I'm a Canadian travelling in the Phillipines. I'm trying to stretch my dollar on all the basics in order to spend money on some more interesting things, like diving, snorkeling, trekking, etc.
Trying to pick up as much Tagalog as I can... though the notion that Tagalog is the official language here is a myth! Bicolan and Visayan are spoken more commonly, as well as some very broken English. ... full info