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Philippines

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Philippines. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Philippines's geography, history, government, economy, population,…

Philippines: Presidents

Presidents Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944) Jorge B. Vargas, president of the Executive Commission of the Philippine Council of State (1943) José P. Laurel (1943–1945) Sergio Osmeña (1944–1946)…

Philippines Map Quiz

Are you ready to test your knowledge about the geography of the Philippines? This quiz will challenge you to identify the different regions, provinces, and cities in the country, so, get your…

Philippines, The

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Philippines, ThePhilippines, Thefĭlˈəpēnzˌ [key], officially Republic of the Philippines, republic (2015 est. pop. 101,716,000), 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km), SW Pacific, in…

Scarborough Shoal

(Encyclopedia) Scarborough Shoal, lagoon and reefs, South China Sea, c.135 mi (220 km) W of Luzon, the Philippines. Claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, it is called Huangyan Island by…

Quezon City

(Encyclopedia) Quezon City, city (1990 pop. 1,669,776), former capital of the Republic of the Philippines, central Luzon, a part of the Manila metropolitan area. A suburb of Manila, taken separately…

Timeline: Philippines History, Part I

Part I: Magellan, Rizal, and Philippine independence by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross B.C. 1521 1521 1886 1901 1934 1946 Next: 1965-present About 25,000 B.C. The ancestors of the…

Philippines Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Philippines Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants…

Tagalog

(Encyclopedia) TagalogTagalogtəgäˈləg, tägäˈlŏg [key] or TagalTagalogtägälˈ [key], dominant people of Luzon, the Philippines, and the second largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. They…

Tacloban

(Encyclopedia) TaclobanTaclobantäklōˈbän [key], city (1990 pop. 136,891), capital of Leyte prov., NE Leyte, the Philippines, on an inlet of Leyte Gulf. It is a port and trade center. Tacloban was the…