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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. Overseas trade with neighbors such as the late Tang or Song empire brought Sinitic-speaking Sangley / "Langlang" merchants to the archipelago, which would gradually settle in and intermix. 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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Haiyan near its record peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on November 7

Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It is one of the deadliest Philippine typhoons on record, killing at least 6,300 people in that country alone. In terms of JTWC-estimated 1-minute sustained winds, Haiyan is tied with Meranti in 2016 for being the second strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, only behind Goni of 2020. As of January 2014, bodies were still being found. Haiyan was also the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2013.

The 30th named storm, thirteenth typhoon, and fifth super typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2. Tracking generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and the system developed into a tropical depression on the following day. After becoming a tropical storm and being named Haiyan at 00:00 UTC on November 4, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it to typhoon intensity by 18:00 UTC on November 5. By November 6, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS); the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining this strength. (Full article...)

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... that while Philippine Spanish has been described as an endangered language, a new generation of speakers has emerged?
... that Crying Ladies and Donsol, films starring Angel Aquino, were Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively?
... that Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez's concert Iconic has been referred to as a venture of two unrivaled names in the music scene of the Philippines?
... that SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"?
... that Michael Barredo campaigned for Filipino athletes competing in disabled sports to receive government incentives?
... that the sound for the film A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution was recorded using a Walkman?
... that the Filipino fraternity Alpha Phi Beta has been involved in instances of violence, including getting mauled by rival fraternities, such as Sigma Rho?
... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II?

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

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Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. (Full article...)

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

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In the news

30 April 2024 – China–Philippines relations: China's coast guard expels a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another vessel from the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
29 April 2024 – ISIL insurgency in the Philippines: Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene. (MindaNews)
28 April 2024 –: The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country. (The Straits Times)
26 April 2024 – Moro conflict: The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)
22 April 2024 – Moro conflict: Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed and seven soldiers are wounded during a shootout in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (AP)

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... that pre-colonial sexual customs in the Philippines involved equating the size of a woman's breasts and the wideness of her hips with the price of the dowry?
... that the Philippine Commission on Elections cited the Bible and the Qur'an to disqualify the Ang Ladlad LGBT Party from the 2010 party-list election?
... that sambong (Blumea balsamifera) is a flowering plant, which belongs to the Asteraceae family and is used in the Philippines as a diuretic and treatment for the common cold?
... that with the Philippine Basketball Association's acceptance of Solar Sports' bid to cover the league, the games will be aired again to the network that originally aired the games in the inaugural 1975 season?