In the Philippines, ASL is widely understood by the Deaf community, though it is not the ancestor of Philippine Sign Language as sometimes thought.

Countries where ASL or a derivative of ASL is the national or a widespread language include Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana ( with BSL ), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d ' Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya ( minority use ), Liberia, Madagascar ( minority use ), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines ( L2 use ), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, and Zimbabwe ( with ZSL ).

* 1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

In Indonesia and Malaysia, leaf amaranth is called bayam, while the Tagalogs in the Philippines call the plant kilitis or " kulitis ".

In the Philippines, the Albertus Magnus Building at the University of Santo Tomas that houses the Conservatory of Music, College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, College of Education, and UST Education High School is named in his honor.

* 1949 – Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband ; her daughter and 10 others are also killed.

* 1901 – Silliman University is founded in the Philippines.

* 1946 – Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

For instance member nations of the Commonwealth where English is not spoken natively, such as India, often closely follow British English forms, while many American English usages are followed in other countries which have been historically influenced by the United States, such as the Philippines.

Abu Sayyaf (;, ASG, ) also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several military Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern Philippines, in Bangsamoro ( Jolo and Basilan ), where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country.

* 1946 – Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.

* 1521 – Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.

* 1565 – Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

Abacá ( ; from Spanish " abacá " for Musa textilis ), Musa textilis, is a species of banana native to the Philippines, grown as a commercial crop in the Philippines, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.

Today, abaca is produced commercially in only three countries: Philippines, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.

To the east is Sulawesi, and to the northeast, the Philippines.

Before the formation of Malaysian Federation, the Philippines claimed that the Malaysian state of Sabah in north Borneo is within their territorial rights based on historical facts of the Sultanate of Sulu's leasing agreement with the North Borneo Company, is presently an unresolved claim against Malaysia.

It is currently scheduled to be printed in late 2011 after their " printer in the Philippines beset by a series of typhoons " delaying the printing.

The Supreme Court of the Philippines for example had issued the Metro Manila Development Authority an order to “ demolish illegal structures and dwellings along riverbanks and waterways connected to Manila Bay by 2015 ” in March, 2011 as an attempt to decrease mass occurrences of water pollution.

After the surrender of Japan, the American occupation authorities arrested Homma, and he was extradited to the Philippines at the express order of General Douglas MacArthur so that he could be tried by an American military tribunal rather than the International Allied War Crimes Commission tasked with prosecuting Japanese war-time leaders for war crimes connected with starting the war.

Most of the Philippines were never connected to the Asian mainland, and have a largely Asian-derived flora, and a distinct mammalian fauna.

The Philippines was never connected to mainland Asia via land bridges, so the flora and fauna of the islands had to cross ocean straits to reach the Philippines.

The Ateneo de Davao Library System is connected to the library system of its sister schools all over the Philippines namely the Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Naga University, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, and the Ateneo de Cagayan University ( Xavier University ).

Most notable of these was the route that connected Clark Air Base, Philippines and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to Travis Air Force Base, California during the late 1970s, which used stretch DC-8s.

It can be noted that the Philippines was first connected to the Internet at the 1st International E-mail conference held at USC in March 1994.

Internationally, it had routes in mainland China, Indochina, the Netherlands East Indies, and the Philippines, and it connected with European and American airlines in Southeast Asia.

Christians ( as well as certain Muslims, Chinese Filipinos, and others ) in the Philippines have traditionally followed naming patterns practiced throughout the Spanish-speaking world ( the practice of having the father's surname followed by the mother's surname, the two being connected by the particle " y ", which means " and ", such as Juan Agbayani y López ).

Indonesian has 22, 800, 000 first language speakers in Indonesia, with a total of 23, 187, 680 speakers worldwide, with most other speakers coming from the Netherlands, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United States.

The plant was later spread by Portuguese and Spanish explorers to Africa, the Philippines and most of the West Indies, being now cultivated worldwide.

* 1935-Frank C. Laubach, American missionary to the Philippines, perfects the " Each one teach one " literacy program, which has been used worldwide to teach 60 million people to read

In the Philippines, Eid ul-Fitr, known to the Christian majority and other non-Muslims as " Wakás ng Ramadán " (" End of Ramadan ") or incorrectly as " Ramadan ", has been recognised by the Philippine Government as a regular holiday by virtue of Republic Act No. 9177 and it is also according to Presidential Proclamation No. 1083, signed into law on November 13, 2002 – the only Christian country worldwide to have done so.

Pastor General Joseph Tkach, Jr. periodically travels worldwide in personal appearance campaigns to congregations in diverse intercontinental areas, such as Great Britain, Africa, and the Philippines.

The rebranding efforts at NBC Universal's Sci Fi Channels worldwide resulted in most rebranding as Syfy or Syfy Universal, however, over one-third of the channels did not take on " Syfy " as any part of their names: Australia rebranded the Sci Fi Channel as SF Channel, channels in Japan and the Philippines rebranded to or were replaced by Universal Channel, while each of the channels in Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia would become Sci Fi Universal.

* Apostolic Catholic Church, a body of Catholic Protestants in the Philippines and worldwide

Robitussin products are available over the counter in many countries worldwide, including the United States, Philippines, Thailand, and Nicaragua.

In 2008, there are now 582 churches worldwide, including congregations in West Africa, Mexico, Canada, the British West Indies, the Dominican Republic, England, Haiti, and the Philippines.

There are between 160 and 200 species worldwide and they are found widely from the Canary Islands, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and Queensland.

The largest Catholic youth organization in the world is CFC-Youth for Christ, which is based in the Philippines and established in 160 countries worldwide together with its community, Couples for Christ.

Originally a production of Watermark Inc. ( later a division of ABC Radio, now Citadel Media ), it is now distributed by Premiere Radio Networks in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore, China, India, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and several other territories worldwide.

Popular medical travel worldwide destinations include: Argentina, Brunei, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, and recently, Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Korea, Tunisia, Ukraine, and New Zealand.

Meliton Geronimo, has gained worldwide recognition as a martial arts leader and the Philippines, through the Karate ( Sikaran ) Brotherhood of the Philippines, has emerged as a powerhouse in the international Karate scene.

As of 2003 there are more than eleven million overseas Filipinos worldwide, equivalent to about 11 % of the total population of the Philippines.

Today, Teradyne operates major facilities in North Reading, Massachusetts ; Agoura Hills, California ; Tualatin, Oregon ; Fridley, Minnesota, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Teradyne Philippines, Teradyne Costa Rica and other locations worldwide.

Today, Cursillo is a worldwide movement with centers in nearly all South and Central American countries, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and in several African countries.

Filipino actor / singer Sam Milby sang a rock-version of the song which served as the theme song for the Filipino-dubbed airing of the Korean drama series Only You and later served as the theme song to the Philippine adaptation of the series, starring Milby and airing on ABS-CBN in the Philippines and The Filipino Channel worldwide.

Humanity ’ s Team Community Outreach works with Children worldwide ( Australia, China, South Africa, Romania, US, Germany, Czech Republic, Philippines, Brazil, Venezuela, and others ).

The " p " at the end of the name was added, within the USA at least, when it was determined that Armscor of the Philippines predated them, both in the USA and worldwide.

" Terra Nostra " has been successfully shown worldwide, from places such as Tahiti, Russia, Greece, Canada, Peru, the United States of America, Mauritius, Serbia, Hungary, and Philippines to Italy, Spain, Croatia, Portugal and many more.

Among Roman Catholics in the Philippines and various Filipino communities worldwide, Our Lady of Perpetual Help is widely venerated.