Where did the philippines come from?

Question

Where did the philippines come from?

Answer 1

The name Philippines came from Ferdinand Magellan who discovered it in 1521. He named it after King Phllip of Spain.**

Answer 2

spotter got the point

Answer 3

Errrr I'm guessing its always been there since you can't really create a country.

Answer 4

It is an island archipelago off the coast of Southeast Asia.

It was ruled by Spain for 3 centuries until the U.S. won the Spanish-American War at the turn of the 20th century. Then the U.S. controlled it for a few decades until it gained its independence in the 1940s.

ummm is that the answer you're looking for?