Facts you will not believe about the Philippines
If you intend to travel around the world, the Philippines will probably be on your list because it is one of the most beautiful countries with beautiful landscapes and Philippine customs and traditions that you will not find anywhere around the world. If you would like to visit her, you should learn some facts that may surprise you about her history.
1. The Philippines was the first Southeast Asian country to gain independence after World War II, in 1946.
2 - is one of the countries with the highest detection rate of new species of animals with an average of 16 new species of mammals discovered within ten years only.
3. The fourth largest country in the number of child prostitutes and human trafficking in the world.
4. Former Philippine President Bino Akino III is the first president to have a bachelor's degree.
5. The largest pair of shoes in the world was manufactured in the city of Mariquina in the Philippines in 2002.
6. The name of the Philippines came from King Philip II of Spain.
7. The Philippines broke the world record for having more than 3,541 nursing mothers at the same time in Manila on May 4, 2006.
8. The Philippines has the world's three largest shopping centers, three centers in the Philippines: SM Mega Mall, SM North Idsa, and SM Super Mall.
9. The largest pearl in the world was discovered in the Palawan Sea in 1934 by a Filipino diver, valued at more than US $ 40 million and believed to date back 600 years.
10. The Philippines is the world's largest source of coconut and tropical fruits such as papaya and Gozme.
