The Philippines

The Philippines, also known as the Republic of the Philippines (Tagalog: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a
tropical county in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Philippines eists of !,"#! islan$s. The %ain geographical $i&isions are Luzon, Visayas an$
Mindanao. The capital city is Manila. The esti%ate$ population a%ounts to '( %illion people, containing
%ultiple ethnicities an$ cultures.
Main cities of the Philippines
Quezon City
)ue*on +ity is the largest city, both in population an$ lan$ area, in ,etro ,anila. -ro% "'(. to "'!/
)ue*on +ity was the capital city of The Philippines. The 0ouse of Representati&es of the Philippines at
the 1atasang Pa%bansa +o%ple an$ the %etropolis2 largest source of water (the 3o&aliches Rese&oir)
are hoste$ by )ue*on +ity.
Places worth seeing: Ace 4ater Spa, 3inoy A5uino Parks an$ 4il$life +enter, 6a ,esa 3ature Reser&e,
7nfinishe$ Port.
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Manila
,anila is the capital city of the Philippines (fro% ";!" to "'(. an$ fro% "'!/ to present). ,anila for%s an
agglo%eration (,etro ,anila) with "/ other cities. ,anila is the political, scientific an$ cultural centre of
the Philippines. 8n a$$ition, the city has %ultiple uni&ersities, theatres, %useu%s an$ other places of
interest.
Places worth seeing: 8ntra%uros (the ol$est $istrict of the city of ,anila), ,anila +athe$ral, San Agustin
+hurch (liste$ on the 73<S+O 4orl$ 0eritage 6ist), -ort Santiago, 3ational ,useu% of the -ilipino
People (work of art), ,etropolitian ,useu% of ,anila (pre=Spanish >ewelry), Roas 1oule&ar$ (won$erful
&iew on ,anila 1ay ? goo$ sea=foo$ restaurants), Anilao Outrigger Resort ($i&ing acti&ities).
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Caloocan
+aloocan is part of the 3ational +aptial Region known as ,etro ,anila. +aloocan is surroun$e$ by %any
other cities such as )ue*on +ity, ,anila, ,alabon, 3a&otas, Aalen*uela an$ San Bose Cel ,onte
1ulacan. The na%e +aloocan co%es fro% the Tagalog wor$ lo=ok which %eans Dinner%ost areaE.
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Davao City
Ca&ao +ity is the largest city of the Philippines in ter%s of lan$ area. Ca&ao +ity is the capital of the
Ca&ao Region. The city bor$ers the foot of the highest %ountain of the Philippines (,t. Apo, 9,';( %eter).
4hile other %ain cities of the Philippines ha&e high=rise buil$ings, %ost of the buil$ings in Ca&ao +ity are
low=rise $ue to the high risk of earth5uakes in the area. The en&iron%ent is green an$ the city is known as
the safest city of the country an$ for its best police force. -rancicso 1angoy 8nternational Airport is locate$
near Ca&ao +ity.
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Cebu City
+ebu +ity, also known as DThe )ueen +ity of the SouthE, is the capital city of the pro&ince +ebu. 8t is the
ol$est city of the country. Together with ' other cities, +ebu +ity for%s the agglo%eration ,etro +ebu.
,actan=+ebu 8nternational Airport is locate$ on the islan$ ,actan, which is near the coast of +ebu +ity.
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Zamboanga City
Fa%boanga +ity is also known as the D+ity of -lowersE. Fa%boanga +ity is a so=calle$ chartere$ city in
the South of the Philippines. ,any citi*ens of Fa%boanga speak Spanish. Place of interest: -ort Pilar
("!th century).

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Antipolo
Cue to its location on the hills i%%e$iately east of ,etro ,anila, Antipolo is also known as the D+ity in the
SkyE. Antipolo is a real tourist city, being host to a ,arian shrine an$ the 0inulugang Taktak 3ational Patk.
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Population: /@;,000
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Pasig
Pasig hosts %ost of the Ortigas +enter, one of the top business $istricts of the country. 1efore Pasig
hoste$ the capitol an$ %any go&ern%ent buil$ings of the pro&ince Ri*al, but fro% "'!; the city was
incorporate$ into ,etro ,anila.
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Taguig
Taguig is part of ,etro ,anila. 1efore it was known for its thri&ing fishing co%%unity, but recently it
beca%e an i%portant resi$ential, co%%ercial an$ in$ustrial center. Taguig is ranke$ first in the <ase of
Coing 1usiness in$e by the 4orl$ 1ank2s 8nternational -inance +orporation.
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Valenzuela
Together with "/ other cities Aalen*uela, officially known as the +ity of Aalen*uela, for%s ,etro ,anila.
Aalen*uela is a highly=urbani*e$, first=class city, with an in$ustrial an$ resi$ential suburb of ,anila. Since
Aalen*uela has beco%e a city in "''., its econo%y has flourishe$ an$ its population has swelle$
significantly.
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