Culture Philippines Singapore

Type of Government Presidential Republic Parliamentary republic

Holidays New Year's Day 1 January New Year's Day 1 January

Lunar New Year 12 February Lunar New Year 12–13 Feb
Maundy Thursday 1 April Good Friday 2 April
Good Friday 2 April Labour Day 1 May
Bataan Day 9 April Eid al-Fitr 13 May
Labour Day 1 May Vesak 26 May
Eid al-Fitr 13 May Eid al-Adha 20 July
Independence Day 12 June National Day 9 August
Eid al-Adha 19–20 July of Singapore
National Heroes' Day 30 August Diwali 4 November
Bonifacio Day 30 November Christmas Day 5 December
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception 8 December
Christmas Day 25 December
Rizal’s Day 30 December

Language Official: Filipino & English Official: English, Malay, Tamil,

Major spoken: Tagalog, Ilocano, and Chinese Mandarin
Pangasinan, Pampango, Bicol, Major Spoken: Cantonese,
Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Hokkien, Hainanese, Hakka,
Waray-Samarnon. Teochew, Indonesian, Tamil
Javanese, Japanese, Korean,
Punjabi, Urdu

National Costume Barong & Baro’t Saya Baju Kurung

National Flag

Sports Arnis Football

Title of Leader “Pangulo” “President of the “Deputy Prime Minister of

 Republic of the Philippines Singapore

Tradition ● 4 months long Christmas ● ‘Chope’ people leave a

season packet of tissue paper to
● Completing ‘simbang gabi’ “reserve” a table at a
or Christmas masses hawker centre and it is
● ‘Bayanihan’ a spirit of civic an unwritten law every
unity and cooperation local abides by.
among Filipinos. ● calling store owners
● Fiestas “aunty” or “uncle”
● ‘Pagmamano’ ● Festival of lights

Transportation Roadways-33, 018 km Roadways-3,324 km

Major Seaport- 13 Major Seaport- 2
Airport-70 Airport-2
Throughout the Philippines, urban Singapore has a fully integrated
public transport is dominated by public transport network
road-based modes such as comprising over ground and
jeepneys, Asian utility vehicles, underground trains and a bus
taxis, tricycles, and pedicabs, network. The system also has
some of which provide incentives for commuters
door-to-door service. Many urban outside of peak hours to ease
road networks are inadequate and congestion. The city's
poorly maintained. infrastructural development has
been monitored and strictly
controlled by Government
agencies.

Historical Places ● Rizal Park ● Changi Museum

● Intramuros ● Nus Baba House
● EDSA ● Bukit Brown Cemetery
● Corregidor
● Leyte Landing Memorial
Park
● Fort Santiago

Famous Tourist Spot ● Boracay ● Marina Bay Sands

● Chocolate Hills ● Merlion Park
● Puerto Prinsesa ● Pulau UbinUbin
● Banaue Rice terraces ● Garden by the Bay
● Taal Volcano ● Orchard Roads
● Sagada ● Singapore Flyers