philippines culture, geography, and economy
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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
Samantha
Natural Resources• Tropical Fruits
• Valuable Metals
• Timber
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Sugar + Salt
Courtney
Family
• Ronald Ryan Dagpin (29)
• Wife (?)
• Two Children (Both School-aged)
SamanthaCOOL FACT!The population of the Philippines is about 98,000,000
Language
• Filipino/Tagalog
• Spanish
• Taglish
• English for commercial government purposes
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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
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Tools
• Large Nets (Fishing)
• Palm Leaves/Bamboo Slats for Paper
• Use Strong Poles to Protect Homes from Flooding
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Arts
• Weaving
• Pottery
• Unique Folk Dances
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Shelter
• City-Big Houses like USA• Rural-Huts, thatched roofs• Sometimes build own houses by
themselves
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Food• Rice is Main Food• Chicken and Pork
Adobo (Casserole)• Adobong Gulay
(Eggplant stewed in vinegar and soy sauce)
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Shared Ideas
• Education-Important
• Family-Important
• Tradition-Important
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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
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Religion
• Christianity (90%)
• Combination of Catholic, Spanish, Filipino, Christianity, and Buddhism
• Catholics have social and political rights
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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
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Beliefs
• Education is Important• Great Strength and Stability Comes
from Family• Children are Gifts from God
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Customs
• 2 New Years, Chinese and Filipino
• Family Businesses (Not Just Alone)
• Remove shoes before entering shows respect
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Values
• Education
• Family
• Strong Religion
• High Self-Esteem
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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%
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Work
• General Store
• Farmer
• Lawyer
• Fisher
• Entrepreneur owns food stall
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Clothes
• Traditional Clothing:• Men-Barong Tagalog• Women-Heavily Starched
Terno or Balintawak• Marawians wear traditionally
Malongs• Usually wear normal clothes
Barong Tagalog
Terno
Malongs
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Balintawak
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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/