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Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 114 million, it is the world's thirteenth-most-populous country.
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Species of ray-finned fish
Leiopotherapon plumbeus, known commonly as the silver perch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is called ayungin, bugaong, bigaong, and bagaong.
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The United States has slammed the China Coast Guard and the People’s Liberation Army Navy following a confrontation that forced the Philippines to suspend a routine resupply mission to the anchored BRP Sierra Madre.
US condemns China’s dangerous maneuvers blocking a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
The United States has condemned what it described as “dangerous” and “irresponsible” maneuvers by Chinese maritime forces that disrupted a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, also known as Second Thomas Shoal, on September 24. In a statement issued Sunday, US Ambassador to the Philippin...