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Use of "The"

Terminal 3 is not the main gateway to the Philippines

That is terminal 1. Terminal 3 is domestic flights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.198.83.116 (talk) 16:24, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the "main gateway to the Philippines" phrase was actually referring to NAIA in its entirety, not any specific terminals.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 02:32, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

country with the 4th longest coastline in the world (not the 5th)

Please edit the phrase: "Its 36,289 kilometers (22,549 mi) of coastline makes it the country with the 5th longest coastline in the world." Under the Geography section to: "Its 36,289 kilometers (22,549 mi) of coastline makes it the country with the 4th longest coastline in the world." Thank you. source: List of countries by length of coastline

Koji143 (talk) 18:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: I count four countries on that list with longer coastlines. That list really sucks, they don't even explain why some countries are unnumbered and italicized. — Bility (talk) 20:46, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

technically, it's 3 countries and one autonomous area, which is Greenland. So I still think that if we refer to the countries alone, Philippines should be the 4th longest. Anyways, I agree - that list does really suck. — Koji143 (talk 19:02, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not "Philippines" until after 1543

When Magellan arrived it is not proper to say "In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines...". Magellan named one island (present Homonhon) Las islas de San Lázaro. It wasn't until 1543 that Ruy López de Villalobos dubbed just two islands (present Samar and Leyte) Las islas Felipenas. Even then, it was only two islands, and it is difficult to determine when "Filipenas" could have been applied to the entire archipelago. Dangnad (talk) 19:44, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Census 2010!

Results have been certified. 49.145.68.107 (talk) 21:40, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated the article. Elockid (Talk) 22:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

South China Sea typo

I have no idea if I'm entering this correction correctly. The article currently states "West across the Philippine Sea sits Vietnam." The Philippine Sea is to the East. It should say "South China Sea" or something else.

 Fixed Thanks. Dru of Id (talk) 23:27, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Philippine v. Filipino

I’m confused about the usage of “Philippine” v. the use of “Filipino”. Many New York Times articles I’ve read refer to the “Philippine Navy” or the “Philippine ambassador” or whatever. I can find these if they are required. Also, we have articles here on the Philippine Navy and Philippine English. If this is the case, why does this article not even mention “Philippine”, only using Filipino? Furthermore, why does the info box, on the demonym line, not include “Philippine”? I’ve heard of Philippine people, or someone referred to as a Philippine (which was the way I was taught in school), similarly to the way in which people from the Argentine are called Argentines. Filipino, while I know it is increasingly popular, does not seem entirely appropriate, nor even the standard in formal written English. While I’m okay with the idea of using Filipino primarily, I think some mention of “Philippine” ought be included. RGloucester (talk) 04:09, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Filipino" means "Philippine person" (or, secondarily, "Philippine language"). So you wouldn't say "Filipino Navy", because it's not the navy of a Filipino, but the navy of the Philippines. — kwami (talk) 05:26, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean that “Philippine” should be listed as an appropriate demonym, not just “Filipino”? If there is such a thing as a “Philippine person”, then I think it should...RGloucester (talk) 18:05, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not a lexicographer, but the term Filipino to me looks like one of those things destined for unending confusion.
  • as a proper noun, "A Philippine language used in the Philippines, based on Tagalog.", saying incorrectly by way of clarification that Filipino is "One of two national languages of the Philippines".
  • as a noun, "A native or inhabitant of the Philippines."
  • as an adjective, "Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people." or "Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the language of the Philippines."
  • the Merriam-Webster definition says, "1: a native of the Philippine Islands", "2: a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines", "3: the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines".
  • Etymonline.com describes the term's etymology as "Filipino (n.) 1898 (fem. Filipina), Spanish, from las Islas Filipinas "the Philippine Islands".
Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 23:49, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 19 May 2012

Under "National Language" in the column on the right-hand side of the page, please change Filipino and English to just Filipino. Only "Filipino" should be listed there. While it is true that both Filipino and English are the two Official languages of the Philippines, the only National language, according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, is Filipino. Also, the "Tagalog" Wikipedia page states that Filipino (not Filipino and English) is the National language of the Philippines. Furthermore, the following is stated in the second paragraph of the "Filipino" Wikipedia page: "Filipino is a prestige register which is based in Tagalog language in sentence construction and is designated as the national language of the Philippines and as an official language (the other being English).[2]." Thank you. Rmgomm (talk) 18:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC) " Done Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 01:22, 20 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Filipinos are the most religious

Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: In the Philippines the most faithful living. Interestingly, the University of Chicago study shows that 84 percent of Filipinos believe that God exists, at least until the believers, only 4.3 percent in Japan. On average 33 percent of the planet are believers, and believers have in most Catholic countries.78.2.65.232 (talk) 20:48, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Trading Partners

"Major trading partners include the United States, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Germany, Taiwan, and Thailand.[5] Its unit of currency is the Philippine peso (₱ or PHP)." Sorry, but calling China a major trading partner of the Philippines is really BS. China should be erased in the sentence. 49.145.72.212 (talk) 11:51, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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