Philippines

Philippines Latest News

Recently, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar.

About Philippines

• Location: It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Water Bodies: It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest). 
• Capital city: Manila

‹ ›

Geographical Features of Philippines

• Climate: It majorly consists of tropical and monsoonal types of climate.
• Highest Point: Mount Apo.
• Major Rivers: Cagayan River (Philippines’ longest river), Mindanao, Agusan etc.
• Major Lake: Laguna de Bay
• Volcano: Mayon Volcano, one of the most active in the country. Other volcanoes are Bulusan and Kanlaon.
• Natural resources: Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
• The Philippines is the third-largest producer of geothermal energy globally, after the United States and Indonesia.

Source: TH