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The Philippines
The Philippines , officially Republic of the Philippines, republic (2005 est. pop. 87,857,000), 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Malay Archipelago off the SE Asia mainland. It comprises over 7,000 islands and rocks, of which only c.400 are permanently inhabited. The 11 largest islan... Read more
University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines main campus at Quezon City, the Philippines; English language; founded 1908. Among its many schools and colleges are those of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, veterinary medicine, business administration, education, human ecology, architecture, fine arts, law, enginee... Read more
Philippine Independent Church
Philippine Independent Church religious body that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1902 and rejected the spiritual authority of the pope. It is known popularly as the Aglipayan Church, after its founder Gregorio Aglipay. Initially it drew large numbers as a result of nationalist feelings... Read more
Tagalog
Tagalog or Tagal , dominant people of Luzon, the Philippines, and the second largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. They number about 16 million. Most of the population is Christian. Tagalog, a Malayo-Polynesian language that had a written standard form before the coming of the Spanis... Read more
Quezon City
Quezon City city (1990 pop. 1,669,776), former capital of the Republic of the Philippines, central Luzon, a part of the Manila metropolitan area. A suburb of Manila, taken separately it would be the most populous city in the Philippines. It is chiefly residential but has some diversified light indu... Read more
Iloilo
Iloilo , city (1990 pop. 309,505), capital of Iloilo prov., SE Panay, the Philippines, on Iloilo Strait of Panay Gulf. With a fine harbor sheltered by Guimaras island, it is the principal port on Panay, with both interisland and overseas shipping. Iloilo is also a busy commercial center, with some m... Read more
Miguel López de Legaspi
Miguel López de Legaspi , d. 1572, Spanish navigator, conqueror of the Philippines. In 1545 he went to Mexico and was later chosen by the viceroy to head an expedition for the conquest of the Philippines. He sailed in 1563, occupied the Ladrone Islands (the present-day Northern Mariana Island... Read more
Rizal
Rizal province, central Luzon, the Philippines. The capital is Pasig. The province, which horseshoes around Manila and includes Quezon City and Pasay, has had a huge population increase since the 1970s. ... Read more
Batan Islands
Batan Islands , island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of islets, and comprise the province of Batanes. Basco is the provincial capital. The Batan Islands are separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Cha... Read more
Manuel Luis Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon , 1878-1944, first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-44). While a law student, he joined (1899) Emilio Aguinaldo 's insurrectionary army and fought the U.S. forces until 1901. He was imprisoned briefly after the insurrection. Admitted (1903) to the bar, he wa... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "philippines"

Philippines
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World Philippines Recipes 1 GEOGRAPHIC SETTING AND ENVIRONMENT The Republic of the Philippines consists of a group of 7,107 islands situated...Comparatively, the area occupied by the Philippines is slightly larger than the state of Arizona...
Philippines campaigns
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Philippines campaigns (see Maps 85 and 86). The...wartime struggle for control of the Philippines ran back nearly to the turn of the century...Washington sought to shield the Philippines from Japan's southward expansion...
The Philippines
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World THE PHILIPPINES The powerful nations of Europe undertook...and Magellan's "discovery" of the Philippines in 1521, a series of unsuccessful...original Spanish incentives to occupy the Philippines were control of the spice trade and...
Philippines, Liberation of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Philippines, Liberation of the (1944–...the beginning of the reconquest of the Philippines. Military and naval chiefs in Washington...MacArthur 's determination to return to the Philippines, but the logistical realities of the...
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Since cuisines are born on the...Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have bred sister cuisines that...cuisines equally national. The Philippines (population 75.8 million...
Philippines, U.S. Military Involvement in the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Philippines, U.S. Military Involvement in the...McKinley decided to ask Spain to cede the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of...despite the navy's plan to bypass the Philippines, MacArthur obtained Roosevelt's permission...
University of the Philippines
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition University of the Philippines main campus at Quezon City, the Philippines; English language; founded 1908. Among its many schools and colleges are those of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, veterinary medicine, business administration...
Samal Moro
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...ethnic-minority groups in the Philippines, they are one of ten Islamic groups presently living in the southern Philippines. They speak a Malayo-Polynesian...in the Sulu Archipelago. In the Philippines, ethnic identity is usually determined...
Pacific war
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...principal problem was the defence of the Philippines, thousands of kilometres from the USA...from Japanese bases on Formosa. The Philippines were well fortified but the US fleet...the western Pacific and relieve the Philippines. By the mid-1930s dozens of war games...
Salvador H. Laurel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and served as vice-president of the Philippines under Corazon Aquino. However, he...Laurel was born in Paco, Manila, the Philippines, on November 18, 1928. His parents...P. Laurel, former president of the Philippines, and Paciencia Hidalgo. Both his parents...

