Philippines
Jenna B, 3rd period, Mr. Masengill
Introduction
Dance
On holidays or special occasions men and woman dress up in expensive and very nice clothes
Market
Filipinos get food from a a market. They can buy their meat, greens, grains, etc there.
Rural Life
People who live in the rural area work in rice fields and they pick and grow crops. The workers here are picking food.
Climate & Landscape
The Philippines is located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It consist of more than 7,000 islands, only 1,000 have people living in there. It has 11 main islands that make up 95% of the country’s area. We have a major port called Manila and their biggest city is Quezon City.
We have a wonderful assortment of over 9,000 plants such as Bamboo, Banyan, Palm Trees, and etc.We also have many animals such as monkeys, tropical birds, Tarsiers, and many other animals.
Tarsier
A tarsier is a bug eyed animal that lived on the Philippines along with many other animals
Lanscape
The landscape of the Philippines. It has many amazing sights and they just draw you in. This is a picture taken in the city at sunrise
Palm Tree
A palm tree is one of the many plants we have living in the Philippines
Food
We have a rich assortment of herbs and spices on our island that bring our Filipino dishes to life. Some of the most common spices are garlic, onion, pepper, ginger, and bay leaves.
We have many different fruits like Batwan that has much sourness that makes your mouth just tingle, Atis is like a sugar apple or custard apple and makes you wanting more, Sineguelas are a delicious fruit that are sweet and juicy and also have lots of vitamin C.
Government
Our government is a republic, we have elected legislature and president. We have 5 formal constitutions since we declared ourself an independent republic on June 12, 1898.
90% of the Filipino adults can read and write. Our law requires us to go to school from age 7-12, 6th grade is the maximum.
We are a republic that has a presidential form of government, with three branches: Executive branch consist of the president and the vice president, they are elected by the popular vote and serve a term of 6 years. We have the legislative branch which main responsibility is laws, and they consist of the Upper House and the Lower House. And finally there is the Judiciary branch that consist of their systems of court, working with the Supreme Court and lead by the Chief Justice. Currently there will be a re-election in May and July of this year to see who gets what.
Clothes
Most Filipino’s wear clothes that are relate to the western wear, but on special holidays they wear nicer clothes. The guys wear a barong tagalog, it’s a beautiful embroidered shirt made up of raw silk, or cotton,and pineapple fabric. Woman clothes consist of a long, puffed sleeve-dress, called a balintawak.
The traditional garment for men is barong tagalog, an embroidered outer shirt, that is worn untucked. This piece of garment has long sleeves with a mid thigh horizontal hemline, coordinated with slits. This garment is made from pineapple fibers, raw silk, or grass fibers.
Traditional garment for women is a heavily starched, butterfly sleeved Terno and to match a long skirt on special occasions.
Work
Religion
Language
The language has two main languages Filipino and English,the national language is Filipino.
There are about 70 native languages spoken here,all are related to the Malay language,are spoken here.
Filipino is based on the language Tagalog, its the official language for us Filipinos, 55% of us speak Tagalog. But english is used for many different purposes like education, government, TV (ex: Commercial) because it is understood to most of us. The Philippines is the third largest group of english speaking countries in the world. First is the United States, second is the United Kingdom, and third is the Philippines. We use a mixture of Filipino and english words and phrases, known as “Taglish”.
Rights And Freedoms
2)Pay his or her taxes willingly or promptly
3)Be loyal to our country
4)take care and conserve our natural resources
5)help our country for growth and development
6)keep our surroundings clean
7)study well and and become a productive individual
8)obey the laws and maintain peace and order in the community
9)preserve the Filipino culture and identity
10)participate actively in various government program
11)vote wisely and choose candidates who can serve the people and our country
12)respect of the rights of others
1)defend our country from enemies and invaders
2)Pay his or her taxes willingly or promptly
3)Be loyal to our country
4)take care and conserve our natural resources
5)help our country for growth and development
6)keep our surroundings clean
7)study well and and become a productive individual
8)obey the laws and maintain peace and order in the community
9)preserve the Filipino culture and identity
10)participate actively in various government program
11)vote wisely and choose candidates who can serve the people and our country
12)respect of the rights of others
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF A FILIPINO CITIZENS
1)defend our country from enemies and invaders
2)Pay his or her taxes willingly or promptly
3)Be loyal to our country
4)take care and conserve our natural resources
5)help our country for growth and development
6)keep our surroundings clean
7)study well and and become a productive individual
8)obey the laws and maintain peace and order in the community
9)preserve the Filipino culture and identity
10)participate actively in various government program
11)vote wisely and choose candidates who can serve the people and our country
12)respect of the rights of others
1)defend our country from enemies and invaders
2)Pay his or her taxes willingly or promptly
3)Be loyal to our country
4)take care and conserve our natural resources
5)help our country for growth and development
6)keep our surroundings clean
7)study well and and become a productive individual
8)obey the laws and maintain peace and order in the community
9)preserve the Filipino culture and identity
10)participate actively in various government program
11)vote wisely and choose candidates who can serve the people and our country
12)respect of the rights of others