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The history behind the name “Republic of the Philippines” goes like this. In the year 1521 Maggelan came to the island Homonhon and made a requirements for the islands on behalf of King Philip the second of Spain. Then the island was called "Filipinas"- name of the king. After that the name has just change to the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is located in the southeast of Asia. The country consists of 11 main islands and over 7000 smaller islands. The two biggest islands are Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south.