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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of the Philippines
| common_name = the Philippines
| native_name = {{native name|fil|Republika ng Pilipinas}}
| image_flag = Flag of the Philippines.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of the Philippines.svg
| other_symbol = <div style="padding:0.3em;">[[File:Seal of the Philippines.svg|80px|Great Seal of the Philippines]]</div>{{native phrase|fil|[[Great Seal of the Philippines#Great Seal|Dakilang Sagisag ng Pilipinas]]|nolink=on}} {{small|Great Seal of the Philippines}}
| other_symbol_type = [[Coat of arms of the Philippines#Great Seal|Great Seal]]
| national_motto = "{{lang|fil|Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa}}"<ref name=ra8491>{{cite web|title=Republic act no. 8491 |url=http://www.gov.ph/1998/02/12/republic-act-no-8491/ |publisher=Republic of the Philippines |accessdate=March 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308050740/http://www.gov.ph/1998/02/12/republic-act-no-8491/ |archivedate=March 8, 2014 }}</ref> {{small|"For God, People, Nature, and Country"}}
| national_anthem = ''{{lang|fil|[[Lupang Hinirang]]}}'' {{small|''Chosen Land''}} [[File:Lupang Hinirang instrumental.ogg|center]]
| image_map = PHL orthographic.svg
| image_map2 =
| capital = [[Manila]]{{ref|a|a}} {{small|{{Coord|14|35|N|120|58|E|type:city}}}}
| largest_city = [[Quezon City]] {{small|{{coord|14|38|N|121|02|E|display=inline}}}} 
| official_languages = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap;
|[[Filipino language|Filipino]]
|[[English language|English]]}}
| recognized_regional_languages = {{collapsible list
|title = [[Languages of the Philippines|19 languages]]
|[[Aklanon language|Aklanon]]
|[[Bikol languages|Bikol]]
|[[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]
|[[Chavacano]]
|[[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]
|[[Ibanag language|Ibanag]]
|[[Ilocano language|Ilocano]]
|[[Ivatan language|Ivatan]]
|[[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]]
|[[Kinaray-a language|Kinaray-a]]
|[[Maguindanao language|Maguindanao]]
|[[Maranao language|Maranao]]
|[[Pangasinan language|Pangasinan]]
|[[Sambal language|Sambal]]
|[[Surigaonon language|Surigaonon]]
|[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
|[[Taūsug language|Taūsug]]
|[[Waray language|Waray]]
|[[Yakan language|Yakan]]>}}
| languages_type = [[National language]]
| languages = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| languages2_type = Other recognized languages
| languages2 = {{small|'''Official and national [[sign language]]'''}}{{ref|b|b}} [[Filipino Sign Language]] {{small|'''[[Minority language|Auxiliary languages]]'''}}{{ref|c|c}} {{hlist|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]|[[Arabic language|Arabic]]}}
| ethnic_groups = {{unbulleted list
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 33463654 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Visayans|Visayan]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 30000000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 10300000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Moro people|Moro]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 10136000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Ilocano people|Ilocano]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 5900000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Bicolano people|Bicolano]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 2897239 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Kapampangan people|Kapampangan]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 1586349 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Igorot people|Igorot]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 1500000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Pangasinan people|Pangasinense]]}}
|{{nowrap|{{#expr:100 * 1500000 / 101716359 round 1}}% [[Chinese Filipino|Chinese]]}}
|{{nowrap|3.3% [[Ethnic groups in the Philippines|others]]}}
}}
| ethnic_groups_year = 2015
| demonym = [[Filipinos|Filipino]] {{small|(''masculine or neutral'')}} Filipina {{small|(''feminine'')}} [[Pinoy]] {{small|(''colloquial masculine or neutral'')}} Pinay {{small|(''colloquial feminine'')}} [[Filipinos|Philippine]]
| government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[Constitution of the Philippines|constitutional]] [[republic]]
| leader_title1 = [[President of the Philippines|President]]
| leader_name1 = [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vice President of the Philippines|Vice President]]
| leader_name2 = [[Leni Robredo]]
| leader_title3 = [[President of the Senate of the Philippines|Senate President]]
| leader_name3 = [[Tito Sotto|Vicente Sotto III]]
| leader_title4 = [[Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines|House Speaker]]
| leader_name4 = [[Lord Allan Velasco]]
| leader_title5 = [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|Chief Justice]]
| leader_name5 = [[Alexander Gesmundo]]
| legislature = [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]]
| upper_house = [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
| lower_house = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
| sovereignty_type = [[Sovereignty of the Philippines|Formation of the republic]]
| sovereignty_note = {{ref|f|f}}
| established_event1 = [[Philippine Declaration of Independence|Independence from Spain declared]]
| established_date1 = June 12, 1898
| established_event2 = [[Treaty of Paris (1898)]] / Spanish cession{{ref|d|d}}
| established_date2 = December 10, 1898
| established_event3 = [[Malolos Constitution]] / [[First Philippine Republic]] {{ref|f|f}}
| established_date3 = January 21, 1899
| established_event4 = [[Tydings–McDuffie Act]]
| established_date4 = March 24, 1934
| established_event5 = [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]
| established_date5 = May 14, 1935
| established_event6 = [[Treaty of Manila (1946)|Treaty of Manila / Independence from United States]] {{ref|e|e}}
| established_date6 = July 4, 1946
