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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS
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RELIGION: 82 PERCENT ROMAN CATHOLIC.
CASUAL DRESS IS ACCEPTABLE IN MOST PLACES BUT IN MUSLIM
AREAS THE VISITOR SHOULD COVER UP. FILIPINO MEN MAY WEAR AN
EMBROIDERED LONG SLEEVED SHIRT OR A PLAIN BAROUNG TAGALOG
WITH BLACK TROUSERS FOR FORMAL OCCASIONS. THE PHILIPPINES
ARE IN MANY RESPECTS, MORE WESTERNISED THAN ANY OTHER ASIAN
COUNTRY, BUT THERE IS A RICH UNDERLAY OR MALAY CULTURE.
BUSINESS HINTS
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SAFARI SUITS OR A LONG SLEEVED BARONG TAGALOG CAN BE WORN
FOR BUSINESS VISITS. PRIOR APPOINTMENTS ARE NECESSARY AND
IT IS CUSTOMARY TO EXCHANGE BUSINESS CARDS. FILIPINOS HAVE
AN AMERICAN BUSINESS STYLE AND ENGLISH IS WIDELY SPOKEN.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADDRESSED BY THEIR TITLES SUCH AS
SENATOR, CONGRESSMAN, DIRECTOR.
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