Philippines

The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. Officially Republic of the Philippines (Filipino/Tagalog: Republika ng Pilipinas, Cebuano: Republika sa Pilipinas, Ilokano: Republika ti Filipinas, Pangasinese: Republika na Filipinas: Kapampangan: Republika ning Pilipinas, Bicolano: Republika kan Pilipinas, Hiligaynon: Republika sang Pilipinas, Kinaray-a: Republika kang Pilipinas, Waray-Waray: Republika han Pilipinas, Chavacano de Zamboanga: Republica de Filipinas) it is the 12th populous country and the capital is Manila and the largest city is Quezon City, Makati City, Pasay City, Baguio City, Angeles City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Cebu City, Cagayan De Oro City, Davao City and Zamboanga City. Covering approximately 334.35 square kilometers.

The Republic of the Philippines is a unitary state. and divided into three groups Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. These are divided into 17 regions, 81 provinces, 144 cities, 1491 municipalities and 42,028 barangays.

Trivia

 * A tv station named TV5 has a block that shows Disney Channel

Actors/Actresses and Crew born in the Philippines

 * Pres Romanillos
 * Lea Salonga
 * Ruben A. Aquino
 * Bryan Callen