philippines - united or seperate identity?
818827
If what you mean by unity is that of the Philippines as an "imagined community" then i can tell you filipinos can very well identify themselves as one. As you may see filipinos have close ties and even when in other countries they form so called "Filipino Communities". But then if you speak of unity as having a particular culture that you can pinpoint, well, Filipinos are not like that. The Philippines has rich and diverse culture and history. The Philippines is is politically divided in several regions, and sometimes they tend to be regionalistic. Teodoro Agoncillo's History of the Filipino People would be a big help. (:
729101
good question. I think it ultimately boils down to who has the bigger guns! nah, but on a serious note, depends on if it is in International waters or within Philippines territory etc.  Good question though, id love to discover a new island and claim it mine
892874
The Philippines is the fifth-largest Christian nation, after the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Russia.[citation needed] About 85% of all Filipinos are Christians: 80% belong to the Roman Catholic Church, and about 5% belong to various Protestant and other Christian denominations.[3] Although Christianity is a major force in the culture of the Filipinos, indigenous traditions and rituals still affect religious practice.\n\nApproximately 15% of Filipinos are Muslim.[3] They primarily live in parts of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago. Most lowland Muslim Filipinos practice normative Islam, although the practices of some Mindanao's hill tribe Muslims reflect a fusion with animism. The Muslims have resisted conquest and conversion for centuries by the Spanish and the Americans. Various Muslim groups have been waging a decades-long armed campaign against the Philippine government for political self-determination.\n\nThere are also small populations of Buddhists, Hindus, and Jews.
665652
its The Republic of the Philippines.
1137710
Fifty years ago, on 7 March 1955, the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York city formally submitted to the United Nations Secretary General, by note verbale, the Philippine assertion that: “ All waters around, between and connecting different islands belonging to the Philippine Archipelago, irrespective of their width or dimension, are necessary appurtenances of its land territory, forming an integral part of the national or inland waters, subject to the exclusive sovereignty of the Philippines.” \nhttp://www.dfa.gov.ph/archive/speech/romulo/custodio50thanniv.htm
131256
The Philippines are islands in the Pacific and WWI was fought in Europe. For the most part is was a land-based war and the Philippines was just on the wrong side of the world to effectively participate.\n\nThe Phillipines had no choice in WWII. They were attacked by Japan and over-run.
1177976
i think most filipinos think negative about spaniards & spain due to i the colonization era but i think its time to move on and appreciate the cultural heritage left by spain.\n\n\nspain & philippines share a lot of cultural similarities especially the roman catholic tradition, fiestas etc.\n\ni wish spanish was not abolished by the govenrment if it was not abolished then presently that is the 3rd official language of the country.
541817
yes i think it's the Philippines....where else!
647025
Pinoy? Pinoy rin ako. :) Ano ba tanong mo? I think lahat ng Pinoy may alam tungkol sa 1986 EDSA Revolution. Are you referring to foreigners? Anyway, saludo ako sayo for standing up to defend our country.
976633
No no no no no! Every country should be it's own, and be seperate. Countries shouldn't be mixed together. If they are, people lose their convictions that set them apart in the first place. (i.e. "nutrality". btw, nutrality is the first step towards humanism and a Godless nation)\nIf cultures are swirled together, it  leaves a mellow, confused country that is fighting itself because of citizen unrest.
1065903
The Philippines are a large archipelago of seven thousand islands near the coast of Asia. The primary commercial products are hemp, sugar cane, hemp, tobacco, coconut, rubber, gold and copper deposits. Much of its trade is done with the U.S.A. Even though the Philippines was surmounted by the Spanish, the Filipino people were still able to retain their identity. They are mostly Malay and Chinese with a small Spanish minority. To my knowledge, the Philippians's population is approximately 61,480,000 and the area is approximately 115,600 square miles. The Philippines is about 80% Catholic with a small Muslim minority. It is interesting to note that the Philippines was named after Philip of Spain.\n It is also interesting to note that in 1895 a group of Filipinos( called the Manila Men(mostly from the southern part of the Philippines) settled a little community near New Orleans, Louisiana. Using their experience of fishing in the Philippines, these men found the bayous of Louisiana similar to the bayous in the Philippines. They eventually founded one of the oldest and most popular fishing villages in Barataria Bay, Manila Village, named after the capital of the Philippines, Manila.
1085382
try this site, it should help.\nhttp://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/dec/30/yehey/opinion/20051230opi5.html
353373
Lots of influence from the Spaniards... They always collect taxes higher than expected... Get the land of farmers... So.. After 333 years of colonialism what do you expect from the Filipinos? Be totally better than them? NAH!!! Your wrong... \nDo you think that the Philippines shold be first or what? It's good that the Philippines is only second not first. It's not in the religion. It's already in the tradition. It's hard to eradicate that...\nMind you... Not every politicians are corrupt... :) Wow good thing... I still think that Pres. Arroyo does not corrupt because there are no issues about that...
366292
we didn't have the letter F in our alphabet before. that's why, we were called "pilipino" waaay back. but when this language decree was passed(i forgot what it's called) new letters were added to our alphabet. like C F Z...\n\nthat's why, if we were to write  our nationality on papers and stuff, we put "Filipino".\n\nand philippines was named after the king of spain king philip
981249
Nakakapagsalita ako ng maayos. And by the way Philippines is a country, tagalog is a dialect.
1096414
NO...were not related were just simply want to make an allegiance and its no big deal if they dont like it and we the SAE PHILIPPINES are open on what discussions will be made by both group.. besides we both belong in the same name so why not make an agreement or something that both group will be agreed...
606743
Philippines. The United States would obviously support it.