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Philippines Political map of the Philippines showing national boundaries, major cities, and surrounding bodies of water including the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, and Celebes Sea. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the country's position in Southeast Asia. Silhouette of a fishing boat on calm water at sunset, with vibrant purple and orange clouds in the sky, Boracay, Philippines. Map of Southeast Asia highlighting the Philippines in orange, showing its location as an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean east of Vietnam and north of Indonesia, with neighboring countries labeled and surrounding seas indicated. Villagers tending a rice field in the Philippines Map of the Philippines showing major islands, mountain peaks, peninsulas, and surrounding bodies of water such as the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Celebes Sea. Notable features like Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Palawan, and the Visayan Islands are labeled, along with physical landmarks such as Mount Apo and Mayon Volcano. An inset locator map in the upper right shows the Philippines' position in Southeast Asia. Mayon Volcano, Luzon, Philippines Stilt houses with colorful roofs line the waterfront in Taytay, Palawan, Philippines, with small boats in the water and a green hill behind displaying large white letters spelling Taytay. Mindanao, Philippines: Mount Apo
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History, Geography, and People of the Philippines
Overview of the history and people of the Philippines.
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Learn about tarsiers and the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary in Corella, Bohol island
An overview of tarsiers, including a visit to a tarsier sanctuary on Bohol island,...
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Behold the majestic topography of Batad and Sagada in the Cordillera area of Luzon, Philippines
A tour of Batad and Sagada in the Cordillera area of Luzon, Philippines.
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Map showing the cities of the Philippines
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Philippines
Fishing boat at sunset, Boracay Island, central Philippines.
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Locator map of the Philippines
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Villagers tending a rice field in the Philippines
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Map showing the physical features of the Philippines
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Mayon Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
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Taytay, Palawan island, Philippines
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Mindanao, Philippines: Mount Apo
Mount Apo, Mindanao island, Philippines.
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Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
Gas and ash rising from Mount Pinatubo, central Luzon, Philippines, just prior to...
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Taal Lake, southwestern Luzon, Philippines
Volcano Island in the center of Taal Lake, southwestern Luzon, Philippines.
Peter Mouginis-Mark, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii
Basilan Island
Coffee plantation, Basilan Island, Philippines.
Ted Spiegel—Rapho/Photo Researchers
Philippines: Asian water buffalo
Asian water buffalo, Philippines.
© yobidaba/Fotolia
Sea turtle in the Java Sea, off the coast of the Philippines
© Tommy Schultz/Fotolia
Hanunóo Mangyan dialect
Bamboo manuscript roll (1904–05) from Mindoro, Philippines, incised with songs in...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer, 1911 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Jaime Cardinal Sin (born 1928–died 2005), archbishop of Manila (1974–2003).
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Rice farming in the Philippines
Farmers planting rice in an irrigated field in the Philippines.
© Daniel76/iStock.com
Boracay Island, Philippines
Beach at Boracay Island, west-central Philippines.
© Goodshoot/Jupiterimages
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Members of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front celebrating the announcement...
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José Rizal
Through his writings and activism, José Rizal inspired Philippine resistance against...
© Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-43453)
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, painting, 1970.
© Universal Art Archive/Alamy
Emilio Aguinaldo
As a key leader in the fight for Philippine independence, Emilio Aguinaldo declared...
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Spanish-American War
U.S. soldiers in a trench near Manila during the Spanish-American War, 1898.
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Philippine-American War: Manila
Portion of the ruins of Manila after shelling by U.S. forces in 1899.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Philippine-American War
A district of Manila set afire during the Philippine-American War, 1899.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Manuel Quezon
Manuel Quezon, first president of the Philippine Commonwealth.
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Douglas MacArthur at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (foreground, fourth from right) and others wading ashore...
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World War II: Allied forces recaptured Manila
Manila in the aftermath of its recapture by Allied forces in early 1945.
U.S. Navy
Ferdinand Marcos, 1972
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Ferdinand Marcos waving, 1983
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The first female president of the Philippines
Corazon Aquino (right), 1986.
© Gerald B. Johnson/U.S. Department of Defense
Clark Air Base
Buildings and vegetation at Clark Air Base, Philippines, destroyed by a thick, wet...
Willie Scott/U.S. Geological Survey
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Lance Cpl. Ethan Hoaldridge/U.S. Marine Corps
Super Typhoon Haiyan destruction
Community devastated in November 2013 by Super Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda) along...
© Raul Banias—AFP/Getty Images
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte campaigning for the presidency of the Philippines in 2016.
© Noel Celis—AFP/Getty Images
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
After four decades in public service as a senator, congressman, governor, and vice...
Republic of the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs
Luzon, Philippines
Farmer on a water buffalo in a ripening rice field near Mayon Volcano, southern Luzon,...
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National anthem of the Philippines
The instrumental version of the national anthem of the Philippines.

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