The Philippines

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The Philippines

• History, Sites, People, Places, etc.

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The Philippine Islands

• Philippines is an island in Southeast Asia
• Its official name is Republic of the
  Philippines, it consists of 7,107 islands
• The Philippines capital is Manila, its the has
  the nations busiest port

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Discovery of the Philippines

• The Philippines was discovered in the 1521 by
  Ferdinand Magellan
• The Spaniards named the islands from the their
  king, King Philip II

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Ancestry

• Almost all Filipinos are related to the Malays of
  Indonesia and Malaysia
• Chinese make up the second largest group in the
  Philippines and smaller number of Americans,
  European, Indian and Japanese also live in the
  islands, these group have contributed to the
  Philippines culture, a blend of Asian and Western
  tradition

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Language

• The Philippines has two official languages,
  Filipino and English
• More than half of the people in the Philippines
  speak Filipino
• Three-fourths of the people in the Philippines
  speaks English
• Also small amount of Filipinos speak Spanish and
  Chinese

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Religion

• The Spaniards converted most of the Filipinos to
  Christianity
• Some Filipino tribes kept their own religion
• Today, the Philippines has more Christians than
  any country in Asia

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Land

• The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands
• Two of the largest islands are
• Luzon- the most important island in the
  North it has the area of 40,420 sq. mi
• Mindanao- lies in the southeastern end
  of the Philippines it has the area of 56,537 sq.
  mi

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Water

• Most of the rivers flow only in the rainy season,
  from June to February
• The Philippine Trench, one of the deepest spots
  in all the oceans, is off the east coast of
  Mindanao, it is 34,578 feet below the surface of
  the Pacific

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Climate

• The Philippines has a humid climate during the
  hottest months, from March to May, temperatures
  reach 38 degrees Celsius
• The weather cools off during the rainy season
  which lasts from June to February, but the
  temperature seldom falls below 21 degrees Celsius

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History of the Philippines
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Spanish Settlement

• In 1521, a Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand
  Magellan arrived in the Philippines. Magellan was
  killed in battle with native warriors several
  weeks after, his fleet later departed for Spain.
• Another group of Spanish explorer came, now, lead
  by General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and claimed
  the islands for Spain. He established a
  settlement in the Philippines in 1565.

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Spanish Rule

• The Spaniards ruled the Philippines under a
  strong central government.
• They divided the land among themselves and employ
  Filipinos as tenant farmers, laborers, and
  servants.
• Spanish priests converted most Filipinos to Roman
  Catholicism

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The Revolt against the Spaniards I

• Spain opened the islands for foreign trade during
  the 1800s, and the Philippines economy grew
  rapidly. Wealthy Filipinos began sending their
  children to universities in Manila and Europe.
  After these young people returned home, they
  began to seek political and social freedom from
  Spain.
• An early leader in freedom movement is Jose
  Rizal. He worked for reform until 1896, when the
  Spaniards executed him for his activities.

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The Revolt against the Spaniards II

• In 1892, Andres Bonifacio, an office clerk,
  formed a secret revolutionary society called the
  Katipunan. This group tried to overthrow a
  government in 1896, and Bonifacio was killed in
  the revolt
• Emilio Aguilnaldo, a local chief of the
  Katipunan, became the leader of the revolutionary
  forces. The government promised political reforms
  if Aguinaldo ended the revolt and left the
  Philippines. Aguinaldo agreed and sailed to Hong
  Kong

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The Spanish-American War

• The United States declared a war on Spain in
  April 1898. On May 1, in the first battle in the
  war, the U.S fleet destroyed all Spanish ships in
  Manila Bay. Two weeks later, Aguinaldo returned
  to the island and formed an army. His forces
  helped the Americans fight the Spaniards. On June
  12, Aguinaldo declared the Philippine independent
  from Spain. The Philippine and American soldier
  defeated the Spanish troops, and the war ended.
• The United States and Spain signed a peace
  treaty in December 1898. Under the treaty, the
  United States gained possession of the
  Philippines and paid Spain 20 million for the
  islands

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The American Rule

• In 1901, the United States set up a colonial
  government in the Philippines. William Howard
  Taft, a federal judge who later became President
  of the United States, served as the first
  civilian governor.
• During this period, the use of English spread
  rapidly throughout the islands. American
  businesses made large investments in the
  Philippines, and the economy became dependent on
  the United States.

