Advantages and Disadvantages of Philippine's location

1. The
The
PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINES

2. PRESENTER
PRESENTER
Renil L. Fermino
1st Yr- BEED

3. ADVANTAGES OF THE
LOCATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
DISADVANTAGES OF
THE LOCATION OF
THE PHILIPPINES
REPORT
REPORT

4. Mabuhay!
Mabuhay!
Welcome to the Philippines
I hope you will enjoy my report!

5. The Republic of the Philippines has
more than 300,000 square
kilometers of land.
The Republic of the Philippines is
composed of Luzon, Visayas, and
Mindanao island groups.
The Philippines is located at a latitude
of 14° 34' 59.99" N and a longitude
of 121° 00' 0.00" E. The latitude of the
Philippines expresses the country's
location relative to the equator. That
said, the Philippines is above the
equator and part of the northern
hemisphere.
BASIC FACTS
BASIC FACTS
The Republic of the Philippines is a
sovereign state in archipelagic
Southeast Asia, with 7,641 islands

7. Philippines is very strategically located archipelago country. As
Philippines is very strategically located archipelago country. As
such it comes with its own set of geographical advantages and
such it comes with its own set of geographical advantages and
disadvantages. Philippines geography is such that strategically it
disadvantages. Philippines geography is such that strategically it
becomes very important for the rest of the world.
becomes very important for the rest of the world.

8. ADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
of the Philippines location

9. ADVANTAGE IN TRADING
ADVANTAGE IN TRADING
It is strategically located which
allows trade relations with many
countries, both in Asia and the
West. The Philippines is one of the
gateway countries to Asia.

10. Filipinos speak English as a
second language, making the
Philippines one of the major
providers of BPO services in
the world.
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE

11. The Philippines has rich
natural resources such as
coastal beaches and
mountains that are used for
Tourism
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURAL RESOURCES

12. The Philippines has a rich
diverse cultural.
RICH CULTURE
RICH CULTURE

13. DISADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
of the Philippines location

14. The Philippines is strategically located in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, which allows for
close trade relations with many countries in
Asia and the West. The Philippines also has
vast oceans around the archipelago which can
also cause smuggling problems of illegal
imports and exports of goods to and from the
country so that the government
can lose a source of revenue as no
appropriate taxes are levied.
geography

15. The Philippines has scattered islands
that are a barrier to fast communication
across the archipelago, making
communication very slow.
Islands

16. The Philippine government center is
far from the regions, especially in
the distant mountainous provinces,
which cannot support the full
management of the regions. They
cannot provide direct support in
terms of services related to
livelihood, education, and overall
community grievances.
Services

17. To protect and defend the Philippines
with its scattered islands requires
armed forces. This requires a sufficient
budget to supply the logistics used
for the armed forces such as
weapons, ships, airplanes, etc.
However, this problem is
compounded because the
government does not have enough
budget to supply the necessary
logistics .
Security

18. Salamat!
Salamat!
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