weather in the Philippines

My grandparents just got back from a visit to the Philippines (although they live in America now, they still have their house there and they visit at least every other year). They were showing me pictures of the trip and I was shocked to see how sunny everything looked around Christmas time over there. I have never been to the Philippines myself, so I asked my grandparents what the weather was like year-round there. They said that like many other countries along the equator, the Philippines has only 2 seasons-wet and dry. I found this fascinating since I am so used to having 4 seasons. The rainy season is from June-November and the dry season is from December-May. These seasons are much like those in many Central American countries.