Local Environment
Made up of over 7,000 islands, the landmass of the Philippines is known as this geographic feature.
This duo makes up the current president and vice-president of the Philippines, respectively.
Who are Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte?
As compared to the coconut tree, this tree is the national tree of the Philippines.
What is narra?
This Pinoy food is the name of one of Doja Cat's songs from her latest album Scarlet, consisting of a fertilized duck egg.
What is balut?
The Philippine national hero whose revolutionary texts include Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891).
Who is José Rizal?
One of the nation’s National Geological Monuments, this collection of conical and same-sized hills is located in Central Visayas.
What are the Chocolate Hills of Bohol?
The president of the Philippines can only serve for 1 term, but presidential terms are this amount of years long.
What is 6 years?
Alongside English, this language is one of the official languages of the Philippines.
What is Filipino?
This fast food corporation belongs to the 9th richest man in the Philippines - Tony Tan Caktiong - and has formal complaints filed against it by the American National Labor Relations Board that it will attend a court hearing for on October 11th, 2023.
What is Jollibee?
This national hero is known as one of the founders of Kataastaasang, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Katipunan) and the "Father of the Philippine Revolution."
Who is Andrés Bonifacio?
The Philippines, among other developing nations, is at particular risk for the flooding, tropical storms, landslides, and droughts caused by this scientific phenomenon.
What is climate change?
This bill, signed into act by former president Robert Duterte in 2020, provides the government the authority to examine bank accounts and freeze assets or organizations, to designate individuals and organizations as terrorists, apply for broad surveillance powers without notice and judicial process.
What is the Anti-Terror Act of 2020?
This Western Visayas city is where Filipino-British, singer-songwriter Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus - known mononymously as Beabadoobee - hails from.
Where is Iloilo City?
This lumpy, green vegetable is commonly served with scrambled eggs and tomatoes - said to help with diabetic symptoms as an herbal medicine.
What is bittermelon?
This datu - or Indigenous chief - of the Mactan people in pre-colonial times was responsible for the death of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
Who is Lapu-Lapu?
This industry accounted for 6.2% of the Philippines' GDP in 2022, but leads to the displacement of endemic species and local people alongside increased pollution, habitat loss, and vulnerability to forest fires.
What is tourism?
The Philippines gained independence as a sovereign nation on this date, although Philippine Independence Day is celebrated on a different day, recognizing freedom from Spain.
What is July 4th, 1946?
These domestic bovids are well-suited to humid weather and are unofficially recognized as national symbols of the Filipino people's sense of hard work.
What are carabao?
This sweet treat is wrapped in banana leaves and made out of glutinous rice, flavored with chocolate tablets.
What is morón?
This Philippine national hero led a revolt against the Spanish in the Ilocos region in 1763 and was referred to "Henerala."
Who is Gabriela Silang?
This country is responsible for the erroneously misattributed majority of plastic waste and pollution within the Philippines, as revealed in 2020 study highlighted Yale Environment.
What is the United States of America?
This proclamation provided on September 21st, 1972 put forth martial law in the Philippines under the justification that the republic was under attack from various terrorist forces and the government needed to reform society alongside American, democratic ideals.
What is Presidential Proclamation No. 1081?
These geographical features are mentioned by Tagalog name in the national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang," as being where the Philippines will never be oppressed by conquerors.
What are sea and mountain breeze? (Dagat at bundok na simoy)
This name for this practice of dipping pastries - especially pandesal - into warm beverages like coffee features the linguistic practice of reduplication.
What is sawsaw?
This guerilla leader from Tacloban City led an unconventional war against Japanese Occupation in WWII resulting in P10,000 bounty on her.
Who is Nieves Fernandez?