Giant Philippines

Appearance:

In his teaser released on 25 December 2020, Philippines initially had dark brown hair, but this was changed to a much lighter and slightly reddish shade in current art, His hair is parted on the left, with most of the fringe swept to the right side. The rest is slicked to the left, and a small cowlick sticks up from the top of his head. He received amber eyes. He wears a white naval sailor suit with bishop sleeves, adorned with blue piping and a blue kerchief, flowers pinned to his left breast. He has also been shown wearing a traditional baróng and more casual attire such as shorts, sandals, and a cat print t-shirt.

He is usually seen carrying a selfie stick and a phone, which is a must-have for him. On his shoulder is his tarsier named Pien-kun.

Personality and Interests:

Philippines is described as a bright and cheerful nation who loves selfies. He claimed that he had always wanted to take a group selfie of all the ASEAN nations at every meeting. It is also implied that he has an active social media presence, betting that the ASEAN group photo will go viral.

He does not enjoy Western-style meetings which involve stuffy outfits, strict punctuality, stiff greetings at the start, annoying topics, and so on. Instead, he prefers a more laid-back meeting style, which he argued is more suited to the Southeast Asian way of life, for example in a café with casual clothes.

Philippines can at times be very blunt with his neighbors. In Chapter 398, when asked by Malaysia if he loves him, Philippines replied with, “You’re hella annoying when you’re nearby, but when you're far away, I totes love ya ♥︎”

In the collezione published in 2021, Singapore described Philippines as a bright man with a great sense of branding.

Philippines says he wants to travel the world and take photos with people he will meet in all places he visits. He also states he wants to communicate better with Pien. Lately, Philippines likes to look for weird or eccentric t-shirts.

Height: 115,831ft tall