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The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It is the world's twelfth-most-populous country, with diverse ethnicities and cultures. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila.

Negritos, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by waves of Austronesian peoples. The adoption of animism, Hinduism with Buddhist influence, and Islam established island-kingdoms ruled by datus, rajas, and sultans. Extensive overseas trade with neighbors such as the late Tang or Song empire brought Chinese people to the archipelago as well, which would also gradually settle in and intermix over the centuries. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer leading a fleet for Castile, marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of King Philip II of Castile. Spanish colonization via New Spain, beginning in 1565, led to the Philippines becoming ruled by the Crown of Castile, as part of the Spanish Empire, for more than 300 years. Catholic Christianity became the dominant religion, and Manila became the western hub of trans-Pacific trade. Hispanic immigrants from Latin America and Iberia would also selectively colonize. The Philippine Revolution began in 1896, and became entwined with the 1898 Spanish–American War. Spain ceded the territory to the United States, and Filipino revolutionaries declared the First Philippine Republic. The ensuing Philippine–American War ended with the United States controlling the territory until the Japanese invasion of the islands during World War II. After the United States retook the Philippines from the Japanese, the Philippines became independent in 1946. The country has had a tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of a decades-long dictatorship in a nonviolent revolution.

The Philippines is an emerging market and a newly industrialized country, whose economy is transitioning from being agricultural to service- and manufacturing-centered. It is a founding member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, ASEAN, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit; it is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and a major non-NATO ally of the United States. Its location as an island country on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes it prone to earthquakes and typhoons. The Philippines has a variety of natural resources and a globally-significant level of biodiversity. (Full article...)

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The January 12, 2020 eruption

Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines began to erupt on January 12, 2020, when a phreatomagmatic eruption from its main crater spewed ashes over Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and some parts of Central Luzon and Ilocos Region, resulting in the suspension of school classes, work schedules, and flights in the area, as well as temporarily drying up Taal Main Crater Lake and destroying Vulcan Point, an Island surrounded by the lake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) subsequently issued an Alert Level 4, indicating "that a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days." Volcanic activity continued into 2021, when smaller eruptions occurred in July 2021. On 26 March 2022, a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption was recorded by PHIVOLCS raising the status from Alert level 2 to Alert level 3 as well as surrounding towns. (Full article...)

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... that Ploning and Mindanao, films starring Judy Ann Santos, were the Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 81st and 93rd Academy Awards, respectively?
... that Judy Ann Santos received the Box Office Queen award for starring in Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko, the first Filipino film to earn 100 million pesos at the box office?
... that at the height of the war between Iraq and the Islamic State, diplomats of the Philippine embassy in Baghdad agreed to die together rather than be taken hostage?
... that the sound for the film A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution was recorded using a Walkman?
... that the Filipino musician No Rome took his stage name from people doubting his career choice?
... that in 2005, the Philippine embassy in Paris regularly had a flooded basement due to a lack of funds?
... that former Philippine secretary of national defense Norberto Gonzales said that a Chinese invasion was "not unthinkable"?
... that Michael Barredo campaigned for Filipino athletes competing in disabled sports to receive government incentives?

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Image 1A skyline view of Manila
Image 2A map of the Philippines showing the location of all the regions and provinces
Image 3A view of Barlas Island, Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
Image 4A leaning belfry of St. Andrew Church, in Bacarra town, province of Ilocos Norte
Image 5The Bangui Wind Farm is a wind farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Image 6A view at Francisco Bangoy International Airport, 2019
Image 7Picture of a Carabao in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Image 8Banaue, Philippines: a view of Banaue Municipal Town
Image 9Shipping on the Pasig River, 1899
Image 10A selection of dishes found in Filipino cuisine
Image 11Banaue, Philippines: A man of the fugao tribe in traditional costume

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Pacquiao in 2018

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao CLH (locally [pɐkˈjaʊ]; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.

Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight), and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacquiao's fights had generated $1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view bouts. According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2012 and 2015, and the eighth highest paid athlete of the 2010s. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Philippines-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1A PBA game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 2Mila del Sol starred in one of the earliest Filipino movies, Giliw Ko (1939), along with Fernando Poe Sr. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 3The MassKara Festival of Bacolod. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 4Bahay na bato, a traditional Filipino house (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 5Kalesa, a traditional Philippine urban transportation, in front of Manila Cathedral entrance (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 6Flores de Mayo (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 7Original image of the Santo Niño de Cebú. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 8Museum Agrifina Circle (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 9Parol (Christmas lanterns) being sold during the Christmas season (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 10Sungka, a traditional Filipino game. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 11Noli Me Tángere (novel) (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 12A grandmaster of Arnis. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 13A performer depicting a babaylan (shaman) (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 14Vigan City in Ilocos Sur (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 15Filipino traditional dance at a festival (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 16Villa Escudero exhibit depicting 19th century Filipino family in traditional attire (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 17The Kutkut art from Samar (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 18The Sinulog Festival is held to commemorate the Santo Niño (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 19Pineapple fiber is used to create traditional Philippine garments. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 20Letras y figuras painting by Jose Honorato Lozano (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 21Filipina in traditional attire (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 22Cockfight (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 23Carabao is a major symbol of Filipinos hard labor. And is known to be the "Filipino farmer's bestfriend". (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 24Harana (serenade) (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 25Manny Pacquiao, the only 8-division world boxing champion in history. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 26Vega Ancestral House, Misamis Oriental (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 27Pahiyas Festival in Lucban Quezon (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 28A Tboli woman weaving t'nalak from South Cotabato. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 29The University of Santo Tomas, located in Manila, was established in 1611. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 30Good Friday observance in Pampanga (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 31Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 32Tortoise-shell and silver Salakot (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 33Dominant ethnic groups by province. (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 34An Itneg shaman offering pigs to anito spirits, 1922 (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 35Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 36Old Senate Hall with Estilo Tampinco style of carving and ornamentation (from Culture of the Philippines)
Image 37Loboc Church in Bohol (from Culture of the Philippines)

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In the news

6 June 2024 –: Six fishermen are killed and one is critically injured after a boat's engine exploded and caught the wooden hull on fire off the coast of Naga in the Philippines. (AP)
4 June 2024 –: The Kanlaon volcano in central Philippines erupts, causing evacuations and a suspension of activities in the city of Canlaon. (Reuters)
20 May 2024 – 19th Congress of the Philippines: Migz Zubiri resigns as President of the Senate of the Philippines and is replaced by Francis Escudero. (KPL/VNA)

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...that Rafael Buenaventura, once-governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and one of the world’s top central bankers, was largely responsible for removing the Philippines from an FATF black list?
...that the De La Salle University-Manila College of Engineering was established in 1947 with the aim of providing young men with knowledge of science and technology to help rehabilitate the Philippines, which had been devastated during World War II?
...that the Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines recommends appointees to the country's courts, without the "advice and consent" of the Commission on Appointments?
...that although Negros Occidental has the most chartered cities in the Philippines, many of those cities merely resemble medium-sized towns?