Philippines

Main article: Countries of the world

Population

Population

2022:113 million people

Migration

2021: Net outflow over 4 years

Homeless

2021: 70,000 homeless people in Manila

Son

2018: Average sleep duration 6 hours 37 minutes

Armed Forces

2021: Defence spending - 1.04% of GDP

US military bases

2024: US returns to Subic Bay, which had its military base for 90 years

In March 2025, it became known that the Americans were returning to the Philippine bay of Subic, which they left three decades ago - there they plan to rent a warehouse on the territory of the former base. During the Cold War, one of the main US military facilities in the region was located there.

Subic Bay served the Americans for more than 90 years as a projection site for its military force in Southeast Asia and beyond. The deep harbour and its strategic location near points of potential tension contributed to this.

The base in Subic Bay has symbolic significance for the Filipinos themselves. In 1992, the Americans nevertheless withdrew their troops from there, transferring the territory to local authorities. And although the country had been independent by then for several decades, the event was seen as a complete exit from the status of a US colony.

American servicemen have visited the base quite often lately, and US ships passed into the bay for repair and maintenance. But renting a warehouse for equipment can become the basis for the partial return of Americans to Subic.

The Philippine authorities themselves also talk about the modernization of the old infrastructure of the base, as well as the construction of new facilities next to it, since Subic itself at that time is a civilian port. A full-fledged return of the base, planned for 2028, will be an important step in the confrontation with the PRC.

2023: Philippines pinpoints location of four new U.S. military bases

On April 3, 2023, the Philippines identified the location of four new military bases to be accessed USA as part of an expanded defense agreement that analysts say aims to combat. China

The four bases include three on the main island of Luzon, near Taiwan, and one in Palawan Province in the South China Sea.

The new locations, opened as part of the 2014 Expanded Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), will allow the U.S. to rotate troops at nine bases in the Philippines, including the strategically important Balabac Island, located near Chinese facilities in the South China Sea.

Economy

Main article: Economy of the Philippines

Education

2021: Literacy rate of the population - 96.3%

2019: Number of years of education by citizens over 25

Culture

Language

2022: Number of English speakers - 70.4 million

Health care

Main article: Health care in the Philippines

Crime

2023: Thousands of cyber slaves found in Philippines

On June 27, 2023, Philippine police, with the support of special forces, conducted a large-scale raid, during which thousands of cyber slaves were released. Read more here.

Prisons

2019: The minimum age for children to be jailed is 15

2021: Number of prisoners - 215,000

2018: Number of prisoners per 100 thousand citizens

Communication

Main Article: Communications (Philippine Market)

Earthquakes

Ecology

2021: Among the anti-leaders for clogging the world's oceans with plastic

The United States, which ranks third in the scale of clogging of the world's oceans. Researchers have acknowledged that the US and Britain are taking huge amounts of plastic for burial to other countries and their contribution to clogging the world's oceans is key.]]

Sport

2022: The most popular sport is basketball

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