The Philippines -about 90 million people living on 7000 islands, voted the happiest people on our planet in a 2005 global survey (reference -The Lonely Planet -who else?!). 90% are Christian, mostly Roman Catholic, and 5% are Muslim. As we travel around the country we have seen a distressing number of signs of varied Christian sects including Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons and Baptists.
On the flight here, we also read in the Philippines Star Newspaper that the Philippines is the Capital of Text Messaging! And we have certainly witnessed this everywhere here where people walk along texting while not even looking up! And for our selves, we have never texted a message in our life! When we tell Filipinos this (and maybe when we tell you!) they are shocked!
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