The Land and The People

The Land and the People
Early names
Ma-I – Land of the Barbarians
Chin-San – Mountain of Gold
Liu-Sung – Land Adjacent to the Mainland
Islas de Poniente – Western Islands
Archipelago of Magellan
Archipelago of Legazpi
Archipelago of St. Lazarus – name given by Magellan
in 1521
Filipinas – given by Villalobos in 1543 in honor of King
Philip II
Pearl of the Orient – Juan Delgado; but this romantic
name was glorified by Jose Rizal
Maharlika – name given by former president
Ferdinand Marcos
Geographical Location
MOTTO: For God,
People, Nature and
Country
Part of South East Asia
115,707 sq. miles
Luzon – largest island
Mindanao – second
largest
Samar – third largest
Regions in the Philippines
Cordillera Administrative
National Capital Region Region
 Manila
 Quezon City
Abra – Bangued
 Pasay

Apayao – Kabugao
Pasig
 Marikina Benguet – La Trinidad
 Mandaluyong
 Malabon Ifuga0 – Lagawe
 San Juan
 Taguig Kalinga - Tabuk
 Parañaque
 Las Piñas
 Muntinlupa
 Makati
 Caloocan
 Navotas
 Valenzuela
 Pateros
Region 1: Ilocos Region 2: Cagayan Valley
Ilocos Norte – Laoag Batanes – Basco
Ilocos Sur – Vigan Cagayan – Tuguegarao
La Union – San Fernando Nueva Vizcaya – Bayombong
Pangasinan - Lingayen Isabela – Ilagan
Quirino - Cabarroguis
Region 3: Central Luzon Region 4A:CALABARZON
Aurora – Baler Batangas – Batangas City
Bataan – Balanga Cavite – Trece Martires
Bulacan – Bulacan Laguna – Santa Cruz
Nueva Ecija – Palayan City Rizal – Antipolo City
Pampanga – San Fernando Quezon - Lucena
Tarlac- Tarlac
 Zambales - Iba
Region 4B: MIMAROPA Region 5: Bicol
Occidental Mindoro – Albay – Legazpi
Mamburao Camarines Norte – Daet
Oriental Mindoro – Calapan Camarines Sur – Pili
Marinduque – Boac Catanduanes – Virac
Romblon – Romblon Sorsogon - Sorsogon
Palawan – Puerto Princesa
Region 6: Western Visayas Region 7: Central Visayas
Aklan – Kalibo Bohol – Tagbilaran
Antique – San Jose Cebu – Cebu City
Capiz – R0xas City Negros Oriental –
Guimaras – Jordan Dumaguete
Iloilo – Iloilo City Siquijor- Siquijor
Negros Occidental - Bacolod
Region 8: Zamboanga
Region 8: Eastern Visayas Peninsula
Biliran – Naval Zamboanga del Norte –
Eastern Samar – Borongan Dipolog
Leyte – Tacloban Zamboanga del Sur –
Northern Samar – Catarman Pagadian
Zamboanga Sibugay - Ipil
Samar – Catbalogan
Southern Leyte - Maasin
Region 10: Northern
Mindanao
Region 11: Davao Region
Bukidnon – Malaybalay Compostela Valley –
Camiguin – Mambajao Nabunturan
Lanao del Norte – Tubod Davao del Norte – Tagum
Misamis Occidental – Davao del Sur – Digos
Oroquieta Davao Oriental - Mati
Misamis Oriental – Cagayan
de Oro
Region 12: SOCCKSARGEN Region 13: CARAGA
South Cotabato – Koronadal Agusan del Norte – Butuan
Cotabat0 – Kidapawan Agusan del Sur – Prosperidad
Saranggani – Alabel Dinagat Island- San Jose
Sultan Kudarat - Isulan Surigao del Norte – Surigao
City
Surigao del Sur – Tandag
ARMM – Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao
Basilan – Isabela de Basilan
Lanao del Sur – Marawi
Maguindanao – Shariff
Aguak
Shariff Kabunsuan – Datu
Odin Sinsuat
Sulu – Jolo
Tawi-Tawi – Panglima Sugala
Mountains
Sierra Madre –
considered as the
longest continuous
mountain in the
Philippines
Western Caraballo – mountain ranges which is
divided into Northern and Central Cordillera.
Caraballo de Baler – Baler, Aurora to Mayon Volcano
in Albay and Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon.
Zambales Range – begins from Bolinao, Pangasinan
and ends in Bataan.
Tagaytay Range – crosses the province of Batangas
Eastern Range – Surigao
Central Eastern Mountain Range – Butuan and
extends to Agusan del Sur.
Central Western Mountain Range – Mt. Apo and
extends to Cotabato and Zamboanga
Rivers
Cagayan River – Longest
River
Agno River- Benguet,
Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan
and Tarlac
Agusan River – Second
longest river
Pampanga River – third
longest river
Plains
Central Plain of Luzon –
largest plain
Cagayan Valley – second
largest
Cotabato valley –
largest inland plains
Volcanoes
Mayon Volcano – Albay
Taal – Batangas
Pinatubo – Zambales
Bulusan – Sorsogon
Hibok – Hibok –
Camiguin
Kanlaon – Negros
Oriental
Natural Wonders and Scenic Spots
Ifugao Rice Terraces
Considered as one of
the 8th wonder
Famous for its almost
perfect cone
Mt. Apo – the
Philippines’ highest peak
2,958 ft. above sea level
Philippine Deep –
Philippines’ lowest point
34,440 ft. below sea
level
Chocolate hills – Bohol
Hundred Islands –
Pangasinan-
Main islands
Governor
Quezon
Children
Maria Cristina Falls
Source of hydro electric
power in Lanao del
Norte
Pagsanjan Falls –Laguna
Magdapio falls
Mt. Banahaw - Quezon
Callao Caves - Cagayan
Land Bridge Theory
States that the Philippines was part of mainland Asia
but during the post glacial period the world ice
melted causing the rise of water level submerging the
lower regions which included the land bridges linking
mainland China and the Philippines. What were not
submerged became the Philippine Archipelago.
Mu or Lemuria
Philippines and Indonesia were remnants of Pacific
continent which sunk during prehistoric period
Influenced by the legend of the Lost Continent of

Atlantis popularized by early European writers.
Volcanic in Origin
Dr. Brailey Willis and Dr. Fritjof Voss maintain that
the Philippines is volcanic in origin
Voss found out that the China’s earth doesn’t extend

to the Philippines which disputed the land bridge
theory

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