Philippines

Coordinates: 13°N 122°E / 13°N 122°E / 13; 122

The Philippines (i/ˈfɪlpnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,500 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City; both are part of Metro Manila.

To the north of the Philippines across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan; Vietnam sits west across the South China Sea; southwest lies Malaysia in the island of Borneo across the Sulu Sea, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia; while to the east it is bounded by the Philippine Sea and the island-nation of Palau. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world's greatest biodiversity. At approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), the Philippines is the 72nd-largest country in the world.

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7-Eleven in Albay becomes a trending hotspot with majestic Mayon backdrop

Manila Bulletin 23 Apr 2025
Fuji, the Philippines now offers a stunning parallel—a 7-Eleven with a front-row view of the majestic Mayon Volcano. This particular branch, located at the Phoenix Gas Station along Camalig Bypass Road corner Pan-Philippine Highway in Camalig, Albay, has recently captured the attention of both tourists and netizens....
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Nora Aunor state funeral rites held today

The Manila Times 21 Apr 2025
Born into a family of nine siblings in Iriga, Camarines Sur, in 1953, Aunor overcame childhood illness and poverty, rising from peddling water and peanuts to travelers at the Bicol Express Train Station to "making the most meteoric and mythical journey to the peak of Philippine show business," it added....
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Rep. Elizaldy Co says justice must be served in Que kidnap-slay case

The Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Apr 2025
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co, in a statement, also commended the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the development....
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Fishers’ group to showcase tilapia products in Camarines Norte trade fair

The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 Apr 2025
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — A fishers’ group supported by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) is ......
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Nuvance Health gets $1.1 million to launch health site in the Philippines

Daily Freeman 14 Apr 2025
— Nuvance Health, a hospital system that includes Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, has received $1.1 million to establish a new Global Health site in the Philippines, according to an announcement ... in the Philippines....
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Japan-funded feasibility study fuel hopes for ‘Bicol Express’ railway project

Manila Standard 11 Apr 2025
In a recent meeting with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya and former Philippine chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sakamoto Takema, Villafuerte said Tokyo was “very interested” in exploring the possibility of building a high-speed railway from Metro Manila to the Bicol provinces....
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Japan-funded feasibility study fuels hopes for ‘Bicol Express’ railway project

Manila Standard 11 Apr 2025
In a recent meeting with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya and former Philippine chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sakamoto Takema, Villafuerte said Tokyo was “very interested” in exploring the possibility of building a high-speed railway from Metro Manila to the Bicol provinces....
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Japan keen on funding Bicol train study

The Manila Times 06 Apr 2025
JAPAN is very interested in doing a feasibility study on a high-speed rail project from Metro Manila to Bicol, according to Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep ... If the Bicol ... The Bicol Express is the popular name for the Philippine National Railways-South Long Haul....

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