Culture, Geography, and

Economy of the

Philippines

Geography• Very Mountainous

• Plains Near Coast

• More Than 7,000 Islands

• Mountain Ranges Include:

Sierra Madre Mts, Cordilla

Central Mts, and many more

• Place called Chocolate Hills

Natural Resources

• Tropical Fruits

• Valuable Metals

• Timber

• Vegetables

• Rice

• Sugar + Salt

Language

• Filipino/Tagalog

• Spanish

• Taglish

• English for commercial

government purposes

Hello-mabuhay (mah-BOO-hay)

How are you?-Kumusta ka? (koo-moos-TAH-kah)

Thank you-salamat (sa-LAH-mat)

No-hindi (hin-DIH)

Yes-oo (oh-OO)

Good-bye-mabuti-bye (ma-BOO-tee bi)

Recreation

• Arnis

• Sipa

• Soccer

• Basketball

Tools

• Large Nets (Fishing)

• Palm Leaves/Bamboo Slats for Paper

• Use Strong Poles to Protect Homes from

Flooding

Arts

• Weaving

• Pottery

• Unique Folk Dances

Shelter

• City-Big Houses like USA

• Rural-Huts, thatched roofs

• Sometimes build own houses by

themselves

Food• Rice is Main Food

• Chicken and Pork

Adobo (Casserole)

• Adobong Gulay

(Eggplant stewed in

vinegar and soy

sauce)

Shared Ideas

• Education-Important

• Family-Important

• Tradition-Important

Education

• Start age 4, stop age 17

• School goes from June to March.

April and May are summer vacation

• Learn: Social Studies, Math,

Science, Filipino, and English

Religion

• Christianity (90%)

• Combination of Catholic, Spanish, Filipino,

Christianity, and Buddhism

• Catholics have social and political rights

Government

• Chief of State-Benigno S.Aquino III

• Independence Day, June 12th, 1898

• National Anthem-Lupang Hinirang

• Anthem Name literally means anthem

• Has same form of government as us

• Granted independence from Spain

Beliefs

• Education is Important

• Great Strength and Stability Comes

from Family

• Children are Gifts from God

Customs

• 2 New Years, Chinese and Filipino

• Family Businesses (Not Just Alone)

• Remove shoes before entering shows respect

Values

• Education

• Family

• Strong Religion

• High Self-Esteem

Economy• Sales Tax-5%

• Measured in PHP’s

(Philippines Peso)

• $1=43.20 PHP

• GDP (Gross Domestic

Product) $188.7 billion or

8,000,000,000,000 PHP

• Unemployment rate 7.3%

Work

• General Store

• Farmer

• Lawyer

• Fisher

• Entrepreneur owns food stall

Clothes

• Traditional Clothing:

• Men-Barong Tagalog

• Women-Heavily Starched

Terno or Balintawak

• Marawians wear traditionally

Malongs

• Usually wear normal clothes

Barong Tagalog

Terno

Malongs

Balintawak

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Bibliography

• Clip Art

• http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/cynthia/costumes/barong_tagalo

g.htm

• http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/cynthia/costumes/terno.htm

• http://www.danceanddance.com/Dance_styles_review.php?Dance_

style=267

• http://www.dumb.com/god/

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/84916700@N00/3321537029/