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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 . Overseas trade with neighbors such as the late Tang or Song empire brought Sinitic -speaking Sangley / "Langlang " merchants to the archipelago, which would gradually settle in and intermix . 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... )
Satellite image of Laguna de Bay in 2020
Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay "; Tagalog : Lawa ng Bay , [baɪ] ), also known as Laguna Lake and alternatively spelled "Laguna de Bae ", is the largest lake in the Philippines . It is located southeast of Metro Manila , between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. A freshwater lake, it has a surface area of 911–949 km2 (352–366 sq mi), with an average depth of about 2.8 meters (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about one meter above sea level. The lake is shaped like a crow's foot, with two peninsulas jutting out from the northern shore and filling the large volcanic Laguna Caldera . In the middle of the lake is the large island of Talim .
The lake is one of the primary sources of freshwater fish in the country. Its water drains to
Manila Bay via the
Pasig River .
Environmental issues such as water quality problems created by
population pressure and
industrialization ,
invasive species and overfishing are of concern for the lake, hurting its economic importance to the country. As population expands in the Bay, its expected to rely more heavily on the lake for freshwater supply, thus water quality directly affects human populations. (
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Rodrigo Roa Duterte KGCR (, Tagalog: [ɾɔˈdɾigɔ ˈɾɔwa dʊˈtɛɾtɛ] ⓘ ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong , Rody , and by the initials DU30 and PRRD , is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson of PDP–Laban , the ruling political party in the Philippines during his presidency. Duterte is the first president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao , and is the oldest person to assume office, beginning his term at age 71.
Born in
Maasin ,
Leyte (now in
Southern Leyte ), Duterte moved to
Davao as a child where his father,
Vicente Duterte , served as provincial governor. He studied
political science at the
Lyceum of the Philippines University , graduating in 1968, before obtaining a law degree from
San Beda College of Law in 1972. He then worked as a lawyer and was a prosecutor for
Davao City , before becoming
vice mayor and, subsequently,
mayor of the city in the wake of the 1986
People Power Revolution . Duterte won seven terms and served as mayor of Davao for over 22 years, during which the once crime-ridden city became peaceful and investor-friendly. (
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Image 2 Manny Pacquiao , the only
8-division world boxing champion in history. (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 5 Old Senate Hall with
Estilo Tampinco style of carving and ornamentation (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 7 Filipino traditional dance at a festival (from
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Image 9 Tortoise -shell and silver Salakot (from
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Image 12 Dominant ethnic groups by province. (from
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Image 14 The Kutkut art from Samar (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 16 Sungka , a traditional Filipino game. (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 21 An
Itneg shaman offering pigs to
anito spirits, 1922 (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 22 A grandmaster of
Arnis . (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 25 Carabao is a major symbol of Filipinos hard labor. And is known to be the "Filipino farmer's bestfriend". (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 26 Bahay na bato , a traditional Filipino house (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 28 Filipina in traditional attire (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 29 A performer depicting a
babaylan (shaman) (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 30 Villa Escudero exhibit depicting 19th century Filipino family in traditional attire (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 31 Kalesa , a traditional Philippine urban transportation, in front of
Manila Cathedral entrance (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 34 Mila del Sol starred in one of the earliest Filipino movies,
Giliw Ko (1939), along with
Fernando Poe Sr. (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 35 Parol (Christmas lanterns) being sold during the Christmas season (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 36 Pineapple fiber is used to create traditional Philippine garments. (from
Culture of the Philippines )
Image 37 The
University of Santo Tomas , located in
Manila , was established in 1611. (from
Culture of the Philippines )
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