VISIT THE PHILIPPINES – Where2go & what2C: NEW!

 

This  is  a  new page in  filipinosaround.com.   The Philippines  has 81 provinces and they  are the primary  political and administrative divisions of the country.  The provinces are  further subdivided into  component cities and municipalities. The  center  is  the National Capital Region,  as  well as  independent  cities that are independent of any provincial government. Each of the provinces has  its own elected legislative body called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan with  a duly elected Governor  who  heads the province.

With 7,107 Islands, a land area of  343,448 square kilometers, Philippines is bigger than Italy, the Great Britain or North & South Korean put together.  The country  has been dubbed  as  the  Pearl  of the Orient. True  enough,  the country  has  countless  places  to visit and  see,  it is one  country  where your  adventure  could  be  taken to the hilt.  Tourist  attractions  are  countless!  There  are places one would  not  see anywhere else in the world.   The  various foreign influences has  led  the country  into its  diversity –  experiencing  the  culture,  the  people,  the culinary  and witnessing colourful  festivals  are  priceless life moments.

Every two weeks,  we are  going to feature  a  Province in the  Philippines  to assist  tourists,  foreigners, researchers,  students  and travellers ,  to learn  about  a  bit  of the history,  the beautiful,  interesting and  colourful  festivals  celebrated in each  of them.  We shall likewise  feature  some  of the places  to visit  in the  featured province,   to  give  them a quick view  of  what to see and  tour,  plus  insights  on  the  tasty  typical  local  cuisine  and  places  to  stay.  Hereunder  is  the map of the  Philippines  and  a list  of  the Provinces in alphabetical  order.   And following  are  just some  videos  of  festivals  to  watch and marvel  in  the Philippines.!

PHILIPPINE  MAP

LIST  OF  PROVINCES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Rank

Name of Province

Population as of 2015

	Metro Manila	12,877,253
1	Cavite	3,678,301
2	Bulacan	3,292,071
3	Negros Occidental	3,059,136
4	Laguna	3,035,081
5	Pangasinan	2,956,726
6	Cebu	2,938,982
7	Rizal	2,884,227
8	Batangas	2,694,335
9	Pampanga	2,609,744
10	Iloilo	2,384,415
11	Davao del Sur	2,265,579
12	Nueva Ecija	2,151,461
13	Quezon	2,122,830
14	Leyte	1,966,768
15	Camarines Sur	1,952,544
16	Zamboanga del Sur	1,872,473
17	Isabela	1,593,566
18	Misamis Oriental	1,564,459
19	South Cotabato	1,509,735
20	Maguindanao	1,473,933
21	Bukidnon	1,415,226
22	Cotabato	1,379,747
23	Tarlac	1,366,027
24	Negros Oriental	1,354,995
25	Albay	1,314,826
26	Bohol	1,313,560
27	Cagayan	1,199,320
28	Palawan	1,104,585
29	Lanao del Sur	1,045,429
30	Lanao del Norte	1,019,013
31	Davao del Norte	1,016,332
32	Zamboanga del Norte	1,011,393
33	Masbate	892,393
34	Oriental Mindoro	844,059
35	Sulu	824,731
36	Zambales	828,888
37	Sultan Kudarat	812,095
38	Sorsogon	792,949
39	Benguet	791,590
40	La Union	786,653
41	Samar	780,481
42	Capiz	761,384
43	Bataan	760,650
44	Compostela Valley	736,107
45	Agusan del Sur	700,653
46	Agusan del Norte	691566
47	Ilocos Sur	689,668
48	Zamboanga Sibugay	633,129
49	Northern Samar	632,679
50	Misamis Occidental	602,126
51	Ilocos Norte	593,081
52	Surigao del Sur	592,250
53	Camarines Norte	583,313
54	Antique	582,012
55	Aklan	574,823
56	Davao Oriental	558,958
57	Sarangani	544,261
58	Occidental Mindoro	487,414
59	Surigao del Norte	485,088
60	Eastern Samar	467,160
61	Basilan	459,367
62	Nueva Vizcaya	452,287
63	Southern Leyte	421,750
64	Tawi-Tawi	390,715
66	Davao Occidental	316,342
66	Romblon	292,781
67	Catanduanes	260,964
68	Abra	241,160
69	Marinduque	234,521
70	Aurora	214,336
71	Kalinga	212,680
72	Ifugao	202,802
73	Quirino	188,991
74	Guimaras	174,613
75	Biliran	171,612
76	Mountain Province	154,590
77	Dinagat Islands	127,152
78	Apayao	119,184
79	Siquijor	95,984
80	Camiguin	88,478
81	Batanes	17,246

NOTE:   METROPOLITAN MANILA  area  includes  the cities  of:

City	District of the Region

Manila City	First District with 14 City Districts
Mandaluyong City	Second District
Marikina City	Second District
Pasig City	Second District
Quezon City	Second District
San Juan City	Second District
Caloocan City	Third District
Malabon City	Third District
Navotas City	Third District
Valenzuela City	Third  District
Las Piñas City	Fourth District
Makati City	Fourth District
Muntinlupa City	Fourth District
Parañaque City	Fourth District
Pasay City	Fourth District
Pateros City	Fourth District
Taguig City	Fourth District

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To  the Filipinos  visiting  Madrid for the 1st time: 

If you happen to visit  Madrid,  Spain,  don’t  just  wander  around,  get  to know  what  made this city  important to our  heritage as  Filipinos.   Our  national hero Dr. Jose Rizal  spent  a great  deal of his time  studying  in  Madrid  and  traveling  around  Spain.  His sojourn was not left without  a  trace,  because  in those places he  frequented and visited in Madrid,  markers  had  been  posted  to  recognize  our  hero’s  presence  in the same  token  as  the  Spanish  community’s  gesture  of  giving recognition  to  Rizal’s   role  in  enhancing the good ties between  Spain and the Philippines.  I  don’t  have  to elaborate much  about  what  happened in the past,  we  all know  our  history  and  we  all know  ourselves  as  Filipinos.   We  reminisce  the  good  side  and  learn from the lessons of the past in  our  history.   It  is  better  to value the present  and  look forward to the future  that  would  be beneficial  for the  two countries.   Allow  yourself  to  take  a  “trip”  with  Rizal  in  this  piece  of  his  tour  and  relive the  mementos  he found  himself  while in  Madrid.  Thanks  to   those  who  made  this  information  material  a  worthy  remembrance  about  our  national  hero Dr.  Jose  Rizal’s,  moments  in  Madrid.   This  is  RIZAL’S MADRID.

Enjoy!