Can anyone help me with a persuasive speech on the Philippines?

Question

It was suggested we give a persuasive speech on something we're passionate about. I am passionate about the Philippines. I'm stuck on how I can make a persuasive speech about that.

I don't want to persuade people to GO to the Philippines, because I know not everyone can afford to ($ and time). I was thinking of more inspiring/persuading people to just CONSIDER the Philippines as a place to see/visit/experience.

Some good points I have so far as to why people should consider visiting the Philippines are:
1) Friendly people
2) Food's delicious
3) English is spoken by a good majority

Is this an OK topic for a persuasive speech? Should I focus on a particular place in the Philippines? The time for this speech is 5-7 mins. I want to avoid "hot" topics (abortion, gay marriage, stem cell, gun control, etc.) and wanted something more fun/light.

I am sticking with this topic. I would like suggestions on how to make it more 'persuasive' or at least entertaining. Thanks!

Answer 1

It may be said that the Filipinos are intelligent, with retentive memory, quick perception, and talents for art and science. They also are gentle, friend]y, and cheerful people, noted for their courtesy and hospitality.

Filipinos are famous not only for their warm hospitality, but also for their close family ties. The parents work hard and sacrifice much for their children; in return, the children love and respect them and take good care of them in their old age.

Filipinos owing to their beautiful country, are passionately romantic. They are ardent in love as they are fierce in battle. They are born poets, musicians and artists.

Filipinos are a liberty-loving and brave people. They valiantly resisted the Spanish, American and Japanese invaders of their native land. They rank among the bravest people of the world. Filipino courage has been proven in the Battle of Mactan (1521), in the Battle of Tirad Pass (1899), in the battle of Bataan, Corregidor, Bessang Pass during World War II, and in many other battlefields.

Gratitude is another sterling trait of the Filipinos. They are grateful to those who have granted them favors or who are good to them. Their high sense of gratitude is expressed in the phrase Utang na loob (debt of honor).

Filipinos are cooperative. They value the virtue of helping each other and other people. They cherish the ancestral trait of bayanihan, which means cooperation. In rural areas, when a man is building, repairing or transferring a house to another place, the neighbors come to help him.

Foreign writers assert that the Filipinos are indolent. In reality they work hard in the face of very adverse conditions. They work on the farms from sunrise to sunset, though not from noon to 3 p.m. due to the scorching heat. They work hard in the sugarcane and pineapple plantations in Hawaii, the fruit orchards of California, the fish canneries of Alaska, and in the oil wells of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Arab countries of the Middle East.

Finally, the Filipinos are noted for their durability and resiliency. Through the ages they have met all kinds of calamities--revolts, revolutions, wars, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and epidemics. Unlike the Polynesians of Oceania and the Indians of North Central and South Americas, they did not vanish by contact with the white race. They can assimilate any civilization and thrive in any climate. Against the adversities of life or nature, they merely bend, but never break. They possess the formidable durability of the narra tree and the resiliency of the bamboo.

Answer 2

I dont think that I can offer any good advice here. I to have an interest in the Phillipines. The people are very good and kind and its a tropical paradise. My main reason for having an interest in the Phillipines is that my father served their in World War 2. He was with the 32nd Infantry Division. His most notable story form that war is going ashore with 11 other volunteers and accepting the japaneese surender of the Phillipines. Their were 60,000 enemy troops on the island at the time. My father said that they were all very nervous about going ashore.I cant remember the Japaneese general's name, but he was known as the "Tiger of Malaysia". Well good luck to you and I hope you do well. Salamat Po Din. Ingat Lage.

Answer 3

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