[quote=rikodlaya11]why is the philippines called "perlas ng silangan"? i need an answer in filipino.. pls PM me.. huhu..[/quote] I'm a filipina but i've lived in US almost all my life so i didn't know that aswell. Off of curiosity, I looked it up and learned that it's portraying to how rich the country is because of it's natural resources and land. It's not meant to mean political-wise or w/e corrupted actions that had lead to its economic decline. Hence, the phrase is intended to mean, "what natural beauty the Philippine island holds."