CapitalManila
Time difference Same as the time in Taiwan
Population About 60 million people
ReligionCatholic
LanguagePhilippine language, English
CurrencyPhilippine Peso
Food and drinkFond of western food and drink
Festival Christmas, Easter; from January to May there is carnival activity everywhere

Philippines archipelagoes that is less than one hour flight from south of Taiwan is formed by more than seven thousand small islands and amongst these more than two thousand five hundred islands are no name islands. There are two thousand islands where people live. As being continuously pushed by the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate, there are slight earthquakes often. In addition, vigorous volcanic activity is also one of the geographical characteristics of Philippines.

Due to the influence by the ruling by Spanish for several hundred years, Philippines is the only country in Asia that mainly believes in Catholicism. At present only believers in the south still insist on Muslim belief.

The education standard of labors of Philippines is higher and generally they receive education up to high school and even up to college. Therefore their learning ability is strong and their understanding ability is strong with lively personality. However being affected by westernization, in management they are not so easy to restrain compared with labors of other countries. However, it is easier to promote them to take up work that is more or requires English communication ability.