why philippines called the text capital in the world?
92653
Maybe, Philippines is the text capital because most filipinos use text messaging.  My relatives in the Philippines told me once, that it is cheaper to use text messaging than actually making a call. Text messaging only cost them P1.00 (about $0.018) per text and they don't have to buy any airtime to text somebody.  Text to the US only cost them P15.00 (about $0.25).
401285
The Philippines would be considered a third world country, and computers are used extensively in businesses, there are 1000's of internet cafes that are always busy.
235209
the second people power revolt in the philippines - the one that forced out then-President Joseph Estrada - showed that technology can create political changes. it was through SMS - or "texting" - that made it possible for the millons of people to gather and make a stand at EDSA. \n\njulius court, a programme officer at the United Nations University and co-director of the World Governance Survey project, even suggested that "People Power 2" is the first e-revolution.\n\nhe said, "'Texting' allowed information on former President Estrada’s corruption to be shared widely. It helped facilitate the protests at the EDSA shrine at a speed that was startling - it took only 88 hours after the collapse of impeachment to remove Estrada. The use of mobile phones was why the mobilization (or perhaps 'mobile-ization') was so large and so rapid and thus so decisive. Estrada himself blamed his ouster on the 'text messaging generation.'"\n\nthe philippines then had a record 4.5 million mobile phones. during the people power 2 week, telecom providers reported an exchange of 70 million text messages.
311739
its not a philippine dialect. Its english.\nIts guys and. NOt guysand. Maybe youe received it in SMS, so you thought its a 1 word. Siguro taga Minadano textmate mo
809344
You should have posted this question in category travel- Philippines. anyway, i am here and willing to give you an answer the best i could. .\n\nThe Philippines is a democratic and republican state. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.\nCivilian authority is at all times supreme over the military.\nIt renounces war as a matter of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of internationall law as part of its laws. But the government may call upon all its people to defend the state. \nThe separation of church and state is inviolable. Filipinos are dominantly roman catholics. it values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.it recognizes the sanctity of family life and protects and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. \nit is for this reason that the philippines do not have divorce law. \nThere are three branches of government :  executive, legislative, and the judiciary.  \nIts political subdivisions include the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays, each administered by elected officials. \nIt defines it citizenship, right of suffrage for all men and women starting 18 yrs old, and the  Bill of Rights.
1060444
That's Tagalog (Filipino language) but it could be of a specific dialect from a certain region in the country.
562635
in the filipino language it should be written "si tb nga ang nagpapatanong"... since sms is popular in the Philippines... some words were abbreviated..\n\nanyway, if we translate it, it would be: "tb (íf i assume that he/she is a person) wanted me to ask you"
77348
Philippines is 'more than the usual'.\n\nIt has 7,107 islands to surprise you with diverse fun and excitement.\n\nFood is a fusion of east and west but distinctly Filipino flavor.\n\nPeople are hospitable, nice, loving and good conversationalists. The third largest speaking country in the world.\n\nThe country is known for it's beaches, diving sites and the eightth wonder of the world. It has the smallest to the largest of different wildlife species.\n\nThe country boasts with different colors from shopping to night life, entertainment to cultural presentations, from ethnic to the most techie people. \n\nSurely there's a lot of splendor Philippines has to offer rather than bad reviews(all countries have). The country is an experience.
1133506
Cebu City is the capital of Cebu Province in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. The city lies on the eastern shore of the island of Cebu and is the oldest city in the country, even older than the nation's capital, Manila. It is the country's main shipping hub and is home to more than 80% of the country's interisland shipping companies. Cebu is also the main hub, outside of the capital, of international flights into the country and is the most important center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao, the southern parts of the country. It is because of this and other important aspects that Cebu City is dubbed Queen City of the South. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 718,821 people in 147,600 households.\n\nCebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of more than 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City and Balamban, to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located.
1075871
Strangely enough, I've answered this several times.  This must be a homework assignment or something.  Anyway, here's the standard reply:\n\nCheck out this link for authors of the fairly recent book "Mammals of the Philippines":\n\nhttp://www.fieldmuseum.org/philippine_mammals/credits.htm\n\nBalete, Dolar, Alcala, Dans, Conzales, Lepiten, Ong, and Tabaranza all look to be residing in the Philippines.\n\nYou can also check on CI's work in the Philippines.  They almost always include local biologists.  A recent RAP (Rapid Assessment Program) survey to the Philippines can be found here:\n\nhttp://www.conservationinternational.org/xp/CABS/publications/periodicals/rap_bulletins/marine_rap_bulletins/marrapbulletins.xml\n\nCheck the author lists.  If you need more, you might perhaps do a search for primary literature that contains authors that you found from these sites.  Some of their coauthors will no doubt be Filipino as well.
1177628
yep, i know him coz im a filipino. i believe he's known around the globe in history books because of his dictatorial government and martial law.
1175136
there are no states in the Philippines. Maybe that's a region or a province, whichever. And i think MM stands for metro  manila, the center of the country's civilization. It is also otherwise abbreviated as MMLA
956791
The history of the Philippines begins with the arrival of the first humans in the Philippines by land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon Island, southeast of Samar on March 16, 1521. Permanent settlements in the island of Cebu were established with the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565, and more settlements continued northward with the colonizers reaching the bay of Manila on the island of Luzon. In Manila they established a new town and thus began an era of Spanish colonization that lasted for more than three centuries.\n\nThe Philippine Revolution against Spain began in April of 1896, culminating two years later with a proclamation of independence and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. However, the Treaty of Paris, at the end of the Spanish-American War, transferred control of the Philippines to the United States. U.S. colonial rule of the Philippines began in December 1899, with very limited local rule permitted beginning in 1905. Partial autonomy (commonwealth status) was granted in 1935, preparatory to a planned full independence from the United States in 1945. But what was envisioned as a 10-year transition period from a commonwealth to a fully sovereign state was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of the islands during World War II. Full independence was only granted to the Philippines in July 1946-.
217831
go to www.philippines.com, its in the philippines
520309
American cultural influence in the Philippines is relatively recent, dating from just over a century. The widespread use of English is America's most obvious legacy. The most common and arguably the national sport in the Philippines is basketball.
169541
i dont really know...\n\nthe philippines has a good government but under bad governance. LOL!
1065903
The Philippines are a large archipelago of seven thousand islands near the coast of Asia. The primary commercial products are hemp, sugar cane, hemp, tobacco, coconut, rubber, gold and copper deposits. Much of its trade is done with the U.S.A. Even though the Philippines was surmounted by the Spanish, the Filipino people were still able to retain their identity. They are mostly Malay and Chinese with a small Spanish minority. To my knowledge, the Philippians's population is approximately 61,480,000 and the area is approximately 115,600 square miles. The Philippines is about 80% Catholic with a small Muslim minority. It is interesting to note that the Philippines was named after Philip of Spain.\n It is also interesting to note that in 1895 a group of Filipinos( called the Manila Men(mostly from the southern part of the Philippines) settled a little community near New Orleans, Louisiana. Using their experience of fishing in the Philippines, these men found the bayous of Louisiana similar to the bayous in the Philippines. They eventually founded one of the oldest and most popular fishing villages in Barataria Bay, Manila Village, named after the capital of the Philippines, Manila.