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2. Statehood & Sovereignty | Philippines
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2.1 History of the Philippine State

The first known inhabitants of the Philippines are the Tabon cave men who reached the Philippines through land bridges connected to B…

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Casis, Rommel J., Fernandez, Jena Veronica, Silva, Neil S., Buban, Ana Regina, Ortiz, Bianca Isabella, Bernardino, Mikaela V., Bagares, Romel Regalado and Bañez, Emerson, “2. Statehood & Sovereignty | Philippines”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 28 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_2042>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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