Fun Facts
These monetary contributions from OFWs bolster the Philippines' GDP by about 10%.
What are remittances?
This rapper is featured in a popular song by his music group about bebots.
Who is apl.de.ap?
The sultunate of this region was a tribute for the Qing dynasty.
What is Sulu?
The name of this dish is yelled for by street vendors in the morning.
What is taho?
The word "asukal" is derived from this language, after the Spanish made contact with their respective region.
What is Arabic? (Assukkar or sukkar)
This is the approximate number of Filipinos that leave the Philippines everyday to migrate to other countries.
What is 8,000 people?
Which city is the singer who can't remember how to say your name from?
These famous geographical formations in the Visayas are called where and located in which region?
What are the Chocolate Hills, Bohol?
This yam ingredient is commonly used in desserts and has risen to global popularity.
Filipino classics like lumpia and pancit come from this cuisine.
What is Chinese cuisine?
This is the approximate number of Filipinos that reside and work outside of the Philippines?
What is 10.2 million people?
This Filipina pop girl group sings songs like Pantropiko and Salamin-Salamin.
What is BINI?
This national hero founded the Katipunan to fight for independence from Spanish colonial rule, building a movement that led to the Philippine Revolution in 1896.
Who is Andres Bonifacio?
This sizzling dish made from pork's head comes from cuisine in this region in the Philippines.
What is sisig?
Where is Pampampanga?
These nations are the top three countries that Filipinos immigrate to.
What are the United States of America, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates?
This percentage of islands in the archipelago are unnamed.
What is 65%? (~5000/7641)
This singer was the only one to voice 2 Disney princesses.
Who is Lea Salonga?
Americans landed in this region to assist the Philippines in their liberation from Japanese occupation during WWII.
Where is the MacArthur Landing, Leyte Province?
This dish, likened to sisig, is from the Ilocos region.
What is dinakdakan?
This dialect, unique for having Spanish-Creole influence, is spoken in this region.
Zamboanga City, Mindanao (Chavacano)
This legal policy, initially enacted during Martial Law, promoted and increased the migration of Filipinos.
What is the Labor Export Policy?
This Filipino shooting guard in the NBA plays for the New York Knicks.
Who is Jordan Clarkson?
Manila is the densest city in the world, with this exact number of people living per km2 as of 2026.
What is 42,657?
(From World Population Review)
This taro mash dessert is held in half of a coconut and is wrapped in banana leaf.
What is Binagol?
Words like "ate" and "kuya" are derived from this dialect.
What is Hokkien Chinese?