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Calbayog Cebu Davao Iloilo Lipa Manila Tacloban Capital: Manila Area: 299,000 km² Population: 74.5 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese, Muslim and a number of mestizos Official language(s): Filipino Religion(s): Roman Catholic, Islam, Protestant Currency: 1 Philippine peso = 100 centavos Our Facilities In 1957, the then Ambassador of Austria and his wife, who had been living in the Philippines for thirty years, started supporting a child at the SOS Children's Village Imst, Austria (the first ever SOS Children's Village). In 1959, after a visit to Imst, they started talking about this idea in the field of child care to some people in the Philippines. In 1963, , the founder of SOS Children's Villages, came to the Philippines. One year later, the national SOS association, SOS Children's Villages in the Philippines, was founded. In 1967, the first SOS Children's Village of the country was erected at Banay-Banay, Lipa. Nine family houses were built within a year. Over the years, several more SOS Children's Villages have sprung up all over the country. Many ancillary facilities, such as SOS Kindergartens, SOS Youth Facilities, SOS Social Centres and SOS Schools, have been built as well. Additional work, such as renovation or extension of existing facilities, has also been necessary due to the ever-increasing need for SOS Children's Villages. (available in English)