Luzon ( Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol, and the outlying island/archipelagic provinces of Batanes, Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon) Wikivoyage divides the country into four island groupings: The plight of tourism mostly stems from insurgencies and crime, but most parts of the country remain safe with common sense. Westerners form a minority of visitors most tourists are from China, Korea and Japan. The Philippines is seeing a slowly growing number of visitors, however, it continues to lag behind its neighbors, having received only 8 million visitors in 2018, just a fifth of Thailand's draw, despite a population 40% larger. Food and accommodations are cheap, many destinations have excellent infrastructure, and the people are cheerful and friendly perhaps the easiest way to recognize a Filipino abroad is to see who has the broadest smile. Many locals speak English well and most of the others have at least some English. It would take decades to visit and experience everything. There is great cultural diversity due to the many islands, many waves of immigration, and a mixture of foreign influences - the country has been trading with nearby nations for at least a thousand years and was a Spanish colony from the late 1500s to 1898, then American until 1946. The country has one of the world's longest coastlines with many fine beaches and excellent diving.

The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( Republika ng Pilipinas), is an archipelago of more than 7,100 islands in Southeast Asia between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea. 10.8 Supermarkets and convenience stores.8.1 Historical and cultural attractions.

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