Philippines - Wikipedia American colonial authorities referred to the country as the Philippine Islands (a translation of the Spanish name) [24] The United States began changing its nomenclature from "the Philippine Islands" to "the Philippines" in the Philippine Autonomy Act and the Jones Law [25]
Philippines Maps Facts - World Atlas The Philippines is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and west; by the Philippine Sea to the east; by the Celebes Sea to the south; and by the Sulu Sea to the southwest The Philippines shares its maritime border with Indonesia, China, Japan, Palau, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan
Philippines - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Philippines is a developing country In 1998 the Philippine economy—a mixture of agriculture, light industry, and support services—deteriorated because of the effects of the Asian financial crisis and poor weather conditions The economy's growth fell to 0 6% in 1998 from 5% in 1997, but recovered to about 3% in 1999 and 4% in 2000
Philippines country profile - BBC 1896-98 - Philippine Revolution: Filipino revolutionaries fight against the Spanish colonial authorities in an attempt to win the archipelago's independence
Philippines travel guide inspiration - Lonely Planet | Asia Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary Bohol In Canapnapan, a barangay of Corella, you can see saucer-eyed tarsiers in the wild at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary Over 100 of these territorial…