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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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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in the Republic of the Philippines have faced many various forms of difficulties, challenges and hardships throughout their entire lives in their native homeland in Southeast Asia, such as displays of discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, hostility, violence, hatred, abuse, assault, harassment and other forms of anti-LGBT rhetoric. Many LGBT Filipinos are met with mixed attitudes and reactions by their own families, friends and others in their communities, as well as professionals, educators, counselors and principals in their curriculums, their national public officials, politicians, lawmakers, lawyers, attorneys and others working for in the government and the rest of the general population in their society as a whole.

Many local individuals, groups and communities in the Philippines have willingly helped and assisted LGBT Filipinos in need offering and treating them with various different forms of LGBT-friendly counseling services and therapy sessions in many organized institutions to help them escape many certainly dangerous and hostile environments, backgrounds, places or areas based on homophobia, biphobia and transphobia they have experienced and help them recover from those they have endured in their lifetime with a provided shelter with food, drinks, medicine and other needs as possible. (Full article...)

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... that Jason Robertson is only the second Filipino American to play in the National Hockey League?
... 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 the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta?
... that Dolly de Leon was the first Filipino to be nominated for a Golden Globe or a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress?
... that three songs from Kyla's album Not Your Ordinary Girl were nominated in the same category at the 2005 Awit Awards?
... that Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez's concert Iconic has been referred to as a venture of two unrivaled names in the music scene of the Philippines?
... that the sound for the film A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution was recorded using a Walkman?
... that at the height of the war between Iraq and the Islamic State, diplomats of the Philippine embassy in Baghdad agreed to die together rather than be taken hostage?

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

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Official portrait, 2022

Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈbiko ˈsɔtɔ]; born June 17, 1989) is a Filipino politician serving as the incumbent mayor of Pasig. A member of the Sotto family, he first entered politics when he ran for a seat on the Pasig City Council in 2016. He won the election as an independent and served a term in the city council. He joined the Aksyon Demokratiko party and was elected mayor of Pasig in 2019 with a platform focused on public consultation, data-driven governance, and universal health care in the city, which prioritizes housing programs, easier access to education, and cracking down on corruption. Sotto was re-elected in 2022; shortly afterwards, he resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko.

In 2021, the United States Department of State recognized Sotto as one of 12 recipients of the International Anticorruption Champions Award for his efforts toward anti-corruption. (Full article...)

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

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

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In the news

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)
20 June 2024 – ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign: Congress of the Philippines lawmakers pursue an investigation into a U.S. military social media disinformation operation to discredit Chinese COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos to determine the damages caused, international law infringements, and possible legal action. (Reuters)
14 June 2024 – COVID-19 misinformation by governments: Reuters releases a report that alleges that the United States military conducted a clandestine online campaign, ordered by the Trump administration in 2020 and ended by the Biden administration in 2021, to discredit the CoronaVac vaccine of China-based manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the Philippines and other developing countries. (Reuters)

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...that the Philippines average cellphone user sent 2,300 text messages in 2003, making it the world's most avid texting nation?
...that the closing mass for the World Youth Day 1995, held at the Luneta Park, was estimated to be attended by 5 million people and was considered to be the largest papal gathering in the Roman Catholic history but it would be the last time for Pope John Paul II to visit the Philippines?
...that Darna garnered 50.3% overnight ratings from AGB during its second episode and it became the highest rated show ever in Philippine television?