President: Corazon C. Aquino (1986-199) Leaders are born to serve. Their aspirations and dreams for their constituents‚ for the country are embodied in their deeds and speech. To be a president is a noble and a very sophisticated job a man can do in his own life. But the first Philippine woman president had no background for being a politician‚ seemed to be agitated during times of trouble‚ she took the responsibility of being the new bearer of the noble mission to lead the Filipino people out
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Philippine Prehistory - The First Inhabitants - 40‚000 BP The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea situated between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometre square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. Over the past two million years‚ the earth has undergone twenty cycles of glaciation
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Emilio Aguinaldo As I asked my family and relatives‚ “Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?” one answer was consistent and it declared him a “Filipino hero.” Emilio Aguinaldo is best known as the Filipino leader who fought against Spain and later the United States for the independence of the Philippines. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 23‚ 1869 near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ Philippines and died February 6‚ 1964 in Manila. He was born of Chinese and Tagalog descent. He became mayor of Cavite Viejo and also became leader
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The Economic Condition of the Philippines during the Pre-Spanish era Economy during the Spanish Colonial Period Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 on the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe with five ships and a complement of 264 crew. Three years later in 1522‚ only the one ship‚ the Victoria‚ returned to Spain with 18 men. The Philippines were the death of Magellan. The expedition sighted the island of Samar on March 16‚ 1521. Magellan was welcomed by two Rajas‚ Kolambu
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25‚000 B.C. Ancient Negroid people immigrate to the Philippines over a land bridge then still connecting the archipelago with the Asian mainland. They are food gatherers and hunters‚ and the forefathers of today’sNegritos. These people use bows and arrows and stone made implements. They live in caves. 5‚000 B.C. to 3‚000 B.C. The "New Stone Age". Sea faring Malays from what is today Indonesia come to the archipelago. These new settlers bring with them polished stone tools‚ boat building‚ bark and
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History of the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on the Culture of Philippines History Languages Traditions Mythology and folklore[show] Cuisine Festivals Religion Literature Music and performing arts[show] Media[show] Sport[show] Monuments[show] Symbols[show] