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"Make the church aware of the need |
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-- make the world aware of the message" |
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Gregory |
King's
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Asia Pacific |
Children's
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Media Ministries |
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Philippine
Facts
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Natural hazards: Typhoon belt, usually
affected by 15 & struck by 5-6 cyclonic storms per
year; landslides; active volcanoes; earthquakes;
tsunamis |
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Population: 87,857,473 |
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Population growth: 1.84% |
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HIV/AIDS rate: less than 0.1% |
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People living w/ HIV: 9,000 |
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HIV/AIDS deaths:
less than 500 |
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Ethnic groups:
Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano
13.1%, Llocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon
Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% |
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Religions: Roman Catholic 80.9%,
Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%,
other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified
0.6%, none 0.1% |
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Languages: Two official languages
- Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major
dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or
Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan |
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Literacy: 92.6% |
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Government : Republic |
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Capital: Manila |
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