The Philippine archipelago comprises about 7,641 islands, of which only about 2,000 are inhabited. They are clustered into the three major island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. More than 5,000 islands of the archipelago are yet to be named.

Top SHOCKING Facts about The Philippines 2017 | Filipino Facts | Travel TheCoolFactShow EP. 50 TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow Subscribed9,179 Add to Share More 315,464 views 7,542 229 ShareEmbedEmail https://youtu.be/nHEzcAYc2VI Start at: 2:18 Published on Feb 16, 2017 Facts about The Philippines. Want to Learn more about The Philippines? You get a FREE audiobook! Get it here: http://audibletrial.com/TheCoolFactShow Audible is awesome so make sure to download your book and get your free trial. Follow on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TheCoolFactShow Friend us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/thecoolfacts... Click to Subscribe to TheCoolFactShow! https://goo.gl/dljSLk Traveling to the Philippines. The Pearl of the Orient, a collection of more than 7,000 beautiful islands, the Philippines has been continuously sculpted by Mother Nature and other, stronger countries. Explored by Magellan in 1521 and named in honor of Prince Philip, the Spanish held the islands for 350 years before ceding them to the U.S. in 1899. Historically, the Philippines was explored by the Portuguese and claimed by the Spanish before being ceded to the U.S. in 1899. The U.S. officially abandoned claims to the country in 1991. This is TheCoolFactShow! Subscribe for more cool facts. We post new videos all the time with How To guides, educational videos, weird facts, and interesting tips! Category Education License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 1,470 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments TheCoolFactShow Pinned by TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow2 weeks ago (edited) Hi to all our viewers and subscribers. As promised we are going to set errors straight in the post; and add some more cool facts about The Philippines, added by you! - Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal, circa 1480 - died 21 April 1521. He sailed under the Spanish Flag, and reached The Philippines on March 16 1521 (It will be the 496th anniversary this week). Magellan reached Homonhom Island, on the edge of The Philippines, and traded with the island king, Rajah Humabon, and they formed a bond. Magellan and his crew became involved in a war between Humabon, and a rival leader, and he was killed in battle. - The Philippines, or 'Las Isla Filipinas' was named after King Philip II of Spain. However, as one of our viewers pointed out he was still Crown Prince of Asturia, when The Philippines were named after him. King Philip II's (known as el Prudente/the Prudent), reign of Spain was from 1527 to 1598. He also reigned over Portugal, as King Philip I, from 1581 to 1598. - The Spanish ruled over The Philippines for 333 years. In 1898 The Spanish declared war on the United States of America. After The Battle of Manila, The US went on to rule The Philippines until... - In 1935 the US passed an "Act of Transition", to declare The Filipino Government independent. The war with Japan delayed this act, but The Philippines gained full sovereignty in 1946. - The eruption of Mt Pinatubo in 1991, caused a drop in global temperature of 1 degree fahrenheit, or 0.5 degrees Celcius. This was caused, by 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide being spewed into the atmosphere. - According to "touropia", 2016: SM Megamall, and The SM Mall of Asia rank in the "10 largest Malls in the World". In addition another 7 are found in the top 30. This can vary according to the research sources. - One of our readers informed us of this great fact! Manila's name is derived by the Tagalog name for a flowering mangrove plant: "Nila", and the Tagalog for "there is": "may". In Tagalog, Manila is