Basic Facts about the Philippines

Question 1

4 Richest People 2023

Answer 1

1. Sy Siblings (Many)
2. Manuel Villar (Real Estate)
3. Enrique Razon Jr. (Logistics)
4. Ramon Ang (Food)

Question 2

Richest province

Answer 2

Cebu Province
235.7 billion

Question 3

Richest municipality

Answer 3

Carmona, Cavite
6 billion

Question 4

Largest company

Answer 4

BDO Unibank
1.12 billion US dollars

Question 5

2nd largest company

Answer 5

SM Investments
799 million US dollars

Question 6

10 Largest companies

Answer 6

1. BDO Unibank
2. SM Investments
3. JG Summit Holdings
4. Ayala Corporation

Question 7

Largest Cities

Answer 7

1. Quezon (2,761,720)
2. Manila (1,600,000)
3. Caloocan (1,500,00)
4. Budta (1,273,715)

Question 8

Most Populated Province

Answer 8

1. Metro Manila (13,484,462)
2. Cebu (5,151,274)
3. Cavite (4,344,829)
4. Bulacan (3,708,890)

Question 9

No. of Provinces

Answer 9

82

Question 10

Province with most number of cities

Answer 10

Negros Occidental (13)

Question 11

No. of Barangays

Answer 11

42,028

Question 11

Most no. of barangays in a region

Answer 11

Region 8 (4,390)

Question 12

Most no. of barangays in a province

Answer 12

Iloilo (1,901)

Question 13

Most no. of barangays in a city

Answer 13

Manila (897)

Question 14

Towns in the PH

Answer 14

149 cities

33, highly urbanized
5, independent
111 component

Question 15

No. of municipalities

Answer 15

1,485

Question 16

No. of cities and municipalities

Answer 16

1,634

Question 17

Features of a developing country

Answer 17

• High rate of population growth
• Low per capita income
• Primary sector dependence
• High unemployment rates
• Dependency on exports of primary commodities

Question 18

PH level

Answer 18

Lower-Middle Class
3,950 USD

Question 19

India or PH

Answer 19

India

Larger economy
Higher GDP

Question 20

GDP Q3 2023

Answer 20

5.9%