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amazing things about the Philippines that more than meets the eye

Naisip ko na si Benj una post dito. :-1:

hehehe jon, noong nasa pilipinas ka pa, may mga bagay-bagay ka bang naaalala pa na sa pinas mo lang makikita?

nagpapapako sa krus tuwing holy week... onli in da pilipins

Sandali, tarsier? chocolate hills.

pagmamano, sa pilipinas lang ba ito?

yeah, in other countries they do it differently.

JonLover wrote:Sandali, tarsier? chocolate hills.

mga kababayan iboto natin ang chocolate hills bilang bagong new 7 wonders of the world, 22 na finalist ang pipiliin, ito ang site http://www.new7wonders.com/

JonLover wrote:yeah, in other countries they do it differently.

katulad ng ano?

colorful jeepneys

text capital of the world?

sabong? onli in da pilipins?

cheek to cheek, nose to nose, forehead to forehead

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Anything goes here, put facts, interesting trivia, latest happenings, pictures showing our natural wonders, culture, government, people, places, etc.

The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands covering a land area of 115,739 sq. m.
(299,764 sq. km.). Main island groups are Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Capital is
Manila. Time Zone is GMT + 8 hours.

CLIMATE
March to May is hot and dry. June to October is rainy, November to February is cool.
Average temperatures: 78°F / 25°C to 90°F / 32°C; humidity is 77%.
POPULATION
There are a total of 76.5 million Filipinos as of the latest national census in May, 2000.
Population growth is estimated at 2.36 percent annually. Luzon, the largest island group,
accounts for more than half of the entire population.
LANGUAGES
Two official languages --- Filipino and English. Filipino which
is based on Tagalog, is the national language. English is also
widely used and is the medium of instruction in higher education.

Eight (8) major dialects spoken by majority of the Filipinos:
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray,
Pampango, and Pangasinense.
Filipino is
that native language which is used nationally as the language
of communication among ethnic groups. Like any living language,
Filipino is in a process of development through loans from Philippine
languages and non-native languages for various situations, among
speakers of different social backgrounds, and for topics for conversation
and scholarly discourse. There are about 76 to 78 major language
groups, with more than 500 dialects.

RELIGIONS
Some 83% of Filipinos are Catholic. About 5% are Moslem. The rest are made up of
smaller Christian denominations and Buddhist.
UNIT OF MEASURE
The Metric System is used in most trade and legal transactions.
ELECTRICITY
220 volts a/c is the common standard. 110 volts a/c is also used, especially in major hotels.

CURRENCY
The Philippines' monetary unit is the peso, divided into 100 centavos. Foreign
currency may be exchanged at any hotels, most large department stores, banks, and
authorized money changing shops accredited by the Central Bank of the Philippines.
International credit cards such as Visa, Diners Club, Bank Americard, Master Card,
and American Express are accepted in major establishments.

Chocolate Hills is currently #14!!

yeah it's in
pasok din sa top 22 ang tubbataha reef

The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the
same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres
(19 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the
dry season, hence the name.

The Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banaue) are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces.

Boracay is a tropical island located approximately 315km (200 miles) south of Manila and 2km off the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak (3 of the 17 barangays which make up the municipality of Malay), and is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the Provincial Government of Aklan.

Wow, benj, i seeing those pictures. It reminds me about my roots. Such a beautiful country.

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jon, is baguio city your hometown?

No benj. I studied there but my mom is from ILocos Sur. But I stayed also in Makati City.

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i see

I also would like to share with you the pride of ilocos norte, these places may not be as good as the other places where you have been to....but i had been always so proud of what we have here....Ilocandia's tourism industry is on it's way to reach the national or global standards. . . .




Pagudpud (PAH GOOD POOD) is an enormous place to visit if you're looking for the comparatively perfect charms of the Philippines. Pagudpud is a wide and beautiful town on the northwest tip of Ilocos Norte, Luzon, bounded to the south by the town of Bangui and to the east by the Cordillera Mountain Range, the town of Adams and the province of Cagayan. The South China Sea lies to the west and north.
Its white-sand beaches and crystal-blue water makes Pagudpud a haven for tourists. Pagudpud Beach, 2 hours north of Laoag City, has powder-white sand, but it's hard to tell which is bluer: the sky or the sea. While you are making up your mind, you might also consider a stop in Pasuquin, where the famous biscocho (Ilocos biscuit) is a favorite take-home delicacy for local visitors. But don't forget to check your watch, for while you play in the waters of Pagudpud, you may not notice how much time you have spent on these delightful shores, which are at the very tip of Luzon Island.

