I’m sorry. Even in high school I had a hard time figuring out where countries are. I almost failed geometry.
I was there over Christmas and felt perfectly safe. There is crime just like here but most of it is theft from what I could tell. Everyone speaks english to some extent and some of the islands are truly tropical paradise.
I sort of worry about their economy. I have never seen so many cranes on tall buildings. Manila is growing at a very rapid pace. My Father in law says its money pouring out of China.
They have very good hospitals for those that can pay. Your medicaid stops the minute you move there but the costs aren’t like here.
Beef and gas are not cheap. Lots of motorbikes and more traffic in Manila than I care to see again. We had a driver but I don’t think I could stand to deal with it myself.
Go for a visit.