What is the Philippines other name?

I'm a Filipino, but I got wrong because the question is also wrong

omg! i'm from philippines but i got the wrong answer 😅. I don't know where i am when the teacher teaches us about this 🤣

The original name of the Philippines, before Spanish colonization, is "Las islas del Poniente" or "Islands of the West," used by early Spanish explorers. However, during the pre-colonial period, the archipelago did not have a single name as it was composed of various independent kingdoms, tribes, and settlements, each with its own identity. The name "Philippines" comes from "Las Islas Filipinas", named by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543 in honor of King Philip II of Spain. Before this, some local regions had their names, such as: Ma-I: Early Chinese records referred to parts of the islands, particularly Mindoro, as Ma-I. Tondo, Butuan, or Cebu: Referring to specific pre-colonial polities or trading centers. It is not accurate to say that Ferdinand Magellan named the Philippines Las Islas Filipinas. Magellan, who arrived in the islands in 1521, referred to the area as part of the East Indies and did not assign it a unified name. His expedition primarily interacted with local leaders and islands, such as Limasawa and Cebu, and called the region according to those local names or simply referred to it broadly. The name Las Islas Filipinas was actually given by Ruy López de Villalobos, a Spanish explorer who arrived in 1543. He named the islands of Leyte and Samar in honor of Prince Philip of Spain, who later became King Philip II.

Las Islas Filipinas