Jose Abada asked:




The Philippine culture defines the unique distinctiveness of Filipinos from the rest of the world. Its richness in culture makes it highly different and more prominent from other countries. The Philippines have diverse cultural heritage, arts, traditions and spoken languages. The country has innumerable museums that take account to the wide historical and cultural evolution of its nation with churches, museums and galleries available throughout the Philippine Islands and are found in the different key cities of its provinces.

Each province has its own cultural folk dances showcasing the elegant styles of Filipino dances and the beauty of its people. They also follow their own unique traditions and have a way of celebrating their cultural practices through fiestas and events. The Filipinos naturally love arts and they can depict certain historical events through paintings, poems, songs and writings.

Historical Influence to the Philippine Culture

The culture of the Philippines is highly influenced by history and the blending of foreign influences and its indigenous civilization. The Philippines has been colonized by Spain for over three centuries. Hispanic influences are dominant in the Philippine’s folk music, foods, art, religion, language and folk dances.

The Malayo-Polynesian has influences to the Philippines during its pre-Hispanic and non-Christian era. It influenced the country’s mythology and indigenous culture along with the Buddhism, Hinduism, Islamic and Christianity traditions.

The United States also has an influence to the Philippine culture signified by the love of the Filipinos to contemporary pop music, film, basketball, music and fast foods. The Chinese and Japanese introduced martial arts, mahjong and other gambling forms. They also influenced the people’s natural preference to Asian cuisines.

The Philippine Cultural Heritage

The culture of the Philippine is diverse. About 90% of the Filipinos are Christians and 5% are Muslims. The rest practice other religions and others do not seem to have any religion at all. Despite the westernization of the country and foreign influences, many of its people remain to believe in superstitions. This cultural belief came from their ancient ancestors.

The country has beautiful traditional folk dances that showcase the elegance, beauty and grace of the Filipinos. They use flaunting Filipino dress and play Filipino music. The dances showcase the Filipino culture.

The Philippines is also a land of artists. Filipino artists are renowned in the world in the fields of music and art. They are highly respectable in these fields and brought honor and glory to their country. The Filipino people are great optimists. They always see light in the midst of darkness and always keep a positive point of view. This makes them endure the various challenges that arise in the economic, political, socio-cultural, religious and other aspects of their way of life.

There are several dialects that Filipinos can speak. They rank high as the country with most dialects spoken. The country has the most traditions to follow which continues to prevail despite its westernization. Most of these traditions are handed down in generations and continue to be practiced by majority of the Filipinos.

The diverse cultures and traditions in the Philippines make the country shine throughout the world. It has solicited fame and uniqueness to the country and its people. There is no wonder that the Filipinos are known for their warm hospitality and innumerable cultural traditions and heritage. The blend of foreign and ancient influences in Philippine culture makes the country uniquely distinct from the rest of the world.

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A. Hathaway asked:


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The Philippines has been, and continues to be, a major exporter of brides. What drives this exportation of women is not exactly known, but clearly the corruption, poverty and limited amount of opportunity in the Philippines is a factor. The supply and demand continue to be strong, with the women choosing men in Western Europe, the United States, Australia and Canada. With this international match making, has come some problems.

International marriages and relationships begun on the Internet have contributed to a sharp rise in fraud cases and relationship scams. In addition to the unknown factor of getting to know a Filipina on the Internet, the fact is that the Philippine culture is one where many things are for sale, including love. That is to say in a poor country like the Philippines, opportunity and money talks. The problem for the Western men in the United States, Canada and Western Europe is how to know if it’s love or money talking. To be sure, in most cases, it pays to hire a PI.

Whether you’re looking for a background check to confirm her story, or if you suspect infidelity and require surveillance for clear evidence, we recommend hiring a reputable firm like Wymoo International. Wymoo and its subsidiary, Philippine PI, have offices in Manila and Cebu with years of experience assisting clients in uncovering the truth. You can view their commercial at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkopyZK3P1o. Depending on your specific needs, you might need surveillance on the subject or a comprehensive background check to verify claims of education, employment, marital status, address, etc.

Surveillance and professional investigations can be somewhat costly. However, not knowing the truth about a relationship in the Philippines can be even more expensive. Find out the truth by contacting a professional. In the Philippines, a land of fraud and scams, one cannot afford to simply hope for the best.

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Master Hughes asked:

Master Hughes well known for operating the National Meditation Center also known as alphacorps. He has shut down numerous scams against American men by philippine women. While he supports intercultural marriages, marriage fraud by foreign women has grown ten fold because congress passed the VAWA act to protect these criminals.

Master Hughes worked on one case where a young philippine women committed marriage fraud marrying an elderly man. She abused the eldely man sometimes beating him with a coat hanger. While the FBI has been made aware of the situation and the fact that 190,000 dollars was taken from the elderly man when the philippine women fled. The fact is that there may be a associated terroist link to the crime. The FBI and Immigration  have ignored the situation stating that its up the the immigration department to prosecute.

