Emergent Social Concerns in the Region:
- The plight of trafficked women and children as a part of the global phenomenon popularly known as the ‘sex-slave industry’
- The government’s participation in the redistribution of land at the expense of the natives located in the Zambales mountains on the island of Luzon, PI
- The exportation of overseas workers to the West in search of economic relief
Country of Initial Concentration: The Philippines
Population: 99 million
Primary Languages Spoken: Tagalog and English
Capital: Manila
Major Religions: Catholicism, Islam, and Christianity
Main Exports: human labor, semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper, petroleum, coconut oil, and fruits
Information gathered from:
CIA – The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
