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1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE
REGIONS AND PEOPLE

2. WHERE DID THE NAME PHILIPPINES CAME
FROM?

3.  The name Philippines officially known as the
Republic of the Philippines is derived from
king Philip II of Spain.

4.  Fourth Spanish colonization attempt of
the Pacific region after the expedition of
Ferdinand Magellan who was slain by the
chieftain of the Mactan, Lapu-Lapu;
 Spanish explorer Ruy
Lopez de Villalobos
during his expedition in
1542 named the islands
of Leyte and Samar Felipinas

5. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
 The Philippines is an archipelago
comprising 7,107 islands with a total land
area of 300,000 km2. The 11 largest islands
contain 94% of the total land area. The
largest of these islands is Luzon at about
105,000 km2. The next largest island
is Mindanao at about 95,000 km2. The
archipelago is around 800 km from
the Asian mainland and is located
between Taiwan and Borneo.

6.  The islands are divided into three
groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The
Luzon islands include Luzon
Island itself, Palawan, Mindoro,Marinduque, Ma
sbate and Batanes Islands. The Visayas is the
group of islands in the central Philippines, the
largest of which
are: Panay,Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Sa
mar. The Mindanao islands include Mindanao
itself, plus the Sulu Archipelago, composed
primarily ofBasilan, Sulu Island, and Tawi-Tawi.

7. HOW THE PHILIPPINES IS DIVIDED?
 Archipelago- sometimes called an island
group, is a chain or cluster of islands
 Since the Philippines is an Archipelago, It is
divided into three island groups: Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.

8.  The Philippine archipelago lies in Southeast
Asia in a position that has led to its becoming
a cultural crossroads, a place where
Malays, Arabs, Chinese, Spaniards, America
ns, Japanese and others have interacted to
forge a unique cultural and racial blend.

9. REFERENCES
 Philippine History books