The first people to arrive in the Philippines were Negritos and Aetas, who are related to Austrian Aborigines, Papuans and Melanesians. Later, in the country where the Ausronesians came from, commercial relations that started with Malaysians, Indonesians, Chinese, Japanese, Indians and Arabs laid the foundations of the country’s current multiculturalism. With the discovery of Homonhon Island by Portuguese explorer Magellan in 1521, Spanish colonies began to be established on the island. During this time, Christianity also began to spread on the island. Then the war against the Spanish colonies began, which lasted approximately 85 years. After the long war that lasted until 1829, Spanish colonies settled in the Philippines and started to teach their culture. In the same period, German, Portuguese and British colonies also tried to establish dominance in the country, but only the British were successful. The Philippines, which declared its independence from Spain in 1898 with the influence of the war between Spain and America, received Commonwealth status in 1935. The country, occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II, experienced the bloodiest period in its history. Battle of Manila, Bataan Death March and Manila Massacre are known historical events from this period. The country, which lost approximately 1 million citizens until the end of the war, became one of the founding members of the United Nations on October 24, 1945, and its independence was recognized in 1946. The country, which was also negatively affected by the Cold War period, entered a period of reforms in 1986 and started to recover again. Although the country has gained economic momentum, it is still struggling with the devastation caused by natural disasters. Mavimore Turizm is a travel agency registered with TÜRSAB. Document number: A-8307