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___MASK66___ , officially the Socialist Republic of ___MASK66___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast ___MASK87___ . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK66___ is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the ___MASK69___ , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South ___MASK66___ in 1976 . The Philippine Stock Exchange is the national stock exchange of the ___MASK69___ . It has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1927 . Currently , it maintains two trading floors in Metro Manila : one at its headquarters at the PSE Plaza Ayala Triangle , Ayala Tower One in the ___MASK7___ Central Business District ; and one at the Philippine Stock Exchange Centre ( Tektite Towers ), Ortigas Center in Pasig . Construction of the Philippine Stock Exchange office tower in Bonifacio Global City is expected to be completed by mid - 2016 . The PSE is overseen by a 15 - member Board of Directors , chaired by José T . Pardo . The Visayas or the Visayan Islands ( Visayan : " Kabisay - an ", ), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the ___MASK69___ , along with Luzon and Mindanao . It consists of several islands , primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea , although the Visayas are considered the northeast extremity of the entire Sulu Sea . Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan people . ___MASK65___ is the second largest and southernmost major island in the ___MASK69___ . It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country ( the other two being Luzon and the Visayas ), consisting of the island of ___MASK65___ and smaller outlying islands . Davao City is the largest city in ___MASK65___ . As of the 2010 census , the island ' s population itself is 20 , 281 , 545 people , while the ___MASK65___ island group has 21 , 968 , 174 inhabitants . Davao City is the most populous in ___MASK65___ as 1 , 632 , 991 population , and the 2nd is Zamboanga City as 861 , 799 population , the 3rd is Cagayan de Oro City as 675 , 950 population , and followed by General Santos City as 594 , 446 population as of 2015 census . Metropolitan ___MASK36___ , commonly known as ___MASK72___ or simply ___MASK36___ , is the capital region of the ___MASK69___ , is the seat of government , the 2nd most populous and the most densely populated region of the country . The National Capital Region ( NCR ) is composed of ___MASK36___ , the capital city of the country , Quezon City , the country ' s most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , ___MASK7___ , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , Pasig , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . ___MASK36___ ( or ), officially City of ___MASK36___ , is the capital of the ___MASK69___ . The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and northeast of the ___MASK69___ occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million km² ( 2 million mi² ). of the western part of the North Pacific Ocean . It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago ( Luzon , Catanduanes , Samar , Leyte and Mindanao ) on the southwest ; Halmahera , Morotai , Palau , Yap , and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas , including Guam , Saipan , and Tinian , on the east ; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast ; the Japanese islands of Honshu , Shikoku , and Kysh on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and Taiwan in the west . The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the ___MASK99___ Ocean , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . Fernando Hofileño Lopez , Sr . ( April 13 , 1904May 26 , 1993 ) was a ___MASK97___ statesman . A member of the influential Lopez Family of Iloilo , Fernando Lopez served as Vice President of the ___MASK69___ for three terms  under Elpidio Quirino ( 1949  1953 ) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos ( 1965  1969 and 1969  1972 ) for the Nacionalistas and also the chairman of ABS - CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death 1993 . ___MASK87___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK87___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK87___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . Southeast ___MASK87___ or Southeastern ___MASK87___ is a subregion of ___MASK87___ , consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China , east of India , west of New Guinea and north of Australia . The region lies near the intersection of geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast ___MASK87___ consists of two geographic regions : First United Broadcasting Corporation , which operates under the brand GNN or ___MASK77___ News Network , is a broadcast radio and television network in the ___MASK69___ . Its original station FUBC TV - 9 in Zamboanga was an affiliate of BBC from 1974 - 1986 , ABS - CBN in 1986 - 1994 and GMA Network from 1995 until April 1996 . The broadcast company now operates on its latest congressional franchise , Republic Act No . 8079 . ___MASK82___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK82___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK87___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK82___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world : the one - to - many broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass ___MASK88___ entertainment ; and the two - way radio type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police , fire , taxicabs , and delivery services . Cell Phones are able to send and receive simultaneously by using two different frequencies at the same time . Many of the same components and much of the same basic technology applies to all three . