BEST And WORST In The Philippines

Map Of The Philippines showing all the provinces and Metro Manila, the capital region of the country

A breath taking beach, one of the 1,107 islands in the Philippines

An Ivatan woman of Batanes, an Ethnic minority group of Batanes in the northernmost part of the country

It was the best of times, the worst of times Charles Dickens said in his Tales of Two Cities. Surely we have the good side and not so nice part of us and more importantly in things we deal with, see or experience.

The pearl of the Orient, gem of the East Philippines with more than 7,100 islands is indeed a splendid island country yet behind its mystic beauty lies something more in its interior. Getting here, exploring places, meeting people and experiencing things is a way more appropriate to have impressions of the country. Watchful Eyes compiled some of the best and worst the Philippines can offer and give some insights into what can someone expect somehow though this little piece of information is just a personal opinion of the blogger reader's discretion is highly recommended. Here are some of the best and worst in the Philippines:

Largest Provinces In Area:

Palawan

Isabela

Bukidnon

Agusan Del Sur

Cagayan

Quezon

Cotabato

Negros Occidental

Zamboanga Del Norte

Leyte

Smallest Provinces In Area:

Batanes

Camiguin

Siquijor

Biliran

Guimaras

Marinduque

Dinagat Islands

Tawi-Tawi

Rizal

Bataan

Basilan

Largest Region In Terms Of Area:

Region IV-B or MIMAROPA

Most Populated Provinces:

Cebu

Cavite

Bulacan

Negros Occidental

Pangasinan

Laguna

Rizal

Batangas

Pampanga

Iloilo

Least Populated Provinces:

Batanes

Camiguin

Siquijor

Apayao

Dinagat Islands

Most Populated Region:

Metro Manila or NCR

Oldest Province:

Aklan (established 1213 AD)

Oldest Town:

Kalibo (founded and established 1280 AD)

Grandmother Of All Philippine Festival: 

Ati-atihan Festival of Kalibo, Aklan (celebrated and held starting in 1280 AD during the establishment and foundation of the town of Kalibo)

Oldest Independent Provinces (Starting From The Spanish Permanent Settlement):

Cebu

Iloilo 

Laguna

Pampanga 

Ilocos Sur

Bulacan

Zambales

Pangasinan

Cagayan

Batangas

Oldest Independent Town After Discovery Of the Philippines By Magellan:

Unisan, Quezon - founded 1529

Places With The Most Beautiful Women:

Metro Manila

Aklan

Albay

Apayao

Bataan

Batangas

Bulacan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Cavite

Cebu

Cotabato

Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur

Isabela

La Union

Laguna

Lanao Del Norte

Leyte

Masbate

Misamis Oriental

Negros Occidental

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Occidental Mindoro

Palawan

Pampanga

Pangasinan

Quezon

Rizal

Samar

Sorsogon

South Cotabato

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Surigao Del Sur

Tarlac

Tawi-Tawi

Zambales

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Places With The Most Handsome Men:

Metro Manila

Agusan Del Sur

Aklan

Antique

Apayao

Aurora

Basilan

Bataan

Batangas

Benguet

Bohol

Bukidnon

Bulacan

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Camiguin

Capiz

Cavite

Cebu

Cotabato

Davao Del Sur

Eastern Samar

Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur

Iloilo

Isabela

Kalinga

La Union

Laguna

Lanao Del Norte

Maguindanao

Marinduque

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Oriental

Mountain Province

Northern Samar

Nueva Ecija

Nueva Vizcaya

Oriental Mindoro

Pampanga

Quezon

Quirino

Rizal

Romblon

Samar

Sorsogon

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Surigao Del Norte

Tarlac

Tawi-Tawi

Zambales

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay



Provinces Which Excel In Sports Both Local and International Multi-sporting Competitions (SEA Games, Asian Games, Olympic Games etc.)

Aklan
Antique
Batangas
Benguet
Bulacan
Cotabato
Davao Del Sur
Iloilo
Laguna
Misamis Oriental
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Pampanga
Rizal
Sarangani
South Cotabato
Zamboanga Del Norte



 
Provinces Which Has Huge Potential For Progress

Aklan
Antique
Batangas
Benguet
Bulacan
Cotabato
Davao Del Sur
Iloilo
Laguna
Misamis Oriental
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Pampanga
Rizal
Sarangani
South Cotabato
Zamboanga Del Norte

Places With Lots of Gays, Lesbians and Other LGBT:

Metro Manila

Pampanga

Cebu

Laguna

Iloilo

Rizal

Bulacan

Aklan

Antique

Batangas

Benguet

Friendliest Places For Gays:

Metro Manila

Cebu

Pampanga

Zambales

Laguna

Iloilo

Aklan

Rizal

Siquijor

Camiguin

Batanes

Hostile Places For Gays, Lesbians and LGBT Community:

