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Quick Facts

  • Independence day is July 4, 1946
  • Martial Law was declared in 1972 by Ferdinand Marcos
  • After Ninoy Aquino's assassination his widow Corazon Aquino took the leadership
  • People Power Revolution in 1986
  • Predominant religion in Philippines is Catholicism

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The Philippines, or the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Manila. The Philippines archipelago consists of 7107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the world’s 12th most populous country with a population of over 90 million people. It is estimated that about 11 million Filipinos working abroad making it the largest Diaspora network in the world. Philippines was discovered by the outside world in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan. But the Philippines was already inhabited by Austronesian people who had business relationships with China, India, and Japan. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory in early 20th century. Became an independent ... Read more
 

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