India delivered the 1st batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines.
- An archipelago with 7,641 islands.
- Location – Southeast Asia
- Bordered by – Philippine Sea (east), the South China Sea (west), and the Celebes Sea (south).
- Largest Islands – Luzon and Mindanao
- Highest peak – Mount Apo (active volcano)
- Importance – One of the world’s biodiversity hotspots; a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.