PHILIPPINE

GEOGRAPHY
GROUP 1
 LOCATION
The Philippines is
located in the Southeast
Asia, on the Eastern rim
of the Asiatic
Mediterranean
 POPULATION
As of July 10, 2019 (Wednesday), the
current population of the Philippines is
108, 113, 548 based on the United
Nations Estimates.
44.4% of the population or 48, 051, 350
people lives in urban area
 LAND AREA
The Philippines has 7, 107 islands but only
about 2,000 islands are inhabited.
It has a total land area of 300,000 sq. km
The three geographical division groups in
the Philippines are: Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao.
 TOP 10 BIGGEST ISLANDS OF
THE PHILIPPINES
1. LUZON 2. MINDANAO
• Area: 104, 687. 80 sq. km • Area: 94, 630. 09 sq. km
• Luzon is divided into the Southern, Northern • Population in larger Mindanao group consist of
and Central Regions including the National islands such as Sulu, Samal, Basilan and Dinagat: 21,
Capital Region (NCR). 968, 174. Davao: 1, 632, 991.
• It is home to several mountain ranges: • Economic Activities: agriculture, fishing, industry,
Cordillera Mountain Range, Sierra Madre, and services and forestry.
the Zambales Mountains.
• Mindanao has the nation’s tallest mountain (Mount
• Population: 53, 336, 134 people lives in Luzon Apo) which is 9, 692 feet above sea level
with the major ethnicities represented by
Kapampangans, Sambal, Ilocanos,
Pangasinenses,Visayans and Bicolanos.
• Primary economic activities: industry, agriculture
and tourism.
 TOP 10 BIGGEST ISLANDS OF
THE PHILIPPINES

3. SAMAR 4. NEGROS
• Area: 13, 080 sq. km • Area: 12, 705.19

• Population: 1, 751, 267 • Population: 4, 414, 131

• Waray-waray and Cebuanos are mostly
widely spoken tongues in Samar.
• Economic Sectors: agriculture and
fishing
• The island is made up of Negros Occidental,
Negros Oriental and the City of Bacolod.
• The island’s highest peak is the Kanlaon Volcano.
• Major Economic Activity: sugar in addition to
the production of hardwood, cottin and
gamefowl breeding.
TOP 10 BIGGEST ISLANDS OF
THE PHILIPPINES

5. Palawan Area: 11, 785.11 sq. km 2,963,36

6. Panay Area: 11, 515.14 sq. km 4,477,247

7. Mindoro Area: 9, 734. 55 sq. km 1,331,473

8. Leyte Area: 7, 214.42 sq. km 4,440,150

9. Cebu Area: 4, 421.95 sq. km 2,377,588

10. Bohol Area: 3, 421. 95 sq. km 1,227,809

 TOP 5 PROVINCES WITH
MOST NUMBER OF ISLANDS

1.Palawan (1, 172)

2.Sulu (957)
3.Samar (605)
4.Surigao (541)
5.Quezon (502)
 CLIMATE LANGUAGE
• The country has a tropical climate • National Language: Filipino
with two distinct seasons-wet and
• There are more than 87 languages
dry
and dialects in the country.
• Luzon and Bicol Region are generally • English is considered as an official
wet and vulnerable to typhoon. language. (used in business,
• Visayan regions have generally more government and schools)
rainy days than Luzon and Mindanao.
• Mindanao is almost free from
typhoon.
 RELIGION MONETARY UNIT
• 80% are Roman Catholic. • Unit of Currency: Philippine
• 20% are other major religions peso
including Muslim and • Rate of peso to US dollar:
Protestant. Php 50-54
 PHILIPPINES’ 6 MAJOR CROPS

• Rice (Nueva Ecija, Isabela, • Coconut (Davao Region,

Pangasinan, Cagayan, Iloilo, Zamboanga Peninsula and
Camarines Sur, Tarlac, North Northern Mindanao)
Cotabato, Leyte and Negros
Occidental) • Abaca (Bicol Region, Eastern
Visayas and Davao Region)
• Corn (Cagayan Valley, Cordillera
Administrative Region, ARMM and • Tobacco (Ilocos Region)
CARAGA)
• Sugarcane (Western Visayas,
Northern Mindanao, and Central
Visayas)
REGIONS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Region I - ILOCOS Region II
CAGAYAN VALLEY
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 ILOCOS  Laoag City  BATANES  Basco
NORTE

