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Country Overview

Typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods, are all part of natures tantrums and she throws them constantly like a great spoiled brat in this part of the world. The people then add their own special touches to the islands with humongous garbage landslides and an intense military drive against Muslim insurgents. But, hey, nowhere is perfect.

Actually, having painted a picture of such dire danger that most travellers will run screaming from it, the truth is that most of the Philippines are essential laidback, relaxed, perfectly stable, and peopled by a friendly, cheerful folk who will go out of ...