FastCounter by LinkExchange Philippines, Republic of the , republic in the western Pacific Ocean, made up of the Philippine Islands and forming in physical geography a part of the Malay Archipelago . The republic is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the west by the South China Sea . These islands are Bohol, Cebu , Leyte , Luzon , Masbate , Mindanao , Mindoro , Negros , Palawan , Panay , and Samar .
Manila is the capital and largest city of the Philippines.