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The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"

  1. Felipinas
  2. Las Islas Filipinas
  3. Islas del Poniente
  4. San Lázaro
  5. República Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)
  6. Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
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