Several universities are located in the capital city they are the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas. Other large cities in the country are Angeles, Davao City, and Cebu City. An extensive road network links the rural areas of the nations. Agriculture is the main source of income. Half of the Philippine population is engaged in agriculture.
Small villages dot the landscape and the major problem they face is poverty.
For the most part the small villages have some sort of electrical power, either by gas-powered generators or a public power grid. The rural areas need to have vast improvements made in order to make the quality of life the same as in the cities. Pockets of poverty are visible in the cities as well, but nothing like the rural areas. In 1993 the major American influence in the country withdrew. The naval base and Subic Bay was closed down.