PHILIPPINES



Republic of the Philippines

Republika ng Pilipinas

CAPITAL : Manila

FLAG : The national flag consists of a white equilateral triangle at the hoist, with a blue stripe extending from its upper side and a red stripe extending from its lower side. Inside each angle of the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star, and in its center is a yellow sun with eight rays.

ANTHEM : Bayang Magiliw (Nation Beloved ).

MONETARY UNIT : The peso ( P ) is divided into 100 centavos. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 centavos and 1 and 2 pesos, and notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 pesos. P 1 = $0.0191 (or $1 = P 52.30;as of May 2003).

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : The metric system is the legal standard, but some local measures also are used.

HOLIDAYS : New Year's Day, 1 January; Freedom Day, 25 February; Labor Day, 1 May; Heroes' Day, 6 May; Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June; Thanksgiving, 21 September; All Saints' Day, 1 November; Bonifacio Day, 30 November; Christmas, 25 December; Rizal Day, 30 December; Last Day of the Year, 31 December. Movable religious holidays include Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

TIME : 8 PM = noon GMT.


DEPENDENCIES

The Philippines has no territories or colonies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Carlson, Sevinc, and Robert A. Kilmarx (eds.). U.S.–Philippines Economic Relations. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1971.

Davis, Leonard. The Philippines: People, Poverty, and Politics. New York: St. Martin's, 1987.

Dolan, Ronald E. (ed.). Philippines: A Country Study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1993.

Doronila, Amando. The State, Economic Transformation, and Political Change in the Philippines, 1946–1972. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Karnow, Stanley. In our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. New York: Random House, 1989.

Kessler, Richard J. Rebellion and Repression in the Philippines. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989.

Marcos, Ferdinand. The Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. 3d ed. Manila: Marcos Foundation, 1974.

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O'Brien, Niall. Revolution from the Heart. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

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Vos, Rob. The Philippine Economy: East Asia's Stray Cat?: Structure, Finance, and Adjustment. New York: St. Martin's, 1996.

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User Contributions:

1
Just saying
We have a 1000 peso note, you know.

Ps
Why do you make it a minimum of 50 characters? It's such a hassle, really.
2
eecia
the anthem is Lupang Hinirang not Bayang magiliw.... Please change it immediately....its wrong and should be corrected
3
louise
thank you for the information. but the national anthem of the Philippines is not "bayang magiliw" but "Lupang Hinirang". :)
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abbis
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edwin
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