Immigration says they dont have the money to prosecute. God bless America where a kid can go to jail for possession of weed but foreigners can commit felonies and admit them and walk free.

Makes you wonder why congress is helping them. Immigration actually protects these women because of the vawa act. Master Hughes work has saved American men tens of thousands by stopping the scammers.

He has put out a video designed to help men know when there being scammed and to let them learn more about philippine culture. Knowledge is power, knowing about  Philippine culture helps the men create legitimate relationships with the women and lowers the chanch of being scammed. www.nationalmeditation.org

Recently a law enforcement officer contacted Master Hughes , he had been to the philippines two times and given a women a lot of money, only on the second visit to find out he was being scammed. Because men know very little about these women and there culture they are easy victims.

Any one can be a victim of these women, simply because men are lonely they are easy victims. The men go to the philippines often by them selves, and take a lot of risks. There are honest women every where in the world, but  there are also a lot of criminals waiting to take advantage of you. You can find someone to share your life with if you learn how .

Dont be quick to take the advice of individuals running the dating sites sometimes there actually involved in the scam.Master Hughes advice is to watch my video and know before you go about the culture. See his video on  http://www.youtube.com/zenmasterhughes

Master Hughes asked:

How do you find a Philippine wife without being scammed. American men are targets of fraud by philippine women operating on dating sites, Some just scam men out of thousands of dollars. The reason so many men get scammed is because they know nothing about the culture. Master Hughes has published a video to help american men understand the philippne culture and how to spot the bad girls and the good girls.

The video is great and will help men understand how to find a philippne wife without becoming a victim.

You get insight from some one who has traveld to the philippines and lived with the philippine culture for ten years. Plus information on how the scammers work to help you spot one of the bad girls trying to do you in. You get  answers to question like do philippine girls adjust well to american society, what do they expect how do you meet them , are the girls on the websites honest. If you go to the philippine’s be prepared by having a better understanding of the culture and what they want .

Learn about the customs how to save money when you go and much more. The video will give you the knowledge and insight to learn more about philippine family unit, some of thier customs, How to deal with the family when getting married and traveling to the philippines there is also a video on filing for a visa.

Now one American is leading the fight to stop marriage fraud by foreign women, his name is Master Hughes hes become well known for his work. His site is www.nationalmeditation.org/page17.htm go to this page to learn more or buy the video.To see master Hughes go to Utube and type philippine scammers you see his video. http://www.youtube.com/zenmasterhughes  watch it

Tony Dee asked:


Today, we can find different flower types – even those which supposedly cannot be grown in the country. We have tulips, carnation, and most especially, roses.

When we talk of horticulture in the Philippines, we almost always mean ornamental horticulture. In general, horticulture is about flowers while ornamental horticulture involves flowers and other ornamentals. In the Filipino context, these two are the same and offers several products which are available for both domestic and foreign trade.

• Cut flowers involve fresh flowers and buds which are cut from plants to create bouquets, wreaths, corsage and other special flower arrangements.

• Foliage and other plant parts involves the fresh leaves and branches of trees including the shrubs, bushes, grasses, mosses, and lichens which are also used for ornamental purposes

• Dried ornamentals are basically dried, dyed and bleached plant materials

• Other ornamentals are trees, shrubs, bushes, roots, and cuttings which are used to decorate indoors and outdoors.

With the variety of products offered by the horticulture industry in the country, we can see how important flowers in this country. In fact, there’s even a festival in the Philippines celebrating flowers! There’s the Baguio Flower Festival, Kadawayaan Flower Festival in Davao and everywhere else in the country celebrates Flores de Mayo, translated in English as “The Flowers of May”.

Do you want to express your sympathies for a family’s loss? Do you want to express your deepest desires? Sometimes, saying things out loud can become too plain and might not be enough to convey the emotions you want to express. Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. This is never any truer anywhere than this country of smiles. Saying I love isn’t enough to show a Filipina just how important she is to you, especially when you are miles apart. So what do you do? How do you thank a friend for the help they have given you? Or tell your business associates how much you appreciate their time? Well, you can do it the Filipino way – send flowers.

Flowers have their own language, so they say. If you need to say something to someone, there’s no better way to do it than sending them flowers. Through a florist, you can send coded messages of love and admiration; you can show your affection or even ask for forgiveness. Now you don’t have to speak words of love you’ve always found hard to say.

Of course, flowers just aren’t for the Philippines – they have an international language. There are many flower shops around the world and many florists say that it is probably one of the most profitable ventures today.

Send someone bouquets of Philippine flowers – roses, and many others. Sending them flowers is like sending out smiles to your loved one.