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Philippine Standard Time (PST [1] [2] or PhST; [3] [4] Filipino: Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), [citation needed] is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines.
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (/ ˈ t ɑː ɡ l eɪ / TAH-glay; Tagalog: [lʊˈwis ɐnˈtonɪo 'taɡlɛ]; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church currently serving as the Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization of Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since June 5, 2022, [2] and as the President of Interdicasterial ...
Makati ( / məˈkɑːti / ⓘ mə-KAH-tee; Tagalog pronunciation: [mɐˈkaː.t̪ɪ] ), officially the City of Makati ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Makati ), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest ...
t. e. The president of the Philippines ( Filipino: pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as presidente ng Pilipinas) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
The New Bilibid Prison ( NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. [ 2] It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, nearly five times its intended capacity of 6,345.
The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in senatorial elections) under a plurality-at-large ...
Metro Manila is a metropolitan area in the Philippines, consisting of 16 cities and a municipality, designated as the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country.. The mayors in Metro Manila are considered as the local chief executives of their respective localities and they also form part of the Metro Manila Council of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
The Philippines has five types of climates: tropical rainforest, tropical monsoon, tropical savanna, humid subtropical and oceanic (the latter two are found in higher-altitude areas). The country overall is characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall. There are two seasons in the country: the wet ...