• In times of peace the Philippine flag is flown with the blue band on the top, and in times of war, with the red band on top
  • Every day people in the Philippines send more than 450 million texts, more than the U.S. and Europe combined
  • The Philippines is home to the world’s largest high school, Rizal High School, with about 20,000 students
  • The third largest English-speaking nation after the U.S. and the U.K. is the Philippines
  • The two oldest universities in Asia are both in the Philippines
  • 171 languages and dialects are actively used in the Philippines
  • The Philippines is the world’s leading producer of coconuts