One of the important thing to know about when visiting the capital is the different health facilities. For the local population some do have knowledge of nearby hospitals but most don’t. Knowing the places and having a quick access to what and where are the important factors. A good health is always favorable but there are certain times when someone needs to be taken to the hospital for unavoidable conditions. Its always a great idea to be prepared and have the nearby places of health facilities, meaning a handy list for emergency purposes for both the local population and travelers alike. Paraiso Philippines gathered this information for reference purposes.

City of Manila
De Ocampo Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Gat. Andres Memorial Medical Center
Hospital of the Infant Jesus
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
Manila Doctors Hospital
Mary Chiles General Hospital
Mary Johnston Hospital
Medical Center Manila
Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
Ospital ng Sampaloc
Ospital ng Tondo
Philippine General Hospital
Saint Jude Hospital
San Lazaro General Hospital
Seamans Hospital
Tondo Medical Center
The Family Clinic, Inc. Hospital
Unciano General Hospital
United Doctor’s Medical Center
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Our Lady Of Lourdes Medical Center
Chinese General Hospital

Caloocan City
Diosdado Macapagal Hospital
Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital
Martinez Hospital College of Nursing
Manila Central University-Filemon Dionisio Tanchoco Medical Foundation

Las Piñas City
University of Perpetual Help Rizal Dalta Medical Center
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Hospital
Las Piñas Doctors Hospital
Las Piñas Medical Center
Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center

Makati City
Beverly Hills Medical Group
Makati Medical Center
Ospital ng Makati
St. Clare’s Medical Center

Mandaluyong City
Mandaluyong City Medical Center
Medical City General Hospital
National Center for Mental Health
Unciano General Hospital
Victor R. Potenciano Hospital

Marikina City
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
St. Vincent Hospital
Sta. Monica Hospital

Muntinlupa City
Asian Hospital and Medical Center
Ospital ng Muntinlupa
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Medical Center Muntinlupa

Parañaque City
Olivarez Hospital
Ortanez University
Sta. Rita de Baclaran Hospital
Medical Center Paranaque
Protacio Hospital
Paranaque Community Hospital
Paranaque Doctors Hospital
South Super Hi-way Medical Center

Pasay City
Air Force General Hospital
San Juan De Dios Hospital
Manila Adventist Medical Center
Pasay City General Hospital

Pasig City
Javillonar Clinic & Hospital
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Pasig City General Hospital
Rizal Medical Center
Sabater Hospital
St. Camillus Hospital
St. Therese Hospital
The Medical City
Mission Hospital
Salve Regina General Hospital
Zhallou-Luis Medical Center

Quezon City
Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center
Bernardino General Hospital
Capitol Medical Center
Casaul General Hospital
Jesus Delgado Hospital
East Avenue Medical Center
Far Eastern University
General Miguel Malvar Medical Foundation Hospital
Lung Center of the Philippines
National Children’s Hospital
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Neopolitan General Hospital
Philippine Orthopedic Center
New Era General Hospital
Novaliches General Hospital
Quezon City General Hospital
Quirino Memorial Medical Center
Philippine Children’s Medical Center
Philippine Heart Center
J. P. Sioson Medical Hospital
St. Luke’s Medical Center
United Doctors Medical Center
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Hospital
Veteran’s Memorial Medical Center
Villarosa Hospital
World Citi Medical Center

San Juan City
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
Saint Martin de Porres Charity Hospital
San Juan Medical Center

Taguig City
Fort Bonifacio General Hospital
Manila Naval Hospital
Taguig-Pateros District Hospital

Valenzuela City
Fatima University Medical Center
Calalang General Hospital
Valenzuela General Hospital
Angelus Medical and Maternity Clinic
Santissimo Rosario General Hospital

The National Capital Region popularly known as Metro Manila or Metropolitan Manila or Kalakhang Maynila in the local language is the heart and soul of the Philippines. Situated in the Island of Luzon and located close the southern tip bounded by Manila Bay that goes outward towards the China Sea. Metro Manila used to be called Manila until the 1980’s when the government adapted the name. Being the capital of the Philippines and one of the most modern cities in Asia, it is the home and seat of the government, the financial center, the cultural center and the most populous area of the country.

The National Capital Region is divided into four districts, the first district being the Capital District which is the City of Manila, second district or the Eastern Manila District composed of Mandaluyong City, Marikina City, Pasig City, Quezon City, and the City of San Juan, while the CAMANAVA District which is composed of Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City and Valenzuela City are located just at the norther eastern part of the metropolis. The last district which is the Southern Manila District composed of Las Pinas City, Makati City, Paranaque City, Pateros and Taguig City.

View the different cities that composed Metropolitan Manila.

Considered one of the highly urbanized regions of the Republic of the Philippines, Central Visayas or Region 7 is composed of 4 provinces namely Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor. The regional territory occupies a total geographic land area of approximately 14,850 square kilometers, with the province of Negros Oriental having the biggest at 5,500 then Cebu at 4,900 with Bohol at 4,800 and the smallest goes to Siquijor at 350 square kilometers respectively. According to the recent count of population statistics by the Bureau of Census there are 9.72 million inhabitants of the said combined provinces with bulk concentrated on the province of Cebu due to its highly urbanized city of Cebu City secondary to the capital of the Philippines in terms of economy.

