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  2. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands - Wikipedia

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    Morong was converted to a regular province of Rizal in 1901; Manila Province (except the City of Manila) was transferred to Rizal in the same year. Romblon became a regular province in 1901, but was created as a sub-province of Capiz once again in 1907 and reestablished as a separate province in 1918. In 1908, Abra was annexed into Ilocos Sur ...

  3. List of island cities and municipalities in the Philippines

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    Pilar, Cebu (Ponson Island) President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol (Lapinig Island) Rapu-rapu, Albay (Rapu-rapu and Batan Island) Romblon, Romblon; Sabtang, Batanes; Samal, Davao del Norte; San Antonio, Northern Samar (Dalupiri Island) San Francisco, Cebu (Pacijan and Tulang Island) San Jose, Romblon (Carabao Island) San Vicente, Northern Samar ...

  4. Provinces of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Surigao Oriental (1992, 2015, 2022): House Bill No. 2336 seeks to carve a province out of the six southernmost local government units of Surigao del Sur province. The City of Bislig and the municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Lingig, and Tagbina all comprise the district of the bill's author, Surigao del Sur 2nd District Representative Johnny T ...

  5. Timeline of Philippine history - Wikipedia

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    The arrival of the first Homo species to the early Chibanian. [1] 400,000 People belonging to the species Homo erectus set foot on the Philippines. 250,000 Human habitation is said to be began. [2] [clarification needed] 55,000 The first Homo sapiens in the Philippines. [citation needed] 50,000 Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Caves ...

  6. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    dinagat, Cebuano for "of the sea," [45] referring to the island on which most of the province is situated, or the town which was the first municipality established in the area. Guimaras. Hispanicized corruption of himal-us, [46] the indigenous name for the province's main island, of unknown etymology.

  7. History of the Philippines (1565–1898) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.

  8. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Each province is guaranteed at least one seat, and more populous provinces are also provided more. Many cities that have a population of at least 250,000 inhabitants are also granted one or more seats. If a province or a city is composed of only one legislative district, it is said to be the lone district (e.g., the "Lone District of Guimaras").

  9. First Philippine Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Republic (Spanish: República Filipina), now officially remembered as the First Philippine Republic and also referred to by historians as the Malolos Republic, was an insurgency established in Malolos, Bulacan, during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire (1896–1898) and the Spanish–American War between Spain and the United States (1898) through the ...