| established_event7 = [[Constitution of the Philippines|Current constitution]]
| established_date7 = February 2, 1987
| area_km2 = 300,000<ref name="psa.gov.ph">{{cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/philippine-population-density-based-2015-census-population|title=Philippine Population Density (Based on the 2015 Census of Population)|date=September 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="worldbank.org">{{cite web|url=http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&series=AG.SRF.TOTL.K2&country=SAU|title=World Development Indicators |website=databank.worldbank.org}}</ref>
| area_label = Total
| area_rank = 72nd
| area_sq_mi = {{convert|{{data Philippines|pst2|total area}}|km2|sqmi|0|disp=output number only}} 
| percent_water = 0.61<ref name=CIAfactbook>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |title=East & Southeast Asia :: Philippines |website=The World Factbook |location=Washington, DC|date=October 28, 2009 |accessdate=November 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719222229/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html |archivedate=July 19, 2015 }}</ref> {{small|(inland waters)}}
| area_label2 = [[Land area|Land]]
| area_data2 = 300,000
| population_estimate_year = 2018
| population_estimate =
| population_census = 100,981,437<ref name="2015 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population|title=Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population |publisher= Philippine Statistics Authority|website=www.psa.gov.ph}}</ref>
| population_census_year = 2015
| population_census_rank = 13th
| population_density_km2 = 336
| population_density_sq_mi = {{Data/popdens|Philippines|comma|areaunit=sqmi}}
| population_density_rank = 47th
| GDP_PPP = {{decrease}} $933.913 billion<ref name="auto">{{cite news | url = https://www.imf.org/imf/weodatabase/downloadreport?c=566,&s=NGDP_R,NGDP_RPCH,NGDP,NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDP_D,NGDPRPC,NGDPRPPPPC,NGDPPC,NGDPDPC,PPPPC,PPPSH,PPPEX,NID_NGDP,NGSD_NGDP,PCPI,PCPIPCH,PCPIE,PCPIEPCH,TM_RPCH,TMG_RPCH,TX_RPCH,TXG_RPCH,LUR,LP,GGR,GGR_NGDP,GGX,GGX_NGDP,GGXCNL,GGXCNL_NGDP,GGSB,GGSB_NPGDP,GGXONLB,GGXONLB_NGDP,GGXWDG,GGXWDG_NGDP,NGDP_FY,BCA,BCA_NGDPD,&sy=2018&ey=2025&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&wsid=114f286b-e3fc-476b-8736-3f2cb3016edb | title = IMF Philippines | newspaper = International Monetary Fund}}</ref>
| GDP_PPP_year = 2020
| GDP_PPP_rank = 27th
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = {{decrease}} $8,573<ref name="auto"/>
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 115th
| GDP_nominal = {{decrease}} $367.362 billion<ref name="auto"/>
| GDP_nominal_year = 2020
| GDP_nominal_rank = 31st
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{decrease}} $3,484<ref name="auto"/>
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 119th
| Gini = 40.1 
| Gini_year = 2015
| Gini_change = decrease 
| Gini_ref = <ref name="wb-gini">{{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI/ |title=Gini Index |publisher=World Bank |accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref>
| Gini_rank = 44th
| HDI = 0.699 
| HDI_year = 2017 
| HDI_change = increase 
| HDI_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2018_human_development_statistical_update.pdf|title=Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical update|publisher=United Nations Development Programme|date=September 15, 2018|accessdate=September 15, 2018}}</ref>
| HDI_rank = 113th
| currency = [[Philippine peso|Peso]] (₱)
| currency_code = PHP
| time_zone = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset = +8
| utc_offset_DST = +8
| time_zone_DST = not observed
| date_format = {{unbulleted list |mm-dd-yyyy|dd-mm-yyyy ([[Anno Domini|AD]])}}
| electricity = 220V - 60Hz
| drives_on = right<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ |title=Which side of the road do they drive on? |author=Lucas, Brian |date=August 2005 |accessdate=February 22, 2009 }}</ref>
| calling_code = [[+63]]
| cctld = [[.ph]]
| official_website = [https://www.gov.ph/ National Government Portal] [http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/ Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]
| footnote_a = {{note|a}} While [[Manila]] is designated as the nation's capital, the [[seat of government]] is the ''National Capital Region'', commonly known as "[[Metro Manila]]", of which the city of Manila is a part.<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidential Decree No. 940, s. 1976 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/05/29/presidential-decree-no-940-s-1976/ |publisher=Malacanang |access-date=April 4, 2015 |location=Manila}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php/about-the-city-government/background |title=Quezon City Local Government – Background |publisher=Quezon City Local Government |access-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820074250/https://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php/about-the-city-government/background |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many national government institutions aside from [[Malacañang]] Palace and some agencies/institutions are located within the NCR.
| footnote_b = {{note|b}} Since March 10, 1945<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Order No. 34, s. 1945|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/03/10/executive-order-no-34-s-1945/|publisher=Malacanang |access-date=February 9, 2021 |location=Manila }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ |title=Which side of the road do they drive on? |author=Lucas, Brian |date=August 2005 |access-date=February 22, 2009 }}</ref>
| today =
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The '''Philippines''' is an [[island country]] in [[Southeast Asia]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has 7,641 islands. [[Spain]] (1521-1898) and the [[United States]] (1898-1946), colonized (controlled) the country and [[Palau]], which is on the eastern side of the [[Philippine Sea]]. The capital city of the Philippines is [[Manila]].

