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This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines.The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces (Filipino: lalawigan).These, together with the National Capital Region, are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan).
New Senate Building (Philippines) The New Senate ( Filipino: Bagong Senado ), [2] also known as the New Senate Building is a government building under construction in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is set to be the new building of the Senate of the Philippines starting as early as 2025. [3]
Surigao del Sur was created as the 56th Philippine province on June 19, 1960, through Republic Act 2786, separated from its mother province, Surigao, on September 18, 1960. [9] At the time of its inception, it was classified as 4th Class province with an annual income of over ₱ 300,000.00.
Trece Martires ( [ˈtɾɛː.sɛ ˌmaːɾ.tɪˈɾɛs] ), officially the City of Trece Martires ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Trece Martires ), is a 1st class component city and de facto capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 210,503 people.
Each city is governed by both the Local Government Code of 1991 [2] and the city's own municipal charter, under the laws of the Philippines. Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated.
A city (Filipino: lungsod / siyudad / lunsod) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines.All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers.
Bahay na bato ( Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as balay na bato or balay nga bato and in Spanish as casa Filipino,[dubious – discuss] is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo of the Christianized lowlanders ...
Map showing the traditional island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, with the largest city in each respective area. The Philippines is broadly divided into three traditional island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine flag's three stars are often taken to represent each of these geographical groupings. These island ...