During his 1542 expedition, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands of Leyte and Samar "Felipinas" after the Prince of Asturias, later Philip II of Castile. … See more

The Philippines has a democratic government, a constitutional republic with a presidential system. The president is head of state and head of government, and is the commander-in-chief of … See more

As of May 1, 2020, the Philippines had a population of 109,035,343. In 2020, 54 percent of the country's population lived in urban areas See more

The Philippine economy is the world's 34th largest, with an estimated 2023 nominal gross domestic product of US$435.7 billion. As a See more

Prehistory (pre–900)
There is evidence of early hominins living in what is now the Philippines as early as 709,000 years ago. A small number of bones from See more

The Philippines is an archipelago of about 7,641 islands, covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi). Stretching 1,850 kilometers (1,150 mi) north to south, from the South China Sea to the See more

Transportation
Transportation in the Philippines is by road, air, rail and water. Roads are the dominant form of … See more