spelled Maynila. - The Battle of the Phillipines Sea is said to be "The largest "aircraft carrier battle", in history". Some other corrections: - Pateros is not a city. It is a Municipality in Metro Manila. - We stated it was Camiguin Island, when in fact it was Panay. - The volcano shown was not Mount Pinatubo, but Mount Mayon. - Pinatubo is 91.1 km or 56.6 miles, from Manila. - According to the 2010 census & housing, by The Phillipines Statistics Authority, Quezon City has a population of 2.8 million people. - Manila has 42,857 people per sq km, according to the 2015 census. - The pearl featured is not called "The Palawan Princess" but "The Pearl of Puerto" or "Puerto Island Princessa". Hope this helps to clarify things. Thank you for watching. Subscribe for more cool facts! Read more Reply 116 View all 127 replies Angelo Miranda Angelo Miranda2 hours ago salamat sa iyo salamat sana maging swerte ka salamat salamat sa diyos nandito ako sa pilipinas so duterte place you presidents naming at gusto Kong maging si LAPU-LAPU Reply 2 alex sobrevega alex sobrevega2 hours ago TheCoolFactShow i am actually from Phillipines but i speak english language more than Filipino language lol Reply 1 alexia gabriel alexia gabriel3 weeks ago (edited) The Philippines was named after King Philip II (King Felipe II) of Spain, not Prince Philip. Ferdinand Magellan, who is a Portuguese, sailed under the Spanish flag. Aside from the above-mentioned correction, this video is great and very informative. Reply 225 View all 65 replies Rajah Singhapala Rajah Singhapala2 hours ago Michael Filipinos were not thievish during that era as pointed out by Chinese traders who would even let the natives take their merchandise and expect a full return of gold/goods of the same value. The one you mentioned might be the Pacific islands east of the Philippines (forgot the name of the island but they named the island (English translation)"Island of Thieves") where the natives stole from Magellan's ships. Read more Reply Adrian Bigno Adrian Bigno1 month ago Shockingly... You pronounced the names correctly. Reply 149 View all 19 replies boy pototoy boy pototoy3 hours ago Jeniseley Herames f.u ur not a filipino . ur a chinese Reply TeamTheParkourMaster TeamTheParkourMaster1 hour ago Jeniseley Herames Parehas dito Reply Wx Deepace Wx Deepace2 weeks ago the country i love the most...😘😘 wanma visit once Reply 71 View all 32 replies Kristoff Adriano Kristoff Adriano11 hours ago sheirnadette latinazo MEH TOO Reply 1 alex sobrevega alex sobrevega2 hours ago PrincessKawaiiKitsune meh three! Reply pLakado Prodaxons pLakado Prodaxons2 weeks ago (edited) AND NO WONDER WHY CHINA WANTS TO OWN THE PHILIPPINES ... AND I HATE THAT! CHINA IS ALSO ROVING OVER THE BENHAM RISE IN THE PACIFIC ?! WHAT THE HELL! IT'S OURS! Reply 47 View all 32 replies Elisha Dondonilla Elisha Dondonilla15 hours ago kaya nga Reply 3 alex sobrevega alex sobrevega2 hours ago pLakado Prodaxons naiingit lang sila Reply 1 Mahroof fathima shifa Mahroof fathima shifa1 month ago I can't believe you dont have more subscribers :) nice job Reply 49 Sam McKing Sam McKing2 weeks ago i just subscribe after reading your comment :) Reply 8 TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow2 weeks ago Thank you, and welcome! Reply 13 Irene Ditchella Irene Ditchella3 weeks ago good thing I wasn't born back then I'm Filipino but I can speak English very well, and now that Rodrigo Duterte is the president, he's been on the hunt for the drug lords and dealers and punishing them. I hope for a better future of my country Reply 179 View all 113 replies The Idiot Says The Idiot Says11 hours ago Irene Ditchella same ...I don't like the idea of killing drug users...what about rapers and theives Reply Nolan Fajardo Nolan Fajardo3 weeks ago 333 years by Spaniards. :) Reply 30 View all 4 replies Virgelio Murallon Virgelio Murallon6 hours ago Nolan Fajardo I got spanked Reply Kaizer Maala Kaizer Maala1 hour ago Nolan Fajardo no