Bayambang, Pangasinan’s St Vincent Ferrer statue, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty, holds the record for the world’s ‘tallest bamboo sculpture’ measuring at a whopping 164 feet and 9.56 inches (50.23 meters.
First Filipino Miss Universe Gloria Diaz -1969
An all-time high record of 7.1 million tourists arrived in the Philippines in 2018.
In 2002, San Fernando City switched on the world’s Largest Christmas Lantern which measured 26.8 m in dia
In Nov 2012, 2,255 models broke the world catwalk record at Glorietta Mall, Makati
1588 inmates from CPDRC (Cebu) set the world record for Largest Thriller Dance in Jun 2007
30,365 students and staff of PUP gathered at Rizal Park in 2004 to form the world’s Largest Human Rainbow
In 2002, Marikina City crafted the world’s largest pair of shoes – each measuring 5.5m x 2.25m and 1.83m high
15,185 sky lanterns were released in UPV Field Miag-ao, Iloilo for a world record on 24 May 2013
Largest island (Vulcan Pt) in a lake (Crater Lake) on an island (volcano) in a lake (L.Taal) on an island (Luzon)
64, 096 trees were planted in 15 mins by nearly 7,000 people on Feb 2011 at Camarines Sur
12,975 people broke the world zumba record in Mandaluyong on 19 July 2015.
5, 845 cheese dishes were served at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Dec 2009 to achieve the world record
It was believed that college professor Jim Turner was so inspired by Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books that he founded a bar called Hobbit House, a dwarf-themed blues bar in Manila. Opened in 1973 along Mabini St, Malate, the bar staffed by “little people” has become so famous that it has since opened a branch in Boracay.
Philippine Book Of Records