basic facts philippines
Posted in Philippines General Information on 04/14/2009 08:46 am by admin
What are some things one should know about the Philippines?
please give me some basic facts about this country cool. 
Philippines! Reasons: 1. Philippines has 7,107 islands to explore, and 60% of those not even named! 2. The Philippines can boast of beauty his' people, who together Asian, Pacific Islander, and Spanish stock. A lot of it, especially the capital city of Manila, really look Hispanic. The Philippines also has Asia's largest Eurasian and Amerasian population, and is the largest American population outside the U.S. 3. The Philippines is now out of 'category Third World '- it is now classified as one of the Tiger economy of Asia and as such, have wonderful infrastructures, highways, and roads. 4. Manila is mentioned by MOST number of tourists means more nicer, cooler, urban, and Western than in Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta (Read Yahoo! Travel), and is pegged at par Hong Kong and Seoul. It is a condition of a First World city (even beating all the mentioned cities, except Hong Kong and Seoul). 5. The Philippines is the third, fifth, and sixth largest malls in the world, selling top European and American brands from Louis Vuitton to Debenhams and the like. Observers say that Manila beats both Dubai and Hong I for the availability of goods and prices. 6. The beaches and dive spots of the Philippines is marked as best in the world, even beating India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. (If you do not believe me, just read the reaction to Yahoo! Travel) 6. Almost all Filipinos in the Philippines (and all of Manila) speaks English, as they are taught English from primary school upwards. English, simply put, is universal in the Philippines, which is the third largest English-speaking country worldwide. The local language, Tagalog, so is affected by the Spanish speak Spanish may be somewhat understand what the locals say. 7. You will not experience culture shock at all, because the Filipino culture itself is heavily Americanized and Europeanized. Just like in America, there are lots of iPod-toting students, Frappuccino drinking yuppies, and PS3 young addicts in the Philippines. Also, almost 95% of the Philippines is Christian, so you will not experience any difficulty whatsoever about things that culture.Another, Filipinos really wonder Caucasians, like most Filipino actors, actresses, and models part-Caucasian, so you will treated extremely well. Philippines is quite expert in the tastes of Westerners in the Philippines has a Western colony for over 400 years. 7. The Philippines is all the beauty of the world wrapped in a clean and properly countries: New Zealand Hills? - Go to Tibet Batangas mountain foothills and serenity? - Go to the Cordillera mountain Sahara desert? - Go to Laoag sand dunes Ibiza or Gibraltar? - Go to Punta Fuego or Austrian Alps Swiss Alps? - Go to Tagaytay Highlands, Bulusan volcano Mount Fuji? - Go to Mount Mayon Bali, Phuket, or Ko Phi Phi? - The Philippines Boracay is, w / c is way more nicer! Too many archipelagos? - Go to the Visayan archipelago China, Singapore, or Taiwan? - Go to Chinatown in Manila. Philippines? -- Go to Paco, Manila, which has a small Indiatown Korea? - Go to Paranaque City which has a small Koreatown. Swedish fjords? - Go to Lake Caliraya Venice? - Sitangkai the Sulu archipelago is it - the whole community stilts. Polynesia? - Visayan island and the Sulu archipelago diving spot? - Palawan's best in the world! Cameron Highlands of Malaysia? - Go to Baguio City! Egyptian Caves rise? - Go Caves in Cagayan and Palawan Underground Cave Waterfalls? - Pagsanjan Falls, Dranak Falls, and a thousand more falls in the Philippines! New York City decency? - Go to Makati City (esp. in the CBD, Rockwell, and Fort) European cities in the 17th century? - Go to Intramuros in Manila! Tokyo decency? - Go to Ortigas Center in Pasig City morally Canberra? - Go in Bangalore Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore or malls? - It is better here Philippines! Not only that, the party, Christmas celebrations, New Year festivities, discos, and pubs in Asia is definitely the Hottest here in the Philippines, which is the bastion of performance art, music, beauty, shopping, spectacular sceneries, and the Christian religion in all Asia. It blends Asian, Latin, and American (U.S.) charm in one culture gara .... and they are even less than 0.1% of all broad landscapes, sceneries, beahces, wild parties, people and sounds you encounter in the Philippines. For that, certain I would recommend the Philippines as the best choice!
