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Location

The Resume

    (July 4, 1946- )
    Independent from United States
    Islands east of Vietnam
    Primary languages are Filipino and English
    Capital is Manila

Why Philippines might be annoying:

    It is located on the typhoon belt.
    It has active volcanoes, earthquakes, garbage landslides and tsunamis.
    Its government is fighting with China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam over the ownership of the Spratly Islands.
    Heroin and crystal methamphetamine are illegally transferred through the country.
    It is made up of over 7,100 islands.
    Tourists and journalists are occasionally kidnapped or killed by guerrilla fighters in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
    Ferries are overcrowded, poorly maintained and often sink (about 100 accidents each year).
    During 'Apocalypse Now's' filming in the Philippines, a typhoon Olga destroyed over $1 million worth of the equipment and set. It was one of the most dangerous films to be made, due to the location.
    One hurricane in Baguio left the island three feet deep in water.
    Almost half of their doctors leave to practice in the United States.
    The country is hard to spell correctly.

Why Philippines might not be annoying:

    The HIV/AIDS rate is impressively low (0.07%).
    The people are said to be friendly and helpful to tourists.
    Manila, the nation's capital, was leveled during WW II and has been rebuilt into a modern city.
    It is home to the Tarsier (world's smallest primate, under one foot tall).
    Its government rewards Olympic medalist with a significant amount of money (although almost no one brought the country a medal in decades).
    Its a great place for spelunking and canoeing.
    They were invaded by Japan the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 8, 1941).
    Typhoon Haiyon--possibly the most powerful storm on record--killed at least 10000 people. (November 3-11, 2013)

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 131 Votes: 71.76% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 44 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 177 Votes: 44.07% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 306 Votes: 49.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 335 Votes: 56.12% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 193 Votes: 69.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 55 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 100 Votes: 51.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 217 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 97 Votes: 80.41% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 89 Votes: 65.17% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 195 Votes: 70.77% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 143 Votes: 60.84% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 89 Votes: 37.08% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 460 Votes: 43.26% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 5406 Votes: 38.25% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 486 Votes: 45.06% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 443 Votes: 46.50% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 882 Votes: 49.21% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 941 Votes: 48.67% Annoying