Philippines

Philippines a country that is located in Southeast Asia and it include more than seven thousand islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Philippines is Manila. With more than ninety-two million people living on its land, this nation is considered to be the twelfth most populated country in the world.

The economy of this country is the 47th largest on earth. It was previously a colony of Spain as well as the U.S and as such, it is a country where Roman Catholicism prevails.

Other than Roman Catholicism, other religions are also followed in the country like Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism. There are different cultures and ethnic groups in Philippines. The weather in Philippines is generally humid and hot.

The country also has many natural resources relating to natural beauty, agriculture and minerals. English and Filipino are the official languages of the country. The Filipinos are people from various Asian ethic groups and they speak Austronesian languages.

The flora and fauna in Philippines is diverse and it is rich in mineral deposits. The cuisine in the country is Malayo-Polynesian in nature and it basically has a Hispanic base. Philippines cuisine has been influenced American, Chinese and other Asian cuisines.

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    Banaue Rice Terraces

    The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people.

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    Bangaan Rice Terraces

    Bangaan Rice Terraces. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List.

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    Batad Rice Terraces

    Batad Rice Terraces. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List.

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    Bell Tower, Paoay Church

    Adjacent to the facade is a three-storey coral bell tower constructed separately from the church building on the right side resembling a pagoda.

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    Paoay Church

    The Saint Augustine Church, commonly known as the Paoay Church, is the Roman Catholic church of the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines.

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    Santa Maria Church

    The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, commonly known as the Santa Maria Church is the parish church of Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur province, Philippines.

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    Santa Monica Parish Church (Sarrat)

    The Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Sarrat Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Barangay San Leandro, Poblacion, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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    Upper Nagacadan Rice Terraces

    Upper Nagacadan Rice Terraces. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List.

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    Vigan

    Vigan, officially the City of Vigan is a fourth class city and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. The city is located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea.