List of records of the Philippines

Finance

• Wealthiest individual person : Manny Villar, with a net worth of in 2024.

Geography

• The tallest mountain: Mount Apo, Mindanao,
• The largest lake: Laguna de Bay, Luzon, surface area
• The largest island: Luzon,
• The longest river: Cagayan River, Cagayan Valley.
• The longest underground river: Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, cave containing an underground section of the Cabayugan River
• The highest temperature : Tuguegarao, Cagayan,, April 29, 1912 and May 11, 1969
• The lowest temperature : Baguio,, January 18, 1961
• The strongest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, Mw 8.0, August 16, 1976
• The deadliest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, 4,791 deaths, August 16, 1976

Political entities

• Largest province: Palawan,
• Smallest province: Batanes,
• Largest city: Davao City,
• Smallest city: San Juan,
• Largest municipality: Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro,
• Smallest municipality: Pateros,

• Province with the largest population:
• * excluding highly urbanized cities: Cavite, 3,678,301 inhabitants
• * including highly urbanized cities: Cebu, 4,632,359 inhabitants
• Province with the smallest population: Batanes, 17,246 inhabitants
• City with the largest population: Quezon City, 2,936,116 inhabitants
• City with the smallest population: Palayan, Nueva Ecija, 41,041
• City outside Metro Manila with the largest population: Davao City, 1,632,991 inhabitants
• Municipality with the largest population: Rodriguez, Rizal, 443,954
• Municipality with the smallest population:
• * disputed territory: Kalayaan, Palawan, 184 inhabitants
• * undisputed: Ivana, Batanes, 1,327 inhabitants
• Barangay with the largest population: Barangay 176, Caloocan, 246,515

• Province with highest population density: Cavite
• Province with lowest population density: Apayao
• City with highest population density: Manila,

• City with lowest population density: Puerto Princesa,

• City outside Metro Manila with highest population density: Mandaue,
• Municipality with highest population density: Cainta, Rizal,

• Municipality with lowest population density:
• * disputed territory: Kalayaan, Palawan,

• * undisputed: Dinapigue, Isabela,

• Province with most barangays: Iloilo, 1,721
• Province with fewest barangays: Batanes, 29
• City with most barangays: Manila, 897
• City with fewest barangays: Muntinlupa, 9
• Municipality with most barangays: Miagao, Iloilo, 119
• Municipality with fewest barangays:
• * disputed territory: Kalayaan, Palawan, 1
• * undisputed: Adams, Ilocos Norte, 1

• Oldest city: Cebu City, founded 1565

Buildings and structures

• Tallest building: Metrobank Center, Taguig, Metro Manila,
• Tallest twin building: One Shangri-La Place Towers, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila,
• Largest shopping mall by gross leasable area: SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila,
• Largest indoor arena: Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan, 51,929 seats and
• Tallest bamboo statue: St. Vincent Ferrer Statue, Bayambang, Pangasinan,
• Largest dam: San Roque Dam, Pangasinan, height 200m, length 1,130m
• Largest artificial lake: Pantabangan Lake, Nueva Ecija, surface area

Others

• Shortest man: Junrey Balawing,
• Largest serving of balut: Pateros,.
• Largest attended papal gathering: Mass by Pope Francis in Rizal Park, Manila on January 18, 2015, attended by 6–7 million people
• Largest banknote: ₱100,000 bill, launched in 1998, dimensions of 356mm width and 216mm height
• Largest gong ensemble in the world, which was participated by 3,440 people in Tabuk, Kalinga in February 2023
• Largest banga dance in the world, which was participated by 4,681 people in Tabuk, Kalinga in February 2023. The dance uses ‘bangas’ or clay pots, which is used to carry water and balanced in the head
• Highest attendance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was attended by 38,115 spectators at the Philippine Arena on August 25, 2023