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The Philippines is a string of islands full of wonder and beauty and is another stop on the September 2010 World Race.  Whether you are helping at the Filipino dump, or loving on children in an orphanage, the people of this country will quickly befriend you and capture your heart.  Be sure to try some local delicacies while you’re there, like fried pigs blood or a balut (a duck egg that has been fertilized but has not yet hatched).

  • Total Size: 300,000 sq km, slightly larger than Arizona
  • Population: 97,976,603, 12th most populated country in the world.
  • 80.9% of the Philippines population is Roman Catholic, with 9.6% being Christian and 5% Muslim.  Other or unspecified makes up the remaining 4.5%.
  • The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands
  • It has 36,289 kilometers (22,549 miles) of coastline which makes it the 5th longest coast line in the world.
  • Ferdinand Magellon discovered the Filipino Islands in 1521.
  • The Philippines are named after King Philip II of Spain.
  • The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century.  They were ceded to the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War
  • They celebrate two independence days, June 12 1898 is the day of independence from Spain and July 4, 1946 is the day of independence from the United States.
  • In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands.
  • Estimates claim that the number of people caught in human trafficking within the Philippines ranges between 20,000 and 100,000 men, women, and children.
  • The Philippines is a source country for sex trafficking.  The number of women trafficked out of the Phillipines is estimated between 300,000 to 400,000.  Destinations are all over the world and include the Middle East, China, Japan, the United States and Europe.
  • The Filipino dump is home to approximately 5,000 families who make a living scavenging for scrap metal to sell.  You can find other squatting communities along the side the road or in cemetaries.

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