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The wonderful rice terraces at Ifugao, Mountain Province, Luzon 90 Rice terraces at Bontoc, Mountain Province 91 Boobies at Tubataja reef, Sulu 98 The subterranean river, Saint Paul's Bay, Palawan taken by flashlight 99 Magellan Monument, Mactan Island 102 Panoramic view of Dapitan where Rizal was exiled by the Spaniards 103 A view of Jolo, Sulu 110 The Cebu wharf 110 Moro weapons 111 A cigar factory in Manila 124 Makers of Manila cigars 125 A lumber yard. Kolambugan, Mindanao 130 View of San Jose Estate sugar mill. San Jose, Mindoro 131 Girls Embroidery, Paco Intermediate School, Manila 136-137 The Council of State in session 160 The Members of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands 161 The Gilbert Steel Bridge, Laoag, Ilocos Norte 176
ILLUSTRATED MAPS
Map of the Philippine Islands 12 Trade routes of the Philippine Islands 146 Map of the City of Manila 234
"Lived ever a man or a people on an island, however insignificant and bleak and bare, without feeling for it pride and love? Call to mind poem and song, picture and tale; the history of island races.
"Behold, then, the Philippines: thousands of islands, great and small beautiful, bountiful beneath a benignant sky. Seek to know how Truth paints them, and understand and sympathize with their people's fervid desire to call them their very own."
FOREWORD
It is vital for the Filipinos that foreigners visiting the Philippines acquire accurate information about the Islands and their people. The Philippines are not generally known abroad, much less are the Filipinos as a people, their degree of civilization and culture, their form of government, their institutions. Hence, the need for a publication such as this setting forth reliable items of information about the islands.
This booklet is a compendium of facts, not fancies--facts pertaining to the country known as the Philippines and to the people known as the Filipino people. They are facts that can be verified from authentic sources.
The booklet is primarily intended for tourists, but to all other foreigners seeking information on things Philippine, the booklet will also be of invaluable help. It not only indicates the places of interest throughout the archipelago but also gives a description of the islands in general, of their people, history and government. Tangible evidences of the readiness of the Filipinos for nationality are described. The history of the whole nationalistic movement is given.
The Filipinos to-day are in control of their own government. They have had practical autonomy since 1916. The only remaining link between Washington and the Philippines is the Governor-General who is an American appointed by the President of the United States representing his country in the islands, and is the chief executive thereof.
The islands produce great quantities of sugar, hemp, copra, rice, corn and tobacco. They are capable of producing besides, and are actually beginning to produce, rubber, coffee, various food and medicinal products, and a multitude of raw materials for every purpose. There are also many hardwoods appropriate for elegant furniture in a variety of natural colors not yet seen in any market. There are mines of gold, copper and coal in operation. There are said to be creditable iron and oil deposits.
There are plenty of wonderful harbors for ships of heavy tonnage. The country is peaceful, the most peaceful perhaps in the world. A courteous and hospitable people greet the foreigner wherever he goes.
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