When I was in the Philippines, everything was really impressive.
One thing is that I saw one victim to one of the murders on the street. I still can not exact reason. But as soon as our tourist members left the airport, we bumped into one body killed by someone. So to be honest, i got shocked and i had regreted choosing the Philippines for our first trip.
But from 2nd day of the trip, every thing was good enough to enjoy from start to finish. For example, cristal clear sea shores, jollybeas (Jollibee) and kind local residents. Especially, when we ran into some local employees dancing to the traditional music energetically in the gas station while waiting for customers. i could learn your culture and history. I love you guys. :)