My Country:)

Philippines is located at Southeastern Asia, between Philippines sea and south China sea, east of Vietnam. Philippines has 7,107 islands. Filipino is based on tagalog and is the official language of the Philippines. In spite of being the national language, only about 55 percent of Filipinos speak the language. Philippines has over 170 dialects. Filipino is also called to the people in the Philippines.  English is widely spoken in the Philippines, it is common to hear filipinos use a mixture of English and Filipino words or phrases known as “Taglish” ( a mixture of Tagalog and English). There are still some Filipinos speak spanish, which had at one time been an official language. A handshake, with a welcoming smile, is the stadard greeting. Close female friends may hug and kiss when they meet. If you are invited to a Filipino home for dinner bring sweets or flowers to the hosts. Philippines is composed of 83% Roman Catholic.