Philippines: Its Beauty Shines Through

For most people around the globe who haven't travelled to the Philippines, perhaps you'd think that the Philippines is really as bad as what the global media projects. Yes, it is a third world country. About 65% of its population live below the poverty line. The economy isn't remarkable. There's too much political instability. Chaos and insurgencies loom in the south. The country is still buried in its huge debt. Much of the government's arm is tainted with corruption. Dwell on these facts and you'll very well picture a banana republic struggling to get out of its pit.


On the lighter side though, the Philippines is a great country, endowed with beautiful people and beautiful places. It is a little paradise geographically segmented into several little islands that are mostly unindustrialized, thus preserving nature's innate beauty.


One of the Philippines' successful campaigns is tourism, and indeed, it is able to bring in a huge number of tourists and visitors from all over the world and helping boost its economy as well attracting more investors. This provided an opportunity for the Philippines to be seen in a different light. For those people who came and really bothered to venture the islands, they know that this place is a little piece of paradise. In fact some of them have opted to stay in the Philippines for good. Some chose to raise a family here. Some even ventured into trade. Most of them eventually acquired a liking to the Philippine habitat, the Filipino lifestyle and the Filipino culture.


Most Filipino people go to other places to work and earn abroad because the Philippines does not promise much hope for most of its job-hungry populace. Couple to that the fact that even if you have a job in the Philippines, it is not enough to raise a family and be able to secure the family's future. Yet, these people as soon as they prosper they always choose to come back and settle in the Philippines for the rest of their lives since they know the Philippines has more to offer in terms of enjoying one's life once you already have the finances to back a leisurely lifestyle. And perhaps it won't be as costly as enjoying the same standard of life in a different part of the world.


With that said, let me assure you that if you come and visit the Philippines and keep and open mind, you will be able to experience something that is both unforgettable and pleasurable. There's an endless list of places you can go to for all kinds of interests whether it be sight-seeing, photography, island-hopping, yachting, surfing, mountain-climbing, scuba diving, jet-skiing, collecting unique crafts, dining and more. You will be catered too if all you want to do is to enjoy the picturesque sceneries and not to mention, the bounty of beautiful, well-mannered Filipinas.


Haven't I said enough? Run to your nearest travel agent and grab the next flight to the beautiful Philippine archipelago now.