READING

IN
PHILIPPIN
What Is
History?
Study of the
past.
Collecting ideas
and ideology.
 What Is
Philippine
?
Is a tropical and
archipelagic
country found In
southeast Asia.
Geography.
What is geography.?
What is archipelago?
 Geography- the
science that studies the
earth’s form, physical
features, climate,
population, and other
related topic.
The Philippines is an archipelago
lying southeast of the coast of the
mainland of Asia.
The coastline of the Philippines
is irregular and stretches about
36,289 kilometers, about twice as
long as the coastline of the united
state.
 What can
you see in the
Philippines?
River, lake,
bay, sea
mountain,
volcanoes.
 Earthquakes,
climate, natural
resources,
economy,
population,
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Iraya- batanes
Taal- batangas
Banahaw- quezon
Mayon –albay
Bulusan – sorsogon
Hibok-hibok – camiguin Island
Makaturing- lanao
 Climate
The Philippines has a
tropical and maritime
climate which is
tempered by the breeze
from the pacific ocean .
They have
2 major
seasons:
Dry Seasons:
December-
May
Wet seasons:
June -
November
 Miguel Lopez de
Legazpi- 1 st

governor general
of the Philippines.
This country is
salubrious and
has a good
climate
 Typhoons
Remarkable
Ordinary
 Natural
resources.
A significant response
by the department of
environment and
natural resources
(DENR)
Was its lobby for congress to
pass the National Integrated
Protected Areas System
( NIPAS) Bill 1992
Now called R.a. 7586,
Now called R.a. 7586, the
law is premised on the
concept of the
involvement of local
communities in
biodiversity conservation
and habitat management
 Philippine Clear Air
Act 1999, The
Ecological Solid Waste
Management Of 2000
The Clear Water Act
Of 2004
Economy.
 Rice - Is the main
crop of the country
and cultivated in the
large quantities in
central Luzon,
Western Visayas, and
 The Philippines is also
among the worlds
supplier of
semiconductors and
manufactured goods like
ignition wiring sets and
wiring set used in
 The united states of
America remains our top
market for exports
followed by Japan, Hong
Kong, and the Peoples
republic of China.
( National Statistic Office
Population
The Philippines has
one of the fastest-
growing population
with birth rate of
26.42births/1,000.
 Life expectancy
stands at 67.89
years for men and
73.85 years for
women.
 Concentrated in the
more urbanized
section of the
country, 84% of the
population is
functionally literate.
Approximately 92
million Filipino
today.
35million Filipinos
are employed
34% agriculture
15% industry
51% service
sector
 The majority of
the Filipino belong
to the
Austronesian
ethnic group.
There are around 170
spoken languages
with almost all of
them belonging to the
Austronesian
Governme
nt
The Philippines is a
constitutional
republic with three
co-equal branches:
 Executive,
legislative,
and judiciary.
 The executive branch
headed by the P. and
VP. , administers the
functions of the
government through the
cabinet that is made up of
departments and headed
 The legislative
branch which is
responsible for
enacting the bills
into law,
 Composed of the senates
(upper house) and the
house of representative
( lower house) ,lead by the
senate president and the
speaker of the house,
respectively .
Judiciary consist of the
systems of court with
the supreme court as
the highest court in the
land headed by the
chief justice.
Each provice is headed
by a governor and its
own legislative body
called
“Sangguniang
panglalawigan”
 Five constitutional
changes since the malolos
constitution of the 1899
which set up the first
Filipino republic with
Emilio f Aguinaldo as
president.
 1. 1935 constitution,
which served as the basis
for the transition
commonwealth with
Manuel L. Quezon as
president followed by
Sergio S. Osemeña
2. 1943 constitution
of the Japanese-
sponsored
government which
recognized the
second republic
 3. The 1935
constitution, which
set up the third
republic under
president Manuel A.
Roxas followed by
 Ramon F.
Magsaysay, Carlos P
Garcia, Diosdado P.
Macapagal, and
Ferdinand E. Marcos
( for his first term.
 4. 1973 constitution
that extendent the
terms of president
Marcos beyond the
provision of the 1935
constitution, and set up
5. 1987 constitution
during the
presidency of
Corazon C. Aquino
( as the first
president of the fifth
 The short-lived
administration of
Joseph E. Estrada
and that of Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
 Filipino
Traits And
Values
The Filipino have
many common
traits
 Hospitality
Close family ties
Respect for the elder
Sentimental
Filipino hospitality is
unequaled and
known the world
over.
 Filipino maintain the
Close Family Ties. The
family is the unit society
and consists, at least very
recent times, of the
parents, the grandmother
and children.
Father – head of the
family
Mother – who govern
- First teacher of the
children.
Respect for the elders.
Is one of the best
Filipino traits.
Filipino parents
exercise moral
influence over their
 Sentimental-
this
sentimentalism
is shown is
These gifts
are called
Pasalubong
 Values
Are those aspects in
life that include
customs, tradition,
etc.
 Pakikisama ( sense of
togetherness or
comradeship ).
Pakikisama refers to
doing somebody a good
deed, such helping others.
Mabuting makisama.
Masamang
makisama.
Pakikisama does not
mean doing crooked
or dishonest things in
order to look good to
others.
 Pakikisama is a
positive value and
means doing
somebody a good
turn or being helpful
without ulterior
Utang na loob or
debt of gratitude.
Is other famous
Filipino value.
 A person who
receives favor from
another, whether this
person is a friend or
stranger, is expected
to pay this debt of
A friend who fails to
return a favor is
called
Walang hiya or a
ingrate.
 Hiya or
kahihiyan
( sense of shame
)
To the Filipino, just
like other Asian
people, hiya is a
something that a
person must possess
to a high degree.
 A person without hiya is
called walang hiya or
shameless. Because of this
values, a Filipino would
sometimes do something
foolish in order to save
face
Positive
Filipino
values
 Bayanihan system or spirit
of kinship and camaraderie.
A Filipino community spirit
and cooperation wherein a
group of individuals extend
a helping hand without
expecting any remuneration.
 Damayan System.
A sympathy for
people who lost their
loved ones.
Fun- loving trait.
A traits found in most
Filipinos, a traits that
makes them unique that
even in time of calamities
and challenges in their
 Hospitality.
A Filipino traits of
being receptive and
generous to guests.
Compassionate.
A Filipino traits a being
sympathetic to others
even if the person a
strangers.
Kawawa naman or
 Regionalism.
A Filipino trait of
giving more priority
or preference in
giving favor to his
province mate before
 Friendly.
A traits found in
most Filipino. They
are sincere, loyal
kind and sociable
people
 Flexible or magaling
makibagay.
The ability of the
Filipinos to “ride-on” or
adjust to the norms of
other group just to attain
smooth and harmonios
 Religious.
Most of the Filipino
posses strong
conformance of their
religious belief both in
words and in deed
 Respect to Elders.
The Filipino traits of
being courteous both
in the words and in
deeds to elders.
Resourcefulness
A Filipino trait of
being creative and
resourceful.
 Patience.
Filipinos are known
for their tenacity
and strong
determination in
Negative
Filipino
Values
 Bahala na Attitute.
A Filipino trait which is
characterized by retreating
or withdrawing from
certain undertakings and
leaving to god to interfere
and determaine the
outcomes of his deeds