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The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund.
Each city is governed by both the Local Government Code of 1991 [2] and the city's own municipal charter, under the laws of the Philippines. Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated.
History Commonwealth era Initial plans for a new capital city Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines and the visionary behind the creation of Quezon City, is the namesake of the city. Before the creation of Quezon City, the land on where it would eventually rise was part of several towns such as Caloocan, Mariquina (Marikina), Montalban (renamed as Rodriguez), Pasig, San ...
See Toll. Location. References. [1] [2] [3] The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway ( CCLEX ), also known as the Cebu–Cordova Bridge and the Third Cebu–Mactan Bridge (or simply, the Third Bridge ), is an 8.9-kilometer (5.5 mi) toll bridge expressway in Metro Cebu, Philippines. The bridge connects the South Road Properties in Cebu City in ...
The Philippines is an archipelago of about 7,641 islands, [200] [201] covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).
The first state-run chit fund, Kerala State Financial Enterprises, was established in 1969 by the Kerala government. Its explicit purpose was to provide an alternative to unscrupulous private-sector chit fund organizers. In 2000, it had 77% of the capital volume of the chit fund business in Kerala, though just 37.5% of the number of chit funds.
Website. www .batangascity .gov .ph. Batangas City, officially the City of Batangas ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Batangas ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people. [3] Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of ...
A city (Filipino: lungsod / siyudad / lunsod) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines.All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers.