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INFORMACIÓN GENERAL DE FILIPINAS

Filipinas Philippines [ Pilipinas ]

Official language: Pilipino

General Resources:

• The Official Government Portal of the Republic of the Philippines

National Institutions:

• Office of the President
  • Office of the Press Secretary
    • Philippine Information Agency
    • Philippines News Agency
    • Radio-Television Malacañang
  • National Economic and Development Authority
    • National Statistics Office
    • Pambansang Lupon sa Ugnayang Pang-Estadistika [National Statistical Coordination Board]
    • Commission on Population
    • Tariff Commission
    • Philippine Institute for Development Studies
  • Public Estates Authority
  • Cooperative Development Authority
  • Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
  • National Security Council
  • National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
  • Commission on Higher Education
  • Presidential Commission on Educational Reform
• House of Representatives
• Department of Agrarian Reform
• Department of Agriculture
  • Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension
  • Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
  • National Food Authority
  • Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
  • Philippine Rice Research Institute
• Department of Budget and Management
• Department of Education, Culture and Sports <additional site>
  • Bureau of Nonformal Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources <additional site>
  • Environmental Management Bureau
  • Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
  • National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
• Department of Finance
  • Bureau of Internal Revenue
  • Bureau of Customs
  • Securities and Exchange Commission
• Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Commission on Filipinos Overseas
• Department of Health
  • Bureau of Food and Drugs
  • Bureau of International Health Cooperation
  • Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
• Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Department of Justice
  • Office of the Solicitor General
• Department of Labor and Employment
  • Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
  • Bureau of Labor Relations
  • Bureauáof Local Employment
  • Bureau of Rural Workers
  • Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
  • Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
  • Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
  • Information and Publication Service
  • Institute for Labor Studies
  • Occupational Safety and Health Center
  • National Conciliation and Mediation Board
  • National Wages and Productivity Commission
    • Regional Tripartite Wages & Productivity Board, Region VII
    • Regional Tripartite Wages & Productivity Board, Region IX
• Department of National Defense
  • Armed Forces of the Philippines
    • Philippine Army
    • Philippine Air Force
    • Philippine Navy
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Department of Science and Technology
  • Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
  • Advanced Science and Technology Institute
  • Science and Technology Information Institute
  • Science Education Institute
  • Industrial Technology Development Institute
  • Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
  • Food and Nutrition Research Institute
  • Forest Products Research and Development Institute
  • Philippine Nuclear Research Institute <additional site>
  • National Computer Center
  • Metals Industry Research and Development Center
  • Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development
  • Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
  • Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development
  • Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
  • Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Department of Tourism
  • Philippine Tourism Authority
  • Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation
• Department of Trade and Industry
  • Bureau of Product Standards
  • Bureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection
  • Bureau of Small and Medium Business Development
  • Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion
  • Bureau of Export Trade Promotion
  • Bureau of Import Services
  • Bureau of International Trade Relations
  • Intellectual Property Office
  • Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines
  • Philippine Economic Zone Authority
  • Board of Investments
  • Bonded Export Marketing Board
  • Garments and Textile Export Board
  • National Industrial Manpower Training Council
  • Information Technology and E-Commerce Council
• Department of Transportation and Communications
  • Air Transportation Office
  • Philippine Ports Authority
  • Maritime Industry Authority
  • National Telecommunications Commission
• Bases Conversion Development Authority
• Social Security System
• Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan [Government Service Insurance System]
• Career Executive Service Board
• Local Water Utilities Administration
• National Commission for Culture and the Arts
• National Youth Commission
• Civil Service Commission
• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [Central Bank of the Philippines]
• Commission on Elections
• Commission on Audit
• Supreme Court of the Philippines

Regional Institutions:

• Province of Bohol
• Province of Bulacan
• Province of Negros Occidental

Municipal Institutions:

• Municipality of Cantilan
• City of Cebu
• General Santos City
• City of Makati
• City of Manila
• City of Naga
• City of Pasig
• Puerto Princesa City

Representations in Foreign Countries:

• Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates
• Philippine Embassy in Canberra, Australia
• Philippine Consulate General in Sydney, Australia
• Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Austria
• Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium
• Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, Canada
• Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, Canada
• Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou, China (People's Republic)
• Honorary Consulate of the Philippines in Potsdam, Germany
• Philippine Embassy in London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
• Philippine Tourism Office in Tokyo, Japan
• Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan
• Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Philippine Consulate in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
• Philippine Embassy in Moscow, Russian Federation
• Philippine Embassy in Singapore
• Philippine Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa
• Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkey
• Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, United States of America
• Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, United States of America
• Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, United States of America
• Philippine Consulate General in New York, United States of America
• Philippine Embassy in Washington, United States of America
• Philippine Mission to the European Union in Brussels
• Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York
• Philippine Permanent Delegation to the UNESCO in Paris

Political Parties:

• National Democratic Front (NDF)
• Akbayan [Citizens' Action Party]

Additional Information:

General Information:

• The World Factbook (by the CIA)
• Atlapedia Online (by Latimer Clarke Corporation)
• Information Please: Countries of the World (by Information Please LLC)

Political Information:

• Elections around the world (by Wilfried Derksen)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (by the CIA)
• Political Leaders (by Roberto Ortíz de Zárate)
• World Statesmen (by Benjamin Cahoon)
• Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere)
• The Political Reference Almanac (by Keynote Publishing Co.)
• Regents of the world (by Enno Schulz)

Information from Encyclopedias:

• Columbia Encyclopedia (by Columbia University Press)

Touristic Information:

• World Travel Guide (by Columbus Publishing Ltd.)
• Lonely Planet Destinations (by Lonely Planet Publications)
• Atevo Travel Destinations (by Atevo, Inc.)

Information on Human Rights:

• Amnesty International Publications (by Amnesty International)
• Freedom in the World (by Freedom House, Inc.)

Other Information:

• Human Development Report (by United Nations Development Programme)
• Ethnologue: Languages of the World (by Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.)
• Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others)
• World Flag Database (by Graham Bartram)