Republic of the Philippines (Philippines)
Scholarly E-Journals and Resources
News
- Abante Online
Daily newspaper from Manila. In Tagalog.
- Bayani Magazine
Bayani Magazine is the journal of Filipino arts and culture. Its website contains information on Filipino cuisine, art, travel, poetry, links to Pinoy sites and the magazine's archives.
- Chinese Commercial News (from the Philippines)
The Philippines' first Chinese language newspaper online, this site provides news in both English and Chinese.
- Daily Tribune
Daily newspaper from Manila. In English.
- Filipinas Magazine
An online resource for a Filipino-American magazine, the Filipinas Magazine website presents some feature articles about travel and arts, the content of the magazine's current issue in print, and information on how to subscribe to the print version.
- The Filipino Express Online
A weekly newspaper that provides news, arts and entertainment coverage from around the United States and the Philippines
- Journalism with an Impact: The Online Site of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism is an award-winning, independent, nonprofit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting. PCIJ promotes public access to information by training journalists and news organizations, funding investigative reporting on current issues, and publishing books and the journal "i."
- Malaya: The National Newspaper
A small daily newspaper from Manila, which aims to present an unbiased perspective. In English.
- Manila Bulletin
This site provides current news on the Philippines.
- Manila Standard Today: MST Online
A small daily newspaper from Manila. In English.
- The Manila Times
This site provides current news on the Philippines.
- Philippine Headline News Online
Provides daily news highlights and insights of events in the Philippines
- Philippine News.com
Weekly newspaper, published by Filipino-Americans for Filipinos throughout the world. The editors strive to offer a fresh perspective in their news reports.
- The Philippine Star
This site provides current news on the Philippines.
- Sun Star Network Online
Network of Philippine community newspapers on the Internet that provides daily news
- Sunday Punch
Weekly newspaper from Pangasinan. Includes national news. In English.
General Information
- The Motion Picture Camera Goes to War: The Spanish-American War and the Philippine Revolution
Offers a historical account of the War in Cuba, the Philippine revolution and provides a link to The Spanish-American War in Motion Picture homepage, where films and photos from the Spanish-American War can be accessed and the content of the films described
- AsianInfo.org
This site provides basic information on geography, population, history, language, religion, politics, food, customs, arts, tourist attractions, and wildlife in the Philippines. Includes a map.
- Catalog of NSO Publications and CD Products
This site lists publications offered for sale by the Philippines National Statistics Office, with brief contents notes for each title and contact information for placing orders. These publications provide a wide variety of data on population, housing, business, agriculture, the economy, energy consumption, health, education, and other topics.
- Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
This site contains a comprehensive list of information pertaining to legal matters in the Philippines and worldwide.
- CIA World Factbook: Philippines
This site provides a quick overview and statistics on the Philippines
- Columbia Encyclopedia: The Philippines
Provides facts about the country of the Philippines
- Ethnologue: Languages of Philippines
Overview of basic facts about 175 languages spoken in the Philippines.
- Filipino CD-ROM
Contains lessons on the Tagalog language
- Filipinas Heritage Library
The site provides access to and sells Filipino heritage materials; it includes links to the library's Filipiniana collection, a photo archive (Retrato) and a bookstore (Libros Filipinos) that sells Philippine books, audios and other media.
- IPAG: International Performing Arts Guild
A site for IPAG, a leading Philippine dance-theater company. It offers information on the company, its founders, awards the company has received, its major productions, and international tours. Its site offers news, research and training activities, and publication information.
- Moros in the Philippines
This site provides a history of Islam in the Philippines and background information on several Muslim organizations in existence in the country.
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts
This site offers readings on Philippine Cultural Communities and Traditions, Arts, Cultural Dissemination and Heritage. The site is intended to provide information to advance the development of culture and the arts in the Philippines and to preserve Filipino cultural heritage.
- Noel's Pilipino Folkdance Glossary
This site offers a glossary of Philippine folk dances grouped into five categories (Maria Clara, Mountain/Igorot, Muslim/Moro, Rural/Barrio, Tribal) and provides links to songs and resources.
- Perry-Castañeda Map Collection (University of Texas Online)
Contains maps (country, city, regional, detailed, historical, thematic maps) of the Philippines
- Philippine Bibliography-Library of Congress
This classified bibliography consists of approximately 5000 entries for monographic works about the Philippines in all languages held by the Library of Congress.
- Philippine General Information
This useful site offers information on the statistical profile, history, society, ethnicities, economy, government, politics, diplomacy, and military of the Philippines. Includes a directory of web links, too.
- Philippine Links
This site lists links to important documents, schools and universities and other sites about the Philippines.
- Philippine Stock Market Resource Page
Offers information on the stock market of the Philippines
- The Philippines / The Utrecht Faculty of Education
This website includes photos, graphics, and statistics for college students learning about the Philippines. Topics include flora and fauna, tropical forests, volcanos and typhoons, indigenous people, Philippine history, economics, housing, transportation, and culture. In English.
