Won a place in the 7 wonders of natures in the world because of its unique cave know as the Underground river in
Palawan. Let’s see the beauty of Philippines as we go through this essay.
The Philippines is an archipelago. Located over the Philippine Trench, a plate tectonic boundary which forms part of the Ring of Fire. A region closely associated with volcanic and earthquake activity it lends a heavy influence to volcanic activity on the island of Luzon such as Mount Pinatubo. It is Bounded on the east by the
Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the west by the South China Sea, the archipelagic state comprises about 7,107 islands. Resulting from this situation are great variations in climate, geography and vegetation. Also, The Philippines supports a rich and varied flora with close botanical connections to Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia. The diverse flora includes 8,000 species of flowering plants, 1,000 kinds of ferns, and
800 species of orchids. Philippines is also rich in fauna there are over 150 species of mammals, they are unique and can only be found here in the Philippines. Some examples are the Tamaraw of Mindoro, Pilandok of Palawan and many more. Philippines is beautiful specially because of its archipelagic state and owns a unique species of Flora and Fauna. We Filipinos are known to be hospitable and that we value or families a lot. A typical Filipino Family is known for their close ties. Their relationship with each other is so close that they almost do not want to be apart from each other. That is why it is common to them having extended families. The lolo, lola and some titas and titos stays with the family. They also love doing things together. They eat together, pray together, etc. they also love celebrating especial occasions like birthdays, Christmas, etc together. Every member of the family is helping for the good of their family. Usually, the father provides income to the family while the mother stays at home to do the chores and tend to the kids. Filipinos is one of the best people when it comes to family matters.
Filipino Culture is vey influenced by the Spanish conquest. Many of the traditions of the Philippines are actually Spanish traditions. The Philippines is a well known Christian country majority of the population are
Catholics which was the religion came from Spain. Also the celebration of fiesta is influenced by the Spanish. Most provinces have their own identifying folk dances too wherein they showcase the elegance and beauty of the way they do things. Like the way they dress as we have been influenced by events that happened in our past. Our colorful and lively culture that makes us distinct Filipino. The most unique country when it comes to culture because of the blending cultures from Europe and America.
Now let’s cooperate and be one of the Filipinos who raise advocacies to conserve our natural resources and keeping our country beautiful and world class. Let’s do our job to conserve and protect our nature. Conserve our culture and traditions that serves as a remembrance from our past. Conserve our Flora and Fauna specially the species of plants and animals that are unique and can only be found here in the Philippines. Always remember we are one of the most blessed here on earth that’s why we need to treasure our mother land or else regrets are always on the end.