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Philippines
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis PHILIPPINES The U.S. dominance of the university educational system in the Philippines in the early decades of the twentieth century...training at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines in 1949. This medical training led him to...
Philippines, Christianity in the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Philippines, Christianity in the. Christianity...in the USA . With the cession of the Philippines to the USA in 1898, the way was open...form the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, and in 1963 the National Council of...
Philippines campaign
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Philippines campaign (World War II) (Oct. 1944–July 1945) After the Battles of the Philippines Sea and Leyte Gulf , General MacArthur proceeded to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese, landing north of Manila...
Philippines, independence of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Philippines, independence of the U.S. granted Philippine...War II . A U.S. colony since 1900, the Philippines, according to the 1934 Tydings-McDuffie...eventually result in the independence of the Philippines.
Philippines, Invasion of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Philippines, Invasion of the invasion began with an assault on the island of Leyte...surrendered at the end of the war on August 15, 1945, the liberation of the Philippines had cost the U.S. Army 13,884 killed and 48,541 wounded. Japanese...
Philippines Sea, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Philippines Sea, Battle of (World War II) (19–21 June 1944) A naval battle fought off Palau...amounted to 130 aircraft. US victory and capture of Palau paved the way for the reoccupation of the Philippines.
Philippines Campaign
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Philippines Campaign (1944–45) The US campaign that recaptured the Philippines in World War II. In the Battle of the Philippine Sea, fought in June 1944 by aircraft carriers while US forces were securing required bases in the Marianas...
Filipino Americans
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...islets that form the archipelago of the Philippines, and their U.S.-born descendants...the next seven years transformed the Philippines into a Spanish colony and the only Christian...uniform; the Moors in the southern Philippines successfully resisted Spanish influence...
Anti-Imperialist League Platform (18 October 1899)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...President McKinley urged annexation of the Philippines, a heated debate broke out in America...States' military involvement in the Philippines. General Emilio Aguinaldo assisted...atrocities committed by the military in the Philippines and argued for national self-determination...
Jones Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...provided for the government of the Philippines and committed the United States to the...general. Full independence of the Philippines was realized in 1946. BIBLIOGRAPHY...s Granting of Independence to the Philippines. Diliman, Quezon City: University...

Thesaurus entries related to "philippines"

comrade
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus comrade • noun  we became comrades back in 1943, working in a field hospital in the Philippines synonyms : companion, friend; colleague, associate, partner, coworker, workmate; informal pal, crony, mate, chum, buddy.

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PHILIPPINES GOV'T SEMINAR SEEKS TAIWANESE INVESTMENT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 12/2/2008; 700+ words ; TAIPEI, Dec 2 Asia Pulse - The Philippines government has been setting up special...attracting Taiwanese investors to the Philippines. Speaking at the seminar, Philippine...gave a detailed description of the Philippines investment environment. "Over the...
The Philippines: giving India a run for its money. (RE: Locations).
Magazine article from: Customer Interaction Solutions; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Communications and its new partner, Philippines-based contact center operator Customer...which will operate out of Manila, the Philippines, and will offer both inbound and outbound...center media with the concept of the Philippines as an up-and-coming challenger to...
Philippines triumphs again with blowout $1bn 10yr bond.(ASIA PACIFIC BONDS)
Magazine article from: Euroweek; 9/9/2005; 700+ words ; This week the Philippines completed its $3.1bn external...investors were clamouring for the Philippines to take more than the $1bn ceiling...the deal. But, yet again, the Philippines' funding team, led by national...
The Philippines gets it right under pressure: clear communications and smart timing prove essential.(BONDS)
Magazine article from: Euroweek; 1/20/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...unconvincing borrowing campaign in 2004, the Philippines impressed the market by bringing a series...s two biggest sovereign borrowers--the Philippines and Indonesia. The Philippines has won plaudits from debt capital markets...
PHILIPPINES, CHINA AGREE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TRADE TIES.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 7/29/2002; 700+ words ; MANILA, July 29 Asia Pulse - The Philippines and China agreed on strengthening bilateral...countries at the conclusion of the 22nd Philippines-China Joint Trade Committee (JCT...the respective delegations from the Philippines and the People`s Republic of China...
PHILIPPINES DEPT OF TOURISM CREATES VIRTUAL ISLAND ON SECOND LIFE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 6/8/2009; 700+ words ; ...Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR34907 Philippines Department of Tourism Creates Virtual Island...MTV Revelations, part of the Awesome Philippines campaign to promote the Philippines as a destination for young adults and music...
PHILIPPINES WINS TWO AWARDS AT KOREAN TOURISM EXPO.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 5/9/2002; 700+ words ; MANILA, May 9 Asia Pulse - The Philippines bested 50 countries represented by some...210 sq. meters, to reflect the WOW Philippines campaign by the Department of Tourism...well-applauded presentation on WOW Philippines and Visit Philippines 2003. Spiced...
Roundup: Philippines sees China-ASEAN free trade area to further China-Philippine economic, trade cooperation
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/27/2004; 700+ words ; Roundup: Philippines sees China-ASEAN free trade area...Nanning, China on Nov. 3-6, the Philippines is looking forward to this concrete...cooperation between China and the Philippines. The bilateral economic and trade...
Adventure Philippines Blazes Ecotourism, Are you ready?(Travel)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 3/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...announce the soft launch of Adventure Philippines. It is a tie up project of the Department...our natural resources. The Adventure Philippines program will be different from its sister project WOW Philippines; the similarities between the two...
Philippines Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013 Report: Total Wireless Subscribers in the Philippines to Reach 89.8 Million in 2013.
Newspaper article from: Telecommunications Weekly; 10/28/2009; 700+ words ; ...researchandmarkets.com/research/b3c954/3q09_philippines_m) has announced the addition of...Research Corp.'s new report "3Q09 Philippines Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013...Total wireless subscribers in the Philippines to reach 89.8 million in 2013 with...