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The Philippines' exports income had begun growing in the early 1970s due to an increased global demand for raw materials, including coconut and sugar, [1] [10] and the increase in global market prices for these commodities coincided with the declaration of martial law, allowing GDP growth to peak at nearly 9 percent in the years immediately ...
The per capita data for many countries may be slightly inaccurate as population data may not be for the same year as the consumption data. Population data were obtained mainly from the IMF [ 3 ] in 2021 with some exceptions, in which case they were obtained from the Wikipedia pages for the corresponding countries/territories.
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines: 15,000–25,000 [1] Fearing an uprising by the large Chinese community in the Philippines, the Spanish colonists carried out the massacre, largely in the Manila area. [2] Chinese Massacre of 1639: 1639 Luzon, Captaincy General of the Philippines 17,000–22,000 [1]
Manny Pacquiao: World's first and only octuple champion.Also only boxer to hold world titles in four different decades, in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. A Filipino boxer named Manny Pacquiao was an entertaining star in the local boxing television show called "Blow-by-Blow" by the famed Filipino manager and promoter Rod Nazario.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
The 1978 San Beda Red Lions, the last NCAA seniors' basketball champions from the school until their 2006 championship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) holds its annual basketball tournaments for the Seniors' and Juniors' divisions from June to October of the academic year.
The largest historical earthquake in the Philippines was the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake with M w 8.3. Tectonic setting