By Michael Arditti - The Daily Mail
Sometimes you get to know more about your own country and culture from an outsider’s perspective…
Mention the Philippines to any Westerner and certain images spring to mind: former First Lady Imelda Marcos’s shoes, young maids exploited by Arab employers and poverty so acute that shanty towns grow up on noxious rubbish dumps like some real-life version of Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend.
There is, however, so much more to the Philippines than that; a rich history, vibrant culture and verdant landscape.
Read more of Michael Arditti’s article on Travelmail.co.uk.
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