NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Iloilo

Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island-province of Guimaras and across Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental. Provincial seal of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Iloilo. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Map of the Philippines showing the... Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. ... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipyo, in Tagalog) is a local... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... Hiligaynon language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Hiligaynon (or Ilonggo) is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Antique Province in the Philippines. ... The Liberal Party (Filipino: Partido Liberal) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2013 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal The province (Filipino: lalawigan... Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Map of the Philippines showing the... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ... Antique P is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Guimaras Region: Western Visayas (Region VI) Capital: Jordan Founded: May 22, 1992 Population: 2000 censusâ€”141,450 (7th smallest) Densityâ€”234 per kmÂ² (33rd highest) Area: 604. ... Panay Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea, reaching between the islands of Panay and Negros. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Negros Occidental Region: Western Visayas (Region VI) Capital: Bacolod City Founded: â€” Population: 2000 censusâ€”2,565,723 (2nd largest) Densityâ€”324 per kmÂ² (15th highest) Area: 7,926. ...

People and culture

People from Iloilo are called Ilonggos. There are two local languages spoken in the province: Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a. Hiligaynon and variants of it are spoken in Iloilo city and a few towns of the province. Outside the city, the majority of the people speak Kinaray-a. Each town has its own distinct variation of Kinaray-a. Most Ilonggos are bilingual in English and Hiligaynon; English is taught from grade school to college. The Ilonggos are mostly Malayo-Polynesian people although there are small pockets of populations with Negrito, Chinese, and European ancestry. Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Hiraya or Kinaray-a, is the mother language of the Western Visayas and it is spoken mainly in Iloilo, Antique and Capiz. ... The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ...

Spanish architecture can be seen in old buildings in downtown Iloilo. Merchants from China and India were trading with the Ilonggos even before the Spaniards came. The ruling Spanish government encouraged these foreign merchants to trade in Iloilo but they were not given privileges like ownership of land. The mestizo class eventually was born from the marriages of the Spaniards and merchants with the local Malayo-Polynesian people. They later emerged as the ruling class of the Ilonggos (see Principalía). A Spanish mestizo family belonging to the PrincipalÃa. ...

The town Fiesta is one of the most important events for Ilonggos. Almost every town (municipality) in Iloilo has a fiesta celebrated annually. You can eat "free" in any house in any town that is celebrating its fiesta in that week if you go with somebody who knows somebody in that house.

Language

Hiligaynon (or "Ilonggo") is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental. It is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, such as Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, and many parts of Mindanao like Koronadal City, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat (It is spoken as a second language by Karay-a in Antique, Aklanon and Malaynon in Aklan, Cebuano in Siquijor, and Capiznon in Capiz.). There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines who are native speakers of Hiligaynon, and an additional 4,000,000 who are capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency.

The language is referred to as "Ilonggo" in Negros Occidental and in Iloilo. More precisely, "Ilonggo" is an ethnoliguistic group referring to the people living in Panay and the culture associated with the people speaking Hiligaynon. The boundaries of the dialect called Ilonggo and that called Hiligaynon are unclear. The disagreement of where what name is correct extends to Philippine language specialists and native laymen.

Government

Geography

The Province of Iloilo is the third-largest province in Western Visayas after Palawan and Negros Occidental. The province is divided into two distinct geographic regions; the highlands of the Madia-as on the western border and the lowland plains which account for a larger portion of the province. Small islands east of its northernmost tip also dot the Visayan Sea - of these, Pan de Monay and Sicogon are well-known. Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. ... Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Negros Occidental Region: Western Visayas (Region VI) Capital: Bacolod City Founded: â€” Population: 2000 censusâ€”2,565,723 (2nd largest) Densityâ€”324 per kmÂ² (15th highest) Area: 7,926. ... The Visayan Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, surrounded on three sides by the islands of the Visayas. ...

Natural Resources

The province is home to one national park, the Bulabog-Putian National Park located in the municipality of Dingle.

Fishing and aquaculture dominate the northern iloilo industry, while the central lowland plains derive their livelihood from agriculture.

Political

Iloilo is subdivided into 42 municipalities and 2 cities. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local...

Cities

Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... Passi City is a 5th class city in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ...

Municipalities

Ajuy is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Alimodian is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Anilao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Badiangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Balasan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Official logo of the Municipality of Banate, Iloilo, Philippines Map of Iloilo showing the location of Banate Banate is a coastal town in the northern part of the Province of Iloilo, Region VI (Western Visayas), Philippines. ... Barotac Nuevo is a third-class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Barotac Viejo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Batad is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Bingawan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Cabatuan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Calinog is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Carles is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Concepcion is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Dingle is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... DueÃ±as is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Dumangas is located northeast of Iloilo City on the island of Panay in the Philippines. ... Estancia is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Guimbal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Igbaras is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... The municipality of Janiuay is located 33 kilometers north-west of Iloilo City, Philippines. ... Lambunao is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Leganes is a municipality in the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. ... Lemery is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Leon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Maasin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Miagao, or Miag-ao, while having the distinction of being the largest municipality in the Philippines with a total of 119 barangays, it is very remote, being approximately 40 km southwest of Iloilo City. ... Mina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... New Lucena is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Oton is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Pavia is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Pototan is a municipality in the province of Iloilo on Panay island in the Philippines. ... San Dionisio is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Enrique is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Joaquin is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Miguel is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Rafael is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Santa Barbara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Sara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Tigbauan is a municipality in the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. ... Tigbauan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Zarraga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ...

