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Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia , consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China , east of ___MASK51___ , west of New Guinea and north of ___MASK23___ . The region lies near the intersection of geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions : The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with ___MASK71___ to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The ___MASK70___ ( PSC ) was created through Republic Act No . 6847 in 1990 to serve as the " sole policy - making and coordinating body of all amateur sports development programs and institutions in the Philippines ". Its primary function is " to provide the leadership , formulate the policies and set the priorities and directions of all national sports promotion and development , particularly giving emphasis on grassroots participation ". The Commission ' s Asian Games Task Force is responsible for addressing the needs of the Philippine delegation in the run - up to the 2014 Asian Games . The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of ___MASK71___ of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and northeast of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million km² ( 2 million mi² ). of the western part of the North Pacific Ocean . It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago ( Luzon , Catanduanes , Samar , Leyte and Mindanao ) on the southwest ; Halmahera , Morotai , Palau , Yap , and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas , including Guam , Saipan , and Tinian , on the east ; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast ; the Japanese islands of Honshu , Shikoku , and Kysh on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and ___MASK71___ in the west . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over ___MASK71___ . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . Vietnam is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , ___MASK41___ across the Gulf of ___MASK41___ to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976 . The Ninoy Aquino Stadium is one of two indoor sporting arenas located in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila , Philippines , the other being the Rizal Memorial Coliseum . Formerly called the Rizal Multi - Purpose Arena , it was renamed Ninoy Aquino Stadium in January 1989 in time for the 1989 Asian Basketball Confederation Youth Championships hosted by the Philippine which opened in January 24 . The renovation included new chairs and a new scoring system from South Korea installed by Korean technicians . The arena is named after former Senator Benigno S . Aquino , Jr . , commonly called as Ninoy Aquino . The Ninoy Aquino Stadium was formerly an open - air stadium before being converted into a covered indoor arena . The arena hosted the volleyball tournament of the 1991 Southeast Asian Games , The table tennis competitions of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship as the second venue of the tournament . It has also hosted mostly college basketball games such as the UAAP , NCAA , NCRAA and the NAASCU . Currently , it is also known for hosting taekwondo tournaments , the two editions of the BSCP National Pool Championships and as one of the alternate venues of PBA games . It was also the home court of the Manila Metrostars in the now - defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association . ___MASK71___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include China ( officially the People ' s Republic of China , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK71___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex , is a ___MASK4___ of the Philippines , located on Pablo Ocampo St . ( formerly Vito Cruz St .), Malate , Manila . It is named after the country ' s national hero , José Rizal . The whole complex is currently managed by the ___MASK70___ , while the property is owned by the Manila City government . ___MASK78___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK78___ and East ___MASK78___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK78___ shares a land and maritime border with ___MASK41___ and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK78___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK78___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK78___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK78___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , popularly known as José Rizal ( June 19 , 1861  December 30 , 1896 ), was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines . An ophthalmologist by profession , Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under ___MASK18___ . Metropolitan Manila , commonly known as Metro Manila or simply Manila , is the capital region of the Philippines , is the seat of government , the 2nd most populous and the most densely populated region of the country . The National Capital Region ( NCR ) is composed of Manila , the capital city of the country , Quezon City , the country ' s most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , Pasig , ___MASK7___ , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros .