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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 COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of July 26, 2024, there have been 4,140,383^[1] reported cases, and 66,864^[1] reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The first case in the Philippines was identified on January 30, 2020, and involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Metro Manila. On February 1, 2020, a posthumous test result from a 44-year-old Chinese man turned out positive for the virus, making the Philippines the first country outside China to record a confirmed death from the disease.

After over a month without recording any cases, the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7, 2020. Since then, the virus has spread to the country's 81 provinces. National and local governments have been imposing community quarantines since March 15, 2020, as a measure to limit the spread of the virus. These include the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that was implemented in March–May 2020. On March 24, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, a law that granted him additional powers to handle the pandemic. This was repealed by a follow-up law, the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, which he signed on September 11. (Full article...)

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... that protesters demanded the closure of the embassy of the Philippines in Lisbon?
... 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 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?
... that the chancery of the Philippine consulate general in Honolulu was bought with donations?
... that Jason Robertson is only the second Filipino American to play in the National Hockey League?
... that the continuing influence of the Catholic Church in the politics of the Philippines means that the country lacks a divorce law?
... 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 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?

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

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Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong (October 25, 1913 – February 1977), also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American union organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in 1965, when he, Philip Vera Cruz, Benjamin Gines and Pete Velasco, walked off the farms of area table-grape growers, demanding wages equal to the federal minimum wage, that became known as the Delano grape strike. He has been described as "one of the fathers of the West Coast labor movement." (Full article...)

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

In the news

26 July 2024 – Philippines–United States relations, ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign: A former top United States official states that the U.S. Department of Defense covertly admitted to conducting a mass disinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to disparage the safety of Chinese CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccinations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of its involvement in June 2024. (Reuters)
22 July 2024 – Chinese gambling workers in the Philippines: Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces a ban on offshore gaming operations in his State of the Nation Address. (Reuters)
21 July 2024 – China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea: The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the beached naval ship Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea following an incident in June. (The Guardian)
12 July 2024 –: The Philippine Senate orders the arrest of Bamban mayor Alice Guo for failing to attend hearings investigating her alleged involvement in Chinese transnational crime. (Reuters)
10 July 2024 –: Two Australian tourists and a Filipino woman are killed during a mass stabbing at a hotel in Tagaytay, Philippines. (AP)

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... that during the construction of the Manila Film Center (pictured), its scaffolding collapsed, where at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement?
... that several karaoke bars in the Philippines had banned the song "My Way" due to the deaths attributed to it?
... that Filipino men and women engage in a form of courtship that is far more subdued and indirect compared to Western cultures?
... that Rafael de Izquierdo was the Governor-General of the Philippines during the 1872 Cavite mutiny which led to the execution of the martyrs Gomburza?

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Sources

^ ^a ^b Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2022). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2024-07-26.