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The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the
Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is an island nation
located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its
capital. It comprises 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago, with
a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers or 116,000
square miles, making it the 72nd largest country by area.Modern day
Filipinos are mostly of Austronesian stock, although there are a number of
Filipinos with Spanish, Chinese, American, and Arab ancestry.The country was
named "Las Islas Filipinas" (The Phillippine Islands) by Ruy López de
Villalobos after King Philip II of Spain. Spanish colonial rule began in
1565 and lasted for about three centuries until the Philippine Revolution of
1896. The United States gained possession of the Philippines after the
Spanish-American War in 1898 and ruled the country for about five decades.
Philippine culture has many affinities with the West. Roman Catholicism is
the predominant religion, and Filipino and English are the official
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ABS-CBNNEWS.com
Joint venture of The Manila Times newspaper and ABS-CBN Interactive.
Balita.org
Provides news service to expatriate Filipinos world-wide.
Bulatlat
Philippines's alternative weekly magazine.
Business World
Manila business daily.
Daily Tribune
Manila-based national newspaper.
Diaryo Pilipino
Filipino-American daily.
Filipino Express
Weekly newspaper, based in the US. |
