What are some trends in the Phlippines? (No, not clothing!)?

Question

Maybe something to do with government, economy, education, health, family/marriages, diet, and religion.

Answer 1

Trends in:

Government - Being a "balimbing" (starfruit) which means many-sided. A politician can change his position and switch parties to be with the winning/current administration. Loyalty is not a popular trait for most. During elections, buying votes is a given. Everyone does it.

Economy - We still owe a lot to the World Bank. Therefore, they control the country and where it's going economically speaking.

Education - We boast that we are an English speaking, progressive nation (well on its way to the next century) yet there is a huge disparity in education. Rich people get good education while the rest get by with the bare minimum. There is also an issue of underemployment which means a lot of graduates have to suffer the indignity of a lower job than work for what he's trained/studied for.

Health - As is true in the rest of the worl, money is the main concern. If you have it, then don't be concerned. If you don't have it, then better have a good life insurance plan.

Family - Filipinos are very family oriented. They come first. There is a big extended family with a lot of support system from grandparents to uncles, aunts and cousins.

Marriages - There is no divorce in the Philippines. But, you can get an annulment if you have the money to go to court to declare your marriage null and void. Filipinos have their share of good marriages and bad ones. Most wives stay in bad marriages.

Diet - Filipinos can eat a lot and stay slim. Rice is the main staple and meat is a favorite. Fish, seafood and vegetables figure a lot in most of our family dishes. We get to eat all the parts of the animal (most of the time). Maybe to get the most out of it?

Religion - Is a very important part of a Filipino's life. It's everywhere. Yes, there is a separation of Church and State according to the Constitution but the reality is, Filipinos live as Catholics. There are a lot of holidays just because of certain Catholic celebrations ( example is Holy Week during Lent). They take religion very seriously. Even to fundamentalists, other Christians and Muslims. Religion is part of who they are.

Trend-wise, Filipinos are very westernized generally.

Answer 2

Government? The administration is pushing for a charter change through people's initiative that is to amend the constitution and change the presidential to parliamentary. Naturally as they are called, opposition politicians opposed the idea. They went to the Supreme Court which rejected the cha-cha (short for charter change). The House of Representatives allied with the administration, now introduce cha-cha through constituent assembly. There is no end to political squabbles in this country. There'll be election next year.

Economy ? Data gathered suggest that the economy is picking up. More dollars are coming, thanks to the millions of overseas filipino workers and filipino immigrants who still continue to send money to their relatives left behind.
The more international reserves the Philippines have, the more it is capable to move ahead. The more revenue collections that government have, the more economic activities there be.
Education ? Filipinos always love education. This is the value that for 300 years, the Spaniards denied us. More students are enrolled to courses that have the potential to go work abroad.

Health ? Government has long introduced the Food Fortification Program. Filipinos are healthy. Filipinos love to eat too. You can always observe, there are so many who are into food businesses There are fast foods, lechon houses, restaurants, carenderias, eateries, cafeterias, caterers, bakeries, bakeshops, refreshment parlors, toro-toro, sidewalk food vendors, not to mention home based chorizo, imbutido, and tapa makers, and noodles are readily available There are specialties such as japanese, korean, vietnamese, chinese restaurants. Only those lazy deserve to be hungry.

Family/Marriages ? The Philippines still is conservative in family affairs. Family is the basic social institution that must be protected by the state. This is why, we have no divorce here.

Diet ? Yes, Filipinos are getter bigger and taller. Sons and daugthers have become taller than their parents. Some parents allow their children to bloat while at young age. So, I will say, diet is not yet a big issue among Filipinos.

Religion ? We remain 80% or more Roman Catholic. Sometimes, catholic priests interfere with government policies and programs. They say it's the moral values of Filipinos they want to preserve. They are against divorce, abortion, unnatural birth control methods. They are against gambling, yet they receive donations from gambling activities.

