Anthem:The Anthem was composed by Julian Felipe, a Filipino music teacher and composer in 1898.At the end of 1899, a young poet-soldier named Jose Palma wrote a poem entitled Filipinas, which then became the words of the anthem .
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas
Republic of the Philippines
Geography
Location: Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Republic of the Philippines
Currency
The currency in the Phthe Peso (P). Philippine Peso (Piso) made up one hundred centavos (sentimos). Peso (PHP) (Piso)= 100 Centavos (Sentimos) Notes are in denominations of P1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of P10, 5, 2 and 1, and 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavos.
Republic of the Philippines the Flag
Symbolic Meaning:
The Sun: represents the dawning of a new era of selfdetermination desired in 1897 after the Spanish-American war and the US promise of independence, which was granted in 1946. The 8 rays: stand for the 8 provinces that rose in revolt against Spanish rule in the late 19th century. The 3 Stars: represents the 3 principal geographic areas of the country---Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The red area of the flag: represents courage and bravery. The blue area of the flag: represents noble ideas.
Area:
total: 300,000sqkm
(about 2 times as big as Liaoning Province) land: 298,170sqkm water: 1,830 sq km
Map: 1, 2 Capital: Manila
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Republic of the Philippines
the Flag
Description of the flag:
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small yellow five-pointed star
Roman Catholic Protestant Muslim Buddist and others
Christian Malay Muslim Malay Chinese others
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the People Regional groups:
the north the sturdy and frugal Ilocanos the industrious Tagalog the central plains the carefree Visayans the central islands the colorful tribes-men and religious Moslems
North: Luzon Strait West: South China Sea Southwest: Sulu Sea South: Celebes Sea East: Philippine Sea
three main groups of islands :
The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands.
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the Emblem
Description of the emblem: The National Coat-of-Arms have: Paleways of two pieces, azure and gules; a chief argent studded with three mullets equidistant from each other; and, in point of honor, ovoid argent over all the sun rayonnant with eight minor and lesser rays. Beneath is the scroll with the words "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS".
Luzon (the largest island in the Philippine archipelago and home to almost half of the country's population) Visayas Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines comprising 34% of the national territory)
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National Symbols and Anthem
Symbol: The Philippines have several national symbols, for example, the Carabao (water buffalo), the Narra-Tree(Pterocarpus indicus /Red Sandalwood tree ) and a species of jasmines called Sampaguita or kampupot in Tagalog.
Geography
Surrounding countries:
Northwest: The Republic of China
West:
Vietnam, Malaysia
South :
Indonesia
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Geography
Surrounding waters:
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Currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
10 Peso in coin
5 Peso in coin
2 Peso in coin (no longer minted)
1 Peso in coin
25 Centavos
10 Centavos
5 Centavos
1 Centavos
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the People
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish and Arab blood. However, it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule, interspersed with the visits of merchants and traders, evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west, both in appearance and culture. Population: 87,857,473 (2005 estimate) Largest cities with population : Quezon City, 2,160,000 (2000) Manila, 1,673,000 (2000) Caloocan, 1,157,881 (1999 estimate)