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
On 22 May 1998, the Central Bank of Manila, the Philippines, issued a special commemorative 100,000-peso legal tender banknote, measuring 22 x 33 cm (8 ½ x 11 in) printed by Giesecke Devrient of Munich, Germany. Only 1,000 notes, which commemorated the centenary of the first declaration of Philippine independence, were issued. Read More »
The largest sambalilo hat is 13.05 m (42 ft 9.7 in) in diameter, created by the Municipality of Cavinti (Philippines) and measured in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines, on 1 August 2016. The height of the hat is 2 metres and the width of the central dome is 3 metres. Every year the Sambalilo festival is organised in Cavinti. This was the 4th ... Read More »
The most hunger relief packages distributed in 8 hours (single venue) is 302,311 and was achieved by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), in Barrio Maligaya, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on 22 February 2014. There were 20 entrances supervised by 151 audit personnel. All participants were given wristbands which were collected in boxes and counted at the end. Each package ... Read More »
The shortest non-mobile living man is Junrey Balawing (Philippines, b.12 June 1993) who measures 59.93 cm (23.5 in) tall as verified at Sindangan Health Centre in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines, on 12 June 2011. His height averaged 59.93 cm (23.6 in) over six measurements taken in the 24-hour period leading up to the morning of his 18th birthday. Read More »
The most people using mouthwash simultaneously is 2,045 and was achieved by Oracare and History (both Philippines), in Market Market, Taguig City, Philippines, on 12 April 2015. The attempt took place as part of Oracare’s 10 year anniversary celebration. Read More »
The fastest time to complete the IUTA World Cup Quintuple Ultra Triathlon (female) is 83 hr 48 min 4 sec and was achieved by Shangrila Rendon (Philippines) in Leon, Mexico, between 19 October and 23 October 2015. Shangrila is also the first person from the Philippines to finish the IUTA World Cup Quintuple Ultra Triathlon. Read More »
The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is one of the world’s smallest primates and lives in the forests of Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines. They have a 135–275 mm (5.3–10.8 in) tail, a head and body length of 85–160 mm (3.3–6.3 in) and their large forward-pointing eyes have a diameter of 16 mm (0.6 in). Their eyes are so enormous they ... Read More »
The largest charity walk in 24 hours (multiple venues) consisted of 519,221 participants and was achieved by Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), in 129 sites across the world, on 16 February 2014. The 129 sites were situated in 16 countries. The walk was organised to raise money for victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Read More »
The largest carpentry lesson involved 525 people in an event organised by Nestle Philippines Inc. (Philippines) at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines, on 28 January 2011. The lesson taught students how to construct their own tables and over 100 were built during the event. Read More »
On Sep 25, 2015, from 12 am to 11 pm, hashtag #AlDubEBforLOVE was tweeted a record breaking 25.6 million times. This was achieved because of the hype surrounding the forbidden love story between two characters from the Philippine television show Eat Bulaga! AlDub is the mashed up name of Alden “Aldin” Richards and Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza, a power couple whose onscreen ... Read More »
2,132 women gathered at the University of Makati on 17 Aug 2013 to hand-wash a 1.2-km long piece of fabric stained with chocolate milk, ink and grape juice. The record event was organised by Breeze-Unilever (Philippines) to demonstrate the effectiveness of ActivBleach. Read More »
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. Read More »
Lewis Grand Hotel in the Philippines, owned by entrepreneur Lewis Yakich, teamed up with 3D printing specialist Anthony Rudenko to create the hotel suite in 2015. The two men worked together to design the massive 3D printer that spews out the concrete made from sand and volcanic ash. The resulting 3D-printed hotel suite houses two separate bedrooms, a living room, ... Read More »
8,000 residents of Bayambang, Pangasinan managed a barbecue measuring 8,000m on 4 April 2014. The record attempt took place during the Malangsi Fish-tival in order to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city Bayambang. The barbecue was made up of 8,000 grills connected to each other, each measuring 1m in length, 58 cm in height and 21 cm in width. 50,000 kg ... Read More »
The largest human smiley was achieved by 8,018 people during an event organized by Alliance In Motion Global Inc. (Philippines) at Burnham Green, Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines on 30 May 2015. The record was organized to celebrate AIM Global’s 9th anniversary. Read More »