exact date... Some will say 333 some will say above 333 yrs... Reply reenieto reenieto1 month ago It was named not after Prince Philip, but after King Philip II of Spain. Reply 25 View all 3 replies PollyFantasy Pretty PollyFantasy Pretty3 days ago reenieto it is still the same bruh Reply reenieto reenieto2 days ago The video shows the picture of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, @0:13. Reply 2 amjthemoon1 amjthemoon12 weeks ago they got the sexiest girls in the world, yum... Reply 14 View all 11 replies sheirnadette latinazo sheirnadette latinazo18 hours ago amjthemoon1 IF U HARASS GIRLS THERE THEY WILL SLAP U ;D Reply 4 amjthemoon1 amjthemoon118 hours ago sheirnadette latinazo nope, i didn't had to harass anyone there. gust point'em with my finger and they come running. the easiest girls to hookup with. that's why I love it. Reply 1 CashMeOutsideHowBowDah CashMeOutsideHowBowDah1 month ago love your videos . i'll be back Reply 15 View all 3 replies Andri Najaroma Andri Najaroma2 weeks ago I shall return... Reply 4 TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow1 week ago Thanks Andri...make sure you subscribe! Reply 1 WP Prince WP Prince1 month ago Great one, informative -MS Kabir Reply 13 View all 3 replies Ally GaGa Ally GaGa2 weeks ago TheCoolFactShow nice. Reply 1 TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow2 weeks ago Thanks Ally! Reply Gaming Industry FOR AWESOME CONTENT Gaming Industry FOR AWESOME CONTENT4 days ago Filipino Squad where i you?? our beautiful country many tourist visit and named by KingPhilip II cool! Reply 11 View all 3 replies RedIsAGamer RedIsAGamer23 hours ago Gaming Industry FOR AWESOME CONTENT Filipino Squad!!!!! Reply Mike Shinobi Mike Shinobi2 weeks ago 1:34 How can you fit 43 people in 1 square meter? Isn't it more like 23.3 square meter per person, since 1 square Km = 1,000,000 square meter? Reply 11 View all 11 replies kai's honey kai's honey1 week ago TheCoolFactShow nope its not tradition. but they intend to add another floor to fit their whole family in one house. Filipino family loves to stay to their family so that is why they intend adding floor to keep the whole family together Reply 4 Mike Shinobi Mike Shinobi1 week ago Yes 3 floors of shack. You still did not get my point, it is impossible to fit 43 people standing on a surface measuring 1 meter square. Probably you can fit two. Reply 4 maryann tuvilla maryann tuvilla3 weeks ago Thecoolfactshow,Maraming Salamat at Mabuhay ka.Means,Thank you very much,Long live.I like your video very informative.. Reply 10 View all 3 replies j essa j essa2 weeks ago +Deadpool the Filipino way! ! ! Reply kai's honey kai's honey1 week ago Deadpool that's what you called combining 2 languages into 1 sentence xD conyo or taglish Reply 1 Art Garcia Art Garcia3 weeks ago I think you forgot the Japanese Reply 9 View all 4 replies Bin Sung Bin Sung4 days ago +Nathaly Joy Montalvo Not all. Reply Mark Bona Mark Bona1 day ago +Nathaly Joy Montalvo philippines actually isnt poor.But what makes the economy be low is because of corruption Reply 3 Insane Gamer Insane Gamer19 hours ago Like this Kung Filipino kayo Reply 8 Mojan Viana Mojan Viana3 days ago when i was a child i always thought that the people of the philippines are the philipians in the bible HAHAHAHA Reply 8 View all 3 replies nening maria nening maria19 hours ago Ano sabi mo Reply 1 kentrussel olanda kentrussel olanda16 hours ago wait what? not everyone tell them that he said it because he taught that the philippines is philipians not there parents telling them and btw check your english Reply Adrian Bigno Adrian Bigno1 month ago I want that blue marker that has all the colors! Reply 8 Kourt Khayla Kourt Khayla3 days ago HELLO SA MGA FILIPINO DYAN!!!!!! Reply 6 TheCoolFactShow TheCoolFactShow3 days ago Hello to you! Reply 1 Jacob Jacob Jacob Jacob5 hours ago TheCoolFactShow You understand Filipino?! 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