Outline of the Philippines

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Abbreviations: PH or PHL
• Common English country name: Philippines, the Philippines
• Official English country name: Republic of the Philippines
• Common endonyms: Philippines, Pilipinas, Pinas
• Official endonym: Republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas
• Common exonyms: the Philippines, the Philippine Islands
• Adjectivals: Philippine, Filipino
• Demonyms: Filipino, Filipina
• Etymology: named after Philip II of Spain
• International rankings of the Philippines
• ISO country codes: PH, PHL, 608
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain:.ph

  Geography of the Philippines

• The Philippines is: an archipelagic megadiverse island country
• Location:
• * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
• ** Eurasia
• *** Asia
• **** Southeast Asia
• ***** Maritime Southeast Asia
• * Time zone: Philippine Standard Time
• * Extreme points of the Philippines
• ** North: Mavulis Island, Itbayat, Batanes
• ** South: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi
• ** East: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental
• ** West: Balabac Great Reef, Balabac, Palawan
• *** Subject to territorial dispute: Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan
• ** High: Mount Apo
• ** Low: Philippine Sea and South China Sea
• * Land boundaries: none
• Coastline: – 5th longest coastline
• Population: 100,981,437 13th most populous country
• Area: – 72nd most extensive country
• :commons:Atlas of the Philippines|Atlas of the Philippines
• Cities in the Philippines by population

  Environment of the Philippines

• Beaches of the Philippines
• Climate of the Philippines
• Environmental issues in the Philippines
• Ecoregions in the Philippines
• Renewable energy in the Philippines
• Geology of the Philippines
• Headlands of the Philippines
• National Parks of the Philippines
• Protected areas of the Philippines
• Wildlife of the Philippines
• * Flora of the Philippines
• * Fauna of the Philippines
• ** Birds of the Philippines
• *** List of endemic birds of the Philippines
• ** Mammals of the Philippines
• ** List of endangered species of the Philippines

  Geographic features of the Philippines

• Bays of the Philippines
• Islands of the Philippines
• Island groups of the Philippines
• Lakes in the Philippines
• * Laguna de Bay
• * Lake Bato
• * Lake Buluan
• * Lake Lanao
• * Lake Lumao
• * Lake Mainit
• * Naujan Lake
• * Taal Lake
• Mountains of the Philippines
• * Chocolate Hills
• * Cordillera Central
• * Mount Apo
• * Mount Arayat
• * Mount Banahaw
• * Mount Halcon
• * Mount Hibok-Hibok
• * Mount Iriga
• * Mount Isarog
• * Mount Madja-as
• * Mount Makiling
• * Mount Malepunyo
• * Mount Pinatubo
• * Mount Pulag
• * Mount Sembrano
• * Sierra Madre Mountains
• * Zambales Mountains
• * Volcanoes of the Philippines
• ** Active volcanoes in the Philippines
• ** Potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
• ** Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Rivers of the Philippines
• * Agno River
• * Agusan River
• * Angat River
• * Bicol River
• * Cagayan River
• * Marikina River
• * Pampanga River
• * Pasig River
• * Sibagat River
• * Wawa River
• Waterfalls of the Philippines
• World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

  Island groups of the Philippines

• Luzon
• Visayas
• Mindanao

  Administrative divisions of the Philippines

Regions of the Philippines

• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
• Bicol Region
• Cagayan Valley
• Calabarzon
• Caraga
• Central Luzon
• Central Visayas
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Davao Region
• Eastern Visayas
• Ilocos Region
• Mimaropa
• National Capital Region
• Northern Mindanao
• Soccsksargen
• Western Visayas
• Zamboanga Peninsula

  Provinces of the Philippines

• Abra
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Aklan
• Albay
• Antique
• Apayao
• Aurora
• Basilan
• Bataan
• Batanes
• Batangas
• Benguet
• Biliran
• Bohol
• Bukidnon
• Bulacan
• Cagayan
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Camiguin
• Capiz
• Catanduanes
• Cavite
• Cebu
• Cotabato
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental
• Dinagat Islands
• Eastern Samar
• Guimaras
• Ifugao
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Iloilo
• Isabela
• Kalinga
• La Union
• Laguna
• Lanao del Norte
• Lanao del Sur
• Leyte
• Maguindanao
• Marinduque
• Masbate
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental
• Mountain Province
• Negros Occidental
• Negros Oriental
• Northern Samar
• Nueva Ecija
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Pampanga
• Pangasinan
• Quezon
• Quirino
• Rizal
• Romblon
• Samar
• Sarangani
• Siquijor
• Sorsogon
• South Cotabato
• Southern Leyte
• Sultan Kudarat
• Sulu
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Tarlac
• Tawi-Tawi
• Zambales
• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga Sibugay

