The Philippines was a nation in southeast Asia, in the western Pacific Ocean on the planet Earth.
Luan was a type of wood found in the Philippines. (ST reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)
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During the summer of 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines was publicly identified as a cause of a hole in Earth's ozone layer that was discovered in 1992. A secret incident involving the destruction of the satellite Morning Star was the lesser-known contributing factor in the massive disruption. (ST - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2)
In the 23rd century, Rik Panganiban was born in the Philippines. (VAN novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
More of Hikaru Sulu's family came from the Philippines than from Japan, and he knew far more of its history. (TOS novelization: The Voyage Home)
In the 24th century, Manolet Dayrit, the security chief on the USS Hood and CO of the USS Musgrave, was born in the Philippines. (TNG - The Brave and the Bold, Book Two novella: The Final Artifact)
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- Philippines article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Philippines article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.