Beautiful Philippines: A Handbook of General Information
by Philippine Islands. Commission of Independence
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About This Book
"Beautiful A Handbook of General Information" by Philippine Commission of Independence provides a comprehensive overview of the Philippines in 1923. The book covers historical background, material Spain found, the first Philippine Republic, population, geographical items of interest, cities, provinces, agricultural products, forests, minerals, industries, trade, and the structure of the Philippine government. It highlights the progress made during Spanish rule, the establishment of civil government by America, and the causes of earlier revolutions. The book emphasizes the cultural achievements...
Chapters (103)(click to expand)
- List of Illustrations
- ILLUSTRATED MAPS
- FOREWORD
- I. Historical Background
- II. The Material Spain Found
- III. The First Philippine Republic
- IV. Population of the Philippine Islands
- FOREIGN POPULATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
- COMPARATIVE POPULATION
- V. Geographical Items of Interest
- DIFFERENCES IN TIME
- COMPARATIVE AREAS
- VI. The City of Manila
- VII. The Environs of Manila
- VIII. Other Cities
- BAGUIO
- CEBU
- ILOILO
- ZAMBOANGA
- IX. The Provinces—Beauty Spots
- X. Agricultural Products, Forest Resources, Minerals, and Other Industries
- Hemp exports, 1913–1922
- Coconut oil exported, 1913–1922
- Sugar exported, 1913–1922
- Cigars exported, 1913–1922
- Number of rural credit associations and average number of stockholders, amount of capital stock paid up, and loans made in 1923, by provinces and subprovinces
- FOREST RESOURCES
- MINERALS
- Importation of iron and steel and manufactures thereof
- Calorific values of various coals
- Importations of coal into the Philippine Islands, 1908–1922
- OTHER INDUSTRIES
- PUBLIC LANDS
- XI. The Trade of the Philippine Islands
- Total trade (imports and exports) by countries for the years ended December 31, 1917–1922
- Values of imports and exports, and total volume of trade, showing balance for each year, from 1913 to 1922 [Excluding gold and silver ore, bullion and coin]
- Values of principal articles exported, 1921–1922 [Source: Bureau of Commerce and Industry]
- Values of principal articles imported, 1921–1922 [Source: Bureau of Commerce and Industry]
- Aggregate value of merchandise carried by vessels engaged in foreign trade, by nationality [Source: Bureau of Customs]
- MANILA
- ILOILO
- CEBU
- ZAMBOANGA
- ALL OTHERS
- TOTAL
- XII. Structure of the Philippine Government
- Statement of receipts, expenditures, and surplus of the Insular government, 1921–1922 [Source: Bureau of Audits]
- Budget estimates for the Insular government, 1918–1923 [Source: Budget presented by the Executive Department to the Philippine Legislature]
- Table of currency in circulation, 1913–1922
- XIII. The Filipinos in Control
- Comparative death rate scale for 1917
- XIV. The Independence Movement
- XV. Appendices
- FIRST CLASS PUBLIC VEHICLES
- SECOND CLASS PUBLIC VEHICLES
- MANILA-ILOILO
- MANILA-CEBU
- VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF PHILIPPINE MONEY
- BANKING: COMBINED CONDITION OF ALL THE COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IN PESOS
- THE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION AND THE PER CAPITA CIRCULATION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FROM 1906 TO 1922 [Source: Insular Treasury]
- TABLE SHOWING THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (EXCEPT THE CITIES OF MANILA AND BAGUIO), BY PROVINCES [Source: Executive Bureau]
- GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
- PRIVATE SCHOOLS: ANNUAL ENROLLMENT, NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS, 1918–1922 [Source: Office of the Superintendent of private schools]
- ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, 1918–1922a [Source: Bureau of Education]
- TOTAL RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, AND ACCUMULATED SURPLUS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT, 1901–1922 IN PESOS
- FIRE, MARINE, AND MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING ACTIVE BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1922
- AMERICANS AND FILIPINOS IN THE PHILIPPINE SERVICE ON JULY 1, 1921a
- NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AS PER REVISION MADE UP TO JUNE 18, 1923 [Source: Bureau of Commerce and Industry]
- CENTRALS COMPLETED
- CENTRALS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- PROJECTS DEFINITELY PLANNED FOR DEVELOPMENT
- SMALL FACTORIES USING OPEN TRAIN EVAPORATORS AND VACUUM PANS
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- Colophon
- Availability
- Metadata
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
- Abbreviations
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