Philippine islands history and data about people, economy and country - a brief overview of various resources

If you trust the CIA data - then see the CIA "world fact book". - look at CIA data like at fiction collected after 17 tequilas ... and belief it or not

or

information from a more serious source - here a very beautiful website maintained with lots of love from a Philippine university about Philippine History its people and country.

other data on Philippines' history can be found at

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0838782.html
http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/culhist.htm
http://www.ualberta.ca/~vmitchel/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines

and ALL the rest .. for those NOT YET living in paradise like you - just enjoy the Philippines - past is past - now is now - the beauty of the Philippines however may apply its magic upon you and cause you to either come again and again here or even to stay here for the remainder of your time on earth. currently there are may be approximately one million plus expats here - about half a million US citizens

love and bliss

hans