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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
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/food-
beverage-philippines-16185.html
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/bl
cphilippines.htm
http://whitedragonawa.wordpress.com/2
010/09/18/basic-values-model/
http://filipinoperspective.wordpress.com/
2013/06/08/10-interesting-facts-about-
the-philippines/