Answer 3

Philippines,
in southeastern Asia, consists of 7,107 islands lying between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The islands of Luzon and Mindanao account for two-thirds of the land area. Even though the Philippines lies just north of the world's largest Muslim state, Indonesia, it is about 94 percent Christian—mostly Roman Catholic. About five percent of Filipinos are Muslim, mostly living on the islands of Mindanao and Palawan—islands closest to the Muslim countries of Malaysia and Indonesia.
In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain, which ceded the islands to the U.S. in 1898. Independence came in 1946, after Japanese occupation ended. Widespread poverty and political corruption sparked social unrest starting in the 1970s. In 1986 President Ferdinand Marcos was compelled to hold an election. Despite his fraudulent claim to victory, Marcos was forced into exile, and Corazon Aquino, widow of a murdered opposition leader, became president. The government continues to make progress in negotiations with Muslim rebels with a cease-fire in 2003, and it works to provide political representation and economic development to the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
ECONOMY:
Industry: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products.
Agriculture: rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane; pork; fish.
Exports: electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments, coconut products.

Population
84,765,000
Capital
Manila; 10,677,000
Area
300,000 square kilometers
(115,831 square miles)
Language
Filipino (based on Tagalog), English, and 8 major dialects
Religion
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist

Currency
Philippine peso
Life Expectancy
70
GDP per Capita
U.S. $4,600
Literacy Percent
96

You'll find plenty of natural wonders in the Philippines -- dramatic waterfalls, beautiful beaches, ancient rice terraces, hills that resemble chocolate drops and reefs teeming with aquatic life. But you'll seldom experience those wonders in solitude. That's an experience few Filipinos would relish. The real natural wonder of the Philippines is its outgoing people, who consider loners a puzzlement and prefer company nearly everywhere they go.

Bayanihan is the term Filipinos use to describe the kind of communal spirit that holds them together, in good times and bad, and they extend it to visitors as well. Seldom will you meet people so ready to smile, joke, laugh and befriend travelers. If you believe that the most important travel experience is to make friends and to learn about people, rather than simply to tour temples and museums, then the Philippines is your country.

Although travel can be risky in the southern islands and in some rural areas, the majority of the Philippines -- particularly the tourist areas -- are considered safe for travelers. The government has made valiant and somewhat successful efforts to stop dishonest taxi drivers, petty street crime and tourist cheats. Security has been strengthened, particularly in the hotels and the malls, as everyone who enters these premises is regularly checked. But be on guard a bit more than you would in other Southeast Asian countries.

Look up Filipino in
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filipino, or Pilipino, can also refer to:

* From or related to the Philippines
o Synonym: Philippine is also used as a qualifier in certain instances.
* The Filipino language, which is heavily based on Tagalog
* Filipino Star is a monthly magazine.
* The Filipino people, the people of the Philippines or are of Filipino ancestry.
o "Filipina" can also be used denote female Filipinos.
* "Filipinos", in the plural, may be a reference to cookies that are manufactured by Artiach and Nabisco in Spain.

Note: "Philippino" is a misspelling of this word and is not considered part of standard usage.

Answer 4

Crucifixions take place in the Philippines, at first this was thought to be some kind of Pagan worship, a missionary explained, but later found out this was a ritual that the Catholic Church advocates among members there.Sorry if this is offensive, but I have asked around from other missionaries and they confirmed it to be true.

Answer 5

good rule of thumb in the Philippines is money will buy you anything you want. just do not go to the wrong part of town if you value your head because someone may just remove it from your body especially if you have flashed a couple dollars in a bar .

Answer 6

I've heard recently that mud baths are becoming all the rage, even among the very poor.

Answer 7

here is the truth. couples have alot of kids even if they can't feed them. here is a weird fact. . . there are many perverts who like young girls, im talking about teenagers and they are like 40 wow. its sick really

Answer 8

we eat junk but dont get fat. take that americanized fast food chains!!!