built all over the country.
The cultural
HOLIDAYS
In every rural and urban areas in the
Philippines, there is always a festival
going on each year. Christmas was one
of the holidays most Filipinos
celebrated. Filipinos have the longest
Christmas celebration in the world.
Preparation for Christmas season starts
as soon as we reach the month that ends
with ber. Families gather together on
the 24th of December and celebrate
Noche Buena which means a
midnight meal to welcome Christmas.
People wear dotted clothes and prepare
and serve round fruits on the table, in
which symbolizes prosperity for the
upcoming year, is one of the traditional
customs we do in the Philippines.
RELIGION
Philippines is
known as the
largest
Christian
country in
Asia. Over
the centuries,
Massive
cathedrals
have been
influences of Spanish culture and as well as
Meet the
the Western culture is evident because we
were colonized by them for over 350 years. We
have inherited some of their cultural traditions.
Filipinos
Religious tolerance in the Philippines demands
that the rights of the people of any religion is
respected. Roman catholic is the largest
religion in the Philippines. Other religious group
such as the Latter-Day Saints started and
introduced by missionaries.
FOOD Zeanne K. Q. Timbol
English 2010
Filipinos are
known as big
eaters, even
though it is Date of
publicationM
not visible in
their bodies.
Food is
known for the
uniqueness
and the variety of the food. The staple food in
the Philippines is rice. It is mostly served with
meat, chicken, fish and or vegetable dishes.
One of the famous dish that visitors love is
Adobo, which usually contains pork or
chicken braised from vinegar, soy sauce,
cooking oil, bay leaf, garlic and peppercorns.
Unlike other Asian countries, Filipinos eat
with spoon and fork though sometimes
Filipinos eat in a traditional way, using their
hands especially with dry foods.
 world visits our
country because
the sky is at its 2. Boracay
HISTORY bluest and the
water at its A small island surrounded with white
clearest during sand and clear blue waters.
The Philippines known this time of the
as the Pearl of the year and it is the
Orient was named after best time to
King Philip II of Spain in travel and have
1543. It is an fun in the
independent country Philippines.
located in Southeast
Asia, east of Vietnam
and northeast of
Malaysia. It is
surrounded by the
Pacific Ocean and other many smaller bodies of
water. Philippines are divided into three large
TOURISTS SPOTS
3. Subterranean River a.k.a. Underground
islands: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Manila River
is the capital city in the Philippines.
Philippines has more than 7,107 islands and This river lies deep underground on the
other famous tourist attractions that people loved. island of Palawan and stretches
Few of the tourists attractions that foreigners
LANGUAGE visits are:
approximately 24km underneath the
mountains. On January 2012, it became
one of the New 7 Wonders of the
An estimation of 175 dialects spoken in the 1. Banaue Rice Terraces Nature.
Philippines. In the beginning, Spanish was the
official language but starts to decline due to Mountains that were carved by the tribes
colonization of the United States in early 1900s. 2000 years ago. Up to this day, locals
In 1939, the Tagalog language was named the still plant rice and vegetables in the
national language but English was taught at an terraces.
early age during elementary school.

WEATHER
The Philippines has only two seasons: the wet
and dry season. The dry season starts in late
November and ends in May. The rainy seasons
starts in June and lasts till October. The Filipinos
feel summer in April and Maythe hottest
months in the Philippines. The people all over the