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The Philippines
A National Situationer

Philippines

Land area: 300,000 sq. kms.

Population 94M++ (2011 census) Annual population growth rate: 1.95%

Median age: 22.7 years

60.9% aged from 15 to 64 Population density: 308/sq. km Life expectancy at birth (years): 71.94

Philippines

Divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

17 regions 80 provinces

138 cities
1,496 municipalities 42,025 barangays

The largest cities in the country

Quezon City: 2.71M Manila: 1.65M Caloocan: 1.49M Davao: 1.45M

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Cebu: 866K
Zamboanga: 807K Antipolo: 677K Pasig: 670K Taguig: 644K Cagayan de Oro: 602K

Education

Literacy rate: 93.4%

Functional literacy rate: 84.1% Literacy rates (15 years and older)

Female: 95.8%
Male: 95.0%

Literacy rates (15 to 24 years old)

Female: 98.5% Male: 97.0%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio (primary): 31

Percentage of repeaters, primary (%): 3 Primary to secondary transition rate (%): 98

Public expenditure on ducation:

As % of GDP: 2.7 As % of total government expenditure: 15.0

Health

Total expenditure on health from GDP (%): 3.8

32.9% from government 67.1% from private expenditures

Proposed national health budget for 2010: PhP 310/person 90,370 physicians or 833 persons/doctor 1 hospital/769 people

40% of total hospitals is government-run 60% private

Culture & communication

Films and cinema:

Screen per 100,000 inhabitants: 1.0 National film production: 80 films/year Attendance frequency: 0.9

Daily newspapers: Total average circulation per 1,000 inhabitants: 78.61 National libraries: registered users: 136,842 1B SMS everyday (2007) 383 AM/ 659 FM stations 297 TV and 873 cable TV stations Internet penetration: 24M people

Science and technology

Researchers per 1M inhabitants: 78

Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP: 0.11

Poverty in the Philippines

26.5% of total population falls below poverty line (2009); less than one dollar a day
Urban: 21.5%; rural: 50.7% Poorest provinces: Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Maguindanao, Apayao, Surigao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Northern Samar, Masbate, Abra, and Misamis Occidental (2006)

Causes of poverty

Population

Mass rural migration Overpopulation of urban centers

Mismanaged economic system Social and cultural issues

Crab mentality Consumerism Materialism

Causes of poverty

Poor education

Not a national priority Private schools vs. public schools

Poverty cycle

Vicious cycle of poverty Cycle must be broken somewhere

Natural disasters

Globalization and its effects

Globalization defined

Process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture Advances in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, including the internet

Interdependence among nations in terms of economic and cultural activities

Globalization and its effects

International tourism

traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes

Economic globalization

Economic globalization is the increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, services, technology and capital

Globalization and its effects

Sociocultural globalization

Has increased cross-cultural contacts but may be accompanied by a decrease in the uniqueness of once-isolated communities Multilingualism - is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of globalization and cultural openness.

Politics - globalization may ultimately reduce the importance of nation states such as the EU, the WTO, the G8 or the International Criminal Court, replace national functions with international agreement
Media and public opinion Internet