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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.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) currently lists 355 volcanoes in the Philippines as inactive. [2] The PHIVOLCS listing is the basis of this list, but with additional information, some were reclassified in the active list or the potentially active list. Volcanoes with solfataric or fumarolic activity indicating ...
Legal aspects. According to Philippine laws, terrorism is a crime under the Human Security Act of 2007 which describes such acts as causing "widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace". The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the law was the Abu Sayyaf on September 10, 2015, by the Basilan ...
Politics of the Philippines. The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress. The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under plurality-at-large voting: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.
The Philippine Fault System is a major inter-related system of geological faults throughout the whole of the Philippine Archipelago, [ 1] primarily caused by tectonic forces compressing the Philippines into what geophysicists call the Philippine Mobile Belt. [ 2] Some notable Philippine faults include the Guinayangan, Masbate and Leyte faults.
Taal in Batangas is the second most active volcano in the Philippines. Kanlaon in Negros island. Bulusan in Sorsogon. Smith in Calayan. Hibok‑Hibok in Camiguin. Pinatubo in Zambales. Musuan in Bukidnon. Mount Isarog in Camarines Sur. Mount Melibengoy and its crater lake in South Cotabato.
Mano ( Tagalog: pagmamano) is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the hand of the elder and presses their forehead on the elder's hand.
Retrieved September 13, 2020. ^ a b "Hello, Love, Goodbye is now highest grossing PHL film ever". BusinessWorld. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020. ^ "After earning P810m at the box office, 'The Hows of Us' goes to Cannes". manilastandard.net. Manila Standard. October 24, 2018.