By: Karyssaann Costagliola

“For the love of God, people, nature, &

country”

Capital: Manila

Cities: Manila, Baguio, Dagupan,

Angeles, Olongapo, Batangas, Naga,

Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod

Southeastern Asia, East of Vietnam

It is between the Philippine Sea and the

South China Sea

There is no bordering countries

87,857,473

Made up of 7,107 islands

Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)

It is slightly larger than Arizona

Total: 300,000 sq kmLand: 298,170 sq kmWater: 1,830 sq km

Republic

President is Benigno “Noynoy: Aquino III

Major Landmarks/ Tourists Attractions:

Mt. Apo, Chocolate Hills, City of Vigan,

Borocay, Rizal Park, Palawan, Baguio

City, Subic, Cebu City, Tagaytay

Philippine peso

Two official languages - Filipino (based

on Tagalog) and English; eight major

dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano,

Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray,

Pampango, and Pangasinan

They don’t like to say “no”

Men touching woman for instance a

handshake isn’t generally accepted

They use a lot of non-verbal

communication like eye-brow raising

and moving head upward to indicate

“yes”

Physical Distance. Observe usual personal space of 1 to 2 feet distance. Take height into consideration; seated position for interactions is highly recommended.

Eye Contact. Sit at eye level ,make brief and frequent eye contact, older generations may look down or look away most of the time as a sign of respect to an authority figure, a professional, or someone who is of higher social class. Prolonged eye contact by an older Filipino male patient with a younger female may be flirtatious

Body Movement. Frequent hand gestures may be used by Filipino elders for emphasis moving index finger pointed upward forward and back is an insulting gesture to less acculturated Filipinos

Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical

2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan

2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%,

other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%

There is a student population of

2,351,944 in metro Manila which has a

high literacy rate of 96 percent

The Filipino culture hold a high standard

for education believing it will give you

better social and professional standing

It’s education system is modeled off of

American culture

Dropout Rate of 8.50%

The family is the basic unit of their society

The father is considered the head of

household and provides for the family

The mother provides emotional support

and takes care of the domestic duties

They have a strong respect for elders

A lot of families have trouble leaving their

children grow leading to households with

even the grandparents still living there

New Years Day

Feb 25 EDSA Revolution of 1986 – It is a Philippine Holiday which commemorates the 1986 People Power Revolution in which the dictatorial government was toppled and democracy was restored

March or April Maundy Thursday part of Holy Week -Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday is in observance of the Last Supper.

June 12 Independence Day - This holiday commemorates the Philippines' declaration of independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines

Plus many other holiday’s we acknowledge here in the U.S.

Rice is a main ingredient in all dishes and they usually eat up to 5 meals a day

Food is important to this culture because it is a time everyone comes together at a full table to eat

Their food is a blend of western and eastern influences

80% of their food is from the Spanish style of cooking

Fresh seafood and coconut milk is also mainly used in their meals

Men: A traditional garment for men is the barong tagalog, it is an embroidered outer shirt, which is worn untucked. It has collars, long sleeves and mid-thigh horizontal hemline with side slits. It is made from pina(pineapple fibers), jusi (raw silk) or ramie (grass fibers).

Women: Women wear the heavily starched, butterfly-sleeved terno and a matching long skirt on formal occasions.

Filipino are event oriented unlike our

culture which is time oriented

They can be early or late for a meeting

or whatever the case and it won’t affect

them either way unlike our culture that

likes to be on time for things or people

get upset

A lot of their treatment is based off folk

medicine and remedies

They do use health professionals, but a

lot of problems they have like cold and

fevers they will try at home remedies

first

Most denominations of the Filipino

culture have wakes, honor the dead,

and publish obituaries they even have

some wakes in the home

Some denominations have a quick

service within 24 hours of the death and

it ends there

They believe in the afterlife so they feel

honoring the person is a need

Most Filipinos have light brown skin, a

medium build and dark almost black hair

Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and

typhoid fever dengue fever and malaria

are high risks in some locations

Mental health disorders are prevalent

and children with malformations due to a

lot of interfamily marriage of cousins

It is ranked 12 as one of the world’s most populated

Only country in the world where you see the blending of Malay, Spanish, Chinese and American people

Their culture is majorly influenced by our own American culture

They are known as “text capital of the world” due to their fondness of texting

They don’t have a winter

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