Abra

Basilan

Compostella Valley

Davao Del Norte

Davao Del Sur

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Eastern Samar

Ilocos Norte

La Union

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Maguindanao

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

Quezon

Samar

Sarangani

Southern Leyte

Sulu

Tarlac

Tawi-Tawi

Best Provinces For Hidden Or Unexplored Beaches:

Albay

Antique

Aurora

Basilan

Bataan

Batanes   highly recommended

Batangas

Biliran

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Camiguin   highly recommended

Catanduanes

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Dinagat Islands

Eastern Samar

Guimaras

Ilocos Norte

Iloilo

Marinduque

Masbate

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Oriental

Negros Occidental

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Occidental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro

Quezon

Quirino

Romblon

Samar

Sarangani

Siquijor   highly recommended

Southern Leyte

Sulu

Zambales

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Best Provinces With Lots Of Hidden Wonderful Nature:

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Antique

Apayao

Aurora

Basilan

Batanes

Batangas

Benguet

Biliran

Bohol

Bukidnon

Bulacan

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Camiguin

Compostella Valley

Cotabato

Davao Del Sur

Davao Oriental

Davao Occidental

Eastern Samar

Guimaras

Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

Kalinga

La Union

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Marinduque

Masbate

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Oriental

Mountain Province

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Nueva Ecija

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro

Quezon

Quirino

Romblon

Samar

Sarangani

Siquijor

Sorsogon

South Cotabato

Southern Leyte

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Tawi-Tawi

Zambales

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Places With The Highest Crimes:

Metro Manila

Basilan

Maguindanao

Sulu

Tawi-Tawi

Places With Very High Crimes:

Abra

Bataan

Bulacan

Cavite

Cotabato

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Kalinga
Laguna

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Negros Occidental

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Sibugay

Places With The Lowest or Zero Crimes:

Aklan

Batanes

Biliran

Camiguin

Davao Del Norte

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Marinduque

Quirino

Romblon

Siquijor

Insurgency and Rebel-Free Provinces

Aklan
Bataan
Batanes
Camiguin
Guimaras
Marinduque
Pampanga
Romblon
Siquijor

Places With The Most Rape Cases / Trafficking:

Metro Manila

Laguna

Nueva Ecija

Cebu

Pangasinan

Cavite

Bulacan

Camarines Norte

Ilocos Norte

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Places With The Most Murder / Massacre Cases:

Metro Manila

Laguna

Batangas

Tarlac

Bataan

Abra

Benguet

Bulacan

Kalinga

Negros Occidental

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

Basilan

Sulu

Places With The Most Number Of Illegal Drugs Cases:

Metro Manila

Cavite

Iloilo

Cebu

Batangas

Pangasinan

Places With The Most Number Of Holdupping Incidents:

Metro Manila

Cavite

Pangasinan

Albay

Laguna

Iloilo

Cotabato

Cebu

La Union

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Misamis Oriental

Nueva Ecija

Quezon

Sulu

Places With Most Number Of Kidnapping Incidences:

Metro Manila

Quezon

Basilan

Sulu

Zamboanga Sibugay

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Cavite

Laguna

Batangas

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

Tawi-Tawi

Places Most Frequently Affected By Typhoon / Storms:

Albay

Aurora

Batanes

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Catanduanes

Dinagat Islands

Eastern Samar

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Leyte

Northern Samar

Quezon

Quirino

Samar

Sorsogon

Places Mostly Affected By Insurgencies, Rebel Clashes:

Abra

Basilan

Cotabato

Kalinga

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

South Cotabato

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Dangerous Places:

Abra

Basilan

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Nueva Ecija

Sulu

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Sibugay

Zamboanga Del Sur

Friendliest Places For Tourists:

Aklan

Albay

Antique

Aurora

Batanes

Batangas

Bohol

Camarines Sur

Camiguin

Capiz

Cebu

Cotabato

Davao Del Norte

Davao Del Sur

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Guimaras

Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur

Iloilo

Laguna

Misamis Oriental

Negros Oriental

Palawan

Quirino

Romblon

Sarangani

Siquijor

Sorsogon

Zambales

Hostile Places For Tourists:

Abra

Basilan

Benguet

Kalinga

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Nueva Ecija

Pampanga

Quezon

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Friendliest Places For Business/Investments/Businessmen/Investors:

Aklan

Aurora

Batanes

Batangas

Camarines Sur

Capiz

Cebu

Davao Del Norte

Davao Del Sur

Guimaras

Iloilo

Laguna

Misamis Oriental

Rizal

Siquijor

Zambales

Worst Places For Business/Investments/Businessmen/Investors:

Abra

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Albay

Basilan

Kalinga

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

Samar

Southern Leyte

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Surigao Del Norte

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Best Places For Partying:

