14 Reasons the Philippines Is Different from the Rest of the World

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There is a country where over 175 languages are spoken, people text more than anywhere else in the world and boxing fights directly influence crime rates? It sounds pretty much unbelievable, but it’s all true in the Philippines! And among other things, it's an amazingly beautiful country with extremely good-looking people!

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TIMESTAMPS:
More than 175 spoken languages 0:22
The most densely populated city in the world 1:05
Churches in shopping malls 1:42
The text messaging phenomenon 2:13
A unique form of transportation 2:44
More volcanoes than towns 3:27
Their national flag has a secret meaning 4:00
Boxing affects crime rates in the country 4:35
Working abroad 5:12
The Eighth Wonder of the World 5:32
A looooot of coconuts 6:02
The first European to visit the Philippines 6:25
The first karaoke machine 6:58
The population is extremely good-looking 7:22

SUMMARY:
- There are two official languages in the Philippines: Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English.
- The Philippines are number five on the list of the world’s top English speaking populations after U.S., India, Pakistan, and the U.K.
- The nation’s capital, Manila, and its 16 surrounding cities that make up Metro Manila area have a population of 12.8 million people.
- Shopping malls aren’t merely a place where you buy stuff for Filipinos. They are safe, air-conditioned community hubs with gyms, health clinics, concert halls, nightclubs, parks and even churches inside!
- Filipinos send about 400 million texts a day, and that’s around 142 billion texts a year. It’s more than the U.S. and Europe put together.
- If you visit Manila, you’ll notice some interesting looking vehicles called jeepneys. They are converted US army jeeps that stayed in the country after World War II.
- The Philippines are, without a doubt, a super scenic location. Among all of the islands that are part of it, Camiguin sure stands out, with more volcanoes per square mile than any other island on the planet.
- The national flag of the Philippines has two bands of blue and scarlet, and a white triangle at the hoist with a yellow sun with eight rays, each of them standing for one province of the country.
- Filipinos love boxing and are crazy about their most famous boxer Manny Pacquiao. Whenever he fights, the whole country is glued to its TV sets.
- Banaue rice terraces are the oldest in the world and were so smartly designed, they still bring a harvest of rice and vegetables, most of which get exported.
- For years, the Philippines had been the number one producer of coconuts in the world. And even though the leadership now belongs to Indonesia, 153,532,000 tons per year is still an impressive number.
- Ferdinand Magellan made the first record of the archipelago among the Europeans in 1521. He founded the first settlement in Cebu and thus most of the area became a Spanish colony.
- If you love to sing along, you ought to thank Filipinos for your favorite pastime! The first karaoke machine in the world was created in 1975 by Roberto del Rosario.
- Along with their love for boxing, texting, and shopping, Filipinos are crazy about beauty pageants. They have won in all the major international pageants 15 times.

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Hey there BrightSiders, which of these facts about the Philippines surprised you the most?

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Filipinos 🇵🇭are the friendliest and the most hospitable people I've ever known.
Kumusta ka? from India🇮🇳 let me know if I greet properly🙂

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Who's from Philippines here? And is Filipina/Filipino? I know i am!^^

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How Many Filipino’s Watch These Video
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As a filipino im happy that you made this content this is 100% heart touching for filipinos thank you for your support

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Seeing how BRIGHT SIDE introduced Philippines makes my heart melt💗 Thank you❤️

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I'm a Nigerian, currently studying in vigan city Philippines...I must say the country is blessed and I'm so enjoying my stay here😍😍

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I am Italian and the Philippines is one of the countries in Asia i have always dreamt to travel 🇮🇹💖🇵🇭

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As a Filipino this made me have more confidence on my country Salamat🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

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This video makes me feel that my country isn't just a country

hulyanin
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I admit that Phillipines is a unique country and want to visit there someday!

*Greetings from the neighbor country, Indonesia!*

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Wow! The Bright Side noticed the Philippines! Thank you Bright Side!

PROUD TO BE FILIPINA 💖

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I'm an Indian and I would love to meet phillipinnes 🇵🇭

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I am from Nepal and I have a friend from the Philippines. She is so kind, honest and humble. Someday I will visit Philippines. Loves ❤❤❤❤

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I will definitely
visit Philippines 🇵🇭
It is the most beautiful
country of Asia ❤
Lots of love from
Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩

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Love 💕 and respect to our Filipino brothers 🇵🇭 from India 🇮🇳

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I live in the Philippines and I'm proud to be a Filipino also with the things, the language and the nationality of the flag. Love you the Philippines <3

lornafernando
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They forgot to mention how we respect elderly like doing mano and using po at opo when we greet or communicate with the elderly.

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Thank you brightside for featuring our county the Philippines 😍 mabuhay!

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Philippines noticed by the Brightside wow!

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