The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands[9] in the western Pacific Ocean. The

Prehistory A pre-Hispanic indigenous village.Archeological, and paleontological discoveries show that humans existed in Palawan around 30,000 to 50,000 BC. An aboriginal people of the Philippine I

Pre-historic 400,000 BC - People belonging to the species Homo Erectus set foot on the Philippines 50,000 BC - Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Cave in Palawan 40,000 BC - Negritos star

Geography Main article: Geography of the Philippines The Philippines constitutes an archipelago of 7,107 islands[9] with a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers (116,000 squa

Politics and government Main article: Politics of the Philippines See also: Foreign relations of the Philippines, President of the Philippines, and Constitution of the Philippines Further informa