Physical

History

At the time of the Spanish conquest, writing was a new import and the use of organic medium such as leaf and bamboo, ultimately lead to the absence of extant pre-Hispanic accounts of Iloilo today. However, oral history – via oral epics has survived to a small degree, as only a few recordings were made from the last known surviving binukots.

The earliest written historical accounts concerning the province relates to Spain's conquest of the island of Panay by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi moving his headquarters from the island of Cebu and creating the first Spanish settlement in the island in Ogtong in 1566. In 1581 the encomienda in Ogtong was moved to La Villa Rica de Arevalo, however, because of frequent coastal raids by Moro and Dutch privateers, this was again moved near the mouth of the Irong-irong river founding what is now Iloilo City and constructing Fort San Pedro to defend it in 1616. For American vessels, see USS Panay. ... A Conquistador (Spanish: []) (English: Conqueror) was a Spanish soldier, explorer and adventurer who took part in the gradual invasion and conquering of much of the Americas and Asia Pacific, bringing them under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 19th centuries. ... Miguel LÃ³pez de Legazpi (1502 - August 20, 1572, Manila), also known as El Adelantado (The Governor) and El Viejo (The Elder), was a Spanish conquistador who established the first colony in the Philippine Islands in 1565. ... For other uses, see Cebu (disambiguation). ... Oton is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Filipino Muslims form the largest non-Christian group in the country, comprising 5 % of the total Philippine population as of 2005. ... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... Year 1616 (MDCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

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Category: Provinces of the Philippines Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipyo, in Tagalog) is a local... Ajuy is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Alimodian is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Anilao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Badiangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Balasan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Official logo of the Municipality of Banate, Iloilo, Philippines Map of Iloilo showing the location of Banate Banate is a coastal town in the northern part of the Province of Iloilo, Region VI (Western Visayas), Philippines. ... Barotac Nuevo is a third-class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Barotac Viejo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Batad is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Bingawan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Cabatuan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Calinog is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Carles is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Concepcion is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Dingle is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... DueÃ±as is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Dumangas is located northeast of Iloilo City on the island of Panay in the Philippines. ... Estancia is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Guimbal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Igbaras is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... The municipality of Janiuay is located 33 kilometers north-west of Iloilo City, Philippines. ... Lambunao is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Leganes is a municipality in the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. ... Lemery is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Leon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Maasin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Miagao, or Miag-ao, while having the distinction of being the largest municipality in the Philippines with a total of 119 barangays, it is very remote, being approximately 40 km southwest of Iloilo City. ... Mina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... New Lucena is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Oton is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Passi City is a 5th class city in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Pavia is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Pototan is a municipality in the province of Iloilo on Panay island in the Philippines. ... San Dionisio is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Enrique is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Joaquin is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Miguel is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... San Rafael is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Santa Barbara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Sara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Tigbauan is a municipality in the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. ... Tigbauan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... Zarraga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ... 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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Rizal Region: CALABARZON (Region IV-A) Capital: Antipolo Cityâ€ Founded: June 11, 1901 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,707,218 (11th largest) Densityâ€”1,304 per kmÂ² (2nd highest) Area: 1,308. ... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Sarangani Region: SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) Capital: Alabel Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 censusâ€”410,622 (58th largest) Densityâ€”138 per kmÂ² (23rd lowest) Area: 2,980. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Shariff Kabunsuan Region: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Capital: Kabuntalan Founded: Population: 2000 censusâ€” () Densityâ€” per kmÂ² () Area: kmÂ² () Divisions: Highly urbanized citiesâ€”0 Component citiesâ€”0 Municipalitiesâ€”10 Barangaysâ€” Congressional districtsâ€” Languages: Maguindanaoan Governor: (2004-2007) Shariff Kabunsuan is the newest province... Siquijor is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Sorsogon Region: Bicol Region (Region V) Capital: Sorsogon City Founded: â€” Population: 2000 censusâ€”650,535 (37th largest) Densityâ€”304 per kmÂ² (19th highest) Area: 2,141. ... South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ... Southern Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Sultan Kudarat Region: SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) Capital: Isulan Founded: Population: 2000 censusâ€”586,505 (42nd largest) Densityâ€”124 per kmÂ² (21st highest) Area: 4,714. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Sulu Region: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Capital: Jolo Founded: Population: 2000 censusâ€”619,668 (40th largest) Densityâ€”387 per kmÂ² (13th highest) Area: 1,600. ... Surigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 censusâ€”1,068,783 (23rd largest) Densityâ€”350 per kmÂ² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ... Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Zambales Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Iba Founded: 1578 Population: 2000 censusâ€”627,802 (39th largest) Densityâ€”169 per kmÂ² (49th highest) Area: 3,714. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Zamboanga del Norte Region: Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) Capital: Dipolog City Founded: June 23, 1635 and June 6, 1952 Population: 2000 censusâ€”823,130 (27th largest) Densityâ€”124 per kmÂ² (27th highest) Area: 6,618. ... Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. ... Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. ... The Philippines is divided into, from the highest division to the lowest: Provinces and independent cities Municipalities and component cities Barangays Each division at each level from the provinces down to the barangays is a local government unit (LGU). ... The Philippines is divided into three island groups. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Map of the Philippines showing the... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas Politics Portal A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipyo, in Tagalog) is a local... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... The Legislative districts of the Philippines are the representations of the Philippines provinces and cities in the Philippine Congress. ... A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession/control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power. ... For other uses, see Sabah (disambiguation). ... The Scarborough Shoal, more correctly described as a group of islands, atolls, and reefs then a shoal, is located in the Luzon Sea (South China Sea). ...

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