1. Philippines
By: Wesley Marshall

2. History
When Spain ruled the Philippines, a Chinese pirate named Limahong invaded the northern Philippine islands. He was well known as a warlord. When Limahong was sailing, he ran into merchant ships. He then learned that they came from a place that was unprotected. So he decided to invade the city of Manila. But the Spanish heard of this, And they battled to protect the Philippines. Though Limahong didn’t die in that battle, Most of Limahong’s men died in that battle. People call this the red sea incident. ( Manila is the capital of the Philippines)

3. Language
The name of the Philippine language is called Filipino. Some Filipino people do speak some English, because the American people had control of the Philippines at one time. But then the Philippines fought to gain freedom from America.

4. Geography
The Philippines are 7,000 islands lying 500 mi. off the southeast coast of Asia. The overall land area is as big as Arizona! The highest mountain out of all the Philippines is mount Apo. Only 1/3 of the islands have names. Some islands are so small that none live on the islands!

5. Celebrations
A common Filipino custom is Bagongtaon day. (New years day.)When they have this holiday, people wear masks and do dances. they also have parades around the city.
Also, semana santa day is a holy week. Lots of people rest and go to church. They also had a lot of baptisms.
Rizal day, is a major holiday. It is when they honor José Rizal. He was a patriot in the war for the freedom from Spain. This includes parades, a fire, and a tour of José Rizal's garden.

6. Flag The Philippine flag’s name is pambangsang watawat.
If the scarlet red is on top,
It means the Philippines are ready to go to war.
The blue represents justice, peace, and truth.
The red represents courage and honor.
the three stars represent the country’s three main islands. The sun stands for the country’s provinces.

7. Resources
The natural resources are: timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, and gold.
People use gold to buy things from other people.
Silver is used in jewelry and decors.
They use cobalt to carve things like jewelry. They also use it to make fires.
Petroleum is used if people struggle when trying to make a fire.

8. Tourist attractions
Rizal park: It has gardens, statues, and a Philippine flag. Many people come from all over the world come here. People come here to have picnics or to honor José Rizal.
The roman catholic church: families come here for good Friday and have a reenactment of how Jesus was crucified. ( good Friday is when Jesus died.)
The white beach: it is a beautiful beach. Many divers go here. Games of sipa are played here. ( sipa is volley ball in the Philippines.)

9. Bibliography www.factmonster.com 12/7/11
12/8/11
(book) Philippines Anne Schraff Minneapolis Lerner publications company
(book) The Philippines Derek Zobel 1983 Minneapolis Bellwether media

10. Enjoy some Halo-Halo