List of records of the Philippines

List of records of the Philippines is an annotated list of Philippine records organised by category.

Geography

Mount Apo, the tallest peak in the Philippines

The tallest mountain: Mt. Apo, Mindanao, 2,954 m (9,692 ft)
The largest lake: Laguna de Bay, Luzon, 911–949 km² (352-366 sq mi)
The largest island: Luzon, 109,965 km2 (42,457.7 sq mi)
The largest island within a lake on an island: Vulcan Point, Main Crater Lake, Taal Volcano, Batangas
The longest river: Cagayan River, Cagayan Valley. 367 km.
The longest underground river: Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, more than 24 km (15 mi)
The highest temperature: Tuguegarao, Cagayan, 42.2 °C (107.96 °F), April 12, 1912^[1]
The lowest temperature: Mount Pulag, Mountain Province, -2 °C (35.6 °F), January 2011. (unofficial)^[2]
The largest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, Mw 8.0, August 16, 1976^[3]
The deadliest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, 4,791 deaths, August 16, 1976^[4]

The largest province, Palawan, 14,649.7 km2 (5,656.3 sq mi)
The smallest province, Batanes, 219.01 km2 (84.56 sq mi)
City with the most population, Quezon City, 2,761,720 residents (2010)
Oldest city, Cebu City, founded 1565
Largest city by area: Davao City, 2,444 km2 (944 sq mi)
Municipality with the smallest population:
- disputed: Kalayaan, Palawan, 114 residents (2007)
- undisputed: Ivana, Batanes, 1,181 residents (2007)
Largest municipality by area: Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, 2,188.80 km2 (845.10 sq mi)

The tallest building: PBCom Tower, Makati, Metro Manila, 259m.
The tallest twin building: BSA Twin Towers, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, 215 m (705 ft)
Largest shopping mall by gross leasable area: SM Megamall ,Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, 506,435 m² (5,451,220 sq ft)^[5]
The largest arena: Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan, 55,000 seats and 3.644 hectares