PASKO SYMBOLS AND RITUALS Misa de Gallo The dawn of December 16 is different from any other morning in the Philippines. When the day’s first cockcrow is heard‚ exultation rings throughout the nation as church bell toll loudly to signal the official start of Christmastide. The dawn mass is aptly called Misa de Gallo or Mass of the Rooster. While Christmas has been in the air for weeks‚ or even months‚ and people have been busy with Pasko activities--- today‚ Christmas really begins. The
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engineers‚ architects‚ doctors‚ etc.‚ could now be recognized as professionals in other countries for our system of education is the same as theirs. * It will help in freeing parents of the burden of having to spend for college just to make their children employable. * A student who completes K to 12 will be equipped with skills‚ competencies‚ and recognized certificates equivalent to a two-year college degree * K to 12 offers a more
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based on the quantity produced. It is not a function of the value of the product being taxed. Cigarettes are a product being taxed in such category. The use of specific tax could have been a good idea since it is evident that even though the Philippines is a small country‚ it is the 12th largest in the cigarette industry with an annual volume of around 85 billion sticks of cigarettes. At P1.00 per stick‚ it could easily translate to P85 billion tax revenue and yet we had only collected a mere P27
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COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE – For the purpose of studying all matters related to the negotiation and organization of the Independence of the Philippines. November 1918 – The Philippine Legislature created the “Commission of Independence”. The Commission of Independence was composed of 11 SENATORS and 40 CONGRESSMEN. The membership was expanded to include all the Philippine Legislature members regardless of the party affiliation. The most important undertaking of THE COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE was the dispatch
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The Philippines and the World Market The Philippines is considered to be one of the most westernized countries in Asia. It has strong ties to the United States and the United Nations. In fact‚ It is the only charter member of the U.N. in all of Southeast Asia. The United States has a very close relationship with the economy and culture of the Philippines. For instance‚ Filipinos have a strong resentment toward communistic countries. During the cold war‚ the Philippines supported America by consistently
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History Historical records show that the Philippine Customs Service started many centuries back long before the Philippines was discovered by the eastern and western expeditionaries. The Philippines had already a flourishing trade with countries of Southeast Asia‚ but since money at that time was not yet the medium of exchange‚ people then resorted to the barter system of commodities. The rulers of the barangays were known as the “datus” or “rajahs” collected tributes from the people before they
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The Philippines as the Academic Mecca It is quite ironic that countless Filipinos are financially deprived to finish even the basic education‚ while thousands of foreign students who fly into the Philippines claim that with the same education quality‚ the costs are significantly cheaper. For example‚ a four-year degree course in the Philippines costs around $1‚000 to $2‚500 per year; this is remarkably cheaper in comparison with the United States’ educational costs‚ where students are estimated
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PHILIPPINE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY : The Footwear Industry covers a range of products that includes sports shoes‚ dress or casual shoes‚ slippers and sandals. Materials range from leather‚ rubber and plastic to textile and other components. The sector targets buyers of all ages and offers products for men‚ women and children. Leather footwear is normally used as dress shoes. Non-leather footwear with outer soles of rubber or other materials such as plastic‚ wood‚ textile is commonly used as casual
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of media research in the Philippines? Choose a particular form of mass media and identify three (3) major issues and concerns besetting it. To what extent has research been made on such issues and concerns? Cite concrete cases to prove your point. The Philippine film industry‚ considered by many critics‚ producers‚ directors‚ movie workers‚ is either slowly but surely dying or is already dead. Notice the use of the term "Philippine film industry" instead of "Philippine cinema." This is such for
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Project in Philippine history Titled : Philippine Government in Transition GROUP 2 BPA1-B Datu is the title for chiefs‚ sovereign princes‚ and monarchs in the Visayas andMindanao Regions of the Philippines. Together with Lakan (Luzon)‚ Apo in Central and Northern Luzon‚ Sultan and Rajah‚ they are titles used for native royalty
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