- Population Reference Bureau's Data Finder: Philippines
Statistical data on population trends, health, education, employment, and environment. Almost all data included. Click "Philippines" on the drop-down menu on the home page.
- Portals to the World: Philippines
Links to internet resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts
- SEAsite: Tagalog (Northern Illinois University)
This site provides extensive resources on the Philippines and one of its major languages, Tagalog.
- Sentenaryo/Centennial: The Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War
This site contains information and different images (photos, 3-D stereoscopic cards political cartoons, film) about the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.
- SERP-P: SocioEconomic Research Portal for the Philippines
An online electronic database of completed, ongoing and pipeline research studies related to economic development and policymaking in the Philippines, SERP-P links various socioeconomic studies implemented by various research institutions, government agencies and the academe.
- SIBMAS: International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions.
Lists performing arts collections and institutions. Entries usually include contact information, date founded, subjects covered, and collections owned by the institution.
- Tagalog Dictionary
Tagalog-English, English-Tagalog online dictionary
- Tanikalang Ginto
Contains links to sites focusing on Philippine issues
- Tribung Pinoy
This site offers a history of the Philippines, photos, and a large web directory of sites on the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora.
- The United States and its Territories, 1870-1925: The Age of Imperialism
Contains full-text monographs, full-text government documents, and a digital archive of Philippine photographs from the Spanish-American war and subsequent American governance (approximately 1898-1910).
Government and Politics
- Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
This site provides information on the science and technology activities of the country.
- Embassy of the U.S. in Manila
This site contains news about current issues facing the Philippines and the U.S.
- National Economic and Development Authority
NEDA is the country's independent economic development and planning agency. Its site offers information on the institution's function, organization, offices and attached agencies.
- National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
NSCB is the Philippines policy making and coordinating body on statistical matters; its site offers news and press releases, reports, databases, charts, and statistics on key indicators.
- National Statistics Office (NSO), Philippines
This official website for NSO contains statistical figures on different aspects of the country.
- Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
This site offers online news reports on the national events happening in the Philippines.
- Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
PIDS research is envisioned to help government planners and policy-makers in the executive and legislative branches of government. Its primary clientele consists of the network of agencies which make up the National Economic and Development Authority.
- Political Resources: Republic of the Philippines
This site links to different government and political sites, which include the Philippine President's (Macapagal-Arroyo's) Website.
- Supreme Court of the Philippines
Site for the Supreme Court, includes information on bar exam results, publications, the Court's organizational structure, its history, vision/mission, etc.
- www.gov.ph
The official government portal of the Republic of the Philippines, this site contains information about the Philippines, news, forums/discussion e-list, headline news, and links to government departments and online services.
Travel and Tourism
Universities, Organizations, and Institutions
- Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University website offers information about admission to the university and links to the university's library, auxiliary and affiliated units and university press. Its homepage also provides news about seminars and conferences.
- Center for advanced Philippine studies
This site provides information concerning programs, publications, and events surrounding current issues and research topics in Philippine studies
- The Center for Legislative Development (CLD)
This is the site for CLD, an organization that provides training, research and information development services to legislatures, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and other players in the policy-making process
- Gabriela Network
A site for the Philippine-US women's solidarity organization that addresses issues affecting women and children of the Philippines.
- IBON Foundation Inc.
IBON is a research-education-information development institution. Its site provides information on the socioeconomic issues that confront Philippine society and the world today.
- International Crisis Group: Philippines
This site offers analytical reports and briefings on situations of conflict in the Philippines.
- IPD: Institute for Popular Democracy
The Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD) is a political research and advocacy institute serving social movement groups, non-government organizations (NGOs) in development work, and progressive local government officials.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies: Philippines
This online book provides general background information (physical environment, history, society, economy, government, and the military) on the Philippines.
- Philippine History Group of Los Angeles
This site provides a forum for historians and scholars of Philippine history to discuss issues and post papers, articles, of book reviews.
- Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC)
PSSC promotes information to promote the development of the social sciences and enhance the use of social science knowledge and expertise in social analysis and public policy-making.
- Philippines Studies Group (PSG) of the Association for Asian Studies
This homepage for the Philippines Studies Group features a long list of links to websites on Philippine studies, a list of recent books on the Philippines, and subscription information for the PSG listserve and the journal Pilipinas.
- UNICEF: At a Glance: Philippines
Overview of status of children; recent news on child welfare; statistics on children, families, women, child and maternal mortality, immunization, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment, access to clean water, sanitation, school attendance, literacy rates, child labor, and recovery efforts after natural disasters.
- University of the Philippines, Diliman
Contains links to student information and activities, academic programs, and an online bulletin
- Women's Organizations in the Philippines
Contains a list of names and contact information of women's organizations in the Philippines
Southeast Asian Studies Librarian: Hao Phan
Founders Memorial 497
815-753-1809
hphan@niu.edu
