CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Despite Crises‚ Wow Philippines Campaign Made 2003 Tourism Succeed In 2003‚ 1.9 million tourists arrived in the Philippines compared to 1.93 million in 2002. The slight drop of .03% was a result of the Oakwood mutiny‚ the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ the Iraq war‚ political turmoil‚ and the unhelpful travel advisories from different countries However‚ tourism revenues for 2003 kept balance with 2002 revenues because of the Department
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On January 1‚ 1898 the US was looking for a better economy‚ more money‚ and overall control. So the US decided that the Philippines should be colonized country. The United States motivation for Imperialism in the Philippines can be classified in 5 sections: economic‚ ideological‚ religious‚ political‚ and strategic motivations.Their economical motives start with opening new markets‚ expanding their trade possibilities‚ balancing a favorable trade‚ making exports exceed imports‚ and expanding foreign
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Painter”AKA Damian Gabor Domingo “Father of Filipino Painting” 1st Filipino to paint his face 1st self-portrait in the Philippines Academia de Dibujo y PinturaDate of Birth: 1796Birthplace: Tondo‚ Manila‚ PhilippinesYear of Death: 1834 * 3. La Sagrada Familia * 4. La Sagrada Familia Oil on Copper Sheet Measurements: 48.26(length) x 35 (width) cm Where it was made: Manila‚ Philippines Time Period: 19th Century; 1820’s to 1830’s Owner: Heirs of Luis Ongpin Museum: Ayala Miuseum * 5. La Sagrada
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Competitiveness of Philippines in global map From WEF “Global Competitiveness report 2012-13”‚ key performance indices of Philippines in a global scale is analyzed below: [pic] 0.5% of world-wide GDP share implies Philippines is really an insignificant player in world economy in terms of economic output‚ and 95 millions population‚ about 1.5% of ~7 billion world population‚ means current productivity level is only one third of world average. This is a typical characteristic of developing Asian
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History of the Philippines The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or primitive boats‚ at least 67‚000 years ago as the 2007 discovery of Callao Man showed. Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s expedition on February 13‚ 1565 who established the first permanent settlement of San Miguel on the island of Cebu. The expedition continued northward reaching the bay of Manila on the island
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| | Philippines - The Economy THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY EXPERIENCED considerable difficulty in the 1980s. Real gross national product (GNP) grew at an annual average of only 1.8 percent‚ less than the 2.5 percent rate of population increase. The US$668 GNP per capita income in 1990 was below the 1978 level‚ and approximately 50 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. The 1988 unemployment rate of 8.3 percent (12.3 percent in urban areas) peaked at 11.4 percent in early 1989‚ and the
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RIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES It is believed that before the end of the Ice Age‚ about 70‚000‚000 years ago‚ our country was connected to the mainland of Asia by long strips of land. These strips of land served as land bridges. It was said that people in the mainland could travel by land to the Philippines without crossing the sea. After the Ice Age‚ high tide occurred. Large blocks of ice melted. It was during this high tide that the land bridges submerged in water. The Philippines was then separated
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History of the Philippines: People first reached the Philippines about 30‚000 years ago‚ when the Negritos immigrated from Sumatra and Borneo via boats or land-bridges. They were followed by Malays‚ then Chinese beginning in the ninth century‚ and Spaniards in the sixteenth. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521. During the next 300 years‚ Spanish Jesuit priests and conquistadors spread Catholicism and Spanish culture across the archipelago‚ with particular strength on the
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Jonathan G. Misa ENSCI BSHRM401 1. 10 common species in the philppine ( flora and fauna ) Sampaguita The sampaguita is a small‚ white flower found in the swamps and forests of the Philippines. These flowers have soft‚ wide‚ paper-thin petals. The foliage is light green and the stems are thick. Many people use these flowers as decorations or garden plants. They are popular for weddings and special occasions. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Langka is a smooth tree reaching
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TanClarisse CortezJanuary 20‚ 2014 Industry Highlights Market Segments and Market Size Data The Philippine laundry care industry can be categorized into the following: Carpet Cleaners‚ Fabric Softeneres‚ Laundry Aids‚ Laundry Detergents and Laundry Care. Based on July 2012 Nielsen reading and even Euromonitor‚ the Laundry detergent category is a 30 billion pesos industry here in the Philippines. It is dominated by powders with a share of 18.4 billion and bars with 11.3 billion. The major
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