PHILIPPINE CULTURE

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE. PHILIPINES WERE NAMED TO HONOR KING PHILLIP THE SECOND OF SPAIN IN 1543. THERE ARE 7000 ISLANDS AND IT IS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

PHILIPPINES WERE NAMED TO HONOR KING PHILIP THE SECOND OF SPAIN IN 1543. THERE ARE 7000 ISLANDS. LUZON IS THE LARGEST ISLAND . THEY ARE 1000 MILES LONG. THE LAND IS VOLCANIC AND A MOUNTAIN IN LUZON ERUPTED IN 2000, AND ANOTHER IN 1991! 1000'S OF PEOPLE WERE DISPLACED. THEIR HIGHEST PEAK IS ABOUT ABOUT 10,000'.

THEIR POPULATION IN 2000 IS 81 MILLION. THEY HAVE A LIFESTYLE OF LIVING AROUND 67 YEARS. THEY SPEAK PHILIPPINE AND ENGLISH AND SOME NATIVE LANGUAGE. THEY HAVE COLLEGES, GOVERNMENT AND 80 DIALECTS FROM MALAYSIAN LANGUAGE. SPANISH IS SELDOM USED.

NATIONAL SYMBOLS ARE THE EAGLE. DR. RIZAL IS OUR NATIONAL HERO.. THEY HAVE FLAG CEREMONIES AT ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND SCHOOLS. EARLY PEOPLE CAME OVER LAND BRIDGE FROM MALAYSIA AND CHINA. TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO NEGRITOS WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE, THEN INDONESIA EXPLORED. IRON, COPPER, AND BRONZE CAME FROM CHINA. THEY BUILT RICE TERRACES. MALAYSIA FIRST BUILT AGRICULTURE AND WATER BUFFALO. CHINA AND PHILLIPS TRADE BEGAN IN 1ST CENTURY A.D. MAGELLAN ARRIVED IN 1521 TO CLAIM LAND FOR SPAIN. HE WAS KILLED WHEN A CHIEF REFUSED TO ACCEPT SPANISH RULE AND CHRISTIANITY. MIGUEL LOPEZ CAME IN 1564 AND BROUGHT SPANISH POWER AND CALLED MANILLA THE CAPITOL IN 1577. ROMAN CATHOLIC BEGAN BEGAN CHRISTIANIZING THE POPULACE. SOME ISLANDS STAYED MUSLIM.

THE SPANISH AMERICAN IN 1898 AND DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH FLEET LEAD FILIPINO LEADER TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN. THE LEADER, AGRINALDO DID NOT ACCEPT U.S. OCCUPATION AND FOUGHT UNTIL FILIPINO FORCES WERE DEFEATED. IN 1902 THE PHILIPPINES BECAME AMERICAN TERRITORY. OVER 20 YEARS U.S. ATTITUDES WERE CHANGED TO THE PHILIPPINES AND BECAME COMMONWEALTH STATUS 3 YEARS.

JAPANESE INVADED THE ISLANDS AND RULED UNTIL 1944. AFTER U.S. AID THE PHILIPPINES AGAIN WERE INDEPENDENT IN 1946. THE NATION HAD TO RECOVER ECONOMICALLY FROM WORLD WAR II. CONGRESS PASSED A BILL TO GIVE LAND TO FARMERS. 95% OF THE POPULATION IS MALAY ANCESTRY AND OTHERS ARE CHINESE. SINOI FILIPINOS HAVE GOOD BUSINESS SUCCESS. THERE ARE POSSIBLY 80 LANGUAGE GROUPS.

THEIR ARCHITECTURE HAS SPANISH INFLUENCE. THEIR TRADITIONAL HOUSES IN RURAL AREAS ARE NIPA HUTS OF BAMBOO AND ROOFED WITH LEAVES FROM PALM TREES OR METAL. CINDER BLOCKS ARE THE MOST COMMON BUILDING MATERIAL USED. THEY ARE PLASTERED AND PAINTED INSIDE.ADD A DECORATIVE TOUCH.

OLD HOUSES HAVE AN OPEN KITCHEN INSIDE. NEWER ONES HAVE THEIR KITCHEN INSIDE. THESE KEEP DOGS AND KITCHENS FROM THE COOK. MOST HAVE PITCHED ROOFS AND SOME ARE TILE. THEY ADD GARLIC TO FOOD BECAUSE IT IS HEALTHY. THEY EAT WARM FOOD AND IT IS NOT SPICY. RICE IS COOKED FIRST AND IS COMMON.MANY PEOPLE EAT FOOD ON A BANANA LEAF. THEY CAN USE HANDS IN RESTAURANTS OR AT HOME. THEIR BREAKFAST IS LEFT OVERS FROM FROM DINNER. SOME FOLKS HAVE EGGS ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS. MARINDA IS A WEST IS A SWEET MIXTURE OF COFFEE, EVAPORATED MILK AND SUGAR. COKE IS A POPULAR . LUNCH IS LIGHT. A SOUP IS MADE AT NIGHT OF MEAT OR FISH AND VEGETABLES. FRUITS ARE ABUNDANT. THEY EAT A SWEET POTATO CALLED CAMOTE. UBE IS A PURPLE POTATOE. HALO HALO IS A GELATIN DESSERT OF CORN KERNELS, ICE CREAM AND GELATIN AND SHAVED ICE.

