What is the difference between Filipinas and pilipinas?

Answer 1

Filipinas or Las Islas Filipinas is the original name of the Philippines given by Spaniards when the colonized the country.

When the American rules the land, they change it into Philippines or The Philippine Islands or simply Philippines for short.

Pilipinas or Isla ng Pilipinas is the tagalog translation of the country's name.

There's nothing much difference between them, it's just a matter of Language translation.

On the other hand, Filipina (Filipinas - female) and Filipino (Filipinos - male) are the citizens of the country Philippines (Pilipinas) which will soon be called officially back to the original name Filipinas.

Answer 2

Filipinas and Pilipinas are both used to refer to the Philippines but in different contexts. "Filipinas" is the Spanish term for the Philippines and is often used in historical or formal contexts. "Pilipinas" is the Filipino term for the Philippines and is used in everyday conversation and official documents.