 Vigan City  CAGAYAN  Tuguegarao City

 ILOCOS SUR

 San Fernando  ISABELA  Ilagan

 LA UNION City

 NUEVA VIZCAYA  Bayombang

 PANGASINAN  Lingayen

 QUIRINO  Cabarraguis
 Region III Region IV-A
CENTRAL LUZON CALABARZON
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 AURORA  BALER BATANGAS
  BATANGAS CITY

 BATAAN  BALANGA
 CAVITE  TRECE MARTIREZ
 BULACAN  MALOLOS

 PAMPANGA  SAN FERNANDO City

 LAGUNA  SANTA CRUZ

 NUEVA ECIJA  PALAYAN CITY

 QUEZON  LUCENA CITY

 TARLAC  TARLAC CITY

 RIZAL  ANTIPOLO CITY
 ZAMBALES  IBA
 Region IV-B Region V
MIMAROPA BICOL
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 MARINDUQUE  BOAC  ALBAY  LEGAZPI CITY

 OCCIDENTAL  CAMARINES NORTE  DAET

 MAMBURAO
MINDORO
 CAMARINES SUR  PILI

 ORIENTAL  CALAPAN
MINDORO  CATANDUANES  VIRAC

 PALAWAN  PUERTO PRINCESA  MASBATE  MASBATE CITY

CITY

SORSOGON SORSOGON CITY

 ROMBLON  ROMBLON
 
 Region VI Region VII
WESTERN VISAYAS CENTRAL VISAYAS
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 AKLAN  KALIBO  BOHOL  TAGBILARAN

 ANTIQUE  SAN JOSE

 CEBU  CEBU CITY

 CAPIZ  ROXAS CITY

 NEGROS  DUMAGUETE
 GUIMARAS  JORDAN ORIENTAL CITY

 ILOILO  ILOILO CITY  SIQUIJOR  SIQUIJOR

 NEGROS  BACOLOD CITY

OCCIDENTAL
 Region VIII Region IX
EASTERN VISAYAS ZAMBOANGA
PENINSULA
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 BILIRAN  NAVAL  ZAMBOANGA  DIPOLOG
DEL NORTE CITY
 EASTERN SAMAR  BORONGAN CITY

 LEYTE  TACLOBAN CITY

 ZAMBOANGA  PAGADIAN
DEL SUR CITY
 NORTHERN SAMAR  CATARMAN

 SOUTHERN LEYTE  MAASIN CITY

 ZAMBOANGA  IPIL
 WESTERN SAMAR  CATBALOGAN SIBUGAY
(SAMAR) CITY
 Region X
NORTHERN
Region XI
MINDANAO
DAVAO
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 BUKIDNON  MALAYBALAY  COMPOSTELA  NABUNTURAN
CITY VALLEY
 CAMIGUIN  MAMBAJAO
 DAVAO DEL
LANAO DEL  TAGUM CITY
 NORTE
NORTE  TUBOD

 DIGOS CITY
 MISAMIS  DAVAO DEL SUR
OCCIDENTAL  OROQUIETA CITY

 CITY OF MATI
MISAMIS  DAVAO
  CAGAYAN DE
ORIENTAL ORIENTAL
ORO CITY
 Region XII Region XIII
SOCCSKSARGEN CARAGA
PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL
 COTABATO  KIDAPAWAN  AGUSAN DEL  CABADBARAN
(NORTH) CITY NORTE CITY

 AGUSAN DEL SUR  PROSPERIDAD

 SARANGANI  ALABEL

 DINAGAT ISLANDS  SAN JOSE

 SOUTH  KORONADAL
COTABATO CITY
 SURIGAO DEL  SURIGAO
NORTE CITY
 SULTAN KUDARAT  ISULAN
 SURIGAO DEL SUR  TANDAG CITY
 ARMM REGION CAR REGION
(AUTONOMOUS REGION IN (CORDILLERA
MUSLIM MINDANAO) ADMINISTRATIVE REGION)

