Happiest People in Asia

Despite the many problems hounding the Philippines, Filipinos still consider themselves as among the happiest people in the world. Results of regional surveys conducted by MTV-Asia, ACNielsen and the Economist magazine have indicated that Filipinos are the happiest people in Asia.

But in the World Values Survey conducted by University of Michigan in 1998, the Philippines was ranked 12th among 54 countries in the world in terms of happiness index. Among Asian countries, it was ranked first. According to the survey, the top ten happiest nations in the world were Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Great Britain and Venezuela

In a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in November 2001, 57 percent of the 1,200 respondents said they were very proud to be Filipinos while 34 percent claimed they were proud of their national identity. Only 9 percent said they were not proud and 1 percent claimed they were not proud at all of becoming Filipinos. The respondents also cited the following qualities of the Filipinos: God-centered, industrious, faithful, has convictions, responsible, peaceful and law-abiding, and loving and caring.

Festivals In the Philippines You Wouldn't want to Miss

These are some known festival in the Philippines and some are famous around the world.

Good thing I am a Filipino and I'm proud to be Pinoy.

Some festivals that you wouldn't want to miss:

Caragan Festival - Mabalacat,Pampanga

Panagbenga Festival- baguio

Sinulog Fest. - Cebu

Dinagyang- Davao

Aguman Sanduk- Pampanga

Maskara Fest- Aklan

Moriones Fest- Visayas

Panagbenga Flower Festival- Baguio

 Strawberry Festival- La Trinidad

Lang-ay Festival- Mountain Province

Ati-atihan in honor of Sto Nino- Kalibo, Aklan

Feast of the Black Nazarene- Quiapo Manila
Sinulog Festival- Dumaguete and Cebu
Pahiyas Festival-Lucban, Quezon
Moriones - Marinduque

Kadayawan - Davao City

Bangus festival-Dagupan, Pangasinan

Pistay Dayat- Pangasinan

Bagoong Festival-Lingayen Pangasinan

Talong Festival-Rosales Pangasinan

Salagubang Pestebal – Batangas

The best festival is the Panagbenga or Flower festival in baguio city.

It's flower season in the city of Pines - perfect timing for an all-out fiesta in the streets. The Baguio folk take a break on these days to revel in the cool climate and the unique culture of the city. Multi-hued costumes are worn, mimicking the various blooms of the highland region (or any of its 11 ethnic tribes). These are flowerbeds - disguised, of course, as the Panagbenga parade floats. http://www.tourism.gov.ph/discover/festi…

Only in the Philippines.