List of records of the Philippines explained
This is an annotated list of records of the Philippines organized by category.
Finance
Geography
See also: Extreme points of the Philippines.
- The longest river: Cagayan River, Cagayan Valley. 353km (219miles)[5]
- The longest underground river: Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, 24km (15miles) cave containing an 8.2km (05.1miles) underground section of the Cabayugan River[6]
- The highest temperature (as officially recorded by the PAGASA): Tuguegarao, Cagayan,, April 29, 1912 and May 11, 1969[7]
- The lowest temperature (as officially recorded by the PAGASA): Baguio,, January 18, 1961[8] [9]
- The strongest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, Mw 8.0, August 16, 1976[10]
- The deadliest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, 4,791 deaths, August 16, 1976
Political entities
See main article: List of Philippine cities and municipalities.
- Area
- Population
- Province with the largest population:
- excluding highly urbanized cities: Cavite, 3,678,301 inhabitants (2015)[16]
- including highly urbanized cities: Cebu, 4,632,359 inhabitants (2015)
- Province with the smallest population: Batanes, 17,246 inhabitants (2015)
- City with the largest population: Quezon City, 2,936,116 inhabitants (2015)[17]
- City with the smallest population: Palayan, Nueva Ecija, 41,041 (2015)[18] [19]
- City outside Metro Manila with the largest population: Davao City, 1,632,991 inhabitants (2015)[20]
- Municipality with the largest population: Rodriguez, Rizal, 443,954 (2020)[21]
- Municipality with the smallest population:
- Barangay with the largest population: Barangay 176, Caloocan, 246,515 (2015)
- Population density
- Province with highest population density: Cavite 2455PD/km2 (2015)
- Province with lowest population density: Apayao 26PD/km2 (2015)
- City with highest population density: Manila, 42628PD/km2 (2015)[24]
- City outside Metro Manila with highest population density: Mandaue, 14402PD/km2 (2015)[25]
- Municipality with highest population density: Cainta, Rizal, 16294PD/km2 (2015)
- Municipality with lowest population density:
- Number of barangays
- Foundation date
Buildings and structures
- The tallest building: Grand Hyatt Manila, Taguig, Metro Manila, 318m (1,043feet)[28]
- The tallest twin building: One Shangri-La Place Towers, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, 227m (745feet) (17th tallest in the world)
- Largest shopping mall by gross leasable area: SM City North EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 498000m2[29] (7th largest in the world)
- The largest indoor arena: Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan, 51,929 seats and 36715m2 (also largest in the world)[30]
- Tallest bamboo statue: St. Vincent Ferrer Statue, Bayambang, Pangasinan, 50.23m (164.8feet) (also tallest in the world)[31]
Others
- Shortest man: Junrey Balawing, (was also shortest living person in the world)[32]
- Largest serving of balut: Pateros, 117.5kg (259lb).[33]
- Largest attended papal gathering: Mass by Pope Francis in Rizal Park, Manila on January 18, 2015, attended by 6–7 million people (also largest in the world)[34]
- Largest banknote: ₱100,000 bill, launched in 1998, dimensions of 356mm width and 216mm height[35]
- Largest gong ensemble in the world, which was participated by 3,440 people in Tabuk, Kalinga in February 2023[36]
- Largest banga dance in the world, which was participated by 4,681 people in Tabuk, Kalinga in February 2023. The dance uses ‘bangas’ or clay pots, which is used to carry water and balanced in the head[37]
- Highest attendance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was attended by 38,115 spectators at the Philippine Arena on August 25, 2023[38]
See also
Notes and References
- Citations:
- 2019: News: Macaraeg . Pauline . Led by Manny Villar, a Record 17 Filipinos Are Included on 2019 Forbes World's Billionaires List . March 6, 2019 . September 7, 2023 . Esquire Philippines.
- 2021: News: Manuel . Pilar . Manny Villar remains wealthiest Filipino in Forbes list, PH now has 17 billionaires . April 7, 2021 . September 10, 2021 . CNN Philippines.
- 2022: News: Manny Villar remains Philippines' richest, net worth at $8.3 billion: Forbes . April 6, 2022 . April 8, 2024 . ABS-CBN News.
- 2023: News: Yu . Lance Spencer . Manny Villar is top Filipino billionaire, 232nd richest in Forbes global list . April 5, 2023 . September 7, 2023 . Rappler.
- 2024: News: de Castro . Isagani Jr. . 16 Filipinos on Forbes 2024 list of world's richest billionaires . April 3, 2024 . April 8, 2024 . Rappler.
- Book: Academic American Encyclopedia, Volume 6 . 1990 . Grolier . 978-0-7172-2029-8 . 46 . March 5, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Laguna de Bay; Origin . Laguna Lake Development Authority . March 5, 2020 . The studies conducted by LLDA-NIGS in 1999 on the bathymetry and sediment quality of the Laguna de Bay showed that the surface area was 949 km2 or 949,000 hectares..
- Web site: Islands of Philippines . Island Directory Tables . United Nations Environment Programme . April 18, 2016.
- Book: Philippine Yearbook . 2010 . Republic of the Philippines, National Economic and Development Authority, National Census and Statistics Office . 25 . March 5, 2020 . en.
