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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 developing and 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) holds its annual basketball tournaments for the Seniors' and Juniors' divisions from June to October of the academic year. The tournament started in 1924, the NCAA's inaugural year, and has been held continuously since then, only interrupted by World War II from 1942 to 1946, suspension of play from 1961 to 1965 due to the proliferation of ineligible players, and the 1980 riot between supporters of La Salle and Letran which wrecked the Rizal Memorial Coliseum which forced the association to suspend the rest of the season.

For much of the NCAA's history, the team at the top of the standings during the first half of the season faced the team that won the latter half of the season for the championship; in 1960 if a third team had a better cumulative record than either champion, that team played the champion of the latter half of the season to face the champion of the first half for the NCAA championship. (Full article...)

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... that a former teacher in the Philippines became a Robin Hood–like outlaw?
... that the chancery of the Philippine consulate general in Honolulu was bought with donations?
... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II?
... that at the Ryukyu Arc, the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate at 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) per year?
... that Angeline Quinto has recorded songs for at least 35 films and television soundtracks in the Philippines?
... that the Manila Standard described the concert Two for the Knight as the "biggest team-up of a foreign and local artist" in 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 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 1A leaning belfry of St. Andrew Church, in Bacarra town, province of Ilocos Norte
Image 2A skyline view of Manila
Image 3A view of Barlas Island, Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
Image 4Banaue, Philippines: A man of the fugao tribe in traditional costume
Image 5Banaue, Philippines: a view of Banaue Municipal Town
Image 6Picture of a Carabao in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Image 7Shipping on the Pasig River, 1899
Image 8A map of the Philippines showing the location of all the regions and provinces
Image 9The Bangui Wind Farm is a wind farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Image 10A view at Francisco Bangoy International Airport, 2019
Image 11A selection of dishes found in Filipino cuisine

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Enrile in October 2018

Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., CLH (born Juan Valentin Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to 2013 and known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos; his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos; and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile has served four terms in the Senate, in a total of twenty-two years, he holds the third longest-tenure in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022, at the age of 98, he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.

Enrile was a protégé of President Ferdinand Marcos who served as Justice Secretary and Defense Minister during the Marcos administration. Enrile played a key role in the planning and documentary legwork for Martial Law, and was in charge of the Philippine Military during its implementation. Other roles in this period included Presidency of the Philippine Coconut Authority through which he gained control of the copra industry together with Danding Cojuangco, and being the general put in charge of logging in the Philippines under martial law - a period during which lumber exports were so extensive that the forest cover of the Philippines shrank until only 8% remained. By the 1980s, however, rising factionalism in the Marcos administration led to a reduction in Enrile's influence within the administration. (Full article...)

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

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In the news

18 December 2024 – Indonesia–Philippines relations: Mary Jane Veloso, a former inmate on death row in Indonesia, is repatriated to the Philippines following negotiations between the two countries. (Reuters)
9 December 2024 – 2024 Kanlaon eruption: PHIVOLCS raises the alert level of the Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines to Level 3 after an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent. (Rappler)
4 December 2024 –: Activists file a second impeachment complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged misuse of government funds. (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?