FAST FOOD IS POPULAR . RICE, FRENCH FRIES, LECHON, A SMALL PIG THAT IS ROASTED UNTIL SKIN IS BROWN POPULAR AT CEREMONIES. IT HAS FATTY MEAT. STICKY RICE IS PREPARED WITH COCONUT MILK AND SUGAR CANE SYRUP IN BANANA LEAVES. GIN AND BEER ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEN AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY RABBIT, A DUCK EGG WITH EMBRYO. DOG MEAT IS A DELICACY AND TODAY IS ILLEGAL TO EAT.

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING ARE 40% OF 30 MILLION PEOPLE. 50% OF THEM LIVE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL. DROUGHT REDUCED AGRICULTURAL POSITIONS. PEOPLE VOLUNTEER IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD IN HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO WORK. 800,000 WORK OVERSEAS IN SAUDI ARABIA, HONG KONG, AND TAIWAN. THEY HAVE NOT DEVELOPED THEIR PETROLEUM RESERVES.

NINETEEN % OF LAND IS ARABLE. AND DEFORESTATION BY ILLEGAL LOGGERS HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF TREES. IN THE 50'S THE PRESENT TIME IS ARABLE AND DEFORESTED BY ILLEGAL LOGGERS WHO REDUCED THE NUMBER OF TREES. IN THE FIFTIES THE POOR OWN LITTLE LAND. THEY PROVIDE FARMLAND AND USE SLASH AND BURN TECHNIQUES. THEIR MARKETS ARE DIVIDED INTO DRY MARKETS WHERE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ARE SOLD AND WET MARKETS WHERE FOOD IS SOLD. IN LARGE TOWNS THEY HAVE MALLS LIKE OUR STORES. THEY EXPORT AND TRADE OF RICE, BANANAS, PINEAPPLES, MANGOES, AND COCONUT AND OTHER CLOTHING. U.S. EUROPE AND JAPAN ARE TRADE PARTNERS. U.S., EUROPE, AND JAPAN AND TRADE PARTNERS. THEIR PETROLEUM RESERVATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED. THEY ARE PLANNING A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.

THE ENTIRE FAMILY LIKES TO WORK IN THE RICE FIELDS, AND THEY CHANGE WATER LEVELS IN THE FIELDS BY HAND. THEY GROW CROPS SUCH AS TOBACCO, CORN, AND SUGAR CANE DEMAND FULL FAMILY PARTICIPATION FOR SHORT PERIODS DURING PLANTING SEASONS. EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR UPWARD MOBILITY.

BASKETBALL CARTS ARE THE ARE THE ONLY SPORTS FOUND IN SCHOOLS. COCK FIGHTS ARE POPULAR. MAH-JONG IN CHINESE GAME IS PLAYED WITH TILES. THEIR WEALTHY PEOPLE PLAY SPORTS AND TRAVEL FREQUENTLY. FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MANILLA HAVE A FAMILY CAR. IT REPRESENTS HIGH SOCIETY STATUS. WOMEN ABOVE POVERTY HAVE EXTENSIVE WARDROBES.

PHILIPPINES HAVE ABOUT 60 ETHNIC GROUPS. MARIJUANA AND HASHISH ARE EXPORTED. ILLICIT DRUGS ARE COMMON IN THE CAPITAL. THEY HAVE AN ARMY, NATIVE, COASTGUARD AND AIR FORCE.

LAND REFORM HAS BEEN A CONCERN SINCE INDEPENDENCE. SPANISH AND AMERICAN RULE LEFT ARABLE LAND AND CONCENTRATED UNTIL LAND REFORM TAKES PLACE. POVERTY WILL BE THE PRIMARY SOCIAL PROBLEM.. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZING PROVIDE, HEALTH CLINIC, AND OFFER SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED.

THEY HAVE VOLUNTEER AGENCIES TO HELP CHILDREN AND MEET ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS. FAMILIES DESIRE MALE CHILDREN AND FEMALES ARE WELCOMED. THE OLDEST DAUGHTER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A PERSON TO SHARE FAMILY INHERITANCE AND PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNGER SIBLINGS. WOMEN MANAGE THE MONEY. MARRIAGE IS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE U.S.

EASTER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RITUAL. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. THEY GIVE FREE HEALTH CARE TO ALL THROUGH SUBSIDIES.

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