Photo taken at Casa Batik House of Rare Bougainvillea in February of 2026, just South of Saint Vincent Palawan Philippines.
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Living in the Philippines – Climate is Everything
Introduction
To really experience the Philippines, like any place else, one has to stay for awhile. And that means dealing with the climate. Being between 20° North and 5° North latitude places the Philippines squarely in the tropics. Which means if you are like me, and spent the majority of your life at higher latitudes (45° North for me), the tropics can take a bit of getting used too. So let me try to explain the climate in the Philippines, at least as I have experienced it.
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