Individual #Philippines__Philippine_Islands an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
instance of: #archipelago
member: #Tagalog.Filipino
part of: #Pacific_Ocean
part: #Bataan__Corregidor the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
part: #Leyte_invasion__Leyte__Leyte_Island a battle in World War II; the return of US troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
part: #Cebu one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
part: #Luzon the main island of the Philippines
part: #Mindoro a mountainous island in the central Philippines
part: #Republic_of_the_Philippines__Philippines a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
part: #Manila_Bay a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet
part: #Manila__capital_of_the_Philippines the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
part: #Cebu_City__Cebu an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines
part: #Visayan_Islands__Bisayas group of islands in the central Philippines
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