Filipino Community

Filipino Community in Hamilton

Major sport activities:

The Congolese are especially fond of soccer
Music:

Traditional music serves a social purpose and is customarily performed by a group of people known as griots. Soukous is the music of the city, upbeat and celebratory. This musical style blends Cuban rhumba music with some elements of American Jazz and rock. Other influences include European polkas and marches, gospel songs and sailor's ballads.
Dance:

Folk dances are most popular form of dance.
Musical Instruments:

Gongs and bamboo nose flutes, violins with strings made of human hair and two-string lutes (kulintang) are some of the native instruments.

Location:

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Climate:

Has two seasons, wet and dry. The dry season is from March to May and is usually hot. The wet season is from June to October and is also hot with frequent rains, occasional typhoons and high humidity.
Capital City:

Manila
Celebrations:

Christmas, New Year's, Holy Weeks, Labour Day, Independence Day June 12
Major Languages:

Two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Religion:

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%
National Symbols:

Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (bottom; representing courage); a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top
National anthem:

"Lupang Hinirang"listen