Barbie From Philippines?

Almost everyone has heard about Mattel's Barbie fashion doll toy line. A fictional character that goes by the fullname of Barbara Millicent Roberts and brainchild of one of Mattel's founders Ruth Handler. Barbie's appearance was based after a German comic-strip character inspired doll named Bild Lilli, which Mattel actually bought the rights before Ruth and her colleagues can make their own version.
It was on March 9th, 1959 when the Barbie toy line was first introduced to the market with a tag of $3 a piece. Over the years, Mattel has sold over one billion of these Barbie dolls.

But did you know that at one time in the days of yore, this extremely popular toy line was manufactured in the Philippines? Yes you got it right - in the good old days Mattel's Philippine subsidiary have their plants in Cainta and Pasig. Their Cainta plant manufacture costumes and accessories while their Pasig factory produce the dolls and costumes.
You may stumble upon a Barbie doll that has the marking "1966" on the back just above the buttocks. Nothing rare here as this 1966 marking refers to the year the patent was registered in the country it was produced. If you have old Barbie dolls with the 1966 marking and you wanna know their country of origin, kindly refer to the details below.

Year Manufactured	1959-1972	1968-1970	1970-1987	1970-1987	1973-1978
Country of Origin	Japan	Mexico	Hong Kong	Taiwan	Korea

Year Manufactured	1978-1988	1986 to present	1986 to present	1989-1990	1992 to present
Country of Origin	Philippines	China	Malaysia	Mexico	Indonesia

Here's some photos I got from one of the Philippine-made Barbies I have in my toy collection.

References:
Official Website: https://shop.mattel.com/
Mattel to Close Its Operations in Philippines: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-29-fi-26237-story.html
1966 Barbie Doll Marks and What Do They Mean?: https://www.dollreference.com/1966-barbie-doll-marks/