Best Car Rental Philipines

The Philippines is a country in southeast Asia, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. To the north of the Philippines is Taiwan, where as to the west you will come to Vietnam. The country has a population of nearly 100 million, making it the 12th most populous country in the world. The largest city is Quezon City, however the capital is Manila.

In the country the official languages are Filipino and English. As well as these a number of regional dialects are spoken, such as Waray and Tagalog. The official currency is the Filipino Peso and the country uses Philippine Standard Time, which is eight hours ahead of GMT.

In 1521 the modern history of the Philippines started when explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived and claimed the islands as property of Spain. The first European settlements were formed in 1565 and in 1571 the Spanish established Manila as the capital of the Spanish East Indies. After this the country was administered directly from Madrid and the country blossomed, with trade introduced from all corners of the world.

One of the biggest aspects of Filipino culture is sports, with dozens of different sports being played across the islands. The most popular sport in the Philippines is basketball, which is played both at an amateur and professional level, with the PBA being the highest tier of the Filipino game. Many Filipino players have gone on to play in the United States.

The climate in the Philippines is dependant on which island you are on, with there being four distinct types of weather; Type I is where there are two seasons of dry and wet weather, Type II is where there’s no dry season and rain falls heavily from November to January, Type III is where seasons are less pronounced and Type IV is when rain is evenly distributed throughout the year. Despite all of this the average temperature across all of the islands is 26C, with high humidity.

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