISO code: PHL
Population: 98.39 million (2013)
Sources include: World Bank
Points Of Interest:
Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located
approximately 315 km south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay
Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Wikipedia
Area: 10.32 km²
Province: Aklan
Municipality: Malay, Aklan
Population: 12,003 (2000)
Island group: Visayas
Adjacent bodies of water: Jintotolo Channel, Sibuyan Sea,
Sulu Sea, Tablas Strait
San Agustin Church is a Roman Catholic Church under the
auspices of The Order of St. Augustine, located inside the historic walled city
of Intramuros in Manila. Wikipedia
Address: General Luna St, Manila, Metro Manila
Opened: 1607
Province: Manila
Phone: (02) 527 4060
Dedication: Augustine of Hippo
Archbishop: Luis Antonio Tagle
Architectural styles: Colonial architecture, Baroque
architecture
The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that
were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the
indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to as the
"Eighth Wonder of the World". Wikipedia
Address: Nueva Vizcaya - Ifugao - Mountain Province Rd,
Banaue, Ifugao
Hours:
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday 12AM–11:59PM
Tuesday 12AM–11:59PM
Wednesday 12AM–11:59PM
Thursday 12AM–11:59PM
Friday 12AM–11:59PM
Phone: 0946 068 6965
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a
protected area of the Philippines located about 80 kilometres north of the city
centre of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The river is also called Puerto Princesa
Underground River. Wikipedia
Address: Palawan
Area: 222 km²
Phone: (02) 523 6023
Established: November 12, 1999
Management: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Fort Santiago is a citadel first built by Spanish
conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi for the new established city of Manila in
the Philippines. The defense fortress is part of the structures of the walled
city of Manila referred to as Intramuros. Wikipedia
Town or city: Manila
Architect: Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas
Completed: 1593
Construction started: 1590
Designation: National Historic Landmark
Renovated: 1733
Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active
stratovolcano in the Philippine province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in
the Philippines.
Last eruption: August 2014
Elevation: 2,463 m
Prominence: 2,447 m
Province: Albay
The Chocolate Hills are a geological formation in the Bohol
province of the Philippines. There are at least 1,260 hills but there may be as
many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres.
Wikipedia
Address: Loay Interior Road, Carmen, Bohol
Area: 50 km²
Hours:
Saturday 8AM–11:30PM
Sunday 8AM–11:30PM
Monday 8AM–11:30PM
Tuesday 8AM–11:30PM
Wednesday 8AM–11:30PM
Thursday 8AM–11:30PM
Friday 8AM–11:30PM
Phone: 1800 1 888 7777
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