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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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APO Hiking Society performing in 2010. From left: Boboy Garrovillo, Danny Javier, and Jim Paredes

The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society, or simply APO, are a Filipino musical group, that comprised Danny Javier, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garrovillo. Today, the group consists of only Paredes and Garrovillo as a duo.

APO Hiking Society are regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). The group was formed and had its fledgling beginnings in 1969 at the Ateneo de Manila High School, with 12 members: Lito de Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Borton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Doden Besa, Ric Segreto Macaraeg, Jim Paredes, Boboy Garrovillo, and the 13th member, Danny Javier, who joined in college. The group's name was created from the acronym AMHS representing their school with a witty twist having an irreverent reference to the Philippine revolutionary intellectual and hero, Apolinario Mabini, and later shortened to "Apo", an Ilocano term for a wise man or a Tagalog term for grandchildren, and later re-branded to "APO" (all caps). Contrary to popular belief, the "Apo" name was not a reference to the Philippines's highest peak, the potentially-active stratovolcano Mount Apo. The group's name and meaning was a joke for the fact that Mabini has been paralyzed by polio during the Philippine revolution and cannot use his feet for walking nor hiking, hence the name. (Full article...)

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... 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 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 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 SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"?
... 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?
... that Crying Ladies and Donsol, films starring Angel Aquino, were Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively?
... 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?

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

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Official portrait, 2016

Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo (Tagalog: [ˈlɛnɪ ɾɔˈbrɛdɔ]; née Gerona; born April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She previously served as the representative of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur from 2013 to 2016.

Robredo narrowly defeated Bongbong Marcos, the son of the ousted dictator and kleptocrat Ferdinand Marcos, in the contested 2016 vice presidential election. After an electoral protest by Bongbong Marcos, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal found no signs of fraud and her lead was slightly widened. She is the second woman to serve as vice president of the Philippines, after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the first vice president from the Bicol Region. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Philippines-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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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)
4 October 2024 – Pork barrel scam: The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former aide Gigi Reyes, and Janet Napoles of plunder in connection with the alleged misuse of Ponce Enrile's Priority Development Assistance Fund during his senatorial term. (AFP via CNA) (Rappler)

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... that extensive disturbances in the crust beneath the Philippines produce many volcanoes and earthquakes?
... that the Isla dela Victoria resort and casino under construction in Kawit Island, Cebu City, Philippines, is named for a city officer murdered for his role in the fight against illegal fishing?
... that a 1945 ordinance by the Cebu City Council was the first to regulate cockfighting venues in the Philippines?

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