PHIL GEO

• The Philippines is an archipelagic nation located in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean
• Manila


  The capital city of the Philippines
• Republic of the Philippines

  Also called the Pearl of the Orient Seas
• The Philippines is second rank in Asia, next to Indonesia, and seventh in the whole world, as having the highest number of islands
• The Philippines is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the typhoon belt in the Pacific
• Location of the Philippines

  • Geographically positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth
  • Surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and west, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south, and the Sulu Sea to the southwest
  • Shares maritime border with Indonesia, China, Japan, Palau, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan
• Regions of the Philippines

  • 8 in Luzon
  • 3 in the Visayas
  • 6 in Mindanao
• HUC (Highly urbanized cities)

  200,000 population, minimum of 50 million annual income
• ICC (Independent component cities)


  Outside of provincial jurisdiction
• CC (Component cities)


  Under a province's jurisdiction
• Luzon Island


  • Largest and most populous island in the Philippines
  • Located in the northern region of the archipelago
  • Further subdivided into four major areas: Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and the National Capital Region
  • Center of economic, social, cultural and financial development
• The Republic of the Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands, of which only 2,000 are inhabited. Most of the islands have not yet been named.
• Mount Apo


  • Largest and tallest solfataric mountain on the island of Mindanao and in the entire Philippines
  • Elevation of 9,692 feet
  • Located between the city of Davao and the province of Davao del Sur
  • Characterized by a tropical rainy climate with rainfall relatively distributed throughout the year
  • 272 species of birds of which 111 species are endemic to the mountain
• Aklan


  • Originally called Minuro
  • Established during 12th century by settler originating from Borneo
  • Datu Dinagandan established trade with neighboring islands, was the first ruler
  • Kalantiaw grabbed the throne, and his family continued to rule the province until the mid-14th century
  • Located in the Western Visayas region, with its capital of Kalibo
• Palawan


  • Largest province in terms of land area at 17,030 sq. kms
• Batanes


  • Smallest province with a land area of 203.22 sq. kms
• Climate of the Philippines

  • Tropical and monsoonal
  • Characterized by relatively high temperature, high humidity and abundant rainfall
  • January to May is the best time to visit
  • November to February is cool, March to May is hot and dry, June to October is rainy with typhoons from July to September
• Official languages of the Philippines

  • Filipino (Pilipino)
  • English
• Major dialects of Filipino

  • Tagalog
  • Cebuano
  • Ilocano
  • Hiligaynon or Ilonggo
  • Bicol
  • Waray
  • Pampango
  • Pangasinense
• Filipino is based on Tagalog, is related to Malay and Indonesian, and is part of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family
• There are about 76 to 78 major language groups, with more than 500 dialects in the Philippines
• Absolute location


  The exact spot at which a place is found on the globe, using a grid system of lines running north-south and east-west
• Relative location


  A place in relation to other places, using directional words
• Cardinal directions


  • North
  • South
  • East
  • West
• Ordinal directions


  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
  • Northwest
• Ethnic group


  A social group or category of the population that is set apart and bound together by common ties of race, language, nationality, or culture
• Indigenous group


  Unique social and cultural groups with ancestral links to the lands and natural resources in which they live, inhabit or have been displaced
• Tagalog


  • A large minority ethnic group in the Philippines, many of whom speak the Tagalog language
  • Known for their "Bayanihan" spirit of cooperative manual labor
  • Involved in marriage, arts, and occupations
• Cebuano


  • Austronesian-speaking peoples that settled in the Filipino province of Cebu
  • Prior to Spanish colonization, mostly involved in fishing, now also in manufacturing, crafts, and food production
  • Held various indigenous beliefs but now mostly Christian
  • Artistic, involved in dancing, singing, painting and other crafts
  • Place emphasis on respect, humility and honesty
• Ilocano


  • Generally known for their simple lifestyle and strong value of money
  • Strive for hard work and strong educational foundation
  • Adventurous and hardworking
  • Death is a time of great sorrow, with women wearing black clothes and a black manto
• Visayan/Bisaya


  • Settled in the Visayan Islands around 30,000 years ago
  • Concentrated in Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, and Cebu
  • Mainly involved in farming and lumbering
  • Place more importance on the present life than after-life, reflected in their adventurous and comfort-seeking lifestyle
  • Predominantly Roman Catholic
• Ilongos/Hiligaynon


  • Very hospitable, always provide for their guest's comfort and ease
  • Gentle in their ways, with quarrels not seeming like ones
• Bicolano

  • Religious and conservative in nature
  • Express themselves through songs and dances
  • Prefer spicy food with coconut milk
  • Have an array of cultural sites showcasing their rich history, with Chinese, Arab and Spanish ancestry, and most are devout Catholics
• Waray


  • Often stereotyped as brave warriors
  • Native language is called Waray-Waray, the fifth most spoken native language in the Philippines
  • Known as contented people during Spanish occupation, but were misunderstood and stereotyped as lazy
• Tourism


  The act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services
• Types of tourism

  • International tourism (crossing national borders)
  • Domestic tourism (travel within one's country of residence)

  
• Tourism and hospitality components

  • Travel industry (private and public organizations involved in development, production, and marketing)
  • Direct providers (businesses associated with travel)
  • Support services (specialized services like tour organizers, publications, management firms, research)
  • Tourism developmental organizations (planners, government agencies, financial institutions, real estate developers, educational institutions)

  
• Tourism supply components


  • Natural resources
  • Infrastructure (underground and surface developmental construction)
  • Superstructure (above ground facilities)
  • Transportation (land, air, sea)
  • Hospitality resources (training, attitudes)

  
• Accommodation


  • The process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something
  • Self-catered accommodations offer cooking facilities
  • Non-catered accommodation is likely room-only with no cooking facilities
• Types of accommodation


  • Hotels (provide lodging, meals, refreshments)
  • Condominiums (individually owned apartments/houses with independent management)
  • Apartments (hotel, building, or edifice containing several independent and furnished or unfurnished units)