The Philippines (/ËfÉªláµ»piËnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ËpÉªlÉªËpinÉs]), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean.
Suffolk County is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
1 District Courts: often called âThe Peopleâs Court.â They handle smaller violations of criminal and civil law. 2  There are 62 separate courts and buildings. 3  Boston Municipal Court Department: the district court for Boston. 4  It handles civil and criminal cases.