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Mamburao Mamburao, Tagalog pronunciation: [mɐmbʊraw]), officially the Municipality of Mamburao, is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 42,975 people.[3]Contents1 History1.1 Barangays2 Demographics 3 Transportation 4 Local government 5 References 6 External linksHistory[edit] Mamburao ![]() Mamburao was originally settled by the Moro people ![]() Moro people and was one of their strongholds in the island of Mindoro. The settlement was the first one in Mindoro ![]() Mindoro to be plundered by the Spaniards. Hearing that it was a rich town, the Spanish and their Pintado allies attacked and captured the population. The wealthy among their captives were then allowed to ransom themselves free [...More...] | "Mamburao" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Municipalities Of The Philippines SenateSenate President Aquilino Pimentel IIIHouse of RepresentativesSpeaker Pantaleon AlvarezDistricts Party-list representationLocal legislaturesARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Provinces Cities Municipalities BarangaysExecutivePresident of the PhilippinesRodrigo DuterteVice President of the PhilippinesLeni RobredoCabinet Executive departments Local governmentJudiciarySupreme CourtChief Justice Maria Lourdes SerenoCourt of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Ombudsman Regional Trial Courts Barangay ![]() [...More...] | "Municipalities Of The Philippines" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Luzon Luzon ![]() Luzon (/luːˈzɒn/ ( listen); Tagalog pronunciation: [luˈson]) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. It is ranked 15th largest in the world by land area. Located in the northern region of the archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon ![]() Quezon City, the country's most populous city. With a population of 53 million as of 2015[update],[2] it is the fourth most populous island in the world (after Java, Honshu, and Great Britain), having about 53% of the country's total population. Luzon ![]() Luzon may also refer to one of the three primary island groups in the country [...More...] | "Luzon" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Mindoro Mindoro ![]() Mindoro is the seventh largest island in the Philippines ![]() Philippines by land area with a total of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ) and with a total population of 1,331,473 as of 2015. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon ![]() Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro ![]() Mindoro is divided into two provinces Occidental Mindoro ![]() Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. San Jose is the largest settlement on the island with a total population of 143,430 inhabitants as of 2015. The southern coast of Mindoro ![]() Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.[3] Mount Halcon ![]() Mount Halcon is the highest point on the island, standing at 8,484 feet (2,586 m) above sea level located in Oriental Mindoro [...More...] | "Mindoro" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Philippines Coordinates: 13°N 122°E / 13°N 122°E / 13; 122 Republic ![]() Republic of the Philippines Republika ng PilipinasFlagCoat of armsMotto: "Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa"[1] "For God, People, Nature, and Country"Anthem: Lupang Hinirang Chosen LandGreat SealDakilang Sagisag ng Pilipinas (Tagalog) Great Seal of the PhilippinesCapital Manilaa 14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E / 14.583; 120.967Largest city [...More...] | "Philippines" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Panay Panay ![]() Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth most-populous island in the Philippines. with a total land area of 12,011 km2 (4,637 sq mi) and with a total population of 4,477,247. The City of Iloilo ![]() Iloilo is the largest settlement on the island, with a total population of 447,992 inhabitants. It is a triangular island, located in the western part of the Visayas. It is about 160 kilometres (100 mi) across, it is divided into four provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz ![]() Capiz and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas ![]() Visayas Region. It is located southeast of the island of Mindoro ![]() Mindoro and northwest of Negros, separated by the Guimaras ![]() Guimaras Strait. Between Panay ![]() Panay and Negros lie the island-province of Guimaras [...More...] | "Panay" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Juan De Salcedo Juan de Salcedo (1549 – March 11, 1576) was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in Mexico ![]() Mexico in 1549 and he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565. He joined the Spanish military in 1564 for their exploration of the East Indies ![]() East Indies and the Pacific, at the age of 15. In 1567, Salcedo led an army of about 300 Spanish soldiers and 600 Visayan allies along with Martín de Goiti for their conquest of Islamic Manila ![]() Manila (then under occupation by the Sultanate of Brunei) [...More...] | "Juan De Salcedo" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Martin De Goiti Martín de Goiti (c. 1534 - 1575) was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the East Indies ![]() East Indies and the Pacific, in 1565. From his main base in Mexico ![]() Mexico City, he was the leader of the expedition to Manila, ordered by Miguel López de Legazpi ![]() Miguel López de Legazpi in 1569. There, he fought a number of