PROVINCES CAPITAL PROVINCES CAPITAL

 BASILAN  BASILAN  ABRA  BANGUED

 LANAO DEL SUR  MARAWI CITY  APAYAO  KABUGAO

 MAGUINDANAO  SHARIFF AGUAK  BENGUET  LA TRINIDAD

 SHARIFF  DATU ODIN SINSUAT  IFUGAO  LAGAWE

KABUNSUAN

 JOLO KALINGA
  TABUK
 SULU

 PANGLIMA MT. PROVINCE

  BONTOC
 TAW-TAWI SUGALA(BALIMBING)
NCR (NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION)

 Caloocan City  Navotas City

 Las Piñas City  Parañaque City
 Makati City  Pasay City
 Malabon City  Pasig City
 Mandaluyong City  Quezon City
 Manila City  San Juan City
 Marikina City  Taguig City
 Muntinlupa city  Valenzuela City
 PHILIPPINES’ 6 MAJOR CROPS

• Rice (Nueva Ecija, Isabela, • Coconut (Davao Region,

Pangasinan, Cagayan, Iloilo, Zamboanga Peninsula and
Camarines Sur, Tarlac, North Northern Mindanao)
Cotabato, Leyte and Negros
Occidental) • Abaca (Bicol Region, Eastern
Visayas and Davao Region)
• Corn (Cagayan Valley, Cordillera
Administrative Region, ARMM and • Tobacco (Ilocos Region)
CARAGA)
• Sugarcane (Western Visayas,
Northern Mindanao, and Central
Visayas)
 REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES

July 4, 1946
Independence of the Philippines from the
United States’ sovereignty.
From July 4, the Independence shifted to June 12
(Presidential Proclamation No. 28)
 MARCOS REGIME
 1965 Ferdinand E. Marcos is
elected president of the Philippines
 1966 Marcos supports the US policy in
Vietnam and despite opposition against
his plan he manages to gain
Congressional approval to send Philippine
troops to Vietnam
 1969 As the first Filipino president to win a
second term, Marcos is re-elected amidst
allegations of electoral fraud. Muslim
separatists in the south of the country
begin their campaign of guerrilla war
 1970 Students in Manila mobilise huge
numbers of people to attend protests
against US imperialism and the "rise of
fascism" under Marcos rule. This period of
leftist unrest and demonstrations against
the government became known as the
"First Quarter Storm"
 1972 Marcos declares martial law on
September 21, extending his rule beyond the
constitutional two-term limit. He justifies his
decision with threats of Communist and
separatist Muslim insurgencies, and
the allegedly staged assassination attempt of
a government official. The parliament is
suspended, opposition politicians and critics
are arrested and censorship is imposed; the
size of the Philippine military is increased and
military officers are placed in high public and
private positions
 1973 Marcos adopts a new constitution and
consolidates his hold on power beyond 1973.
Opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino
is arrested and charged with murder,
subversion and illegal possession of firearms
 MARCOS REGIME
 1977 After years in prison Aquino is
sentenced to death. Marcos
delays the execution
 1980 Aquino is allowed to travel to
the US for medical treatment
and stays there
 1981 Martial law is lifted. Marcos is
re-elected as president
 1983 Aquino returns to the
Philippines, but is shot dead at
Manila airport as he leaves the
plane. Many blame Marcos and
the military for the murder, but no-
one was ever punished for
ordering the assassination
 1985 The nation is in political and economic
chaos, with Marcos under attack by the media
and the democratic opposition. Fifty-six
assemblymen sign a resolution calling for the
impeachment of Ferdinand Marcos for alleged
diversion of US aid for personal use. A political
movement is formed around Benigno
Aquino's widow Corazon
 1986 Presidential elections see Marcos
opposed by Aquino's widow, Corazon. Marcos
is officially declared the winner, but Aquino
disputes the result. Allegations of fraud and
illegal tampering spark a popular uprising,
dubbed "people power", in Manila. The military
withdraws its support for Marcos who flees with
his family to Hawaii. The new government
under "Cory" Aquino claims Marcos had looted
billions of dollars during his two decades in
power
MARCOS REGIME
 1989 Seventy-two-year-old
Ferdinand Marcos dies in exile
in Hawaii after being
hospitalised for nearly 10
months
 1989 US jets assist Philippine
government forces in
suppressing an attempted
coup d'etat against the
Aquino government in
December
 1990 After a new
government investigation,
military officials are convicted
of the murder of Benigno
Aquino
 1991 Imelda Marcos and her
children return to the
Philippines