As a result of the Sapnish Influence 90% of the population is Predominatly Christiian, with some mode of Christianity and the vast being Roman Catholic.
Beauty Pageants.
The Philippines has won t least 8 major international beauty pageants titles, 2 Miss Universe, 5 Miss International, and at least 1 Miss World.
Fifth longest Coastline.
The Philippines has the Fifths longest discontinued coastline in the world at 36,289 kilometres.
Hundred Million Citizens.
The Philippines hit the 100th million citizens on July of 2014, making the country the 7th most populated country in Asia and 12 th in the World.
Rice Terraces.
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The terraces were built about 2,000 years ago.
Weddings.
The most popular month for weddings in the Philippines – is December (until early January), and not June
Languages.
Depending on the method of classification, there are 120 to 170 languages in use in the Philippines, such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocanos, Waray, Bicolano and Kampampangan.
Jeepney.
The Philippine Jeepney was born out of the G.I Jeeps America after the Second World War, that soldiers had brought out in the 1940’s.
Medical.
Filipino doctor Abelardo Aguilar discovered the antibiotic “erythromycin“.
Yo Yo.
The modern Yo-Yo takes its name from a word in the Philippine language IIocano, yoyo.
Fluorescent Lamp.
The fluorescent lamp was invented by Agapito Flores Filipino scientists from the island of Cebu.
English Speaking.
According to the 2000 Census, 52 million Filipinos speak English, making it the 5th largest English Speaking nation Bihinf the U.S., India, Pakistan and the U.K.
First Dictionary.
The Tagala was the First Filipino-Spanish dictionary printed in 1613, 25 years before the first book was printed in the United States.