battles against the Muslim, Tariq Suleiman/Soliman (Arabic سليمان), the Hindu Rajah Matanda (Hindi ऋअज ंअतन्द), and the Taoist Lakan Dula ![]() Lakan Dula (trad. Chinese 王 杜拉) of the kingdoms in Luzon; for control of the lands and its settlements. He is also known for his statesmanship by betrothing his sister to Batang Dula, the eldest son and successor apparent of Lakan Dula ![]() Lakan Dula of Tondo (trad. Chinese"東都" pronounced Dongdu), the paramount ruler of Manila [...More...] | "Martin De Goiti" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Christianity In The Philippines The Philippines ![]() Philippines is the 4th largest Christian country on earth,[note 1][1] with about 90% of the population being adherents. It is also one of two predominantly Roman Catholic ![]() Roman Catholic nations in Asia ![]() Asia (the other being East Timor), and is the third largest Catholic country in the world.[1] Based on the Philippine Census for the year 2000, an estimated 85.5% of Filipinos are Christians which consists of 80.1% Roman Catholic, 1.8% Evangelical, 0.7% Iglesia ni Cristo, 1.1% Aglipayan, and 2.2% other Christian groups including other Protestant denominations (Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Methodist, and Seventh-day Adventist) as well as Orthodox [...More...] | "Christianity In The Philippines" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Mindoro Island Mindoro is the seventh largest island in the Philippines by land area with a total of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ) and with a total population of 1,331,473 as of 2015. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. San Jose is the largest settlement on the island with a total population of 143,430 inhabitants as of 2015. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.[3] Mount Halcon is the highest point on the island, standing at 8,484 feet (2,586 m) above sea level located in Oriental Mindoro [...More...] | "Mindoro Island" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Visayas The Visayas ![]() Visayas /vɪˈsaɪəz/ və-SY-əz or the Visayan Islands[2] (Visayan: Kabisay-an, local pronunciation: [kabiˈsajʔan]; Tagalog: Kabisayaan, [kabiˈsɐjaʔan]), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon ![]() Luzon and Mindanao [...More...] | "Visayas" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Municipality Of The Philippines SenateSenate President Aquilino Pimentel IIIHouse of RepresentativesSpeaker Pantaleon AlvarezDistricts Party-list representationLocal legislaturesARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Provinces Cities Municipalities BarangaysExecutivePresident of the PhilippinesRodrigo DuterteVice President of the PhilippinesLeni RobredoCabinet Executive departments Local governmentJudiciarySupreme CourtChief Justice Maria Lourdes SerenoCourt of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Ombudsman Regional Trial Courts Barangay ![]() [...More...] | "Municipality Of The Philippines" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Ilocano People The Ilocanos (Ilokano: Tattao nga Iloko/Ilokano), Ilokanos, or Iloko people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group that mostly reside within the Ilocos Region ![]() Ilocos Region in the northwestern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines.Contents1 Etymology 2 Ethnic homeland 3 Demographics3.1 Language 3.2 Religion3.2.1 Pre-Hispanic Beliefs and Traditions 3.2.2 Mythological Heroes3.3 Diaspora4 History4.1 Classical period4.1.1 Social structure 4. [...More...] | "Ilocano People" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Tagalog People The Tagalog people ![]() Tagalog people (Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) are a major ethnolingustic group in the Philippines. They have a well developed society due to their cultural heartland, Manila, being the capital city of the Philippines [...More...] | "Tagalog People" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Poblacion SenateSenate President Aquilino Pimentel IIIHouse of RepresentativesSpeaker Pantaleon AlvarezDistricts Party-list representationLocal legislaturesARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Provinces Cities Municipalities BarangaysExecutivePresident of the PhilippinesRodrigo DuterteVice President of the PhilippinesLeni RobredoCabinet Executive departments Local governmentJudiciarySupreme CourtChief Justice Maria Lourdes SerenoCourt of Appeals Court of Tax ![]() [...More...] | "Poblacion" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |
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Philippine Statistics Authority The Philippine Statistics ![]() Statistics Authority (PSA) was created on September 12, 2013 when the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10625)[3] was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III.[4] The new government authority was created by merging the National Statistics Office, the National Statistical Coordination Board, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, and the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics. The PSA serves as the central statistical authority on primary data collection in the Philippines ![]() Philippines by conducting censuses on different sectors of the Philippine economy such as population, housing, agriculture, fisheries and business. It collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs and general affairs of the people of the Philippines [...More...] | "Philippine Statistics Authority" on: Wikipedia Yahoo |