With a population of over 112 million, it is the world's fourteenth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea …

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4 days ago · Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the …

3 days ago · Travel within the Philippine archipelago is possible by boat, plane, bus, or car. Few U.S. citizens rent cars to drive, as the roads are more crowded and drivers are less disciplined than those …

2 days ago · Breaking stories on current events, the latest on movers and shakers in the Philippines. She was told politics was in her blood. Now she wants dynastic cycle to end. Filipinos all over the...

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Jul 17, 2023 · Covering a total land area of 300,000 sq. km, the Philippines is an archipelagic nation located in Southeast Asia. Situated in the southwestern part of Luzon Island, along the eastern coast …

The Philippine economy is the 34th largest in the world by nominal GDP. Major industries include electronics assembly, business process outsourcing, food manufacturing, and tourism.

Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own language, identity, culture, tradition, and history.

The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of …