2006 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2006. President: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas-CMD) Vice President:...

Christianity is the predominant religion in the Philippines, with the Catholic Church being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to...

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of...

{{"Education in the Philippines" Basic education, which includes kindergarten, elementary school (grades 1–6), junior high school (grades 7–10), and senior...

In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly...

As part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Catholic Church in the Philippines (Filipino: Simbahang Katolika sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Iglesia católica...

of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican...

American settlement in the Philippines (Filipino: paninirahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Amerikano) began during the Spanish colonial period. The period of American...

The arts in the Philippines reflect a range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous art. Philippine art consists of two...

Transportation in the Philippines covers the transportation methods within the archipelagic nation of over 7,600 islands. From a previously underdeveloped...

The Philippines was under a state of emergency, announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24, 2006, by the virtue...

Today, environmental problems in the Philippines include pollution, mining and logging, deforestation, threats to environmental activists, dynamite fishing...

known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Reming, was a deadly tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Philippines and later crossed the Malay Peninsula...

languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. Almost all are Malayo-Polynesian languages native to the archipelago. A...

Telecommunications in the Philippines are well-developed due to the presence of modern infrastructure facilities. The industry was deregulated in 1995 when President...

2024 in the Philippines details notable events that have occurred, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2024. President: Bongbong Marcos...

The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally...

Islam in the Philippines is the second largest religion in the country, and the faith was the first-recorded monotheistic religion in the Philippines. Historically...

The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, the Philippine...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in the Republic of the Philippines have faced many difficulties in their homeland, such as prejudice, violence...

Crime is present in various forms in the Philippines, and remains a serious issue throughout the country. Illegal drug trade, human trafficking, arms...

Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president, vice-president, and the senators are elected for a six-year term, while the members of the House...

Capital punishment in the Philippines (Filipino: Parusang Kamatayan sa Pilipinas) specifically, the death penalty, as a form of state-sponsored repression...

Japanese in the Philippines, or Japanese Filipino, refers to one of the largest branches of Japanese diaspora having historical contact with and having...

The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in...

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The Philippines suffers from widespread corruption, which developed during the Spanish colonial period. According to GAN Integrity's Philippines Corruption...

Philippines Earth 2006 was the sixth edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on May 14, 2006 at the University of the Philippines Theater...

The Philippines is inhabited by more than 182 ethnolinguistic groups,: 5  many of which are classified as "Indigenous Peoples" under the country's Indigenous...

festivals in the Philippines. Christmas in the Philippines Holy Week in the Philippines Film festivals in the Philippines Music festivals in the Philippines Public...