Country’s Climate

• The Philippines, situated at the Torrid Zone, has a tropical climate.

• The country has two seasons, dry and wet.

• Rainy season occurs from May to November, while dry season occurs from December to April.

• The country experiences typhoon from June to October.

The Filipino People

• The Filipino people is a harmonious mixture of diversity and homogeneity.

• Within the blood veins of the Filipinos are the blends of their forefathers from Malay, Chinese, Negrito, Indian, European, and American lineage.

Philippine Ethnic groups distribution

Igorots

Mangyans

Badjao

Tagbanua

Lumad

T’boli

Aetas

Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

Non-Indigenous Ethnic Groups

Theories on the Origin of Filipinos

Migration Theory

• According to Beyer, the ancestors of the Filipinos came in waves of migration.

Migration Theory

• “Dawn Man”

• Negritos

• Indonesians

• Malays

Core Population Theory

• According to this theory, the inhabitants of the Philippines consist of a core population to which came accretions of the people who moved in from the region

Core Population Theory

• The movement of the people are erratic rather than in sequential waves• They share common cultural traits or

base culture