The Philippines and [[East Timor]] are the only nations in East Asia where most people are [[Christianity|Christians]]. The Philippines achieved independence after the United States left in 1946.

The Philippine Islands are surrounded on the east by the [[Philippine Sea]], on the west by the [[South China Sea]], and on the south by the [[Celebes Sea]]. [[Borneo]] island is a few hundred kilometers to the southwest, [[Vietnam]] is to the west, and [[Taiwan]] is directly north.

== Politics ==
The government of the Philippines, is similar to the Government of the United States of America. The President of the Philippines works as the head of state, the head of government, and the commander in chief of the Military of the Philippines and the armed forces. The president is elected by voting just as in America except by popular vote as there is no electoral voting. He stays as the president for 6 years. He is the leader of the cabinet.

The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress of the Philippines, consists of the Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives of the Philippines; members of both are elected by popular vote. There are 24 senators serving 6 years in the Senate while the House of Representatives consists of no more than 250 congressmen each serving 3-year terms.

The judiciary branch of the government is headed by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, which has a Chief Justice as its head and 14 Associate Justices, all appointed by the president.

The Philippines is a founding and prominent member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It is also an active participant of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a member of the Group of 24 and one of the 51 founding members of the United Nations on October 24, 1945.

== Regions and States ==
'''Local Government.''' The parts of Philippines are "local government units" (LGUs). The [[province]] is the top unit. There are 81 provinces in the country (2015). In the provinces there are [[city|cities]] and [[municipality|municipalities]] (towns). In these municipalities there are smaller ''barangays'' (villages). The ''barangay'' is the smallest local government unit.

All provinces are in 17 [[region]]s for administration (organisation). Most government offices have regional offices for the provinces. The regions do not have a separate local government, except for the Muslim Mindanao and Cordillera regions, which have their own power (autonomous government).

