THE PHILIPPINES

I HAVE BEEN TO THE PHILIPPINES 3 TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I WISH I CAN GO MORE OFTEN. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY- THE CLIMATE IS A LITTLE TOO WARM FOR MY TASTE- BUT BEAUTIFUL NEVER THE LESS.
THE PHILIPPINES ARE A COLLECTION OF OVER 7,000 ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE COUNTRY IS NEAR SOUTH EAST ASIA.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED FROM LOOKING ON A MAP THAT MANY OF THE CITIES AND PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES HAVE SPANISH NAMES.
THAT'S BECAUSE FOR A LONG WHILE THE PHILIPPINES WERE A COLONY OF SPAIN. THE COUNTRY ATTAINED FULL INDEPENDENCE AS A NATION ON JULY 4, 1946.
FOR A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY-CLICK BELOW.
http://pinas.dlsu.edu.ph/history/history.html