Philippines Philippines The Philippines ( ; or ' ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with
Censorship in the Philippines Censorship in the Philippines Censorship in the Philippines refers to the control of certain information in the Philippines. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is responsible for rating television programs, movies and home videos aired in the Philippines. The government agency can classify a movie or television program, a X rating which forbids the material from being shown to the public due to issues such as excessive obscenity. Some freedom of expression groups has disputed the MTRCB regarding it views on what constitutes obscenity and has also accused the agency for giving the X rating to materials for