Why is the Philippines plural?

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2. #caribbean
3. #singular
4. #philippines
5. #today
6. #philip
7. #number
8. #plural
9. #independence
10. #being
11. #originally
12. #referred
13. #means
14. #answer
15. #islands
16. #easter
17. #after