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Dumaguete
(Encyclopedia) Dumaguete Dumaguete d&oomacr;mägāˈtā [key], city, capital of Negros Oriental prov., SE Negros, the…Cagayan
(Encyclopedia) CagayanCagayankägīˈən, kägäyänˈ [key], river, c.220 mi (350 km) long, rising in the mountains of central Luzon, Philippines, and flowing N to the Pacific Ocean at Aparri. It is…terrace
(Encyclopedia) terrace, a level field built on top of a hillslope into the floor of a deep valley to improve cultivation of crops. Terracing uses the runoff from the hill to increase soil…Apo, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Apo, MountApo, Mountäˈpō [key], active volcano, 9,690 ft (2,953 m) high, on S Mindanao island, the Philippines. It is the highest peak of the islands. Mt. Apo has a snowcapped…Masbate
(Encyclopedia) MasbateMasbatemäsbäˈtā [key], island, 1,262 sq mi (3,269 sq km), the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, S of SE Luzon. Gold, which has been mined there for centuries, is still…Leyte
(Encyclopedia) LeyteLeytelāˈtē, –tā [key], island (1990 pop. 1,689,756), 2,785 sq mi (7,213 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindanao. A fertile agricultural…Magsaysay, Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Magsaysay, RamónMagsaysay, Ramónrämōnˈ mägsīˈsī [key], 1907–57, president of the Philippines (1953–57). When the Japanese invaded the Philippines (1941), he joined the army and was…Liguasan Marsh
(Encyclopedia) Liguasan MarshLiguasan Marshlĭgwəsänˈ, lĭgwäˈsän [key], extensive swamp region, c.25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (30 km) wide, along the Pulangi River, S central Mindanao, the…Iligan
(Encyclopedia) Iligan Iligan ēlēˈgän [key], city, capital of Lanao del Norte prov., W central Mindanao, the…Quezon
(Encyclopedia) Quezon, province (1990 pop. 1,372,445), E central Luzon, the Philippines. Lucena is the capital. A long, narrow province bordering on the Philippine Sea and containing in part the…Trending
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