The largest gospel choir consists of 21,262 participants, achieved by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) (Philippines), in Ciudad de Victoria, Philippines, on 22 May 2016. The choir collectively sang 3 hymns, accompanied by an organ. The attempt took place at the Philippine Arena. Read More »
As sheer proof that no other country is crazier about basketball than Philippines, 24 players played a game which lasted from March 24 to 29, 2014 at the Meralco Gym in Ortigas. It was recorded to be exactly 120 hours, one minute, and seven seconds. The event was to raise funds for victims of super typhoon Yolanda. Team Bounce Back wound up ahead ... Read More »
Breastfeeding advocate groups organized a mass breastfeeding event in 295 different places around the country on 2 May 2007. Mothers totaling 15,128 joined this mass undertaking, spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its other partners in government and the private sector. Read More »
On 21 Feb 2007, the DepEd’s Health and Nutrition Center, in partnership with Colgate, organized the Super Mega Brushing event joined by 41,038 public school elementary students in 13 venues across the country. It was a proud achievement for the organizers because it led to a presidential memorandum requiring all schoolchildren to brush their teeth every morning. Read More »
The Guinness World Records has recognized the 2,294,629 trees achieved by 122,168 volunteers in an event organized by TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW (Philippines) at 29 locations across the Philippines on 26 Sep 2014. The simultaneous tree-planting activity, aimed at reforesting the denuded parts of the remaining forests in Mindanao, broke the world record held by India. The project was initiated by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Read More »
Measuring 152.90 sqm, the giant Ten Commandments tablet unveiled in the Philippines was built at Dominican Hill – Baguio’s prayer mountain for free by the Kingdom of Jerusalem Halleluyah Foundation International. It cost P5 million to build, said Mayor Mauricio Domogan, who on behalf of the 350,000 Baguio residents, received the certification from a Guinness World Records representative. (Nov 2011) Read More »
The longest continuous poker tournament lasted 48 hr 55 min 58.5 sec and was organized by the Asian Poker Tour and Resorts World Manila Iron Man Poker Challenge in Pasay, from 13 to 15 Dec 2013. Damon Shulenberger of USA won the main event, taking home a share of US$18,240 as the first prize. The total prize pool was US$71,400. Read More »
The Philippine Association of Licensed Massage Therapists (Philippines) in Boracay, Malay Aklan, organised the longest massage chain on 16 May 2014. Stretching along the beach in Boracay, 1,600 participants formed the chain. Read More »
The ‘Grand BIDA March’ organised by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) in Manila on 21 Mar 2009 was the largest march against illegal drugs. Both lanes of the Roxas Boulevard from Gil Puyat (Buendia) to Padre Burgos were closed for the march. Guinness officials using a barcode system and an on-site registration method came up with a total of 332,963 people. Read More »
Yamaha Motor Philippines paraded 1,208 motorcycles in association with Ad Staunch Communication Network Inc at SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, on 7 Jun 2014. Yamaha motorcycle owners and Yamaha Club members gathered at the shopping mall to celebrate Yamaha Club Day. The Yamaha Club is the largest motorcycle club in the country, having an estimated 85,000 members nationwide. Read More »
H&M Philippines built the largest wooden coathanger, measuring 15.24 m long in Cebu City, on 27 Nov 2015. The coathanger was built to commemorate H&M’s first store opening in Cebu City. Read More »
The Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society organised prenatal class across 52 locations in the Philippines, on 10 March 2012. The classes took place simultaneously at 10am on ‘Araw ng Buntis’ (Day of Pregnant Mothers). The event was organised to encourage more women to have prenatal checks. The biggest class was at the Cebu International Convention Centre, where 1,896 pregnant women ... Read More »
1,345 participants donated their hair for charity in 24 hours. An amount of 82.21 kg of hair was collected by Matrix Philippines in Mandaluyong, Philippines, on 19 Sep 2015. The world record attempt was part of the ‘Matrix 8-Inch Cut for Cancer’ campaign. Read More »
Hanging from the ceiling of the Lucky Chinatown mall in Manila on 24 Sep 2015, was a world record dragon, made of 19,552 individual red and yellow paper cubes. It was set up to celebrate the Mooncake festival and shoppers were invited to write a wish on one of the paper lanterns. The mall is owned by Megaworld Corporation. Read More »
In celebration of the school’s 62nd foundation day and to honour the country’s many seafarers, Filipino maritime organisation Angkla Party-List and the University of Antique gathered 6,000 people to set this anchor human formation record. It was held at the university in Siba-Lom on 19 Jan 2016. The additional participants making up the “Angkla” sign were not counted in the ... Read More »
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