=== Regions ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Region !! Designation !! Regional center
|-
| [[Ilocos Region]] || Region I || [[San Fernando City, La Union|San Fernando]], [[La Union]]
|-
| [[Cagayan Valley]] || Region II || [[Tuguegarao]], [[Cagayan]]
|-
| [[Central Luzon]] || Region III || [[City of San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]], [[Pampanga]]
|-
| [[CALABARZON]] '''¹'''|| Region IV-A || [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], Quezon
|-
| [[MIMAROPA]] '''¹'''|| Region IV-B || [[Calapan]], [[Oriental Mindoro]]
|-
| [[Bicol Region]] || Region V || [[Legazpi, Albay]]
|-
| [[Western Visayas]]|| Region VI || [[Iloilo City]]
|-
| [[Central Visayas]] || Region VII || [[Cebu City]]
|-
| [[Eastern Visayas]] || Region VIII || [[Tacloban]]
|-
| [[Zamboanga Peninsula (Administrative Region)|Zamboanga Peninsula]] || Region IX || [[Pagadian]], [[Zamboanga del Sur]]
|-
| [[Northern Mindanao]] || Region X || [[Cagayan de Oro]]
|-
| [[Davao Region]] || Region XI || [[Davao City]]
|-
| [[SOCCSKSARGEN]] '''¹'''|| Region XII || [[Koronadal]], [[South Cotabato]]
|-
| [[Caraga]] || Region XIII || [[Butuan]]
|-
| [[Bangsamoro]] || BARMM || [[Cotabato City]]
|-
| [[Cordillera Administrative Region]] || CAR || [[Baguio]]
|-
| [[Metro Manila|National Capital Region]] || NCR || [[Manila]]
|}
'''¹''' Names are capitalized because they are [[acronym]]s, containing the names of the constituent provinces or cities.

== Geography ==
The Philippines has 7,701 islands. Together there are about 300,000 square kilometers of land. The islands are in three groups: [[Luzon]], [[Visayas]], and [[Mindanao]]. Luzon is the largest island and Mindanao is the second largest. The Visayas are the group of islands in the central part of the Philippines. The busy port of Manila, on Luzon, is the country's [[Capital (city)|capital]] and it is the second-largest [[city]] after [[Quezon City]]. [[Cebu City]] and [[Davao City]] are the largest cities in Visayas and Mindanao, respectively.

The [[climate]] is hot, humid (there is a lot of water in the air), and [[tropical]]. The average temperature all year is around 26.5 °Celsius. Filipinos usually say there are three [[season]]s: ''Tag-init'' or ''Tag-araw'' (the hot season or summer from March to May), ''Tag-ulan'' (the rainy season from June to November), and ''Tag-lamig'' (the cold season from December to February).

The Philippines is in the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]] (zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions). Most of the mountainous islands had a lot of tropical [[rainforest]]s a long time ago. They started as [[volcano]]es. The highest place is [[Mount Apo]] on Mindanao at 2,954 m. Many volcanoes in the country, for example [[Mount Mayon]], are active. The country also has about 19 [[typhoon]]s per year.

Taal Volcano is an island in Taal Lake. It is in an ancient caldera in Batangas Province. It is about 2 hours by bus going south from Manila. The jump-off point in Talisay is suitable for day trips and overnighters.

== Problems ==
There are many environmental problems in the Philippines. One of them is [[overfishing]] in many areas, which lead to pitiful catches. Another problem is that only ten percent of sewage is treated and cleaned, while the other 90% is dumped back to nature and the ocean, which leads to [[pollution]]. [[Deforestation]] is a serious problem, and after decades of cutting down forests, illegal logging and forest fires, there is only 3% left of original forest cover. Forest losses have also affected the Philippines with serious [[soil erosion]], which is threatening the Philippines [[biodiversity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_offices/philippines/|title=WWF Philippines office - WWF|website=wwf.panda.org}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The Philippines is a developing country. In 1998 the Philippine economy — a mixture of [[agriculture]], light industry, and support services — deteriorated because of the effects of the [[Asian financial crisis]] and poor weather conditions. The economy's growth fell to 0.6% in 1998 from 5% in 1997, but recovered to about 3% in 1999 and 4% in 2000. As of 2012, it's estimated at 6.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2011&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=566&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC&grp=0&a=&pr.x=80&pr.y=15|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|website=www.imf.org}}</ref>

The government has promised to continue its economic reforms to help the Philippines match the pace of development in the newly industrialized countries of [[Southeast Asia]]. The strategies are improving [[infrastructure]], fixing the [[tax]] system to help the government income, supporting deregulation (to remove government control) and [[privatization]] of the economy, and increasing trade within the region. Future prospects depend heavily on the economic performance of the three major trading partners, [[China]], the [[United States]] and [[Japan]].

== People ==
Around 109,6 million people live in the Philippines as of 2020. Most people in the Philippines are of [[Malay race|Austronesian]] stock. The ethnic [[China|Chinese]], who have helped run businesses since the [[9th century]], also live in the country. Its now 105 million people there. The [[Negrito]]s live in the mountains of Luzon and Visayas. Luzon has a lot of [[mestizo]] people, a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term for someone of mixed Hispanic and native blood.

