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The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas, Dutch: Filipijnen, German: Philippinen, Indonesian: Negeri Pilipina, Portuguese: as ilhas Filipinas, Romanian: Filipine), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country situated in Southeast Asia. It is comprised of 4 islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.

History of the Philippines

Main article: History of the Philippines

The Philippines emerged as a nation in the New World in February 11, 2009 along with Serbia, Malaysia and Singapore. As the country was introduced in the game, citizens all over the world, especially citizens which are Filipinos in real life, moved to the newest nation.

Geography

The Philippines is an archipelago nation located in Southeast Asia. It borders with: - the Chinese regions of Hainan and Guangdong and the Taiwanese region of Southern Taiwan in the north, - the Malaysian region of Sabah in the west, - the American region of Hawaii and Colombian region of Pacifica in the east and - the Indonesian regions of Maluku Islands, Sulawesi and Kalimantan in the south.

The original territory of the Philippines is composed of several regions:

Luzon, Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao, 

Its current territories are listed below:

	Original Owner	Resource	Map
Luzon		Fish
Basque Country		Fish
Eastern Thailand		Fish
Jizan		Oil
Kakheti		Iron
Lazio		Fruits
Mindanao		Iron
Palawan		Oil
Visayas		Fish

Economy

Products	Income Tax	Import Tax	VAT
25px Food	10%	20%	7%
25px Weapons	10%	10%	7%
Moving Tickets	10%	5%	5%
25px Food Raw Material	10%	99%	-
25px Weapon Raw Material	10%	99%	-
25px Hospital	10%	99%	25%
25px Defense System	10%	10%	1%

Politics and Government

Main article: Government Structure of the Philippines

The Philippines has a presidential unitary form of government, where the President functions as both head of state, and head of government, and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The President is elected by popular vote to infinite monthly terms, during which time she or he appoints, and presides over the cabinet, a non elected government external to the game. The current government structure can be seen in the Government Structure section.

The unilateral Congress is The Philippine Congress serving as the national legislature, whose members are elected to a monthly term, and are elected directly by popular vote.

The judicial power at the moment resides in power of the game administrators.

President of the Philippines

The President of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas, informally: Presidente ng Pilipinas which is derived from Spanish) is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The executive power is vested in the President of the Philippines whose duties include the appointment of the staff of the different executive departments.

The Philippine Congress

The Philippine Congress is the legislative body of the Philippines. It is composed of 40 Congressmen. Out of the 40 members of Congress, 36 are representatives of the 4 regions of the Philippines, and the remaining 4 are wild card winners.

The Philippine Congress is headed by the Speaker elected by the its members. The Congress members under the current Party Administration will be under the Majority Wing of the Congress while Congress members who are not under the current Party Administration falls under the Minority Wing even if they constitute the large membership percentage of the Congress.

The following lists the political parties in Philippines, and the actual distribution of the Congress within them:

The 37th Philippine Congress
Logo	Party	Members	Congress Members	Percentage
	Kilusan ng Makabayang Pilipino	49 ▬	5 seats	25%
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	44 ▬	8 seats	40%
30px	Democratic Party for Progress	19 ▼	3 seats	15%
30px	A New Hope	13 ▼	2 seats	10%
30px	Elite Philippines Movement	12 ▬	2 seats	10%

MPPs and Trading Embargoes

Philippines is a neutral country. Philippines has mutual protection pacts and embargoes with the following countries:

MPP

Embargo

Military

The Philippine United Military Agency [PUMA] is a council of all active militias within the Philippines that coordinate together to act as a whole to fight for the nation. This allows for autonomous groups to keep their independence to serve the nation in their own way, while still working together.

Culture

Media

National Press Club of the Philippines

Seal of the National Press Club of the Philippines

Main article: National Press Club of the Philippines

The Philippine Press Club ,officially known as The National Press Club of the Philippines, is the only association of news journalists in the Philippines. It was founded by Ariel David Buena on April 26, 2009.

Filipino Awards and Honorary Merits

Main article: Filipino Awards and Honorary Merits

The Philippines gives different awards to deserving people like the Encyclopedia Filipiniana Award for Excellence on the Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Mankind and the Philippines Legion of Honor.

Community

The main language in Philippines is English, however Filipino is also used by the RL Filipinos. eFilipinos are composed of a variety of RL nationalities including Filipinos, Englishmen, Americans, Australians, Macedonians and Turks. Check these links below for more details of ePhilippines and to where you can meet some of eFilipinos.

National Forum	IRC Channel	Philippine Portal