Ma. Lourdes N. Tiquia
THE Philippines is an archipelago and a maritime nation. We have a surfeit of beautiful beaches owing to our long coastline. We actually rank fourth in the list of top five countries with the longest coastline, at 36,289 kilometers. “Canada ranks first (202,080 km), Indonesia is at second spot (54,716 km), Russia third (37,653 km) and Japan in fifth place (29,751 km).”