Phillipines

In The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia that was subjected to Western colonization before it had the opportunity to develop either a centralized government ruling over a large territory or a dominant culture. In ancient times the inhabitants of the Philippines were a diverse… • boxing • In …flyweight Pancho Villa of the Philippines in 1923. Villa’s countryman Flash Elorde reigned as world junior-lightweight champion from 1960 through 1967. A high point of professional boxing in the Philippines came on October 1, 1975, when, in a bout referred to as the “Thrilla in Manila,” Muhammad Ali defeated Joe… • Japan • In In the Philippines, Japanese troops occupied Manila in January 1942, although Corregidor held out until May; Singapore fell in February, and the Dutch East Indies and Rangoon (Burma) in early March. The Allies had difficulty maintaining communications with Australia, and British naval losses promised the Japanese navy… • Legazpi • In …Magellan steered west-southwestward to the Philippines, where, in late March and early April, he secured the first alliance in the Pacific for Spain (at Limasawa Island) and the conversion to Christianity of the ruler of Cebu Island and his chief men. Weeks later, however, Magellan was killed in a fight… • Moro people • In any of several Muslim peoples of Mindanao, Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and other southern islands of the Philippines. Constituting about 5 percent of the Philippine population, they can be classi...

With over 7000 islands spread over 300,000sq km, there’s never a bad time to grab a beach towel and head to Whether you’re looking for the best time to hit the beach, dance up a storm at a festival, or simply avoid the worst of the tourist crowds, here’s our guide to the best time to visit the Philippines. Editor's note: during High season means perfect beach weather in spots like El Nido, but also crowds © bugking88 / Getty Images High season: November-April The high season is dry season for most of the country, with December, January and February the coolest, most pleasant months for travel, which brings crowds to popular beach areas like Celebrations around Christmas, New Year and, notably, Holy Week, in the build up to Easter, make it a colorful and fascinating time to visit the country, but many resorts triple rates around these popular periods. The popular Masskara Festival falls in October © Francisco Mangubat Pajares Jr. / Lonely Planet Shoulder season: May-October Shoulder season tends to be short and sweet in the Philippines, often just a month either side of the popular dry season and quieter rainy months. Accommodation savings are available if you time it right and tourist crowds are thinner; however, end-of-term school holidays in April and May bring high levels of domestic tourists during this period. Exciting events like the month-long Magayon Festival in Legazpi in May, with nightly street markets, pop-up bars and live music, and MassKara Festival, which br...

• العربية • Asturianu • Azərbaycanca • বাংলা • Башҡортса • Български • Català • Čeština • Chavacano de Zamboanga • Deutsch • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • हिन्दी • Hrvatski • Ido • Bahasa Indonesia • Interlingua • Italiano • עברית • ქართული • Kiswahili • Latina • Lietuvių • Bahasa Melayu • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • پنجابی • Polski • Русский • Slovenčina • Српски / srpski • Suomi • Tagalog • தமிழ் • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • Tiếng Việt • Winaray • 中文 • v • t • e The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least 709,000 years ago. Scholars generally believe that these ethnic and social groups eventually developed into various settlements or polities with varying degrees of These polities were influenced by The first recorded visit by Europeans is Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Timeline [ ] Stone tools and fossils of butchered animal remains discovered in Rizal, Kalinga are evidences of early hominins in the country to as early as 709,000 years. The The most widely accepted theory of the population of the islands is the A 2021 genetic study, which examined representatives of 115 indigenous communities, found evidence of at least five independent waves of early human migration. Negrito groups, divided between those in Luzon and those in Mindanao, may come from a single wave and diverged subsequently, or through two separate waves. This likely occurred sometime after 4...