2. ND I D WOKOY U
Philippines was explored by Magellan in 1521 & named in
honor of Prince Philip;
Before it was explored, Chinese traders named it “Ma-Yi”
meaning “Land of Gold”
It is the collection of more than 7000 beautiful islands;
The Spanish held the islands for 350 years before seating
them to the U.S. in 1899;
However, U.S. abandoned claims to the country in 1991;
During WWII, largest naval battle in history was fought in
Philippine seas & it was U.S. fighting against Japan in 1944;
Philippine is an Archipelago & it is known as the “pearl of
the orient”;
Philippine is the first Republic in Asia continent;
3. Political
Highlights
• Democratic government in the form of a
constitutional republic with a presidential system.
• President- Rodrigo Duterte
• The president is elected through vote for a single six
year term
• President functions as the head of state, head of
government and is the commander-in-chief of the
armed force
• It is governed as a unitary state with the exception of
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
• Before 80s Philippines was a right-wing
4. ECONOMIC
HIGHLIGHTS
Philippine economy is the 34th
largest in the world
U.S.A, Japan, China, Singapore, South
Korea, the Netherlands, Hong Kong,
Germany, Taiwan and Thailand.
Semiconductors and electronic products,
transport equipment, garments, copper
products, petroleum products, coconut
oil and fruits.
GDP
$349
billion
Industrial
30%
Agricultural
14%
Services
56%
5. Placing the hand of their parents or
elder family members’ hand to
their foreheads with the words
“Mano Po” as a sort of greeting is a
common practice among children
Love performing
dances and group
singing
Unlike western
culture, they
prefer compound
family
Hiya (shame) is a common
negative motivational factor that
motivates them to meet the
social standard
Business meetings are often
conducted over lunch; known as
“Merienda”
Beso is a single
cheek-to-cheek kiss
used for greetings
Filipinos can't go a day without
including rice in their meals
Generally find
constructive
criticism hard to
swallow
7. RELIGION
• The Philippines, a country with predominantly
Cristian people which was first introduced to the
Philippines by Spain when Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
arrived in 1565 and since then the main faith in the
country
• The belief of Christianity combining with customary
animistic practices and beliefs that have given
Catholicism in the Philippines a special nationwide
personality.
• Other major religions include Islam (the second
largest religion in the country), Evangelical Protestant
Christians affiliated with the PCEC(Philippine Council
of Evangelical Churches) etc.
8. RANK BELIEF SYSTEM SHARE OF FILIPINO
POPULATION
1 Roman Catholic Christianity 80.6%
2 Islam 5.6%
3 Evangelical Protestant Christians affiliated with the
PCEC
2.7%
4 Iglesia ni Cristo (Philippine Church of Christ) 2.5%
5 Buddhists, Indigenous Beliefs, Other Christians,
Atheists and Others
8.6%
9. Philippian cuisine has been originated from
Austronesian food habit and has a
significant influence of Chinese, Indian and
American cuisine
Popular dishes:
Lechon (Full roasted pig)
Longganisa (Philippine sausage)
Tapa (cured beef)
Omelet
Pancit (noodles mixed with vegetable/meat)
Crispy pata (deep-fried pig's leg)
Hamonado
Sinigang
Chicken Adobo (chicken cooked using garlic paste)
Kaldereta (meat in tomato sauce stew)
Kare-kare (meat and veggies cooked using peanut sauce)
Pinakbet
Lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls)
10. Cultural festivals are more fun and colorful in Philippines. Almost all of the festival
contains colorful costumes and upholds their historical tradition.
LF E S SAIT V LF E S SAIT V
Feast of Black Nazarine : Is the biggest religious gathering in the Philippines. Celebrated on January 9th
Sinulog Festival: Artists wearing colorful costumes perform traditional Sinulog dance. Celebrated every
third Sunday of January
Kadayawan Festival: Celebrates harvest during the month of August
Pahiyas Festival: On May 15 every year, celebrated for honoring of the patron saint of farmers
Masskara Festival: Widely celebrated festivals of the Philippines. Celebrated in the third week of October
Panagbenga Festival: Celebrated in February. Also called the Flower Festival
11. RAEHTW A N T O
S NIO M E T H G
Philippine Popular Music
North American influences, Filipino
rock, Filipino Hip-Hop and R&B.
Philippine choral music
The Philippine choral music scene has been
developed and popularized by the Philippine
Madrigal Singers.
12. Te x t C a p i t a l
o f t h e w o r l d
A R N I S i s
t h e i r n a t i o n a l
S p o r t
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