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Things we Need to Know
The Past
Phrases and Places
Fun Things To Do
Fun Facts
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A popular lively native dance using bamboo poles
Tinikling
100
How we got our country's name
King Philip II of Spain
100
Sorry in Filipino
Pasensiya na po
100
ride the colorful, most common means of transportation
Jeepney
100
A dance to the waltz during a debut
cotillion
200
celebrations dedicated to a patron saint of a town
Fiesta
200
Portuguese explorer who discovered the country
Ferdinand Magellan
200
Built 2000 years ago by our ancestors, the Igorots
Banaue Rice Terraces
200
Ride this horse-drawn carriage
kalesa
200
a special box sent to families usually containing canned food, toys, clothing, gifts, etc
balikbayan box
300
We use _______ for plates and _______ for cutlery
banana leaves and hands
300
Brave datu chief who refused Spanish colonization
Lapu lapu
300
Where Magellan landed in 1521
Mactan, Cebu
300
go on trail to the highest mountain which takes 2 -3 days to explore
Mt Apo
300
A place where the look of the Spanish colonial towns are preserved
Vigan, Ilocos Sur
400
the term used for "group of islands"
Archipelago
400
Countries that colonized the country
Spain, USA, Japan
400
contains artifacts owned by King Philip II
National Museum of the Philippines
400
Used to be a US military naval base but now a major tourist spot
Subic Bay
400
a trait implying very strong community involvement
bayanihan
500
Explains why we have hot, steamy climate and earthquakes
Pacific Ring of Fire close to the equator
500
Movement that forced F Marcos into exile in 1986
People Power or EDSA revolution
500
has the most remarkable corrals on the planet
Tubbataha Reefs
500
island hopping (3)
Palawan, Boracay, 100 islands
500
current population of the Philippines
103 million