IF YOU WANT  TO  LEARN MORE
Kerr, Russ et. al. Philippines. London: Lonely Planet Publications, 2000.
The usual excellent guidebook and cultural overview from Lonely Planet.

Rafael, L. Vicente, ed. Discrepant Histories: Translocal Essays on Filipino Cultures. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995.
A university-level book containing various essays on Filipino culture.

Rizal, José. The Subversive. Trans. Leon Ma Guerrero. New York: W.W. Norton, 1968.
One of the most important novels by the Philippines' greatest writer.

Steinberg, David Joel. The Philippines, A Singular and Plural Place. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2000.
The book is based on the author's 40-year study of Filipino people and culture.

Sullivan, Margaret. The Philippines: Pacific Crossroads. New York: Dillon Press, 1993.
This book for children has brilliant photographs and text describing geography, history, family life and culture.