GeoByte1:The capital of the Philippines is Manila.
GeoByte2:Political leader Corazon Aquino (1933- ) was the first woman president of the Philippines.
GeoByte3:When the Philippines came under Spanish control, they were named in honor of Spain's King Philip II.
GeoByte4:In 1521, on his voyage around the world, Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines.
GeoByte5:The United States gained possession of the Philippines in 1898, after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War. The Philippines achieved full independence in 1946.
GeoByte6:The Phillipine archipelago (group or chain of islands) contains more than 7,000 islands. Only 7% of them are larger than one square mile (2.6 sq. km).