Considered as the third largest-English speaking country in the world, the Philippines has world-class facilities and services such as excellent accommodations, fine restaurants, modern shopping centers and communications services, efficient congress and exhibition organizers, and reliable tour operators. Filipinos are hardworking, competent and highly-educated. These are the most compelling advantages the Philippines has over any other Asian country. With education as priority, literacy rate in the country is 94.6%. English is taught in all schools. Every year, 350,000 tertiary level graduates enrich the professional pool.