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East ___MASK87___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK34___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK34___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK87___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Palau ( historically Belau or Pelew ), officially the Republic of Palau , is an island country located in the western ___MASK99___ Ocean . The country contains approximately 250 islands , forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia , and has an area of . The most populous island is Koror . The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob , in Melekeok State . Palau shares maritime boundaries with ___MASK82___ , the ___MASK69___ , and the Federated States of Micronesia . GNN or ___MASK77___ News Network is a dedicated news and public affairs cable channel based in the ___MASK69___ . It broadcasts through Sky Cable , Destiny Cable and Cable Link nationwide and broadcast also in some parts of Asia through ___MASK77___ Satellite TV ( GSAT ), and online via Ustream . tv . Among the covered countries in Asia are : Japan , North Korea , South Korea , China , Mongolia , Taiwan , Vietnam , Brunei , Malaysia and Indonesia . Its studios are located at 6th floor , First ___MASK77___ Building # 122 Gamboa St . cor . Salcedo St ., Legaspi Village , ___MASK7___ City . The ___MASK69___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK69___ , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the ___MASK69___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK69___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . ___MASK10___ ( also known as QC ) is the most populous city in the ___MASK69___ . It is one of the cities that make up Metro Manila , the National Capital Region of the ___MASK69___ . ___MASK10___ was named after Manuel L . Quezon , second President of the ___MASK69___ , who founded the city and developed it to replace Manila as the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976 . ___MASK10___ is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon Province , which was also named after the president . It is the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area and most populated local government unit in the country . James Lindenberg ( December 20 , 1921  April 28 , 2009 was ___MASK33___ in ___MASK60___ , Pennsylvania . He moved to the ___MASK69___ in the 1940s . He is credited for his founding of Bolinao Electronics Corporation ( BEC ), the precursor of ABS - CBN Corporation . ABS - CBN Corporation is the largest entertainment and ___MASK88___ conglomerate in the ___MASK69___ . It is one of the core company which makes up the Lopez Group , a group of companies and conglomerates headed by an influential Filipino family . It was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System ( founded as Bolinao Electronics Corporation in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino ) and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ( founded in 1956 by ___MASK88___ tycoon Eugenio Lopez , Sr . and his brother , the then - Philippine Vice - President Fernando Lopez ). It was incorporated as the ABS - CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1 , 1967 , and it shortened its corporate name to simply ABS - CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the company ' s diversification . The common shares of ABS - CBN was first traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS and as of March 2016 has a market capitalization of over 50 billion pesos . ___MASK74___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in East ___MASK87___ . Neighbors include China ( officially the People ' s Republic of China , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the ___MASK69___ to the south . ___MASK74___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . The Celebes Sea of the western ___MASK99___ Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the ___MASK69___ , on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain , on the south by Sulawesi ' s Minahassa Peninsula , and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia . It extends 420 miles ( 675 km ) north - south by 520 miles ( 837 km ) east - west and has a total surface area of , to a maximum depth of . The sea opens southwest through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea . ___MASK89___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast ___MASK87___ . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK89___ and East ___MASK89___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK89___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK89___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the ___MASK69___ and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK89___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK89___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK89___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . A ___MASK88___ conglomerate , ___MASK88___ group , or ___MASK88___ institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass ___MASK88___ enterprises , such as television , radio , publishing , motion pictures , theme parks , or the ___MASK37___ . According to the magazine " Nation ", " Media conglomerates strive for policies that facilitate their control of the markets around the world ." GMA Network ( ___MASK77___ Media Arts or simply GMA ) is a major commercial broadcast television and radio network in the ___MASK69___ . GMA Network is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network Inc . Its first broadcast on television was on October 29 , 1961 , GMA Network ( formerly known as RBS TV Channel 7 , GMA Radio - Television Arts then GMA Rainbow Satellite Network ) is commonly signified to as the " Kapuso Network " in reference to the outline of the company  s logo . It has also been called the  Christian Network  which refers to the apparent programming during the tenure of the new management , which took over in 1976 . It is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter , Tower of Power is located at Tandang Sora Avenue , Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City . Destiny Cable ( formerly ___MASK77___ Destiny Cable and stylized as DESTINY CABLE ) is a direct - to - home cable television subscription service based in ___MASK10___ . Destiny Cable is the 2nd largest cable TV provider in the ___MASK69___ . It is owned by Sky Cable Corporation . Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the ___MASK69___ and the 15th largest in the world . Located in the northern region of the archipelago , it is the economic and political center of the nation , being home to the country ' s capital city , Manila , as well as Quezon City , the country ' s most populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth most populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . The ___MASK54___ is the headquarters of the GMA Network , a major radio and television network in the ___MASK69___ . It is located at EDSA corner Timog Avenue , Diliman , Quezon City . It is the network ' s main television and radio production center , and its main transmission facility for most of Metro Manila . The building houses Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM , Barangay LS - FM 97 . 1 , GMA - 7 , and GMA News TV . The center housed the UHF channel DWDB - TV 27 .