Culture, Geography, and Economy of the

Philippines

Team Ronald Ryan Dagpin

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

• On west South China Sea

• On East Pacific Ocean and Philippines Sea

Natural Resources• Tropical Fruits

• Valuable Metals

• Timber

• Vegetables

• Rice

• Sugar + Salt

• Fish

• Sea Creatures

Family

• Ronald Ryan Dagpin (29)

• Wife

• Two Children (Both School-aged)

COOL FACT!The population of the Philippines is about 98,000,000

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• Shopping• Movies

Arts

• Weaving

• Pottery

• Unique Folk Dances

Tools

• Large Nets (Fishing)

• Palm Leaves/Bamboo Slats for Paper

• Use Strong Poles to Protect Homes from Flooding

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

• 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%

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

Work

• General Store

• Farmer

• Lawyer

• Fisher

• Entrepreneur owns food stall

Bibliography

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

barong_tagalog.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/