1. The Philippines General Information Language Session Travel Pictures
the usual stuff, basic info
Language Session
phrases, lines
Travel Pictures
a visual presentation, nature scenes

2. What’s in a name? PHILIPPINES Named after
Crown Prince Philip (Felipe) II of Spain;
hence, Felipenas or Filipinas
PHILIPPINES
Adjective: Philippine or Filipino/Filipina
for example: Philippine culture, handsome Filipino math graduate student, Philippine eagle

3. Where is the Philippines?
Time Zone: GMT+8
Capital: Manila
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4. Archipelago: a group of many islands in a large body of water
Land Area:
115,739 sq mi or 299,764 sq. km
High tide:
7107
Low tide:
7108
Indiana: 35,867 sq mi
California: 155,959 sq mi
Coastline:
36,289 km
United States: 19,924 km

5. Terrain:
Volcanoes – active and dormant
Rainforests
Mountains
Valleys
Swamp regions
Hot springs

6. Climate:
Dry Season: March – May (warm) C
Wet Season:
June – October (monsoonal)
November – February (coolest) C

7. Flag of the Republic of the Philippines
Blue: peace and justice
Red: courage
White equilateral triangle: equality
Sun with 8 rays: first 8 provinces that sought independence from Spain
3 stars: 3 major geographical groups of the country
Current flag dates back to 1897, when it was sewn in 1897 in Hong Kong.
In wartime, the flag should be raised with the red band on top.

8. Who or what is the Filipino?
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, Spanish, and Arab blood.
:Race
Asian ₪
family, appearance, food
American ₪
language, food, movies, tv
Spanish ₪
religion, language, food

9. Who or what is the Filipino?
Indiana: 6,080,485
California: 33,871,648
2000 resident census population
76.5 million (2000 census) :Population

10. Who or what is the Filipino?
Filipino – national language
English – business , government, and legal transactions; primary medium of instruction
Other dialects (over 100 regional languages)
:Language
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
How are you?
Thank you.
Magandang umaga.
Magandang hapon.
Magandang gabi.
Kumusta?
Salamat.

11. Who or what is the Filipino?
Catholics – 82.9%
Protestants – 5.4%
Muslims – 4.6%
:Religion

12. Capsule History ₪ ₪ ₪ ₪ ₪ Indo-Malays and Chinese merchants settlers
Spanish conquistadores; 333 years ₪
Asia’s first nationalist revolt in 1896; Philippine Independence in 1898 ₪
American colonization; 48 years ₪
People Power I and II