The people of the Philippines are known as ''[[Filipinos]]''. Filipinos are divided into many groups, the three largest are the Tagalogs, Cebuanos, and the Ilocanos. When the Philippines was a colony, the term "Filipino" used to mean the Spanish and Spanish-[[mixed]] minority. But now everyone who is a citizen/national of the Philippines is called "Filipino". Even then, it is still has the most diverse [[ethnic group]]s in Asia, the other being [[Indonesia]]. People also call [[Filipinos]] "[[Filipinos|Pinoy]]" for short.

== Languages ==
[[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[English language|English]] are the official languages. Filipino is based largely on Tagalog, a native language spoken in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces. The Filipino language, is a cousin of the [[Malay language]]. Other local languages and dialects are [[Cebuano]] and [[Ilocano]] and many others. English is used in government, schools and business. Other languages are [[Chinese language|Chinese]] which is spoken by the ethnic Chinese population and the Chinese-Filipinos. Most of the [[Muslims]] living deep in southern [[Mindanao]] and the smaller islands off of the southern Philippine mainland near [[Malaysia|Malaysia's]] northeastern tip. They also speak [[Arabic language|Arabic]] as a second language but to a very small extent. [[Spanish language|Spanish]], once the official language of the Philippines in the 1970s is also spoken by a notable minority of Filipinos.

== Culture ==
Before the Spanish arrived, the Filipinos did not think of themselves as one culture. Most of the Philippines were Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu. The Spaniards came in 1565, and brought with them [[Spanish culture]]. They soon spread to the islands making forts and schools, preaching Christianity, and converting most of the native people to the [[Catholic]] religion. When the United States colonized the islands in 1898, the [[Americans]] brought with them their own culture, which has the strongest influence up to now. This makes the Philippines the most Westernized country in eastern Asia. The Spanish culture in the Philippines though, is not directly from Spain but from [[Mexico]], since the Philippines was ruled by [[Spain]], through [[Mexico]]. It was governed from [[Mexico City]] which explains much of the [[Spain|Spanish]] influence in the Philippines that one could only find in [[Mexico]] and not in [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philippine-history.org/spanish-colonial-masters.htm|title=The Spaniards as Colonial Masters in the Philippines|website=www.philippine-history.org}}</ref> Also, the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] that was spoken in the Philippines was Mexican [[Spanish language|Spanish]], not European [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. A lot of the foods in the Philippines can also be found in [[Mexico]]. Filipinos, as a tradition, usually eat with hands, like that of [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] tradition. And most of Filipino cuisine is also of [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] influence for the most part.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.myfilipinokitchen.com/history-of-filipino-food-malay-influence/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-18 |archive-date=2012-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203011939/http://www.myfilipinokitchen.com/history-of-filipino-food-malay-influence/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Each year major festivities called ''barrio fiestas'' are held. They commemorate the Patron saints of the towns, villages and regional districts. The festivities includes church services, street parades, fireworks displays, feasts, dance/music contests, and cockfights. [[Circumcision]] of males is a tradition and a big cultureal event, nearly 91,7% are circumcised.

== Religion ==
Most of the people in the Philippines are [[Christianity|Christians]]. About 92% of the people are Christians. Most people in the Philippines belong to the [[Roman Catholic]] faith (70%). A sizable percentage of the people are [[Protestantism|Protestants]] (many diverse Christian denominations) (17%), Iglesia ni Cristo (2%), [[Islam|Muslims]] (5-10%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (2%). There are also some [[Hinduism|Hindus]] and some other minor religions with fewer adherents (6.6%).

== Further reading ==

* [[:en:Philippines|Philippines]] on [[:en:Main_Page|English Wikipedia]]

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of the Philippines]]
*[[Philippines at the Olympics]]
*[[Philippines national football team]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Philippines/ Open Directory Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040819050600/http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Philippines/ |date=2004-08-19 }}

== External links ==
* [http://www.gov.ph Government Portal]
* [http://www.op.gov.ph Office of the President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609185330/http://www.op.gov.ph/ |date=2007-06-09 }}
* [http://www.senate.gov.ph Senate of the Philippines]
* [http://www.congress.gov.ph House of Representatives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604085514/http://congress.gov.ph/ |date=2020-06-04 }}
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph Supreme Court of the Philippines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512084154/http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/ |date=2008-05-12 }}

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