In the Philippines, the two official languages are Tagalog and English. Tagalog is sometimes referred to as Filipino. There are many other regional languages and dialects spoken throughout the Philippines, as well. The most common way to greet someone is by saying, "Kumusta?" It means, "Hey, how are you?" Can you figure out what other language Tagalog is similar to?
Here they use the Filipino peso, which is different from the Mexican peso that you are probably thinking of. The typical paper pesos are 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000. There are also one, five and 10 peso coins.
A bottle of water costs around 20 pesos, on average. This is roughly $0.38 USD. How much does a bottle of water cost in your city? How many bottles of water could you buy here with that much money?
