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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 roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's twelfth-most-populous country.

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 has diverse ethnicities and a rich culture. 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. 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 the explorer Ferdinand Magellan 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. Catholicism 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. Since then, the country notably experienced a period of martial law from 1972 to 1981 under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and his subsequent overthrow by the People Power Revolution in 1986. Since returning to democracy, the constitution of the Fifth Republic was enacted in 1987, and the country has been governed as a unitary presidential republic. However, the country continues to struggle with issues such as overpopulation, inequality and endemic corruption.

The Philippines is an emerging market and a developing and newly industrialized country, whose economy is transitioning from being agricultural to service- and manufacturing-centered. 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. The country is part of multiple international organizations and forums. (Full article...)

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Major physiographic elements of the Philippine Mobile Belt

In the geology of the Philippines, the Philippine Mobile Belt is a complex portion of the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Sea plate, comprising most of the country of the Philippines. It includes two subduction zones, the Manila Trench to the west and the Philippine Trench to the east, as well as the Philippine fault system. Within the Belt, a number of crustal blocks or microplates which have been shorn off the adjoining major plates are undergoing massive deformation.

Most segments of the Philippines, including northern Luzon, are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, which is bounded by the Philippine Sea plate to the east, the Molucca Sea Collision Zone to the south, Sunda plate to the southwest, and the South China Sea Basin to the west and north-west. To the north it ends in eastern Taiwan, the zone of active collision between the North Luzon Trough portion of the Luzon Volcanic Arc and South China. The Philippine Mobile Belt has also been called the Philippine Microplate and the Taiwan–Luzon–Mindoro Belt. (Full article...)

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... that Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos bought New York City's Crown Building because of a tearful plea?
... that the flagbearer for the Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics also carried a flag of the United States?
... 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 the 2025 Philippine general election is set to be the first to be held under a new voting system provider after the previous one was disqualified over bribery allegations?
... that the Filipino musician No Rome took his stage name from people doubting his career choice?
... that in the history of fisheries in the Philippines, the once-dominant local municipal fisheries were supplanted first by commercial fisheries, and then by aquaculture?
... that the chancery of the Philippine consulate general in Honolulu was bought with donations?
... that due to a 2024 heat wave in Southeast Asia, heat indices in the Philippines rose to dangerous levels, as high as 51 °C (124 °F)?

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

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Buendia performing at Screen Fest, Eastwood, 2008

Ely Eleandre Basiño Buendia (born November 2, 1970) is a Filipino musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Eraserheads, with whom he has released seven albums since their founding in 1989.

Raised in Naga, Camarines Sur, Buendia attended University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, where he met drummer Raimund Marasigan, bassist Buddy Zabala, and guitarist Marcus Adoro, with whom he would later form Eraserheads. Their debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! ushered in a second wave of Philippine rock bands, and launched Buendia and the band to rock stardom. Buendia was the primary songwriter and creative voice behind the band's early albums, including Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993), Circus (1994) and Cutterpillow (1995). After releasing the Christmas concept album Fruitcake (1996), the band experimented with electronic and art rock styles for their next albums Sticker Happy (1997), Natin99 (1999), and Carbon Stereoxide (2001). Buendia left Eraserheads in 2002 and the band broke up soon after. They reunited in 2008 and has since made sporadic touring and promotional appearances in the country and overseas. (Full article...)

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

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In the news

21 February 2025 –: The Financial Action Task Force removes the Philippines from its grey list and adds Laos and Nepal to the list. (Reuters)
5 February 2025 – Impeachment of Sara Duterte, Impeachment in the Philippines: The House of Representatives of the Philippines formally impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte. The Senate is now set to conduct a trial. (ABS-CBN News) (Bloomberg)
3 February 2025 –: The Philippines declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices. (Reuters)
31 January 2025 – 2025 Philippine espionage case, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea: Philippine President Bongbong Marcos states that he is careful of possible surveillance of the country's air and naval bases as well as the movement of vessels supplying Philippine garrisons in the South China Sea following a series of arrests of suspected Chinese spies in the Philippines. (CNA)
31 January 2025 –: Philippine National Bureau of Investigation agents arrest 100 people in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, for allegedly running an online scam operation as offshore gaming operators are banned in the country. (Arab News)

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...that Paskuhan Village in San Fernando City, Pampanga, is the only existing Christmas theme park in Asia and the third of its kind in the world?
...that Carlos P. Romulo is the first Asian to both win the Pulitzer Prize and be president of the United Nations General Assembly, although in separate years?
...that Philippine Airlines is Asia's first airline?
...that Camiguin has the distinction of having more volcanoes per square kilometer than any other island on Earth?