Did you know???



1.)The smallest bats in the world is the golden-crowned flying fox weighs about 1.5 kilograms is on the Philippines.


2.)The largest bats in the world is the lesser flat headed bats or the lesser bamboo bats weigh around 2 grams is on the Philippines.


3.)The Calamian deer or Cervus calamianensis (pilandok) of Palawan is the world's smallest deer.


4.)The tarsier of Bohol is the smallest monkey in the world.


5.) Smallest fish in the world is found in the Philippines called dwarf goby (Pandaka pygmaea) measures 1.2 centimeters or less than half of an inch but now it is extinct.


6.) Largest fish in the world is also found in the Philippines called whale shark, which is 50 feet or more in length.


7.) The greatest wonder of boxing for this recent time is no other than the pride of the Philippines - Manny Pacquiao. He is obviously the greatest boxer in the world in terms of winning championship belts in different weight classes.


8.) People Power Revolution was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1983-86.


9.) Mayon Volcano is also found in the Philippines, world famous for its near-perfect conical shape.


10.) The Philippines has the longest irregular coastline in the world, 36,290 kilometers in length.


11.) Also found in the Philippines is the world's rarest shell, called Glory of the Sea(Connus gloriamaris).


12.) Tridacna gigas, which is the world's largest shell and has a length of one meter and weighs 600 pounds was also found in the Philippines.


13.) The smallest shell in the world was found in the Philippines, the Pisidium. It is less than one millimeter in length.




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