Filipina Culture

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The Philippines is unique as the only Christian country in Asia, over 90% of the population is Christian. The Spanish did a thorough job. The Philippines has developed a unique mixed culture of foreign influences, mainly Spanish and North American, which can be seen everyday, as even the smallest village square is converted into a basketball court. Ever since US colonial times the country has been crazy about this sport of giants - even though the Filipinos themselves tend to be under tall. During the period of Spanish occupation, Spanish was taught in schools and developed, as the language is still present to-day, in the numerical system and in the Zamboangan language in Chavacano. Spanish was abolished as a compulsory subject in 1968. Since the declaration of total independence from the USA in 1946, English has remained the language of commerce and Politics. Newspapers, TV, Radio, and Government statistics are evidence of this. The Philippines education system is largely based on the North American model: primary education (elementary schools), secondary education (high schools), and higher education (colleges, universities). School attendance is compulsory for the first four years of the six years elementary school. With an illiteracy rate of only 12% of the population over fifteen, the standard of education is high compared with