Here is a list of ten things to do in the Philippines to help you plan. The Philippines, being an archipelago, offers countless of destinations to see, adventures to experience and activities to do. The country is blessed with a rich environment- lush forests, tropical islands, white sand beaches, lakes, rivers, mountains- and friendly, artistic and hardworking people who are always happy to welcome visitors and friends. (www.tourism.gov.ph). Philippines is a destination packed with rich resources
Philippines is a country known for having an abundant ecology. Its diverse nature is a home for many plants and animals. Forests, mountains, plains and variety of water forms are some of the remarkable features of the archipelago. However, behind this beauty, there has been a terrible and alarming dilemma that has been encumbering the Filipinos and the government- a parasitic disease that can kill humans, Schistosomiasis. The number of people being infected with this disease is very alarming. This
One aspect that had influenced Philippine architecture is its geography. The Philippines appears like a broken rosary of islands floating along the southern rim of Asia. There are three main islands in the Philippines. Luzon and Visayas who have tenaciously hung on the Christian heritage of the Spaniards, creating a very noticeable Euroasian design, while Mindanao prides itself on being the home of the unconquered Muslims. Its strategic position makes our country the trade center of the orient,
Spanish-American War, America gained possession of the Philippine Islands. Due to contradicting viewpoints, conditions, and values; the conundrum America faced on whether or not to keep the Philippine Islands was widely discussed during the early twentieth century. This dilemma has raised the high demand for an imperialistic empire within American politics.
division, and an archipelago—Philippines. The Philippines is rich with history and culture. From people to food, rich tales and history envelopes it. Thus, the history on how this country discovers and experience is no keep under wraps. However, the development of our political history is quite unclear or perhaps sometimes neglected. Discussing it could strengthen or helps us understood our political system. In this paper, we would discuss the development of Philippine government, on how it has undergone
com/). Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army and was also Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s. He played a massive role in the Pacific during World War II. This quote relates to how powerful wars are and how they can have tremendous impact on the country. The Philippines is an example of a country whose people had been greatly impacted during the Philippine-American War, which took place between 1899-1902. People were affected by
Situational Analysis The growing population worldwide posts many issues, problems and challenges. One of the problems that the society is facing is the unavailability of food supply. Rice being the staple food served on the table of Asian and other people is already scare that sometimes, other people may not eat rice anymore due to its high cost and the production of this commodity is declining. It is a must to implement or adopt better strategies to increase the production of rice if not, many
In the same book by (DENR, et.al., 2001, pg. 2-4). Fishing status of the Philippines was studied. In the Philippines, as well as globally, fisheries systems are facing collapse or are generally overfished. World fish production has reached a plateau at 90 million t/year. The total Philippine fish production has leveled off at around 2.7 million t/year in the 1990s. Trend in the fisheries sector covering five decades, i.e., from
Philippine Music Philippines is one of the most beautiful countries in South East Asia. It has a diverse culture and traditions influenced by the conquerors of the country. It is the country that is known for hospitality and generosity. According to Cayabyab’s 2008 Philippine Music, the diversity of ethnic musical traditions arises from several significant historical accidents. The Americans, Japanese, and Spanish are some of those who have a very great influence in the Philippine music. These conquerors
family structure, and the way these youth sees themselves as Filipino-Canadian affect their motivation, self-esteem, and aspiration to study in a university and higher education setting. While these youths are the same ones left behind in the Philippines during the period of family separation, they too experience another form of abjection, that of stalling behind at high school and most importantly in university setting. In other words, Filipino youth’s low educational outcomes are due to economic
Last October 20 to 22, 2017, Apo Whang-Od Oggay was brought to Manila from Kalinga, for Manila FAME, a trade show on culture, designs, crafts, and brands with the help of the Philippine Air Force (Rey and Serafica). The original reason for her being brought to the trade fair was to nominate her for the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), or the National Living Treasures Award, according to the executive director of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Center for International Trade Expositions
the national language and one of two official languages in the Philippines, the other being English. Tagalog, is also referred to as Filipino, it is considered the most important of the many tongues and dialects throughout the Philippines, because it is the most understood and has the most development. It is mainly spoken in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and the surrounding eight provinces around it including the provinces of Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite Batangas, Quezon, Mindoro, Marinduque
to be one of the major contributors to the economy of the Philippines. Main attractions for foreign tourists supposedly are the famous islands and beaches found throughout in the country though apparently these aren’t the only attractions why foreign men pay to visit the Philippines now these days. These other so called “attractions” are Filipinas working as prostitutes. Though it may not be that surprising anymore, since the Philippines is ranked as the 4th among the top ten countries to have the
Location The Republic of the Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean, made up of the Philippine Islands and a part of the Malay Archipelago. It is at 13 degrees North and 122 degrees East. Situated about 750 mi (about 1210 km) east off the coast of Vietnam, the Philippines is separated from Taiwan to the north by the Bashi Channel. The country is made up of 7100 islands, and only about 460 are more than 1 sq mi (2.9 sq km) in area. Eleven islands have an area of more than 1000 sq mi (more than 2600
the Philippines are as follows- One is the health of the Filipinos, two the global warming and three is the depletion of ozone layer. As pollution gets higher the ozone layer gets thinner, and all of these consequences are made by humans. The Filipinos also need to know where does pollution came from. Moreover, the second biggest contributor to the bad air pollutant in the Philippine atmosphere can be found in big or small factories across the city of Metro Manila. Here in the Philippines, other
Tourism here in the Philippine is found in Angono, Rizal. It is the first fine civil municipality in the province of Rizal. It is admitted as the "Arts Capital of the Philippines "(Juan,2016).This municipality is ideal for everyone, specifically for people who have wide passion for the arts. Tourists will absolutely appreciate the artists side of the province. The admirable accomplishment of Angono attracts painter and thus, alike, grant to the bothtourism in Rizal and in the Philippines . Each work of
Philippine politics is the birthplace of promises of great guarantees and additionally the reason for huge dissatisfactions gainful of poverty, poor justice system and low quality of education, agriculture and economic rate. For many years, Philippine politics have been viewed as a political disappointment as a result of graft, corruption, political dynasties, political killings and election anomalies. On the other hand, politicians are not by any stretch of the imagination to render public services
Landslides are known as mass movements of rock, debris or earth down a slope. They are gravity driven geological phenomena that occur as a result of deep slope failure. A website providing basic information for general audience describes three distinct physical events occur during a landslide: the initial slope failure, the subsequent transport, and the final deposition of the slide materials. These mass movements can vary from instantaneous collapses to slow gradual slides and are mostly unpredictable
countries, this is unfortunately not the case. For example in the developing provinces of the Philippines, most citizens live in poverty, with each citizen of those provinces earning a salary of US $2 a day. At this rate of income, these poor citizens would not be able to invest in artificial lighting, as they would barely be able to purchase their essential
Land conversion has been present and rampant in the Philippines for the past few years especially in areas surrounding Metro Manila. To clarify the term land conversion, it is defined by the Department of Agrarian Reform as “the act of authorizing the change of the current use of a piece of land into some other use” (Nantes 130). In this context, it would be focus on the conversion of agricultural land into some other use. A brief history of land conversion around the region could be traced to the