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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
Language
• Filipino/Tagalog
• Spanish
• Taglish
• English for commercial
government purposes
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)
Tools
• Large Nets (Fishing)
• Palm Leaves/Bamboo Slats for Paper
• Use Strong Poles to Protect Homes from
Flooding
Shelter
• City-Big Houses like USA
• Rural-Huts, thatched roofs
• Sometimes build own houses by
themselves
Food• Rice is Main Food
• Chicken and Pork
Adobo (Casserole)
• Adobong Gulay
(Eggplant stewed in
vinegar and soy
sauce)
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
Religion
• Christianity (90%)
• Combination of Catholic, Spanish, Filipino,
Christianity, and Buddhism
• Catholics have social and political rights
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
Beliefs
• Education is Important
• Great Strength and Stability Comes
from Family
• Children are Gifts from God
Customs
• 2 New Years, Chinese and Filipino
• Family Businesses (Not Just Alone)
• Remove shoes before entering shows respect
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%
Clothes
• Traditional Clothing:
• Men-Barong Tagalog
• Women-Heavily Starched
Terno or Balintawak
• Marawians wear traditionally
Malongs
• Usually wear normal clothes
Barong Tagalog
Terno
Malongs
Balintawak
Bibliography
• Clip Art
• http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/cynthia/costumes/barong_tagalo
g.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/