How will you describe the Philippines?

Question

I am a foreigner and planning to go to the Philippines. What will I expect from going there?

Answer 1

The Philippines is composed of 7,107 beautiful, jewel islands.

It is nicknamed " The Pearl of the Orient" :)

It is known as the center of marine biodiversity in the whole world

Expect great Filipino hospitality, food and culture. Many foreigners consider Filipinos ( citizens of the Philippines ) very hospitable.

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Ask the wife of the Ambassador of Italy who's been to one of the places of the Philippines. She said: " It's a jewel"

Also ambassadors of Turkey, Italy etc had a state visit and went scuba diving in one of our crystal clear waters. And they commented that the Philippines is very competitive in terms of tourism.

- taken from an article of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

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The Philippines is very very rich in terms of natural resources. I can't say all...

Expect the bustling,modern ( though a bit polluted ) city of Manila, the capital of the country, where all the action happens.

Foreigners consider this place GROUND ZERO for parties!  

Although you may have a bad impression of the country because of our aging terminal, DON'T WORRY, a brand-new, modern and extra-large terminal is under repairs.

If you plan to go to the country, try visiting these places:

Batangas or Tagaytay ( where fresh air and breathtaking views of mountains awaits you )

Bohol ( where the marvelous Philippine tarsier and the Chocolate Hills lives.  This is the place where the Ambassadors of italy and turkey stayed )

Palawan ( The place which has one of the remaining hundred hectares of trees, very diverse in natural resources, home of the Tubbataha Reefs ( where endangered marine species such as the Pawikan Turtle )

Well, if you want to stay in the Manila area, try visiting these places:

1) SM Mall of Asia ( Opened in 2006, this is the largest mall in the Philippines with over 2,000 shopping establishments, IMAX Cinemas, a world class ice-skating rink. I could last a day in this modern mall  )

* SM is the leading mall in the Philippines with over 30 branches. Most of them found in Manila but SM Mall of Asia is the largest of them all

2) Bonifacio High Street - found in Taguig City ( the newest city in Manila ). This is one of the most MODERN faces of Manila. With a street of shops, whether it be Havaianas or Calvin Klein, Starbucks, Itallianis etc )

3) Manila Ocean Park- Opened last March 2008, this features indigenous fishes, turtles, marine species of the Philippines. You can try the fish spa there!

AND MORE...

Have fun in the Philippines! and Mabuhay! :)

PROOF that foreigners love the Philippines ( i put a question to foreigners about how they think of the Philippines, here are their answers - ( i didnt revise them or anything ok? ):

Answerer 1

i have never been in those popular places but still lots of things to do... the food is great and the people are warm.. you wont regret going to the philippines....

i really wanna go to bohol to see the chocolate hills.....

Answerer 4

I love it ther, your people are awesome, wish americans treated people with the respect that pinoys do!!!!! I love the scenery

Answerer 5

they are really beautiful and yes ive been all to the and they are beautiful.

Answerer 6

I don't know if I'd qualify - but I've lived in Philippines now for 8 years, in Pampanga, Laguna and now Cavite, and really love my Tagaytay home. It's cooler than at sea level, view is stunning, and the nearest mall is 5 minutes walk away.The only problem is all the tourists over the weekends ☺.

Answerer 7

i love the philippines. i met my wife there. i have been to boracay, subic, zamboanga city, manila, baqio. 4 years and 8 months left in the us army then i am out of here and will live the rest of my life there in the PI.

here's the page where i got it: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 2

Philippine Environment/People/Society-

http://www.bulatlat.com/images/6-43/paro...

http://www.kevblog.co.uk/blog/38/cainta_...

Cities/Urbanity-

http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/ma...

Women-

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/31161...

http://www.syobis.com/wp-content/uploads...

http://www.geocities.com/pelando/miracle...

http://www.dpinoyweb.com/celebrity_galle...

THE TRUE BEAUTY OF THE PHILIPPINES

http://www.pahof.de/mediac/400_0/media/D...

http://www.camperspoint.com/IMG/jpg/mayo...

http://www.ourworldtravels.com/owt/phili...

Answer 3

Just check the answers 2 questions up ^

Answer 4

You wont regret coming  to the Philippines. It would be an experienced worth  remembering   for lifetime.

For more info, check out all  previous questions concerning Philippines. There are already a lot of  questions similar to this and has been answered  thoroughly   by foreigners  who have gone and visited Philippines.