Philippines (Twisted Philippines Redux)


 * In case you don't know what the OG Twisted Philippines is, you should go here.
 * Also, under construction.

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign state and archipelago located in Southeast Asia. It is located south of China, east of Vietnam and north of Malaysia and Indonesia. The country is a federal state, with 17 regions and 81 provinces. Its capital is located in Manila.

The Philippines is multi-ethnic, with eight dominant lowland ethnic groups and nine racial classifications (used only nominally). Ethnic groups include Tagalogs, Ilocano, Cebuano, Kapampangan, Waray, Pangasinense, Bikolano and Negrense.

Trivia

 * The Philippines was formerly a dictatorship ruled by Ferdinand Edralin Marcos from 1965-1986. After being ousted, the Philippines switched to a federal system of government, liberalized its economy effectively opening it to foreigners, and rewrote its constitution to make it more flexible and inclusive yet efficient, turning the Philippines into a democratic semi-socialist state.
 * The "Big Five" TV networks in the Philippines are: ABS-CBN 2/VTN 31, GMA 7, TV5 and PBS 4. Smaller networks include FEN, MBC and Solar.