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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 Philippine Space Agency is responsible for the Philippines' space program

The space program of the Philippines is currently maintained by the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) together with various agencies under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The space program includes space research and development, and is funded through the National SPACE Development Program (NSDP) by the DOST and received an initial budget of ₱1 billion in 2020.

The Philippines attempted to establish a formal space program in the 1960s, during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos. A joint-program with the United States was proposed for the purpose of monitoring typhoons in Asia. However such plans did not push through. The Philippine Communications Satellite was established in the same decade which provided satellite communications in Asia. (Full article...)

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... 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 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 Jason Robertson is only the second Filipino American to play in the National Hockey League?
... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II?
... 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 SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"?

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

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Doña Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo (née Mariño y Coronel; June 24, 1859 – May 30, 1946) was a Filipina who was the principal seamstress of the first and official flag of the Philippines, gaining her the title of "The Mother of the Philippine Flag."

Marcela Coronel Mariño was the daughter of Don Francisco Diokno Mariño and Doña Eugenia Coronel Mariño, a rich family in her hometown of Taal, Batangas. She finished her studies at Santa Catalina College, Marcela acquired her learning in music and feminine crafts. At the age of 30, Marcela Coronel Mariño married Felipe Encarnacion Agoncillo, a Filipino lawyer, and a jurist, and gave birth to six children. Her marriage led an important role in Philippine history. When her husband was exiled in Hong Kong during the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, Marcela Mariño Agoncillo and the rest of the family joined him and temporarily resided there to avoid the anti-Filipino hostilities of the occupying Spain. While in Hong Kong, General Emilio Aguinaldo requested her to sew the flag that would represent the Republic of the Philippines. Doña Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo, with her eldest daughter Lorenza and a friend Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, niece of Dr. Jose Rizal, manually sewed the flag in accordance with General Emilio Aguinaldo's design which later became the official flag of the Republic of the Philippines. (Full article...)

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

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In the news

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)
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)

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...that the Arch of the Centuries (pictured) of the University of Santo Tomas at Manila was disassembled from the University's original campus at Intramuros, carried piece-by-piece, and was re-erected at the current campus at Sampaloc?
... that despite sweeping the elimination round of the 2007 UAAP men's basketball tournament, the University of the East was still beaten by De La Salle University-Manila 2-0 in the finals series?
...that journalist Néstor Mata was the sole survivor of the 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash which killed Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others?
... that Fernando Poe, Sr. was incorrectly identified as the model of the U.P. Oblation?