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An introduction video about the Philippines.
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| Learn more about the Philippines provinces and capitals through this educational video. |
Get to know the history of the Philippines that explained in 8 minutes. |
This section helps prepare an individual before embarking to the Philippines, such as learning the cultural etiquette, basic conversational phrases, and even some useful local contact numbers.
Cultural Dos and Don’ts
Filipinos are really hospitable, especially to guests from the other countries. To get a great experience visiting the Philippines, it is important to note the following:
Basic Conversational Language
Some phrases in Tagalog that are handy to know when visiting the Philippines.
Phone Apps
Dialing Code
+63
Useful Numbers
This section provides useful links to the Philippines social media.
Social Media
Republic of The Philippines Department of Tourism
This section links to the various local news media in the Philippines.
RSS News Feed
This section informs the common scams and crimes to look out for when visiting Philippines.
Scams
Crime & Security
This section lists some recommended readings about the Philippines.
Philippines Society and Culture Complete Report by
Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Philippines will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Philippines, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.
Philippines by
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Moral Politics in the Philippines by
Moral Politics in the Philippines offers an in-depth examination of the political participation and discourse of the urban poor in Manila. After the ousting of Ferdinando Marcos in 1986, society in the Philippines fractured along socioeconomic lines. The educated middle class began to recognize themselves as moral citizens and political participants while condemning the poor as immoral "masses" who earn money illegally and support corrupt leaders. Conversely, the poor believe themselves to be morally upright and criticize the rich as arrogant oppressors. Wataru Kusaka looks at the dangers of this moralization of politics during the last several decades, and he analyzes the damaging effects it has had on democracy by excluding much of society and marginalizing the interests of those most in need of resources.
The Soils of the Philippines by
The first soil survey in the Philippines was done by Mr. Clarence Dorsey, an American soil scientist in the province of Batangas in 1903. The Soils of the Philippines, however, is the first comprehensive summary of more than a century of soil-survey work in this country. It integrates the soil concepts of the reconnaissance soil-survey results, which commenced as early as 1934 and continued until the mid 1960s, with the semi-detailed soil surveys that continue to this day. The result is the first-ever genetic key for classifying Philippine soils at soil series level; thus, making it possible for any newcomers to the soil survey field to confidently produce their own soil map, at a more detailed map scale, to suit the project requirements. This book brings together discussions on soils and soil mapping units and up-to-date international techniques and technologies. It makes soils relevant to current political realities and national issues. As soil survey moves from a reductionist agricultural-development planning tool to a more holistic and integrated approach, to enable us to understand our dynamic and complex environment, The Soils of the Philippines will be the only source of authoritative and updated data on soil resources for macro-level resource management planning for decades to come. With a vanishing breed of experienced soil surveyors, not only in the Philippines but also worldwide, it may remain the only book on Philippine soils for the next hundred years or more. Since soils follow a geological and not a human time frame, the contents of this volume will stay relevant for soil surveyors even in a fast changing world. As the country leaps from an agricultural economy towards modernization and a more diversified economic base, some of the soil series in the Philippines, for example the Guadalupe series underlying the skyscrapers of Makati City, are becoming extinct as a result of urban development. Therefore, this book serves as the repository for the soils that we possess, the soils that have been lost through decades of urbanization while, at the same time, it creates a soil classification system for the soils we are yet to discover.
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