An Overview of the Philippines

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AN OVERVIEW OF THEPHILIPPINES

(An Introduction)

by Norberto Bautista

NS4 - Environmental Science


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Estimated population : 94 million peopleLiving Abroad : 11 million people

12th

Most Populous Country


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The Republic of t he P h ilippines is a countryin Sout heast Asia in t he Western PacificOcean . To its nort h across t he Luzon Straitlies Taiwan . West across t he Western

Ph ilippine (formerly Sout h Ch ina) Sea sitsVietnam. The Sulu Sea to t he sout hwestlies between t he country and t he island of Borneo, and to t he sout h the Celebes Seaseparates it from ot her islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on t he east by t he

Ph ilippine Sea. Its location on t he PacificRing of Fire and its tropical climate makethe P h ilippines prone to eart hq uakes andtyp hoons but have also endowed t hecountry wit h natural resources and made itone of t he ric hest areas of biodiversity in

the world. An arc h ipelago comprising7,107 islands, t he P h ilippines iscategorized broadly into t h ree maingeograp h ical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, andMindanao. Its capital city is Manila.


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Multiple et hnicities and cultures arefound t h roug hout t he islands. Inpre h istoric times, Negritos were some of the arc h ipelago's earliest in habitants.

They were followed by successive wavesof Austronesian peoples who broug h twit h them influences from Malay ,Hindu , and Islamic societies. Tradeintroduced Ch inese cultural influences.

(Top) a Malay Barangay Boat (Below) Chinese Trade ship

(Right) Chinese trader with early Filipinos.


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M odern Filipinos


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and in Feeding all of them and

providing them with their basic necessities -- food, clothing, housing,medicine, and other requirements

we turn to our natural resources .


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Food Production - Rice


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Food Production - Corn


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Food Production - Vegetables


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Y antok (Palm) Bignay Durian

Kasoy

Food Production - Fruits


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Philippine Exported Fruits


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Food Production - Poultry


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Food Production Pork & Cattle


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Food Production Exotic Foods


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Food Production - Fish


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Food Production Shellfish / Others


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Need for Clothing -- Cotton


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Need for Housing / Infrastructure


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Need for Road Building / Bridges / Schools


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Need for Fuel


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Need for Electricity

Sucat Oil-fed power plant

Ambuklao Hydroelectric Plant


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Land Area for ALL of These

HousingC ommercial Area AgricultureF orestryNational Parks

M iningOthers


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Need for Water Drinking / Irrigation

Ambuklao Hydroelectric Dam


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Irrigation for Agriculture


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W ith a population as large as this

the country also faces a lot of problems which needs to beaddressed and solve in order to

sustainable live in our country...


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PROBLE M ISSUES Garbage


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Air Pollution


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Climate Change


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Climate ChangeNot much water


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Poverty


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Food Shortage??


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PROBLE M S ISSUES Insurgency


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Examples: golden snail, africancatfish, janitor fish, cane frog,Brontispa palm beetle, mahoganytree, water lily,

OTHER PROBLE M S ISSUES * Introduction of Invasive andDestructive Alien Species of plants &animals

S ome of these become pests or affect the existence of other living

organisms in our ecology...


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PROBLE M S ISSUES New Diseases

Swine Flu

HIV-AIDS, Ebola Virus, SARS Virus,Swine F lu, Bird F lu, H1N1 Virus,Dengue, F oot & M outh Disease in C attle,M ad C ow ...


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Conclusion:

It is by understanding and knowing whowe are and where we live, we can better plan and adjust our way of life in order for us to live sustainable on Earth and co-exist with other living organisms.


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