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Posted in Bacolod City on 11/24/2009 08:53 am by adminbacolod iloilo
Can you tell which province or region of a Filipino is a native of, by the way he was to speak Tagalog?
Can to say which province or region of a Filipino is a native of, by the way he was to speak Tagalog or English, ie, tunes, Accent, wording, etc.? can I tell if someone is Ilonggo by his wording, though I can not tell if he from Bacolod or Iloilo. But some Ilonggos could even identify the people in other Ilonggo is from, by listening to talk with him.
Not for all the Filipinos come from these regions. Some Cebuanos and Ilocanos and Bicolanos know I speak Tagalog pretty much the same way native tagalogs do. Especially for to have stayed too long in Metro Manila or Tagalog-speaking region. Ilonggos, for example, talk with a soft "tender" means. yes, even If they are mad. Ilocanos speak with a separate accent. Cebuanos speak with a hard accent, pronouncing "e" as "i". So, serbisa / Sirbisa for the cerveza (beer). They also say "amigo" which is Spanish, when they refer a friend. In fact, I also heard the call Ilonggos their friends "amigo" or "migs" when they were hip. Pampangos is famous for interchanging "p" in "f". And removal the "h" word when you start it. Like "Beast" becomes "ayop", "plant" becomes "determined", "air" becomes' unstable angina. Bicolanos include, they say "bar" when they mean "news" or news. Warays talk to an almost song-song manner. Let me reiterate that these are observations I have made with SOME of coming from this region. No offense was meant.
Business and Market Overview of the Philippines
Economy. Philippines suffered the economy through mismanagement under the late president of the country Marcos ruled the country under martial law from the 1960s to 1980s. To revive the economy of the country, former president Fidel Ramos opened the country to foreign investment the early 1990s. While Ramos' term in office, foreign investment increased from just U.S. $ 42 million in 1992 to U.S. $ 2 billion by 1997. The Philippines weathered the Asian economic crisis of 1997 in much better shape in many other Southeast Asian countries due to the large number of other Filipino nation of regular workers sending money to the country and low external debt.
Philippines' GDP is U.S. $ 85.1 billion with a GDP per capita of U.S. $ 1042 to 2004. The economy of the Philippines has grown to annual GDP growth averaging 4.6% 2000-2004 contributed mainly by growth in service sector, agriculture and exports of electronics. Inflation declined from 6.5% to 2,000-2.5% in 2002 but trended upwards to reach 8.6% by 2004. Unemployment remains relatively high compared to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore ranging between 9.8% and 10.9% 2000-2004.
The service sector that helps half or 52.8% of the Philippines' GDP in 2004 while manufacturing contributed Agriculture 31.8% and 15.3%. Major industries include electronics, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining and fishing. Major include agricultural products of sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes and seafood.
Demography. The Philippines comprises almost 7100 islands but eleven island account for 90% of the total population of the country. Main islands are Luzon and Mindanao accounting for 65% of the population. Other major but less people to the island include Negros, Samar, Panay and Palawan. Filipino society and culture is similar and 90% of the population are ethnic Malays. Other ethnic groups include various indigenous tribes and Chinese immigrants. Spanish-Mexican culture that brought the former Spanish colonial rulers who ruled the country from Mexico with the influence of culture a Filipino. The country is predominantly Catholic accounting for 81% of the population followed by various Christian denominations (11%) and Islam (5%). Tagalog the national language and widely used nationwide while English is mostly used in government and business.
The part of the life of the Filipino population in the city increased from 49% in 1990-62% by 2004. Major cities Philippines' is the Metro Manila (composed of the city of Manila and 16 surrounding cities and municipalities) has a population of 10 million. Other major cities Zamboanga, cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu City, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.
The Philippines suffers from a high level of income inequality and approximately 30% of the population live below the poverty level. Another 50% of the population belongs to low-income group while the rest 20% belong to middle and high income groups. The average income of those living in Metro Manila than twice the national average.
Infrastructure. Telecommunication services within and between island is enough while international services is relatively good. Broadband Internet coverage is mainly concentrated in major cities and towns of the archipelago. The islands are served by adequate roads and road transport. Travel between islands is by air or coastal boat. All major island is served by international and domestic airport and sea port.
International Business. Philippines's exports increased almost 4-folds 1995-2004. Major trading partners including Japan, U.S., China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. Main exports from the Philippines including electronics, garments, optical instruments, coconut products, fresh produce, copper products and chemicals. Main imports include machineries, equipments, fuel, cars, car equipments, chemicals and plastics food grains.
TECHNOLOGY consumer use. The total number of fixed-line phone installed in the Philippines was 3.4 million or a penetration of 8 fixed-line phone per 100 population in 2004. However, the penetration for mobile phones is higher than 39 mobile phones per 100 population. The penetration of computers in the country is low and estimated 2% the population while the estimated number of internet subscribers was 1.2 million and Internet users 8.0 million. The average penetration of television households in the Philippines is 71% but higher in Metro Manila to 96%.
RETAIL market. With nearly 360,000 retail Establishments and the traditional "mom and pop" stores account for 98% of Establishments. The remaining 2% is the store brand which consists of hypermarkets, supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores and features shops. Shopping of Establishments is popular with middle and high income consumers. The modern outlet is almost concentrated in Metro Manila accounting for 30% of Philippines' total retail sales. However, many store brands are expanding their businesses outside Metro Manila to other major cities in Luzon and Mindanao. Between 2004 and 2007 and estimated three shopping malls are built in the Philippines annually.
FOOD culture. Like most countries in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, rice is the recipe raw food in the Philippines. Filipino cooking is a mixture of sweet, sour and spicy tastes. Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican and Spanish cooking has influence on Filipino food culture. Businessmen and immigrants who introduced Indian, Chinese and Japanese cooking as the Spanish colonial rulers introduced Mexican and Spanish cooking. Filipinos are also accustomed to western food, especially American style fast food, bakeries and snacks.
About the Author
Khal Mastan is a Senior Consultant with Pegasus Business and Market Advisory (http://bma.pegasus-asia.com) based in Malaysia. He involves himself in business and marketing research and provides consulting services on markets in Southeast Asia namely Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei. He has more than 20 years experience in the region and work experience in various industries. He holds a bachelors degree in Biochemistry and an MBA. He can be contacted at khalzuri@pegasus-asia.com or +6 (03) 7726 5373 in Malaysia.
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