WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain . Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos during his expedition in 1542 named the islands of Leyte and Samar Felipinas after the then Prince of Asturias. Eventually the name Las Islas Filipinas would be used to cover all the islands of the archipelago.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines was named after Prince Philip (later King Philip II) of Spain, by the Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos during his 1542-1546 expedition to the islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -During this period, either Bernardo de la Torre or López de Villalobos named Leyte and Samar the Philippines (Felipinas) in honor of Charles’s son the crown prince Philip (later King Philip II).

Detailed explanation-4: -The country was named “Las Islas Filipinas” (Phillip’s Islands) by Ruy López de Villalobos after King Philip II of Spain.

Detailed explanation-5: -He conferred this appellation sometime in 1543. Dr. Jose Rizal in his annotation to Morga’s 1609 Philippine History, said that Villalobos initially gave the name “Felipinas” to one of the southern islands, Tandaya, now perhaps Leyte, and this name later was extended to the entire archipelago.