  Cities of the Philippines

• Alaminos
• Angeles
• Antipolo
• Bacolod
• Bacoor
• Bago
• Baguio
• Bais
• Balanga
• Batac
• Batangas City
• Bayawan
• Baybay
• Bayugan
• Biñan
• Bislig
• Bogo
• Borongan
• Butuan
• Cabadbaran
• Cabanatuan
• Cabuyao
• Cadiz
• Cagayan de Oro
• Calamba
• Calapan
• Calbayog
• Caloocan
• Candon
• Canlaon
• Carcar
• Catbalogan
• Cauayan
• Cavite City
• Cebu City
• Cotabato City
• Dagupan
• Danao
• Dapitan
• Dasmariñas
• Davao City
• Digos
• Dipolog
• Dumaguete
• El Salvador
• Escalante
• Gapan
• General Santos
• General Trias
• Gingoog
• Guihulngan
• Himamaylan
• Iligan
• Iloilo City
• Imus
• Iriga
• Isabela
• Kabankalan
• Kidapawan
• Koronadal
• La Carlota
• Lamitan
• Laoag
• Lapu-Lapu
• Las Piñas
• Legazpi
• Ligao
• Lipa
• Lucena
• Maasin
• Mabalacat
• Makati
• Malabon
• Malaybalay
• Malolos
• Mati
• Mandaluyong
• Mandaue
• Manila
• Marawi
• Marikina
• Masbate City
• Meycauayan
• Muñoz
• Muntinlupa
• Naga, Camarines Sur
• Naga, Cebu
• Navotas
• Olongapo
• Ormoc
• Oroquieta
• Ozamiz
• Pagadian
• Palayan
• Panabo
• Parañaque
• Pasay
• Pasig
• Passi
• Puerto Princesa
• Quezon City
• Roxas
• Sagay
• Samal
• San Carlos, Negros Occidental
• San Carlos, Pangasinan
• San Fernando, La Union
• San Fernando, Pampanga
• San Jose
• San Jose del Monte
• San Juan
• San Pablo
• San Pedro
• Santa Rosa
• Santiago
• Santo Tomas
• Silay
• Sipalay
• Sorsogon City
• Surigao City
• Tabaco
• Tacloban
• Tacurong
• Tagaytay
• Tagbilaran
• Taguig
• Tagum
• Talisay, Cebu
• Talisay, Negros Occidental
• Tanauan
• Tandag
• Tangub
• Tanjay
• Tarlac City
• Tayabas
• Toledo
• Trece Martires
• Tuguegarao
• Urdaneta
• Valencia
• Valenzuela
• Victorias
• Vigan
• Zamboanga City

  Municipalities of the Philippines

Barangays of the Philippines

Demographics of the Philippines

Climate of the Philippines

History of the Philippines

Period-coverage

• Prehistory of the Philippines
• Pre-colonial period
• Spanish colonial period
• American colonial period
• Post-colonial period
• Martial law era
• Contemporary period

  Presidents of the Philippines

• Emilio Aguinaldo: 1899–1901
• Manuel L. Quezon: 1935–1944
• José P. Laurel: 1943–1945
• Sergio Osmeña: 1944–1946
• Manuel Roxas: 1946–1948
• Elpidio Quirino: 1948–1953
• Ramon Magsaysay: 1953–1957
• Carlos P. Garcia: 1957–1961
• Diosdado Macapagal: 1961–1965
• Ferdinand Marcos: 1965–1986
• Corazon Aquino: 1986–1992
• Fidel Ramos: 1992–1998
• Joseph Estrada: 1998–2001
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: 2001–2010
• Benigno Aquino III: 2010–2016
• Rodrigo Duterte: 2016–present

  Government and politics of the Philippines

• Form of government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• Capital of the Philippines: Manila
• Flag of the Philippines
• Political parties in the Philippines
• Elections in the Philippines
• List of political parties in the Philippines
• * Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats
• * Liberal Party
• * Nacionalista Party
• * Nationalist People's Coalition
• * Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan

  National government of the Philippines

• Constitution of the Philippines

  Legislative branch

• Congress of the Philippines
• * Senate of the Philippines
• ** President of the Senate of the Philippines
• ** President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
• * House of Representatives of the Philippines
• ** Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

  Executive branch

• Head of state and head of government: President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte
• * Vice President of the Philippines: Leni Robredo

  Executive departments

• Department of Agrarian Reform
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Budget and Management
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Department of Finance
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Department of Health
• Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
• Department of Information and Communications Technology
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor and Employment
• Department of National Defense
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Department of Science and Technology
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Department of Tourism
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Department of Transportation

  Commissions

• Civil Service Commission
• Commission on Appointments
• Commission on Audit
• Commission on Elections
• Commission on Filipino Migrant Workers
• Commission on Filipinos Overseas
• Commission on Higher Education
• Commission on Human Rights
• Commission on Information and Communications Technology
• Constitutional Commission
• Consultative Commission on Charter Change
• National Commission for Culture and the Arts
• National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
• National Historical Commission of the Philippines
• National Telecommunications Commission
• National Youth Commission
• Philippine Commission for the Urban Poor
• Philippine Commission on Justice and Peace
• Philippine Insurance Commission
• Philippine Sports Commission
• Population Commission
• Professional Regulation Commission
• Securities and Exchange Commission

  Judicial branch

• Supreme Court of the Philippines
• * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• * Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Court of Appeals
• Court of Tax Appeals
• Katarungang Pambarangay
• Ombudsman of the Philippines
• Regional Trial Courts
• Sandiganbayan

