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Philippine Trivias III.
1. Ilo-Ilo golf and country club is the oldest golf club in the Philippines. It was built at 1908 by Irish Engineers. 2· Limasawa Island – where Ferdinand Magellan first landed in the Philippines which give way to the discovery of the Philippines ...
Philippine Trivia III.
1· Diving paradise Anilao, in the province of Bat@ngas, is the theme of a picture book that bagged the International Prize for Underwater Images at the 27th World Festival of Underwater Images in France in November 2000. “Anilao” book creato...
Collected Philippine Trivia II.
· The exotic jeepney is a post-war creation inspired by the GI jeeps that the American soldiers brought to the country in the 1940s. Enterprising Filipinos salvaged the surplus engines and came out unique vehicles of art. · Short distance and feede...
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Filipino Women Live Longer Life expectancy is estimated at 72.2 years for Filipino women and 66.9 years for Filipino men. Around 38 percent of the population is younger than 15 years old and [...]...
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Philippines is the World’s 5th Largest Christian Population According to the book Top 10 of Everything, the Philippines had the world’s 5th largest Christian population. As of 2000, the Philippines reportedly had 7...
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91 Percent Proud to Be Filipinos In a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in November 2001, 57 percent of the 1,200 respondents said they were very proud to be Filipinos while 34 percent claimed they were proud of their national identit...
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I’ll be posting different Philippines trivia everyday. This will be the first one.. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo met Apolinario Mabini just before he declared independence....
Philippines Time Line
* 1521 Magellan discovers the Philippine Islands March 15, tries to subdue the native chief Lapulapu, wades ashore on Mactan April 24 with 48 men in full armor, and is killed in a skirmish with Mactan warriors. Only three of Magellan’s original...
Behind Names
P H I L I P P I N E S The Philippines was named after the Crown Prince Philip II of Spain. He was reputed to be an extreme introvert, austere, humorless, and unpopular. Dubbed the “Spider of the Escorial” because he seldom left his palace...
