Philippines: Capitals and Major Centers

Metro Manila, in Luzon, is the capital and principal centre of government, business, commerce and education.

Metro Manila is composed of four cities and 13 municipalities which cover 630 square kilometres.

Baguio is located in the Cordillera Mountains in northern Luzon five hours from Manila and is the summer capital of the country.

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The island province of Cebú is the second gateway to the Philippines and lies in the middle of the Visayans island group.

It is composed of 167 islands and Cebú is the province's capital.

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Davao is the capital of Mindanao and is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of land area.

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Northern Philippine Cuisine

For festive occasions, people band together and prepare more sophisticated dishes. Tables are often laden with expensive and labor-intensive treats requiring hours of preparation. In Filipino celebrations, lechón (also spelled litson) serves as the centerpiece of the dinner table. It is usually a whole roasted pig, but suckling pigs (lechonillo, or lechon de leche) or cattle calves (lechong baka) can also be prepared in place of the popular adult pig.

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Central Philippine Cuisine

Bicol is noted for its gastronomic appetite for the fiery or chili-hot dishes. Perhaps the most well-known Bicolano dish is the very spicy Bicol express. The region is also the well-known home of natong also known as laing or pinangat (a pork or fish stew in taro leaves).

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