The Philippines
According to YYTRiP
7, 107 islands
A vast number of endemic species:
55% of all mammals, or 110 out of 202 species here
33 % or 192 of 576 species of birds
290 out of 359, or almost 81 % of all amphibians and
reptiles*
13,500 species of Flora representing
5% of the world's flora
25 genera are endemic
Some of the world's largest coral
reef concentrations
8 UNESCO world heritage sites
Centuries of richly diverse history
175 Languages, 171 Living –
4 Extinct**
Plus a dynamic Gay language
17 Regions, 81 Provinces
110 Groups of Indigenous Peoples***
86 Million Filipinos here
Approximately 26 million are Youth
8 million Pinoys are abroad
Imagine the potential. Imagine
the possibilities.
Then STOP.
Our country cannot be measured
by mere numbers.
It has to be experienced.
Pick a place. GO! Fall in
love.
Find new eyes. Build the nation.
Discover Home.
*Source: The Philippine Biodiversity Conservation
Priority Project
**Source: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
***Source: National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
