what was the name of the filipino islands before spanish colonization?
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no it wasnt the spanish who made KKK flag...mind you its not the KKK racism thing... its actually against the spaniards..seem to me you're intrested to know the pihilippines..holla me if u want to know all about it... \n\nand it was discovered first by spanish so nobody knew what its called before. email me for more info
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where in the phillipines?sorry i live in U.S.and that's long way from my place. your from Mindanao?
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"The national language was labeled Filipino to acknowledge and embrace the existence of and preference for many English- and Spanish-derived words. "Western" letters such as f, j, c, x and z -- sounds of which were not indigenous to the islands before the arrival of the Spaniards and the Americans -- were included in the official Filipino alphabet."
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Filipino = is the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines\n\nPhilippines\n\nThe country was named "Las Islas Filipinas" by Ruy López de Villalobos after King Philip II of Spain. Spanish colonial rule began in 1565 and lasted for about three centuries\n\n300 years together with the Espanol's!? for sure you'll going to sound and look like one of them!!! \n\nget it?!
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"Pacific Islanders" are technically considered those extracted from peoples in Pacific ocean islands, e.g. Samoans, Fijians, Hawaiians (if not for the US), etc. "Pacific Islander" is a term coined in the US and NZ (according to Wikipedia). \n\nThe Philippines is part of Asia, and as such, Filipinos are Asian. This is true even according to the US census.
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Am i too late to answer your question in time for your report? \n\nCheck out this Wikipedia page. You're bound to find those which can fit to the topic of your choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Filipinos
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Some early navigation maps were used by Pacific islanders. They tend to be very abstract and can be made of sticks and twigs. Apparently they represent ocean swells around islands. These mapping techniques probably go back to the early human travels to the pacific islands, so maps were used 5,000 years ago or so.
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I believe that is Okinotori Island also known as Parece Vela. It's a tiny Island claimed by the Japanese as their territory but disputed by the Chinese.
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Actually it has really a basis,cause as what the Muslims ancestors in the southern Mindanao,Sabah Malaysia is a part of the philippines teritory before infact the Malaysian people are just renting it but i dont know now if why is it Sabah was officially part of Malaysia teritory. But the Kalayaan group of island is an official part of the Philippines area of responsibility.
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From Wikipedia:\n\n"The Canary Islands are an archipelago of seven islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwestern coast of Africa (Morocco and the Western Sahara). They form an autonomous community of Spain. The name comes from the Latin Insularia Canaria meaning Island of the Dogs, a name applied originally only to the island of Gran Canaria
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Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three regions. Although Palwan is a major island, Visayas is considered of more importance than Palawan.
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the philippines is an archipelago composed of 7100 islands. it is blessed with natural resources. it also famous for its white sand beaches, high biodiversity, hospitable people and interesting culture. because of its high biodiversity, many divers and surfers come here to see animals that can be rarely found in other places. also, there are many tourist spots. \n\nthere foreigners who also came here to study.\n\nif you want to come here, then go! experience the philippines. it is more than the usual.
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In Pre-Columbian times, the archipelago known as the British Virgin Islands was settled by tribal groups migrating from South America in ocean-going dugout canoes. First came the Arawakan-speaking Taino Indians, followed by the Caribs from whose name the word Caribbean is derived. These islanders lived as subsistence fisherman and farmers; they had strong community structures and highly developed skills in pottery and other handicrafts. \n\nColumbus discovered the islands in 1493 on his second voyage to the West Indies and named them "Las Once Mil Virgines," from the legend of St. Ursula and her 11,000 martyred virgins. Over the centuries that followed, Europeans all but exterminated the tribal people, leaving only the handful that survive today.  \n\nhttp://www.guana.com/natural-history/history.htm
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Bicol (Philippines) \n:Namumutan ta ka\nFilipino \n: Iniibig kita\n: Mahal kita\nCebuano\n: Gihigugma kita
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Philippines\nRegion 6\nCAPIZ, ILOILO, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, GUIMARAS, AKLAN, ANTIQUE, BORACAY\n\nBoracay Island belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, Region 6 of the Philippines, along with the western part of the province of Negros, the island of Panay, and many smaller islands. The westernmost island in Western Visayas, Boracay borders the provinces of Mindoro to the northwest and Romblon to the north.
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The history of the Philippines begins with the arrival of the first humans in the Philippines by land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon Island, southeast of Samar on March 16, 1521. Permanent settlements in the island of Cebu were established with the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565, and more settlements continued northward with the colonizers reaching the bay of Manila on the island of Luzon. In Manila they established a new town and thus began an era of Spanish colonization that lasted for more than three centuries.\n\nThe Philippine Revolution against Spain began in April of 1896, culminating two years later with a proclamation of independence and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. However, the Treaty of Paris, at the end of the Spanish-American War, transferred control of the Philippines to the United States. U.S. colonial rule of the Philippines began in December 1899, with very limited local rule permitted beginning in 1905. Partial autonomy (commonwealth status) was granted in 1935, preparatory to a planned full independence from the United States in 1945. But what was envisioned as a 10-year transition period from a commonwealth to a fully sovereign state was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of the islands during World War II. Full independence was only granted to the Philippines in July 1946-.
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The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an island nation in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital. It lies 1,210 kilometres from mainland Asia and comprises 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago, approximately 700 of which are inhabited.