BANGUI WIND MILLS




The Bangui Wind Mills were built by the NorthWind Power Development Corporation to take its share in reducing the emission of harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs) causing global warming and to accelerate the rural electrification of the goverment.
In this area, wind mostly comes from the north-east, from the sea towards the land. To optimize the full benefit of the winds, turbines are installed along the shore facing the sea effectively removing wind breaks and achieving a terrain roughness of class 0.
The 'Wind Farm" as it is aptly called consist of 15 wind turbines. The turbines are on-shore and arranged in a single row spaced 326 meters apart. The turbines hub height (ground level to center of nacelle - that part holding the blades) is 70 meters high (roughly equivalent to a 23 storey building), each blade is 41 meters long (just 9 meters shy of a Olympic sized pool) giving a rotor diameter of 82 meters and a wind swept area of 5,281 square meters...

the windmills are awesome

A showcase of the Filipino ingenuity, the jeepney is the assembled
remnants of World War II. Colorful, fast, reckless, this Everyman's
communal cadillac makes for a cheap, interesting ride. If the driver's
a daredevil (as they usually are), hang on to your seat.

Wow, I won't be surprised if one day you will become Philippine Minister of Tourism. Don't forget me when that time comes.
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benjbuddy wrote:nagpapapako sa krus tuwing holy week... onli in da pilipins

A man who is actually had himself nailed to a cross for his "crucifixion" simulating Christ's passion as best as he painfully can.
weird

JonLover wrote:Wow, I won't be surprised if one day you will become Philippine Minister of Tourism. Don't forget me when that time comes.
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I am very nationalistic and very patriotic person

Tubbataha Reef is an atoll coral reef located in the Sulu Sea, 98 nautical miles (181 km) southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, the Philippines. It is a marine sanctuary protected as Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park.

benjbuddy wrote:sabong? onli in da pilipins?

A cockfight is a blood sport between two specially bred roosters held in a ring called a cockpit.

JonLover wrote:Sandali, tarsier? chocolate hills.

The Philippine Tarsier, known locally as the Mawmag in Cebuano/Visayan, is an endangered tarsier species endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in the provinces of Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao, Philippines. Its name is derived from its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone.

Benj, sabong is something we inherited from the Spaniards. In remote areas of Spain, they are still doing it for fun. We can also see that in Latin America by our brothers there.

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benjbuddy wrote:text capital of the world?

The Philippines has been widely touted as the “text capital of the
world” for a few years now. You will hardly find any source on the web
that will not mention the Philippines and its phenomenal volume of SMS.

Ohohoh, the tarsiers are cute.

JonLover wrote:Benj, sabong is something we inherited from the Spaniards. In remote areas of Spain, they are still doing it for fun. We can also see that in Latin America by our brothers there.

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yeah, you are right

it's being played around the world

So it is NOT only in the Philippines? Hehehe

JonLover wrote:So it is NOT only in the Philippines? Hehehe

yes i was wrong
we got it from spaniards

LOL, you qoute your own post. Regarding, pagmamano, I think so.

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@aladiah
puti din ba ang beach sa pagudpod? ang ganda naman sana makapunta ako don hehehe tour nyo ako nila ate jingle

BENJ, yeah white sand ang pagudpud.... maganda... but may parts na medyo mabato.. ayoko doon sa part na yun..haha

no prob. , itotour ka namin ni ate jing when you get here.. hehehe

sama aku ala!! saka dun sa baluarte ni chavit!!!! puuhhlleeeeaaassseeee

hahaha sige krish......
maganda dun sa baluarte....

yehey!

Po, opo, mano po. Speech suffixes that define courtesy,
deference, filial respect - a balm to the spirit in these aggressive
times.