Recent Posts Tagged With 'world record'

• World’s Longest Barbecue

  Posted on Tuesday May 5th, 2009 at 05:58 in grills, world record, april 30, dagupan city, world's longest barbecue, kalutan ed dagupan

  On April 30, 2002, about 50,000 people participated in the “Kalutan ed Dagupan” festival in Dagupan City (Pangasinan province, Northern Luzon, Philippines) to help grill and partake of the 1,001-meter long barbecue, that broke the previou...

• World’s Longest Mat

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 04:02 in filipino, Pinoy, world record, record, samar, banig, september 29, basey, world's longest mat, banigan-kawayan festival, one meter wide mat

  The people of the agricultural town of Basey, Samar own the distinction of having weaved the world’s longest mat, or “banig” in the local parlance. During the town’s Banigan-Kawayan Festival on September 29, 2000, hundreds of ...

• Worlds Largest Flower

  Posted on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 at 21:45 in world record, guinness book of world records, sibalom national park, uruy, worlds largest flower

  In February 2002, an environmental organization discovered what could be one of the world’s largest flowers in the 5,511-hectare Sibalom National Park in Antique province. Measuring about 22 inches in diameter, the endangered flower, locally na...

• World’s Sweetest Fruit

  Posted on Sunday February 15th, 2009 at 02:52 in world record, mangoes, guiness book of records, guimaras, philippine mango, carabao mango, manginera indica, world's sweetest fruit

  What can be considered as the world’s sweetest mango is produced in the island province of Guimaras. While other countries have different varieties of the tropical mango (Mangifera indica), none of them tastes like the superbly delicious Guimar...

• World’s Largest Golf Event

  Posted on Saturday January 31st, 2009 at 04:23 in world record, baguio city, camp john hay, guinness book of world records, amateur golf tounament, world's largest golf event

  According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest amateur golf tournament takes place in Baguio City, Philippines every year. Dubbed as the Fil-Am Golf Championship since 1949, the 72-hole golf tournament attracts close to 1,000 amateur go...

• Five Guinness World Records

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 02:34 in school, filipino, philippines, blood, world record, five guinness world records. sister grace galindez-gupana, pintong bocaue

  On 15 March 2008 – nearly 487 years to the day after Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines – businesswoman Sister Grace Galindez-Gupana (Philippines) achieved five Guinness World Records in a single day. With the support of the Philippine...

• The Leaf Musician

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 07:11 in filipino, philippines, good news, world record, guinness book of world records, levi celerio, filipino national artist, filipino proud, the leaf musician

  He became famous around the world for his distinct talent. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Filipino National Artist Levi Celerio as the only man who could play beautiful music with a leaf. Celerio appeared in “That’s Inc...

• The Woman With 3,400 Shoes

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 03:23 in facts, palace, revolution, First Lady, world record, marikina, imelda marcos, malacanang, people power, guinnes book of world records, 400 shoes, mrs. marcos

  Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the woman with the largest collection of shoes. Reports said that when the Marcos family fled to Hawaii during the People’s Power Revolution in 1986, around 3,4...

• Bulacan’s Pastillas sets Guinness world record

  Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 08:55 in filipino, international, good news, world record, bulacan, singkaban festival, bulacan’s pastillas sets guinness world record, goodnews in the philippines

  Bulacan has once again captured the nation’s attention and imagination with a Guinness Book of World Records by making the World’s Longest Pastillas. Stretching 202.6 meters long and measuring 5 inches in diameter, the record-breaking activity se...

• Deepest spot underwater in the Philippines

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 01:09 in beauty, facts, good news, world record, deepest spot underwater in the philippines, philippine deep

  The world’s second deepest spot underwater is in the Philippines. This spot, about 34,440 feet (10,497 meters) below the sea level, is known as the Philippine Deep or the Mindanao Trench. The Philippine Deep is in the floor of the Philippine Se...

• Largest Pair of Shoes in the World

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 03:33 in filipino, facts, good news, world record, guinness book of world records, marikina city, largest pair of shoes, largest pair of shoes in the world

  Marikina City owns the distinction of having crafted the world’s largest pair of shoes, each measuring 5.29 meters long, 2.37 meters wide and 1.83 meters high. The heel alone measures 41 centimeters or 16 inches. The P2-million shoes can report...