The Philippines is officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Capital of the Philippines is Manila.
The president is Benigno Aquino III. The new president, Rodrigo Duterte, took office on 6.30.16.
Official languages are: Filipino and English.
Religion: Nearly 90% of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic.
The Climate: A feature of the climate of the Philippines is the presence of strong typhoons. The Philippines is tortured by typhoons every year. In the whole Western Pacific typhoons occur in the period June - November.
Filipinos are asking why the country wasn’t better prepared to deal with the super storm ? Government officials claim they were ready, broadcasting warnings of a potential 20-foot storm surge on the hour, starting two days before the typhoon hit. Jerry Yaokasin, Tacloban's vice mayor, told Reuters that "some people just didn't believe us because it was so sunny. Some were even laughing." Many local men reportedly stayed in their homes to protect their belongings from looters. "People were warned about the storm surge," said Toby Monsod, an economics professor at the University of the Philippines in Manila. "Though, many probably thought that it would be one meter high, not five. This storm was off the scales," she told NBC News.
8.27.16: The president slams the U.S. for ‘killing black people.'
