Overview of Philippine Customs

The Philippines is a beautiful archipelago country with rich and colorful scenery, including coconut beach and volcanic waterfall. The sea and the sky are the same, the lakes and mountains are beautiful. Because it is located in the subtropical zone, it is rich in products, and there are fruits and seafood in the four seasons. In addition, the Philippines is a multi-ethnic country. Due to historical reasons, it combines many eastern and western customs and is full of exotic customs. There are many places of interest in the capital Manila. St. Augustine's church is simple and vigorous, and Malakanang Palace is quiet and beautiful. It is a model of Spanish architectural art. Rohays Avenue is ten kilometers long, with modern high-rise buildings on one side and endless sea on the other. Other famous scenic spots in the Philippines include the mountain terraces in Barnaway, Baguio with four seasons like autumn, and Cebu, a historic city.

The names of Filipinos are mostly Spanish names, and the order is: Christian name, initials, and father's surname. When dealing with professional and technical personnel, you should call them by their first names (engineers, architects, lawyers, professors, etc.). ). You should avoid political disputes, religion, the modern history of the Philippines and other topics when talking. Old people are respected. You should say hello to them first and give up your seat. You can't smoke in front of them.

Filipinos are sensitive to everyone's dignity, and frankness and directness are considered reckless. Punctuality in social activities is regarded as excessive enthusiasm and is generally late 15-30 minutes. Excessive drinking is considered greed. Gifts can't be opened in person. It is impolite to ask guests to sing after the party.

Non-staple food is mainly fish, seafood and pork. The staple food is rice. Most foods have a light taste.

The Philippines is located between 5 degrees north latitude and 19 degrees, and belongs to the monsoon tropical maritime climate. The climate is hot and humid all year round, and the annual average temperature is around 27℃, and the division of four seasons is not obvious. The local people divide the year into three seasons, that is, March to May is the hot season, June to 10 is the rainy season, and 1 10 is the cool season. The cool season is the most suitable season for traveling.

The currency of the Philippines is the Philippine peso (peso), and 1 peso is equal to 100 cent. The face value of paper money is 100 pesos, 50 pesos, 20 pesos, 10 pesos, 5 pesos and 2 pesos; Coins are 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200.

There are many festivals in the Philippines, which are very lively, mainly related to Catholicism and national independence movements, such as the New Year, the eve of Good Friday, Good Friday, Labor Day, the Memorial Day of Soldiers who died for our country, Independence Day, National Heroes Day, Halloween, National Heroes Day, Christmas Day, Rizal Day and so on.