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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 roughly 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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General Santos, officially the City of General Santos, and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region.^[1]

It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and it is also the only coastal as well as the largest city in the province of South Cotabato wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority but administered independently of it. (Full article...)

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... that the 2025 Philippine general election is set to be the first to be held under a new voting system provider after the previous one was disqualified over bribery allegations?
... that Crying Ladies and Donsol, films starring Angel Aquino, were Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively?
... that Angeline Quinto became the first Filipino singer to release a soundtrack album for a television series that featured a single artist?
... that in the history of fisheries in the Philippines, the once-dominant local municipal fisheries were supplanted first by commercial fisheries, and then by aquaculture?
... 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?
... 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 embassy of the Philippines in Bucharest is the country's first mission in the Eastern Bloc?
... that three songs from Kyla's album Not Your Ordinary Girl were nominated in the same category at the 2005 Awit Awards?

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

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Santiago performing in 2017

Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.

Santiago has described his guitar technique as "angular and bent", and he cites Les Paul, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies' sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV's Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago's "sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies' monstrous presence". (Full article...)

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

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

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20 November 2024 – Capital punishment in Indonesia: Philippine President Bongbong Marcos confirms the return of Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines following 14 years on death row in Indonesia, after the Indonesian government implemented a policy for the repatriation of foreign prisoners. (South China Morning Post)
17 November 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall in the Philippines as a Category 4 super typhoon, three days after Typhoon Usagi struck the country and becoming the sixth consecutive storm to affect Luzon in the past month. At least eight people are killed. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
13 November 2024 – International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Philippine drug war: The Philippines says it is bound help the International Criminal Court if the international court seek custody of former President Rodrigo Duterte through Interpol over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Philippine drug war. (AP)
8 November 2024 – South China Sea dispute: President Bongbong Marcos signs into law the Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act which defines the maritime entitlements of the Philippines and set designated sea lanes and air routes. China protests against the laws which is linked to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Reuters) (Nikkei Asia)
27 October 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season: The death toll from Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines increases to 136 people killed and missing. (Al Jazeera)

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... that extensive disturbances in the crust beneath the Philippines produce many volcanoes and earthquakes?
... that the Isla dela Victoria resort and casino under construction in Kawit Island, Cebu City, Philippines, is named for a city officer murdered for his role in the fight against illegal fishing?
... that a 1945 ordinance by the Cebu City Council was the first to regulate cockfighting venues in the Philippines?

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