  Local government in the Philippines

Foreign relations of the Philippines

• Diplomatic missions in the Philippines
• Diplomatic missions of the Philippines

  International organization membership

Military of the Philippines

• Air Force of the Philippines
• Army of the Philippines
• Coast Guard of the Philippines
• Marine Corps of the Philippines
• Navy of the Philippines

  Intelligence agencies

• National Bureau of Investigation
• National Counter-Terrorism Action Group
• National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
• Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

  Law of the Philippines

• Adoption in the Philippines
• Cannabis in the Philippines
• Capital punishment in the Philippines
• Census in the Philippines
• Censorship in the Philippines
• Child-related laws
• * Child pornography laws in the Philippines
• Constitution of the Philippines
• * Separation of church and state in the Philippines
• Copyright law in the Philippines
• Crime in the Philippines
• * Rape in the Philippines
• Human rights in the Philippines
• * Abortion in the Philippines
• * Censorship in the Philippines
• * Freedom of association in the Philippines
• * Freedom of religion in the Philippines
• * Freedom of speech in the Philippines
• * Freedom of the press in the Philippines
• * Gambling in the Philippines
• * LGBT rights in the Philippines
• * Marriage and union in the Philippines
• ** Marriage in the Philippines
• *** Divorce in the Philippines
• *** Same-sex marriage in the Philippines
• * Prostitution in the Philippines
• * Right to keep and bear arms
• ** Gun law in the Philippines
• * Smoking in the Philippines
• Law enforcement in the Philippines
• Local ordinance
• Speed limits in the Philippines
• Taxation in the Philippines

  Culture of the Philippines

• Architecture of the Philippines
• * Ancestral houses of the Philippines
• Charities in the Philippines
• Ethnic groups in the Philippines
• * Spanish influence on Filipino culture
• Festivals in the Philippines
• Media in the Philippines
• Museums in the Philippines
• Mythology of the Philippines
• * Mythical creatures in the Philippines
• National symbols of the Philippines
• * Coat of arms of the Philippines
• * Flag of the Philippines
• * National anthem of the Philippines
• Public holidays in the Philippines
• Records of the Philippines
• Religion in the Philippines
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

  Art in the Philippines

• Art Deco theaters of the Philippines
• Cinema of the Philippines
• Literature of the Philippines
• * Philippine literature in English
• * Philippine literature in Spanish
• National Artist of the Philippines
• Television in the Philippines

  Music of the Philippines

• Folk music of the Philippines
• Philippine-based music groups

  Languages of the Philippines

• Philippine English
• Spanish language in the Philippines
• * Philippine Spanish
• Philippine Sign Language
• Acronyms in the Philippines

  Sports in the Philippines

• Baseball in the Philippines
• * Baseball Philippines
• * Philippine national baseball team
• Basketball in the Philippines
• * Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
• * Metropolitan Basketball Association
• * Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association
• * National Basketball Conference
• * Philippine Basketball Association
• * Philippine Basketball League
• * Philippine men's national basketball team
• * Philippine women's national basketball team
• * Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
• * United Regional Basketball League
• Boxing in the Philippines
• * Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines
• Football in the Philippines
• * Philippine Football Federation
• * Philippine national football team
• * Philippine national football team
• Filipino Martial Arts
• Philippines at the Olympics
• * Philippine Olympic Committee
• Rugby in the Philippines
• * Philippine national rugby union team
• Other
• * Eskrima or Escrima
• * Mano Mano
• * National Collegiate Athletic Association
• * Palarong Pambansa
• * Panantukan
• * National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
• * Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled—National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines
• * Philippine Sports Commission
• * Triathlon Association of the Philippines
• * University Athletic Association of the Philippines

  Education in the Philippines

• Science and technology in the Philippines

  Economy and infrastructure of the Philippines

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP : 46th
• Agriculture in the Philippines
• Banking in the Philippines
• * Central Bank of the Philippines
• Companies of the Philippines
• Currency of Philippines: Peso *
• * ISO 4217: PHP
• * Philippine peso bills
• Fiscal policy of the Philippines
• Mining in the Philippines
• Shopping malls in the Philippines
• Philippine Government Securities
• Philippine Stock Exchange
• Taxation in the Philippines
• * Revenue stamps of the Philippines
• Tourism in the Philippines
• Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines

  Energy in the Philippines

• Electricity distribution
• * National Power Corporation
• Energy policy of the Philippines
• Oil industry in the Philippines
• Power plants in the Philippines
• * Nuclear energy in the Philippines
• * Geothermal power in the Philippines
• * Wind power in the Philippines

  Transportation in the Philippines

• Airports in the Philippines
• Lighthouses in the Philippines
• Rail transport in the Philippines
• Vehicular transport in the Philippines
• * Road system in the Philippines
• ** Philippine expressway network
• ** Philippine highway network
• * Vehicles in the Philippines
• ** Bus companies of the Philippines
• ** Cars of the Philippines
• *** Jeepney
• ** Philippine vehicle license plates