The Philippines is an independent nation in the Pacific Ocean south of Japan, so, 'no'.
It was.
Australia is a continent in its own right. It was once part of the supercontinent Pangaea, which broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Australia was part of Gondwanaland.
Gondwanaland was a supercontinent that included what are now South America, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Madagascar, Australia, and Antarctica. These landmasses were joined together before breaking apart over millions of years to form the continents we know today.
When Pangaea split in two, there where two island landmasses. The Northern landmass was Laurasia. The Southern landmass was Gondwanaland.
Australia was once part of a large landmass. That large landmass was called Gondwanaland. Australia broke apart from Gondwanaland over 65 million years ago.
The five continents of Gondwanaland were Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. These landmasses were part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana before they eventually drifted apart to their current positions.
Gondwanaland - Australian band - ended in 1992.
Gondwanaland - Australian band - was created in 1981.
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
Laurasia and Gondwanaland formed during the late Carboniferous period, around 300 million years ago, through the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. Laurasia was located in the northern hemisphere, while Gondwanaland was in the southern hemisphere.
Australia Africa South America Antarctica Subcontinent India Asia (via Arabia)
Pangaea was the original super-continent which broke up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia. Gondwanaland consisted of present day Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India and South America and began to break up about 250 million years ago. Australia was completely free of the other land masses by 30 million years ago.