About Philippines
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Music
The music of the Philippines is a collection of number of influences that the country have had. Some of the well-known personalities in Music industry were the composers in 1960s…
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Games
Cock-fighting is the great Filipino pastime for Sundays and holidays, and every little township has its tupada or cockpit, which attracts crowds of spectators. In these combatants the local peasants…
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Dress
The traditional garb of men during the pre-colonial period was a short-sleeved jacket, either black or blue; chiefs were distinguished by wearing red. Their nether garment (bahag) was a strip…
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Society
Barangay (from the word balangay which means boat) was the typical community in the whole archipelago. It was the basic political and economic unit independent of similar others. Each consisted…
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Customs
Marriage and birth. All over the Philippines it seems to have been the custom for the prospective bridegroom to present dowries to the bride’s relatives, but before this stage was…
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Filipino Characteristics
In spite of their differences the Filipinos recognise that they have a number of features in common – generousity, an overwhelming hospitality, a highly developed feeling for the family, a…
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Mining
The soil of the Philippines also contains large resources of metal ores: the copper of central Cebu and northern Luzon, the chromium of the Zambales Mountains (the principal world source…
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Tourism
The tourism industry plays an ever increasing role for the economy of the Philippines. According to the Department of Tourism (DOT) some 1.992 million foreign visitors visited the Philippines in…
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Industry
With the country’s varied natural wealth and the progress made in recent years the industry of the Philippines is now developing at a faster pace. The power supply potential is…
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Fishing and Forestry
With its 7,107 islands, the Philippines has a very diverse range of fishing areas. The abundant resources of the sea are bit exploited. At present, the Philippines is one of…