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Japanese Control I

• On December 7, 1941, Japanese bombed Pearl
  Harbor, a U.S naval base in Hawaii. The United
  States entered the World War II the next day. On
  December 10, Japanese troops invaded the
  Philippines. American and Philippine forces, led
  by General Douglas MacArthur, fought them until
  1942. McArthur then left the islands, and
  Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright took
  command of his troops.

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Japanese Control II

• Large numbers of these troops surrendered to the
  Japanese in April, though Wainwright and a
  smaller group held out until May. Most of the
  American and Philippine soldiers were imprisoned.
  But others escaped to the mountains and continued
  to resist the Japanese throughout the war.

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Death March

• Death March is one of the worst days in
  Philippine history.
• A lot of Filipinos and American soldiers were
  imprisoned by the Japanese.
• The Japanese soldiers punished them by letting
  them walk miles for days and when they arrived
  the mountain in Bataan some soldiers died because
  the Japanese did not let them eat or drink.
• Filipinos still remembers this dreadful event.

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End of the War

• MacArthur returned to the Philippines with
  additional troops in October 1944 and defeated
  the Japanese several months later.
• The war hurt the Philippine economy badly and
  destroyed most of Manila.

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Independence

• The United States granted the Philippines
  complete independence on July 4, 1946. The
  Republic of the Philippines was established, with
  Manuel Quezon as president and Manila as capital.

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Famous Sites Places
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Rice Terraces
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Rice Terraces

• The Banaue Rice Terraces is considered one of the
  eight wonders of the world.
• The terraces were carved out of the mountain
  ranges centuries ago by the oldest mountain tribe
  in the area, the Ifugaos.
• Measured from end to end , the terraces stretch a
  total length of 22,400 kilometers

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Mayon Volcano
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Mayon Volcano

• The Mayon Volcano is found in the south of Luzon
  in Legaspi, Albay.
• Mayon Volcano reaches 2,460 meters and is the
  central feature of the Albay province. It must be
  one of the most beautiful volcanic cones anywhere
  in the world and is visible for miles around in
  the otherwise flat landscape of the region. The
  volcano is still active and has erupted in 2000
  and 2001.

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Chocolate Hills
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Chocolate Hills

• The Chocolate Hills are located in the Bohol
  province, in the Visayan Islands.
• The Chocolate Hills are several hundred hills
  shaped by sandstone, shale, and limestone.
• In the midst of summer, their spare grass cover
  dries and becomes brown, hence its name.

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• The Taal Volcano is located in Batangas, south of
  Manila.
• The Taal Volcano is considered the smallest
  active volcano in the Philippines and in the
  world. Many people doesnt know that Taal was
  originally a huge volcano that towered 18,000
  feet unto the sky
• The Taal volcano is unique because it has a lake
  of its own inside its crater which is called
  Crater Lake

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Pagsanjan Falls
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Pagsanajan Falls

• A 300-foot-high Pagsanjan Falls is one of the
  most popular day trips in the Philippines.
• This waterfall is located in Pagsanjan Laguna,
  south of Manila.
• There are a lot of activities to be done here.
  People can do activities like Shooting the
  Rapids or just cruising around the river.

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Hundred Islands
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Hundred Islands

• The Hundred Islands are comprised of 400 islets
  surrounded by white sand beaches
• The Hundred Islands is the second largest marine
  reservation in the world , teeming over 2,000
  species of marine life.
• Its clear-turquoise warm waters make it a
  delightful place to spend a vacation anytime of
  the year.

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Manila
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Manila

• Manila, the countrys capital, is a delightful
  mix of old and new of old-age tradition a
  modern-day attraction centuries-old buildings
  and gleaming high-rise structures quaint street
  stalls and modern shopping malls stately
  museums and discotheques and bars.

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The Philippine Eagle
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The Philippine Eagle

• The endangered Philippine Eagle is the largest
  eagle in the world
• It is known to breed and inhabit in the forest of
  Mt. Apo in Mindanao, they have also been sighted
  in the rainforests of northeastern Luzon

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Boracay Island
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Boracay Island

• Boracay Island has more than ten distinctive
  beaches and many coves.
• All of them have white sand, for which the
  beaches of Boracay are famous for.
• The most popular and famous beach is the four
  kilometers long White Beach

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Pearl Farm Beach Resort
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Pearl Farm Beach Resort

• The Pearl Farm Beach Resort lies in a secluded
  cove on Samal Island off the coast of Davao City.
• This 11-hectare spread was once a pearl farm,
  where thousands of white-lipped oysters were
  cultivated for their pink, white, and gold pearls