• The Philippines is the 5th largest English-speaking nation behind the U.S., India, Pakistan, and the U.K.
  • 11% of Filipinos work overseas and the Philippines is the largest source of overseas nurses worldwide
  • The Philippines is the “”texting capital of the world””
  • At more than 55,000 people per square mile, Manila has the highest population density in the world
  • More than 50,000 jeepneys (old Army jeeps converted to carry about 18 people) operate in Manila
  • Shopping malls in the Philippines contain not only stores and restaurants, but also gyms, grocery stores, banks, health clinics, nightclubs, parks, concert amphitheaters, and even churches
  • Camiguin Island in the Philippines is only about 14 miles long and 8.5 miles wide, but has 7 volcanoes
  • In the Philippines banks, restaurants, and taxi stands often have separate lines for the elderly, disabled, and pregnant women, allowing them to bypass the crowd