foods!

Filipino food may not be as famous as that of its Thai and Vietnamese neighbors. But with more than 7,000 islands and a colorful history, this archipelago has some delicious dishes of its own.

Blessed with an abundance of seafood, tropical fruits and creative cooks, there’s more to Filipino food than the mind-boggling balut (duck embryo).

You just have to know where to find them and how to eat them.

http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/40-delicious-filipino-dishes-157035

filipino foods are really delicious, there are recipes here in the philippines which is extra ordinary.. dardarubong pato(dinuguan and adobo), pinakbet, nilaga, pinapaitan and so on. when you visit philippines make sure that you will taste these foods because you will miss the half of your life if you fail to taste those..

jeepney!

Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in thePhilippines. They are known for their crowded seating and flamboyant decorations, which have become a ubiquitous symbol of Philippine culture andart. A Sarao jeepney was exhibited at the Philippine pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair as a national image for the Filipinos.

Jeepneys were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II. The word jeepney came from the combination of the words "jeep" and "jitney", a small bus that carries passengers on a regular route with flexible schedule.While most are used as public utility vehicles, jeepneys used as personal vehicles have their rear doors attached with "For family use" or "Private" sign painted on them to alert commuters. Jeepneys are used less often for commercial or institutional use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepney

what do you have in mind when you see a jeepney? a filipino, jeepney is the most popular means of public transportation in the philippines. we can see jeepneys anywhere in the philippines, in the provinces in metro manila, jeepney is image of the filipino.

FILIPINO FESTIVALS

The fiesta is part and bundle of Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, the fiesta must go on. Each city and barrio has at least one local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country. But the major and most elaborate festival of all is Christmas, a season celebrated with all the display and show the fun-loving Filipino can handle.

http://www.philippinecountry.com/festivals.html
http://pinoy-students.blogspot.com/2012/09/feast-and-festival-from-january-to.html

we have different celebrations here in the philippines, we have the different festivals like dinagyang, ati-atihan, bambanti and so on which celebrated in different parts of the philippines, every provinces and municipalities has its own festival which shows the different cultures and traditions of the place.

the philippines also celebrates the feast of the patron saint in every parishes, the largest and most celebrated patronal fiesta is the feast of the Black Nazarene. a patronal fiesta is the way we give thanks to our patron saints for praying for us and showering us more blessings