Meet the people

The local markets in a big city or regional town are most of the time crowded and colourful. The sellers,
young or older, will welcome foreigners in their stall.
They are always prepared for a friendly talk, even if you don't buy.
The Philippines is one of the developing countries where the sellers don't molest a foreigner in an
attempt to sell. Most of the Filipinos speak English rather good, so, communication is not a problem.

Lifestyle
The reason that western influence due to the large influence of Spain and the United States, Spain and
the United States colonized Phillipines. The influence of the western looks from the names of the
Philippines mostly smelling Spain, then they are also accustomed to using American-style wedding
ceremony.
They use the chat application in all ages, young and old, like Yahoo Messager, Skype, etc while in
Indonesia, the old limited only to accept or call, or receive short messages system (SMS). In 2009, Manila
has been using an internet connection via wifi while in Indonesia wifi only found in area offices,
shopping centers, cafe and places of particular.
Filipinos do not eat with chopsticks; they use Western cutlery. However, possibly due to rice being the
primary staple food and the popularity of a large number of stews and main dishes with broth in
Philippine cuisine, the main pairing of utensils seen at the Filipino dining table is that of spoon and fork,
not knife and fork.

Barong Tagalog for Men

Barong Tagalog, the official national costume of Filipino men, originated from the northern part of the
Philippines, and is originally made of jusi or pineapple cloth called “pina” (woven from pineapple leaves).
It is worn over a Chinese collarless shirt called camisa de Chino.
It exhibits the loose, long lines of its Chinese sources, the airy tropical appearance of Indo-Malay
costume, the elongated effect of Hindu dressing, and the ornamental restraint of European men’s
clothing.
It is usually used for formal occasion and meetings and the most common traditional wedding costume
in Philippines.

Baro at saya
The Filipino women love to wear Baro at saya, the baro is the top blouse and the saya is the skirt.
Barot at saya was evolved with the passage of time as originally both the native sexes used to dress up
with half-naked outfits. Gradually, the Filipino females started to cover the upper torso with short and
sleeved blouses and it was later on named as Baro. Similarly, during the colonization era of almost 400
years in Philippines, a long and wrap around skirt was developed which was called as Saya. Traditionally
Baro and Saya were made from sheer fabrics and today Baro at say comprises of highly expressed and
skillful embroidery. In the moderns times, Terno is another form of dress which has gained immense
popularity among the Filipino women.

Kimona Dress
This dress originated from the Visayas, can be worn for everyday activities as casual dress or for formal
occasion.
Its origin was the baro’t (shirt) saya (skirt), the national costume for Filipino women during the early
years.
A casual kimona dress is always worn with matching West Visayan wrap around called “patadyong” as a
skirt.

Igorot
This attire is used by the tribes in Mountain Province of The Cordillera ranges, called Igorots. They have
their own unique costume that makes them distinctive from other tribes in the Philippines.
This costume reflects their way of life, cultures, personalities, religious practices and rituals.
Igorot costume is very simple.
The men wear long strips of handwoven loin cloth called “wanes”.
The woman wear a kind of wrap-around skirt called “lufid”.

Muslim Attire
This attire is worn by the Muslims who live in the southern part of the Philippines.
It features long skirts for the women, frequently woven with metallic threads, and shorter, wrap-around
skirts for the men.
The women also frequently have overskirts and scarves draped from the shoulder.
It shows the mix of Arab, Malaysian and Chinese.