Philippine Islands

Showing the beauty of Philippine Islands

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#DidYouKnow Cebu is the oldest Philippine city.

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#DidYouKnow The popular toy, the yoyo, was invented by 16th-century hunters in the Philippines.

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#DidYouKnow The word "boondocks" which is now part of the English language, dictionary, and vocabulary, comes from the Tagalog word "bundok", meaning mountain.

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#DidYouKnow The antibiotic erythromycin, used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infection, was created by Filipino scientist Abelardo Aguilar.

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The largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark, locally known as Butanding, regularly swims to the Philippine waters.

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#DidYouKnow Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines.

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#DidYouKnow The Philippine Basketball Association is Asia's premier and the world's second oldest professional league.

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#DidYouKnow Of the eight species of marine turtles worldwide, five are reported to be found in the Philippines.

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#DidYouKnow The flagpole located in Rizal Park, is where starts the 0 kilometer reading in measuring all distances from Manila.

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#DidYouKnow The Del Monte Pineapple plantation in Bukidnon is considered to be the biggest in the Far East.

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#DidYouKnow Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2. He grew up to speak more than 20 languages, including Latin, Czech, French, and Chinese.

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#DidYouKnow Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was the first bowler to be elevated to the International Bowling Hall of Fame based on St. Loius, Missouri, USA. The Philippine Congress named him "Greatest Filipino Athlete of All Time".

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#DidYouKnow Basilica of St. Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas built by Augustinian Missionaries in 1572, is reputed to the biggest Catholic church in East Asia. It is so huge that it can house another big church.

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#DidYouKnow The largest eagle in the world is the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). It is formerly known as the Monkey-eating eagle.

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#DidYouKnow The largest bat in the world is the Giant Golden-crowned Flying-fox (Acerodon jubatus). It is rare and endangered fruit bat that can be found only in the Philippines. It has a wingspan of 1.5m and weighs approx 1.2 kg.

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#DidYouKnow Philippine mango was listed as the sweetest in the world by the 1995 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

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#DidYouKnow The world's longest navigable underground river is Puerto Princesa Subterranean River found in Palawan.

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#DidYouKnow Three of the world's most famous and finest beaches in the world, located in the Philippines include Boracay, Dakak, and Siargao.

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#DidYouKnow Taal Volcano, located in Taal Lake, is a volcano in a volcano. It is considered by many as the world's most active volcano.