Metro Manila

Boracay

Cebu

Iloilo (Best During Dinagyang Festival And All Year Round)

Pampanga

Subic

Baguio City

Places With The Most Religious, Pious People:

Cebu

Aklan

Metro Manila

Camarines Norte

Bulacan

Mysterious Places:

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Apayao

Aurora

Batanes

Biliran

Bukidnon

Cagayan

Camiguin

Catanduanes

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Eastern Samar

Ifugao

Kalinga

La Union

Lanao Del Norte

Marinduque

Misamis Occidental

Mountain Province

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro

Palawan

Quirino

Samar

Sarangani

Siquijor

Southern Leyte

Sultan Kudarat

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Sibugay

Provinces With Beautiful Waterfalls:

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Aklan

Albay

Antique

Aurora

Batangas

Benguet

Biliran

Bohol

Bukidnon

Bulacan

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Camiguin

Catanduanes

Compostela Valley

Cotabato

Davao Del Norte

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Eastern Samar

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Kalinga

La Union

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Marinduque

Masbate

Misamis Occidental

Mountain Province

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro

Palawan

Pangasinan

Quezon

Quirino

Rizal

Samar

Sarangani

Siquijor

Sorsogon

South Cotabato

Southern Leyte

Sulu

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Zambales

Provinces With Beautiful Rivers:

Abra

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Aklan

Antique

Apayao

Aurora

Benguet

Bohol

Bulacan

Cagayan

Camarines Sur

Compostella Valley

Cotabato

Davao Del Norte

Davao Del Sur

Davao Oriental

Eastern Samar

Ifugao

Ilocos Sur

Iloilo

Isabela

Laguna

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Misamis Oriental

Misamis Occidental

Negros Occidental

Northern Samar

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Palawan

Quezon

Quirino

Rizal

Samar

sarangani

Siquijor

Sorsogon

South Cotabato

Southern Leyte

Sultan Kudarat

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Zambales

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Provinces With Beautiful Lakes:

Agusan Del Norte

Agusan Del Sur

Apayao

Batangas

Bulacan

Cagayan

Dinagat Islands

Kalinga

Laguna

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Misamis Occidental

Negros Oriental

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Palawan

Rizal

Sorsogon

South Cotabato

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Zambales

Provinces With The Deepest Ocean Trenches:

Surigao Del Norte

Surigao Del Sur

Provinces With The Most Beautiful View Of The Pacific Ocean

Aurora

Batanes

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Catanduanes

Eastern Samar

Northern Samar

Seafood Capital Of The Philippines

Capiz

Breath Taking Provinces:

Apayao

Aurora

Basilan

Bataan

Batanes

Batangas

Benguet

Bukidnon

Cagayan

Camiguin

Guimaras

Ifugao

Kalinga

Marinduque

Mountain Province

Northern Samar

Palawan

Quezon

Quirino

Romblon

Siquijor

Sulu

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Del Norte

Zamboanga Del Sur

Places With Beautiful Volcanoes:

Albay

Batangas

Sorsogon

Negros Occidental

Places With Active Volcanoes:

Albay

Batangas

South Cotabato

Worst Places With Corrupt Politicians, Bribery and Extortion in the government and local public civilian transactions:

Metro Manila

Abra

Agusan Del Sur

Basilan

Cavite

Isabela

Kalinga

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Masbate

Negros Occidental

Nueva Ecija

Pampanga

Pangasinan

Quezon

Surigao Del Norte

Tawi-Tawi

Places With The Worst Political War and Rivalry:

Abra

Camarines Sur

Cavite

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Kalinga

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Oriental

Negros Occidental

Nueva Ecija

Pampanga

Places With The Worst Rido or Clan Massacre Of Rival Family:

Abra

Ilocos Norte

Kalinga

Lanao Del Norte

Lanao Del Sur

Maguindanao

Masbate

Negros Occidental

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Tawi-Tawi

Places With Religious Cults And Other Practices:

Batangas

Laguna

Rizal

Siquijor

 

Places Infested With The Most Number Of Rebels, Insurgents Or Terrorists:

Abra

Agusan Del Norte

Albay

Basilan

Camarines Norte

Compostela Valley

Cotabato

Davao Del Norte

Davao Del Sur

Davao Occidental

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Lanao Del Sur

Leyte

Maguindanao

Masbate

Misamis Occidental

Nueva Ecija

Quezon

Samar

Sorsogon

Southern Leyte

Sultan Kudarat

Sulu

Surigao Del Norte

Tarlac

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga Sibugay


Killer Song In A Videoke Or Karaoke:

My Way by Frank Sinatra

*Metro Manila also known as Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan), commonly known as Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines, is the seat of government and the most populous region and metropolitan area of the country which is composed of the City of Manila and the cities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the Municipality of Pateros.

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