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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. 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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Haiyan near 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 typhoons on record in the Philippines, 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. 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 protesters demanded the closure of the embassy of the Philippines in Lisbon?
... that SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"?
... that while Philippine Spanish has been described as an endangered language, a new generation of speakers has emerged?
... 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 the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta?
... 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 foreign nationals wishing to gain Philippine citizenship need to demonstrate proficiency in English or Spanish as well as a Philippine language?

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

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Jam Vhille Fernando Sebastian (20 March 1986 – 4 March 2015), better known as Jam Sebastian, was a Filipino actor and an internet personality. He is known for being in a love team with Michelle Liggayu, who was his fiancee in real life with the two collectively known as JaMich. He received significant reception in the Philippines as a YouTuber. (Full article...)

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

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In the news

27 October 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season: The death toll from Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines increases to 136 people killed and missing. (Al Jazeera)
26 October 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season: The death toll from the flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines increases to at least 126. (UPI)
25 October 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season: The death toll from Tropical Storm Trami's landfall in central and northern Philippines increases to 76 people, with more than 320,000 people evacuated. (Al Jazeera)
15 October 2024 – Philippines–United Arab Emirates relations: Following a phone call with Emirati president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Philippine president Bongbong Marcos confirms that 143 Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates have been pardoned by the Emirati government. (Philippine News Agency)
7 October 2024 – Philippines–South Korea relations: During a state visit by South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to the Philippines, the Philippines and South Korea agree to upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership. (ABC News)

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...that José Rizal was a polyglot who mastered 22 languages including Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Malay, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tagalog, and other Philippine languages?
...that Enrique of Malacca (aka Henry the Black), the interpreter of Ferdinand Magellan, may be historically significant as the first person to circumnavigate the world?
...that Malacañang Palace comes from a Tagalog phrase May lakan diyan, which means "there is a rich man there" for it was once the home of a wealthy Spanish merchant before it hosted the nation's chief executive?