The Philippines: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
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Published 2021-06-15
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π 0:00 Opening Montage
π 1:03 Introduction and Titles
π 2:07 History
π 6:55 Current Affairs and Government
π 10:17 Physical Geography
π 14:51 Human Geography
π 18:22 Economy
π 20:35 Culture
π 22:45 Summary and Outro
Being on the boundary of several tectonic plates, the Philippines is home to many active volcanoes, including the current Mount Mayon eruption and the Mount Taal eruption. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 was the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century. The Philippines is also in the path of almost every Pacific Typhoon, and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2013 Leyte resulted in thousands losing their lives and millions homeless. π΅π
The climate of the Philippines is tropical, with a Tropical Rainforest climate in the east, a Tropical Monsoon climate in central areas and a Tropical Savannah climate in the far west, and sheltered parts of Luzon. π΅π
Manila is the national capital, and home to almost one-third of the country's estimated 110 million population. Cebu City and Davao City are the two other large population centers. π΅π
Filipinos (known locally as Pinoys) are a unique blend of Austronesian Island people with Spanish names that speak American English, as a result of the Philippines being ruled during colonial times by Spain and the USA. Because of their connections with the USA, many Filipinos or their sons and daughters have gone on to famous careers in entertainment, such as Lea Salonga, Lou Diamond Phillips, apl.de.ap, Arnel Pineda, Enrique Iglesias and Monique Lhuillier. Their most famous sports champion is undoubtedly Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer in history to win a championship in eight weight categories. π΅π
Most Filipinos are Catholic, a result of centuries of missionary work during the Spanish colonial period. Despite colonialism, however, all Filipinos speak one or more of the 180 native languages and dialects, with Tagalog and Cebuano making up half of all speakers. The Filipino language (along with English) is the official language, and is a standardised form of Tagalog. π΅π
More than 10% of Filipinos live and work abroad in an attempt to overcome the difficult economic situation for most in the country. Most merchant ships around the world have majority Filipino crews, while the women find work as domestic maids, nannies and nurses. Many Filipinas look abroad to marry and succeed as many Western men admire them for their famous beauty. π΅π
The economy of the Philippines is about one-third agriculture, with rice being the main subsistence crop. Electronics and high tech have recently made in-roads and are now the largest exports. Government corruption, and poor infrastructure, however, hold back the country from fulfilling its potential, where neighbours like Malaysia and Taiwan have succeeded. This corruption reached its height during the rule of Ferdinand Marcos, and his wife Imelda Marcos, who had a collection of thousands of shoes from the embezzlement of the public purse, while millions lived in poverty. π΅π
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All Comments (21)
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Are you from the Philippines or living there? If so, please say HI and tell us where you're from! Mabuhay! π€©
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Been all over the Philippines 8 years in a row. My favourite land to Travel to. Friendliest people in SouthEast Asia (been in all countries there).
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I love the Philippines π΅π. As soon as I set foot in Cebu City, I fell in love with the country. Not only for its natural beauty but the people are the friendliest. Even random people smile at you and greet you. I havenβt been there Since 2019, and I truly miss it so much. Hopefully in 2023 I can return once again.
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you did a great documentary,I am Italian but I know that country very well, having been there more than 20 times and having a Filipino wife.
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Oh The Philippines, truly a gem of the world. Aside from its breathtaking nature, itβs people are itβs treasure. So warm and welcoming.
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Dude, the amount of work you've put in this video is amazing! The music, the visuals, the graphics that you created. You are as entertaining as you are educational. Thank you so much!
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Filipino's are some of the nicest people I know and went to school with in San Diego, CA. I'm sad this happened to them. I'm glad they got their independence. I was excited when my country S.Sudan gained it's independence as well. May you flourish and prosper in Jesus name.
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Philippines is my birth country of which am proud of it. I live in the Northern central Luzon Pangasinan. Thank you for making documentary of the Philippines.
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The Philippines has everything..beautiful modern cities, spectacular mountains & amazing beaches, wow!
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As a Filipino and Philippine history enthusiast, I can say that you nailed every bit of information in this video. This is one of the most educational contents about the Philippines I have seen so far! Kudos! ππ―π―π΅ππ₯π
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I am an American expat, living with my Filipina wife, in Pasig City, National Capital Region. Thank you for this positive overview of our beautiful home and its beautiful people. The only edit I would request is to change the name of the body of water to the West. We prefer calling it "The West Philippine Sea." Thank you again. Blessings and Mabuhay.
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Much better than Geography Now, and i loved that you include the whole history (at least) of the Philippines, Greetings from Philippines π΅ππ
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What I took from learning about the Philippines is that they are a cultural fusion. They stick to their own culture and traditions but adding a touch of Spanish and American culture. Whether you like that or not, it still makes them unique in a way.
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The world is changing, especially as major economies experience problems resulting from extreme debts and promised but unaffordable redistributions. The Philippines is in a very strong position relative to "developed" nations in this regard. I'm moving to the Philippines.
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Good video. Yes, yes I live here and live near San Fernando/Angeles City in Pampanga. Retired now, but used to have BPOs in Makati. The Philippines, to me, is the most beautiful nation I have ever visited (over 80 countries visited in my lifetime) and also has friendliest and most hospitable people in the world. I wake up thanking my lucky stars that I live here. Mahal ko ang Pilipinas! β€ π΅π
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In Thailand we have many teachers from Philippine we always sharing food for each other. We like their dessert made from kaya
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Best country documentary on this platform! I strongly recommend watching the other videos in the series!
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Thank you for featuring our beloved country, the Philippines! It's good to know that you have been here and you have experienced how truly fascinating our archipelago is. It is not easy to lead a country as diverse as ours not only in culture, language, and various other aspects, but we still manage to rally together and be united towards a common cause. That's why we can still smile after having been devastated by typhoons and other natural calamities. Great job, Geodiode! ππβ€οΈ
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I love my own native land, Philippines my Philippines! Thank you for this beautiful documentary you'd shared w/us. Praise God for this wonderful country! God bless you!
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Thanks for your appreciation to the Philippines. We love your full and detailed information about my country. π΅πππβ€οΈ
