~ population 118 million

~ over 7000 islands, 2000 inhabited

~ 175 ethno-lingustics

~ largest diaspora globally

~ dubbed "the singing nation”

~ known for karaoke & coverbands

~ popular music styles: k-pop, american pop/rock/hiphop

~ 60% nationally uses Spotify

~ after Spotify, ranks AllSaints Music and YouTube

~ 59.4 million use smartphones (37 million increase by 2029)

~ Bruno Mars, Olivia Rodrigo, Dominic Fike all fil-am artists

~ Recent emergence of mega-genre Ppop onto global stage

~ primary languages: Tagalog, Cebuano, English

~ majority Christian/Catholic

~ 8/10 filipinos have no dream for their life

~ extrememly impoverished nation

~  beautiful countryside, mountains & beaches

~ inspite of poverty level, filipinos are known for joy

~ newly elected president {establishing Federalism}

~ 74% trust America (17% trust China)

~ filipinos access certain nations westerners cannot as easily

~ Philippines will soon experience cultural-revival, and the Church will lead it