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The Philippines is a small island country in Asia east of China that is made up of 7,000 islands.
![philippines](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/PHL_orthographic.svg/500px-PHL_orthographic.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - philippines)
Halo halo is a type of dessert from the Philippines, made up mostly of fruits and nuts.
![halo-halo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Halo_halo1.jpg/618px-Halo_halo1.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - halo-halo)
Manny "pacman" Pacquiao is a famous boxer from the Philippines.
![manny pacquiao](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Manny_Pacquiao_at_87th_NCAA_cropped.jpg/369px-Manny_Pacquiao_at_87th_NCAA_cropped.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - manny pacquiao)
There is an old farming area called the banaue rice terraces, where people farmed on a bunch of land that they shaped into steps.
![rice terraces](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Rice_terraces.png)
(from: wikipedia - banaue rice terraces)
Over 20 years ago, a volcano called Mount Pinatubo erupted on the Philippines.
![mount pinatubo eruption](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Pinatubo91eruption_plume.jpg/640px-Pinatubo91eruption_plume.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - category:1991 eruption of mount pinatubo)
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