Of the Philippines' 7,107 islands, only 2,773 have names.
The Philippines has that name because Spanish explorers named the islands after King Philip of Spain. Philippine is an adjective meaning "related to Philip."
The Philippines is an archipelago composed of approximately 7,107 islands and islets at low tide and 7100 at high tide. Of this number, about 4000 are inhabited and more than 2,773 have been given names. They are clustered into the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
Some suggests lots of name for the Philippines. Even more bizzare was the idea that it was part of atlantis which was supposedly sunked. The earliest RECORDED name of the Philippines was Ma'yi, which was what the Chinese called this country during barter trade. after that we were discovered by the Spaniards and renamed "isalas de san lazaro" then after that "islas de felipe" then Philippines came ---Well, in some maps today that shows the Philippines before Magellan arrived names the Philippines as Malaya, or maybe the Malayan Archipelago, with the islands of Indonesia and Malaysia, as the Philippines was a part of the chain of islands that mostly occupy Southeast Asia.
There are 3 main islands in the Philippines. The Luzon, Visayas, and the Mindanao.But there is an archipelago composed of approximately 7,107 islands. There are more than 2,773 that been given names.Population of people in these 3 main islands:Luzon ~ 39,500,000Visayas ~ 17.3 Million (As of 2005)Mindanao ~ 21,582,540 (As of 2007)
The name Felipinas was given to the islands by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, a Spanish explorer in 1543 to honor Prince Philip of Asturias , who later became Philip II, King of Spain. Felipinas later became the Filipinas during the Spanish colonial era. Then it became Philippine Islands during the American colonial era then the Republic of Philippines after its independence. There was no Philippines before the Spaniards came. The islands which now comprise the Philippines were separate states. It was during the Spanish regime that these islands were united to what is now called the Philippines.
The Philippines is named after King Philip II of Spain, who ruled during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. The name "Philippines" was officially adopted in 1543 in honor of the king.
There are total 10 members of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations): Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Answer given by Jamal Abdul Nasir from Lahore, Pakistan
This is unlikely, given that sugar gliders are native to Australia. They are common in Australia, and also in New Guinea and some of the islands of Indonesia, to which they have spread from Australia.
It created the groundwork for the much longer and more violent Philippine American War.