Philippine Tourism Overview • The English language came to the Philippines

through the Thomasians.

o Political Structures and Subdivisions
o Geographical Characteristics - Air, land, water- navy
o Tourism Network System
Ferdinand Magellan
Philippines is one of the favorite destinations of tourist
 Rediscovered the Philippines on March 16, 1521
around the globe.
After Magellan’s Expidition, several other expeditions
The climate, the people, and the natural attractions that
were sent by Spain:
the country psess are just some of the reasons why
tourist visits our country. • Cabot

Basic Facts • Saavedra

• It is an archipelago consisting of approximately • Loaisa

7,107 islands (now 7,640 islands).
• Villalobo
• It is surrounded by three bodies of water,
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
namely Philippine Sea on the east, Celebes Sea on the
South and South China Sea on the west and north. - First Spanish governor of the Philippines
• It is divided into three main islands, Luzon, - Is said to be the founder of the City of Manila
Visayas and Mindanao.
- June 14, 1571, permanent live in the philippines
• Manila in Luzon is the country’s capital.
• Philippines has three major occupying forces
• As of 2013, it has a population of 98.7 million
Filipinos residing in the Philippines. Aside from this Spanish - 333 years
number, an additional of about 10 million Filipinos are Americans - 43 years
residing abroad. With these, Philippines is ranked 12th
most populous country in the world. Japanese - 3 years

• Its early inhabitants were the Negritos. Prior to the coming of the Spaniards, the Philippines
was into barter trade
• The etymology of the name Philippines was
derived from that of King Philip II of Spain. • Religion in the Philippines is heavily influenced by the
Spanish colonizers
• It is a constitutional republic with a presidential
system of government. • Currently, around 80 % of the country’s citizens are
Roman Catholic Christians
• Its defense is handles by the Armed Forces of
the Philippines or the AFP, which is composed of the Air POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND SUBDIVISIONS
Force, Army, and Navy. As of December 2016
• It is a founding and active member of United ØProvinces – 81
Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
or ASEAN. ØCities – 145

Language, People and Culture - Urbanized and more develop

• Filipino is the main language in this country ØMunicipalities – 1,489

• English is considered as the second language ØBarangays – 42,036

and is used as a medium of instruction since 1898.
ØAutonomous Regions – 2

- AMMR and Cordileleras

 - Freedom to self govern, right to self govern
ØAdministrative Regions- 17 (as of August
2017)
- Region, 1 2 3 4
 Lakes
- Laguna de Bay- jone of largest lake in PH
-south east of manila
- Taal lake- popular lake

- Lanao Lake- Largest in Mindanao

Climate

 Average Temperature:
 78-90 degrees Fahrenheit/ 25-32 degrees Celsius
 Average Humidity: 77%

TOURISM NETWORK SYSTEM

- Partnership, organization
- Helps in market and innovation

- Real- offices
- Virtual- application, site
- Usually private in government
GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS  DOT Attached Agencies

Landforms

 Volcanoes
- Mayon Volcano – active, dangerous

Mountain ranges

- Stretches to 1000-100 miles

 Mountain Ranges

Bodies of Water
 Other Government Offices
 Rivers
- Rio Grande de Cagayan- one of the longest
river

-350 km
 Partners

- San Miguel- one of the biggest

-part to improve infrastructure

-SLEX, Bulacan airport

 Regulations

- Entry Regulations
-foreign can enter without seeking visa
Before issuing visa:
-6 months valid passport
-return ticket
- Customs Regulations

-declare anything before entering the

country

-only allowed for own consumption

-ex. 400 cigarettes

- Foreign Exchange Regulations

- Health Regulations