- Book: The Report: The Philippines 2012 . 2012 . Oxford Business Group . 978-1-907065-56-9 . 238 . March 5, 2020 . en.
- Web site: The Philippines' Initial National Communication on Climate Change . United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change . May 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323103859/https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/phinc1.pdf . March 23, 2019 . December 1999.
- News: Baguio records 4th coldest temperature in history . May 15, 2019 . National Nutrition Council . February 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515080758/http://www.nnc.gov.ph/regional-offices/cordillera-administrative-region/1873-baguio-records-4th-coldest-temperature-in-history-2 . May 15, 2019. "The lowest temperature in the city was officially recorded by PAGASA on January 18, 1961 at 6.3 degrees Celsius...".
- News: Moulic . Gobleth . Baguio coldest in 46 years . May 15, 2019 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . February 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005339/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/871976/baguio-coldest-in-46-years . June 22, 2018 . en. "The coldest morning [in Baguio] was 6.3 degrees on Jan. 18, 1961.".
- Web site: 1976 August 17 Ms8.1 Moro Gulf Earthquake . Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology . May 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515080217/https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/destructive-earthquake-of-the-philippines/2-uncategorised/208-1976-august-17-ms7-9-moro-gulf-earthquake . May 15, 2019 . en-gb.
- Web site: List of Provinces . PSGC Interactive . National Statistical Coordination Board . March 5, 2020 . Makati City, Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419000512/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp . April 19, 2016.
- Web site: List of Cities . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113161305/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp . November 13, 2015 . September 30, 2015.
- Web site: Province: OCCIDENTAL MINDORO . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820192649/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?provCode=175100000 . August 20, 2016.
- Web site: List of Municipalities . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160715113928/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listmun.asp . July 15, 2016 . June 30, 2016.
- Web site: Province: NCR, FOURTH DISTRICT (Not a Province). PSGC Interactive. Philippine Statistics Authority. November 12, 2016.
- Web site: Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . May 19, 2016.
- Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); Quezon City – Code:137404000 . Philippine Statistics Authority . May 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050149/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc%2Fbarangays%2F137404000 . January 16, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); City of Palayan (Capital) – Code:034919000 . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050822/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc%2Fbarangays%2F034919000 . January 16, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Cities of the Philippines – PhilAtlas . www.philatlas.com . March 5, 2020.
- Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); City of Davao – Code:112402000 . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050535/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc%2Fbarangays%2F112402000 . January 16, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population . Philippine Statistics Authority . March 5, 2020 . May 19, 2016.
- Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); Municipality of KALAYAAN – Code:175321000 . Philippine Statistics Authority . May 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113063032/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc%2Fbarangays%2F175321000 . January 13, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); . Philippine Statistics Authority . May 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023259/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc%2Fbarangays%2F020903000 . January 15, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Philippine Statistics Authority . Philippine Population Density (Based on the 2015 Census of Population) . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160902135024/https://psa.gov.ph/content/philippine-population-density-based-2015-census-population . September 2, 2016 . September 1, 2016.
- Web site: Philippine Statistics Authority . Philippine Population Density (Based on the 2015 Census of Population) . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160902135024/https://psa.gov.ph/content/philippine-population-density-based-2015-census-population . September 2, 2016 . September 1, 2016.
- Web site: Barangays – PhilAtlas . PhilAtlas . March 5, 2020.
- Book: Zaide . Gregorio F. . The Philippines since pre-Spanish times.-v. 2. The Philippines since the British invasion . 1957 . Philippine Education Company . 145 . revised . March 5, 2020 . en.
- News: Garcia . Angelo G. . Night out: Grand Hyatt's The Peak has the best views of the metro . May 15, 2019 . ABS-CBN News . https://web.archive.org/web/20181130100255/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/30/18/night-out-grand-hyatts-the-peak-has-the-best-views-of-the-metro . November 30, 2018.
- News: SM Prime plans to continue developing SM North Edsa. BusinessMirror. August 13, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820035647/http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/2015/12/15/sm-prime-plans-to-continue-developing-sm-north-edsa/. August 20, 2016.
- Web site: Largest mixed-use indoor theatre . Guinness World Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111182942/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/60280-largest-mixed-use-indoor-theatre . January 11, 2015 . July 21, 2014.
- News: Bayambang town sets world record for tallest bamboo sculpture . May 15, 2019 . Manila Bulletin News . April 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515072812/https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/06/bayambang-town-sets-world-record-for-tallest-bamboo-sculpture/ . May 15, 2019.
- News: Filipino man new world's shortest . May 15, 2019 . BBC News . June 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121021809/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13741067 . November 21, 2018.
- Web site: Largest Serving of Balut . Guinness World Records . April 20, 2018.
- News: Pullella . Philip . Pope Manila Mass drew record crowd of 6–7 million: Vatican . May 30, 2018 . Reuters . January 18, 2015.
- Web site: Our Commemorative 100,000-Peso Bill Is World's Largest Banknote . When in Manila . August 17, 2016 . August 17, 2016.
- Web site: Largest gong ensemble . 2023-03-09 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
- Web site: Largest Banga dance . 2023-03-09 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
- News: Reynolds . Tim . Basketball World Cup sets attendance record with 38,115 showing up for game in Manila . August 25, 2023 . . August 25, 2023.