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Malay language in the Philippines. Mandarin Chinese in the Philippines. Philippine English. Philippine Hokkien. Philippine languages. Philippine Negrito languages. Philippine Spanish. Spanish language in the Philippines. Buwan ng Wika.
Conscription in the Philippines has been implemented at several points in the country's history. As of 2022, no mandatory conscription is in effect in the Philippines and military service is entirely voluntary as stated in the 1987 constitution. [1] [2] However, there have been calls for mandatory conscription by Vice President Sara Duterte, [3 ...
This is an overview of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, spanning from the Spanish colonial period to the current Fifth Philippine Republic. The current capital city, Manila , has been the country's capital throughout most of its history and regained the title through a presidential order in 1976, with Metro Manila ...
The Republic of the Philippines ratified the convention on September 19, 1985, making its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country had its first sites (the Baroque Churches and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park ) included in 1993, and now has six sites, the latest being the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife ...
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
The Philippine School for the Deaf in Pasay, established in 1907, is the Philippines' and Asia's pioneer school for the handicapped. Schools for the handicapped in the Philippines cater to children with intellectual disability, including those with visual, hearing, and orthopedic impairments. Teachers A Grade 9 Science teacher
Christianity is the predominant religion in the Philippines, [1] with Roman Catholicism being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to Islam, Dharmic religions ( Buddhism and Hinduism ), and indigenous Philippine folk religions (Anito or Anitism) are also present. The country is secular and its constitution guarantees freedom ...
The Philippines is assigned an international dialing code of +63 by ITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at eight digits for area code 02, and seven digits for area codes from 03X to 09X, with area codes fixed at one, two, or three digits (a six-digit system was used until the mid-1990s; four to five digits were used in the countryside).