The Philippines

Susan Day
Map
Relative size of OH:
44,825 sq miles
Relative size of the
Philippines:
115,831 sq miles
Population of OH:
11.57 million
(US 313.9 mil)
Population of the
Philippines:
96.71 million

History
Named after King Phillip II of Spain; was a Spanish colony
for over 300 years
Archipelago of 7,000 islands; Manila (capitol) established in
1571
1762 Britain captured Manila for two years before handing it
back under the Treaty of Paris
1898 America defeats the Spanish and Filipino-American
War continues to 1902
1941 Japan captures Manila, however, America recaptures
and gains control of the Philippines in 1945.
The Philippines becomes independent on July 4, 1946.
Languages
Two official languages: English
and Filipino
8 Philippine dialects with over 1
million native speakers
Tagalog
Ilocano
Kapampangan
*Taglish*
Literacy rate: 97%


Relationship to the US
1946-US recognized the Philippines as an independent
country and established diplomatic relations
Non-NATO Ally-1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty:
security partnership
Estimated 4 mil Americans of Philippine decent in the US,
(+)300,000 US citizens in the Philippines
The U.S. Governments goal in the Philippines is to help the
country become a stable and prosperous nation.
The US is among one of the Philippine's top trade partners
Preferential duty-free access to US market
Key exports: machinery, wheat, animal feeds, coconut oil,
information techonolgies
Embassy: 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20036 (tel. 202-467-9300).

Relative Wealth
GDP: 272.02 (Annual growth rate: 6.4)
1 USD= 43.5 Pilipino Peso
Economy is the 39
th
largest in the world (2013 World
Bank Statistics)
Newly industrialized economy-agriculture ->
services/manufacturing
Major partners: US, Japan, China, South Korea,
Germany, etc.



Major Issues
Politics: Maturing democracy (middle class demands
for reform and greater democratic equality)
Economy: macroeconomic view is improving but still
experiencing double-digit unemployment and poverty
Territorial dispute: Western Pacific; West Philippine
Sea; military conflict
Sources
http://www.philippines.hvu.nl
http://www.filipinolanguages.com/html/languages.html
http://overlapmaps.com/index.php
http://www.csun.edu/~lan56728/majorlanguages.htm
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2794.htm
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/philippines/gdp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Philippines
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/342438/opinion/blogs/three-
challenges-for-the-philippines-in-2014
http://www.localhistories.org/philippines.html