Philippines From Above: Manila, Palawan, Cebu and 7,000 Islands Shaped by Fire and Sea

Fly across the Philippines from Manila Bay and the Cordillera rice terraces to Mayon, Cebu, Bohol, Palawan, Boracay and Siargao. This aerial geography documentary explores how tectonic fire, monsoon water, island channels, cities and coastal ecosystems shaped one of the world's great archipelagos. Chapters 00:00 An Archipelago Built by Fire and Sea 00:57 Luzon: Mountain Ranges Around a Fertile Core 01:52 Manila: A Metropolis on a Vulnerable Bay 02:49 The Cordilleras and the Rice Terraces 03:43 Mayon and the Philippine Volcanic Arc 04:40 The Visayas: A Sea of Connected Islands 05:36 Bohol and the Geometry of the Chocolate Hills 06:30 Palawan: The Limestone Frontier 07:28 Boracay: Paradise Under Pressure 08:25 Siargao and the Pacific Edge 09:21 A Climate Written by Monsoons and Typhoons 10:21 Languages, Migration and an Ocean Economy 11:25 The Future of an Island Nation Research sources include the Philippine Statistics Authority, DOST-PAGASA, the Philippine Department of Tourism, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the World Bank. Real landscape footage is sourced from audited Pexels contributors; creator links and source records are retained in the production manifest. Aerial Atlas tells the story of countries through landscapes, cities and the forces that connect them.