place_of_birth alberto reynoso
Luzon is the largest and ___MASK11___ populous island in the ___MASK70___ 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 ___MASK11___ populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth ___MASK11___ populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . The Visayas or the Visayan Islands ( Visayan : " Kabisay - an ", ), is one ___MASK49___ the three principal geographical divisions ___MASK49___ the ___MASK70___ , along with Luzon and Mindanao . It consists ___MASK49___ several islands , primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea , although the Visayas are considered the northeast extremity ___MASK49___ the entire Sulu Sea . Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan people . ___MASK76___ Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion ___MASK49___ Asia , consisting ___MASK49___ the countries that are geographically south ___MASK49___ ___MASK36___ , east ___MASK49___ India , west ___MASK49___ New Guinea and north ___MASK49___ Australia . The region lies near the intersection ___MASK49___ geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . ___MASK76___ Asia consists ___MASK49___ two geographic regions : The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and northeast ___MASK49___ the ___MASK70___ occupying an estimated surface area ___MASK49___ 5 million km² ( 2 million mi² ). ___MASK49___ the western part ___MASK49___ 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 ( ___MASK49___ 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 ___MASK49___ Honshu , Shikoku , and Kysh on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and Taiwan in the west . Asia is Earth ' s largest and ___MASK11___ populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass ___MASK49___ Eurasia with the continent ___MASK49___ Europe . Asia covers an area ___MASK49___ , about 30 % ___MASK49___ Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % ___MASK49___ the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority ___MASK49___ the human population , was the site ___MASK49___ many ___MASK49___ the first civilizations . Asia 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 ___MASK49___ 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK62___ ( historically Belau or Pelew ), officially the ___MASK21___ of ___MASK62___ , is an island country located in the western Pacific 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 . ___MASK62___ shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia , the ___MASK70___ , and the Federated States of Micronesia . The South ___MASK36___ Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific 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 . Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams ___MASK49___ five players on a rectangular court . The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and mounted at a height ___MASK49___ to backboards at each end ___MASK49___ the court . The game was invented in 1891 by Dr . James Naismith , who would be the first basketball coach ___MASK49___ the ___MASK94___ Jayhawks , one ___MASK49___ the ___MASK11___ successful programs in the game ' s history . Metropolitan ___MASK87___ , commonly known as ___MASK45___ or simply ___MASK87___ , is the capital region of the ___MASK70___ , 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 ___MASK87___ , the capital city of the country , Quezon City , the country ' s most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , ___MASK16___ , ___MASK51___ , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . ___MASK23___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the ___MASK21___ of ___MASK23___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia 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 , ___MASK23___ 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 . An ___MASK17___ country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands . As of 2011 , 46 ( approximately 24 %) of the 193 UN member states are ___MASK17___ countries . Alberto C . Reynoso ( May 14 , 1940 -- November 22 , 2011 ) , also known by his nickname `` Big Boy '' Reynoso , was a professional basketball player from the ___MASK70___ . During the 1960s to 1970s , Reynoso played in the amateur basketball tournament of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association . He later played in the professional Philippine Basketball Association from its formation in 1975 to his retirement . Though he was listed as only being 6 ' 2 `` in height , he was selected numerous times to play the center position on the country ' s national basketball team . ___MASK85___ , officially the ___MASK21___ of ___MASK36___ ( ROC ), is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include ___MASK36___ ( officially the People ' s ___MASK21___ of ___MASK36___ , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK85___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . The ___MASK70___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK70___ , 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 ___MASK70___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South ___MASK36___ Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK70___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . James Naismith ( November 6 , 1861  November 28 , 1939 ) was a ___MASK28___ - American physical educator , physician , chaplain , sports coach and innovator . He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891 . He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of ___MASK94___ basketball program . Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , as well as the birth of the National Invitation Tournament ( 1938 ) and the NCAA Tournament ( 1939 ). The ___MASK94___ Jayhawks , commonly referred to as KU , are the teams of the athletic department at the University of ___MASK94___ . KU is one of three schools in the state of ___MASK94___ that participate in NCAA Division I . The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference . University of ___MASK94___ athletic teams have won eleven NCAA Division I championships : three in men ' s basketball , one in men ' s cross country , three in men ' s indoor track and field , three in men ' s outdoor track and field , and one in women ' s outdoor track and field . ___MASK35___ , officially the Socialist ___MASK21___ of ___MASK35___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK35___ is bordered by ___MASK36___ to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South ___MASK36___ Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South ___MASK35___ in 1976 . ___MASK64___ City ( also known as QC ) is the ___MASK11___ populous city in the ___MASK70___ . It is one of the cities that make up Metro Manila , the National Capital Region of the ___MASK70___ . ___MASK64___ City was named after Manuel L . ___MASK64___ , second President of the ___MASK70___ , who founded the city and developed it to replace Manila as the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976 . ___MASK64___ City is not located in and should not be confused with ___MASK64___ Province , which was also named after the president . It is the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area and ___MASK11___ populated local government unit in the country . ___MASK87___ ( or ), officially City of ___MASK87___ , is the capital of the ___MASK70___ . The Celebes Sea ___MASK49___ the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and ___MASK88___ Island ___MASK49___ the ___MASK70___ , 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 ___MASK49___ , to a maximum depth ___MASK49___ . The sea opens southwest through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea . ___MASK38___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South ___MASK36___ Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK38___ and East ___MASK38___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK38___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK38___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK38___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK38___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK38___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . ___MASK36___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK36___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . 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 ___MASK36___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), 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 , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK36___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . ___MASK88___ is the second largest and southernmost major island in the ___MASK70___ . 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 ___MASK88___ and smaller outlying islands . Davao City is the largest city in ___MASK88___ . As of the 2010 census , the island ' s population itself is 20 , 281 , 545 people , while the ___MASK88___ island group has 21 , 968 , 174 inhabitants . Davao City is the most populous in ___MASK88___ 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 .