Controversial

issues
prepared by
Pepito M.
Capito where
he got
information
from the book
Philippine Physical Features & Event of Pedro A.
Gagelonca.
A. Number of Islands & Islets
1. Molina & Zaide- 7,083
2. Agoncillo & Alfonso- 7,000
3. Alip- 7, 108
4. Ariola- 7,100

B. Number of Named and Unnamed Islands

1. Agoncillo & Alfonso- 3,000 named and 4,000 unnamed
2. Alip- 2, 773 named and the rest aren't
3. Zaide a. Philippine History for Catholic Scholar- 2, 773 named
b. Philippine Political and Cultural History- 2, 782
named
4. "The Filipino Histories"- 2,000 named islands
5. Google, Wikipedia- 5,000 named islands
C. Location
1. Zafra- 700 miles from the mainland of Asia
2. Molina- southeast of its Asiatic mainland
3. Alip- 700 miles to the southeast of Asia
4. Zaide- southeastern rim of Asian

D. Location of Philippine Deep

- also called Philippine Trench, Mindanao Trench or Mindanao
Deep
- 3rd deepest in the world
- 820 miles (length); 19 miles (width); 10, 540 (deepest point)

1. Molina- east of Mindanao; second lowest region

2. Zaide- lowest part of earth in the northeast of Mindanao
(Philippine Political and Cultural History)
-second lowest in world from the east of Northern
Mindanao (Philippine History)
E. Longest River in the World

* Cagayan River or Rio Grande de Cagayan

-longest, largest and widest river in Philippines
-northwestern part of Luzon

*Rio Grande de Mindanao or Mindanao River

-second largest; southern part of Mindanao

1. Alip; Google- Cagayan River is the longest

2. Molina; Benitez- Mindanao River is the longest
3. Zaide- Cagayan is longest (Philippine History for Elementary)
- Mindanao is longest (Philippine History for High Schools)

F. Straits
-connect two largest bodies of water
1. Molina; Zaide- 8
2. Agoncillo- 20
3. Google- 22
G. Coastlines
-also called seashores forming boundary between land and water bodies such as
seas and lakes

1. Zaide- 10, 850 miles thrice longer than U.S.

2. Molina- 11, 44_ miles
3. Alip- 11, 000 miles
4. Benitez- 11, 440

H. Mountains
* Mt. Apo
-highest mountain in PH

1. Agoncillo- 9,600 feet

2. Alip- 9,699
3. Zaide- 9, 690
4. Google- 2, 954 km high

*Mount Pulag or Mount Pulog

-third highest mountain in PH

1. Agoncillo- second highest peak in Luzon with 8,481 feet

2. Alip- 9,606 feet
3. Google- 2, 922 feet
Site of the First Mass
a. Local historians in Butuan City cited Mazawa (now
called Masao) as the first mass site and not in
Limawasa
b. Other testimonies also pointed out that the first
mass held at Butuan City:
1. Butuan City Heritage Society (BCHS) headed by
Greg Hontiveros
2. Father Joesilo Amalla
3. Joselito Monsoon Ramirez Jr.
Illegal Gambling
- not allowed by the law and
without legal compliance
- "jueteng" is not allowed in the
country