A variety of language are spoken in the said provinces with Cebuano leading the pack for native speakers with Ilonggo or Hilagynon, Tagalog, English as secondary languages. In the Province of Bohol the term Cebuano is sometimes referred to as Boholano while Porohanon is spoken mainly in the town of Poro.

Transportation to these 4 provinces from Manila can only be accessed by sea and air transport. Cebu airport which has the most modern facility has the Mactan - Cebu International Airport with Negros Oriental’s Dumaguete City Airport in the town of Sibulan, which also has a popular view for eco tourism, Bohol Province has Tagbiliran City Airport while Siquijor have a small airstrip reachable from Dumaguete City at a 10 minute flight from smaller aircraft good for 4-6 passengers prized at 3000 Pesos per passenger. Inter island ferry is the most common and affordable form of transport throughout the region and the whole archipelago available 7 days a week with different hour schedules and prices vary from and to every destination per person.

The 4 islands that comprises Region 7 or Central Visayas has many wonderful travel destinations abundant in natural resources, eco tourism, white sandy beaches, fabulous resorts. Cebu City which is the capital of Cebu serves as the main business center of the whole Visayas Region. Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental still boast of being the right place to get higher degrees with its reference as the University Town of the Central Visayas with the attraction of dolphin and whale watching in its glittery bay. Tagbilaran City of Bohol remains place to stay when visiting the province due to its proximity to all the tourism spots that it offers especially the world renowned Chocolate Hills. Siquijor on the other hand boasts of its wildlife adventures, eco tourism, crystal clear water and white sandy beaches. Annual colrful festival celebrations are the most visited on these part of the region with the Sinulog Festival (Cebu), the Buglasan Festival (Negros Oriental), Sandugo Festival (Bohol) and the Dilaab Festival (Siquijor) but there are more festivals or town fiestas celebrated and the mentioned are only the popular ones in these 4 provinces.

Mindanao is the second biggest island that composes the Philippine territory’s 3 major parts. Rich in natural resources, culture and history, Mindanao is home to both our Filipino Muslim and Christian brothers. The island of Mindanao has a total area of approximately 94,000 square kilometers with a total population of about 19 million people. The island is divided into 6 regions which are the Caraga Region, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula Region, SOCCSKARGEN and the ARMM or Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. The local popular dialects are Tagalog, English, Tiabacano, Visaya, Tausug, Maranaw, Maguindanao and more.

Map of the Island of Mindanao

Typical Fruits Grown in Mindanao

Pearl Farm Beach

Below are the list of individual provinces of the Mindanao Island with a link to their respective local government website.

1. Agusan del Norte
2. Agusan Del Sur
3. Basilan
4. Bukidnon
5. Camiguin
6. Compostela Valley
7. Davao del Norte
8. Davao del Sur
9. Davao Oriental
10. Lanao del Norte
11. Lanao Del Sur
12. Maguindanao
13. Misamis Occidental
14. Misamis Oriental
15. North Cotabato
16. Sarangani
17. South Cotabato
18. Sultan Kudarat
19. Sulu
20. Surigao del Norte
21. Surigao Del Sur
22. Tawi-Tawi
23. Zamboanga del Norte
24. Zamboanga del Sur
25. Zamboanga Sibugay

Note: As of this writing, the provinces that don’t have the link to their individual local government is either the page does not load properly or no website exists.

The second part of the 3 islands group that comprises the Republic of the Philippines, Visayas, is the smallest part of the country. It is composed mainly of 16 island provinces and divided into 3 regions namely Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas. The Visayan Region also has many dialects but the most popular spoken are the Cebuano, Ilonggo, and Waray. Though many speak Tagalog, the national language, a bulk of the population is much more fluent in English. The local population is popularly called Bisaya, and from that, could be asked if someone is from a certain place and can be referred to as whether they are from Cebu as Cebuano, Waray if from Samar or Leyte and Ilonggo if from Iloilo or Negros Island as such. The present population of the whole Region combined as of now totals to more or less 20 million. Since the region is mostly surrounded by water, in recent years, it has gathered popularity through tourism because of its white sand beaches and clear waters.

There are more the Visayan Region has to offer as it provides a lot more than beaches such as the colorful fiestas, irresistible and mouth watering tasty native foods, hundreds of variety of tropical fruits, its heritage, historical places, and most of all the smiles of its beautiful population. Below are the individual provinces of the Visayan Region and their updated links to their local government.

1. Aklan
2. Antique
3. Bohol
4. Biliran
5. Capiz
6. Cebu
7. Eastern Samar
8. Guimaras
9. Iloilo
10. Leyte
11. Negros Occidental
12. Negros Oriental
13. Northern Samar
14. Samar
15. Southern Leyte
    

Note: As of this writing, the provinces that don’t have the link to their individual local government is either the page does not load properly or no website exists.