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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. 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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The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. The hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines built in 1909 to rival Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines and was opened on the commemoration of American Independence on July 4, 1912. The hotel complex was built on a reclaimed area of 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) at the northwestern end of Rizal Park along Bonifacio Drive in Ermita. Its penthouse served as the residence of General Douglas MacArthur during his tenure as the Military Advisor of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1941.

The hotel used to host the offices of several foreign news organizations, including The New York Times. It has hosted world leaders and celebrities, including authors Ernest Hemingway and James A. Michener; actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and John Wayne; publisher Henry Luce; entertainers Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson and The Beatles; Charles, Prince of Wales (now King Charles III); and U.S. President Bill Clinton. (Full article...)

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... that SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"?
... that at one point in its political history, the Philippines was represented in the Spanish Cortes Generales?
... that staff members of the Embassy of the Philippines to the Holy See would stack rosaries by the windows so they could be blessed by the Pope?
... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II?
... that the chancery of the Philippine consulate general in Honolulu was bought with donations?
... that three songs from Kyla's album Not Your Ordinary Girl were nominated in the same category at the 2005 Awit Awards?
... that in 2005, the Philippine embassy in Paris regularly had a flooded basement due to a lack of funds?
... 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?

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

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Enriquez in 2016

Miguel "Mike" Castro Enriquez (September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. He started his career as a radio broadcaster in 1969, and after signing with GMA Network in 1995, he became a TV anchor for Saksi and 24 Oras. He was also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc., and the Station Manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM.

Enriquez was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the Philippines and a "pillar" of the Philippine broadcasting industry. (Full article...)

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

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

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12 July 2024 –: The Philippine Senate orders the arrest of Bamban mayor Alice Guo for failing to attend hearings investigating her alleged involvement in Chinese transnational crime. (Reuters)
10 July 2024 –: Two Australian tourists and a Filipino woman are killed during a mass stabbing at a hotel in Tagaytay, Philippines. (AP)
8 July 2024 – Japan–Philippines relations: Japan and the Philippines sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement which allows the deployment of Japanese forces to the Philippines for military exercises. It will come into force after both countries' legislatures ratify it. (AP)
28 June 2024 – New People's Army rebellion: Philippine troops claim to have killed at least ten suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. (ABC News)
24 June 2024 – Philippine drug war: Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News)

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... that pre-colonial sexual customs in the Philippines involved equating the size of a woman's breasts and the wideness of her hips with the price of the dowry?
... that the Philippine Commission on Elections cited the Bible and the Qur'an to disqualify the Ang Ladlad LGBT Party from the 2010 party-list election?
... that sambong (Blumea balsamifera) is a flowering plant, which belongs to the Asteraceae family and is used in the Philippines as a diuretic and treatment for the common cold?
... that with the Philippine Basketball Association's acceptance of Solar Sports' bid to cover the league, the games will be aired again to the network that originally aired the games in the inaugural 1975 season?