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Major Dialects in the Philippines
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Filipinos are predominantly
Christians
Why Philippines is considered a unique nation?
Religion and Political History
Spanish colonization, the Filipinos had a rich culture and were trading with the Chinese and the Japanese.
1521
The Philippine is the first Republic in Asia, being the first to achieve independence by revolution and establish a Republic led by General Emilio Aguinaldo
1898-1901
Guerilla war against the Japanese. The first Southeast Asian nation to secure independence by voluntary decolonization of the colonial power after second world war in 1946
1941-1945
- led the world in waging a “People Power Revolution to oust a dictator by peaceful and prayer means.
1986
The Philippines has a population of (), as of Wednesday, October 27, 2021 and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks
111,500,195
The Filipino character is actually a little bit of all the cultures put together. The () or spirit of kinship and camaraderie that Filipinos are famous for is said to be taken from Malay forefathers.
bayanihan
Filipinos are a () people, having waged two peaceful, bloodless revolutions against what were perceived as corrupt regimes.
freedom-loving
The country is marked by a true blend of cultures; truly in the Philippines, East meets
West
a trait displayed by every Filipino, makes these people legendary in Southeast Asia.
Hospitality
the state of a species being native to a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone. (ex. Tamaraw, tarsier, or panay monitor or bayawak)
Flora and fauna endemism-
There are two official languages
-- Filipino and English
which is based on Tagalog, is the national language.
Filipino
is also widely used and is the medium of instruction in higher education.
English
There are about () major language groups, with more than()dialects.
76 to 78, 500
The Philippines has more than () dialects spoken, owing to the subdivisions of these basic regional and cultural groups.
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