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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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An elderly Ivatan woman

The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguistic and cultural affinities to the Tao people of Orchid Island in Taiwan.

The culture of the Ivatans is partly influenced by the environmental condition of Batanes. Unlike the old-type nipa huts common in the Philippines, Ivatans have adopted their now-famous stone houses made of coral and limestone, designed to protect against the hostile climate. (Full article...)

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... 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 the Philippine embassy in Berlin was once purportedly located above a supermarket, with frankfurters visible from the windows?
... 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 abused Overseas Filipino Workers accused the former chargé d'affaires of the Philippine embassy in Damascus of neglecting them while he was regularly partying with handsome Syrians?
... that Chicago's Kasama is the world's first Filipino restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star?
... that Angeline Quinto became the first Filipino singer to release a soundtrack album for a television series that featured a single artist?
... that while Philippine Spanish has been described as an endangered language, a new generation of speakers has emerged?
... that the Chicago Police Department regularly cited vehicles of the Philippine consulate general in Chicago for parking in a no-parking zone, causing a diplomatic incident?

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

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Marcos in 2006

Imelda Romuáldez Marcos (locally [ɪˈmelda ˈmaɾkɔs]; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country under martial law in September 1972. She is the mother of current president Bongbong Marcos.

During her husband's 21-year rule, Imelda Marcos ordered the construction of many grandiose architectural projects, using public funds and "in impossibly short order" – a propaganda practice, which eventually came to be known as her "edifice complex". She and her husband stole billions of pesos from the Filipino people, amassing a personal fortune estimated to have been worth US$5 billion to US$10 billion by the time they were deposed in 1986; by 2018, about $3.6 billion of this had been recovered by the Philippine government, either through compromise deals or sequestration cases. (Full article...)

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

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

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In the news

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)
11 April 2024 –: A Robinson R22 helicopter owned by the Philippine Air Force crashes near a public market in Cavite City, Philippines, killing both pilots. (AFP via Barron's)
3 April 2024 – China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea: The Philippines says that it will respond to any Chinese attempts to interfere with its resupply of troops in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

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...that the Philippines average cellphone user sent 2,300 text messages in 2003, making it the world's most avid texting nation?
...that the closing mass for the World Youth Day 1995, held at the Luneta Park, was estimated to be attended by 5 million people and was considered to be the largest papal gathering in the Roman Catholic history but it would be the last time for Pope John Paul II to visit the Philippines?
...that Darna garnered 50.3% overnight ratings from AGB during its second episode and it became the highest rated show ever in Philippine television?