If the Philippines was named after King Philipp?

Question

What was the Philippines called before the Spanish came

Answer 1

Yes, it was named after King Phillip II in the mid- 1500s. After discovery by the Spanish but before coloization it was called The Islands of the West.

Answer 2

It wasn't named anything before the Spaniards came to power. It was likely known as the "island with a thousand islands" because of the islands in the South.

Answer 3

It wasn't called anything because no one knew it existed. They named it when they discovered it.