the Philippine Islands

基本解释

Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine islands.
昨夜日本部队袭击了菲律宾群岛。
In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time.
在菲律宾群岛，稻谷在很长一段时间里都充当货币；
When Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) bought the unit from Citigroup in 1996, Villarosa went over to that bank where he rose to the position of executive vice president and treasurer.
1996年，菲岛银行从花旗集团整体购买了该部门，维拉罗萨也随之转入该行，职位升至执行副总裁和财务主管。

The U.S.support is credited with helping the Philippine government capture or kill key leaders of two Islamic insurgent groups in the country's southern islands, but the VFA has become a target for Filipino leftist and nationalist factions who want it scrapped.

He based this conclusion in part on a flight with the Philippine air force over the Spratly islands, which are claimed by China and five other countries, during which he observed a structure which the Chinese have built on an outcrop called Mischief Reef.
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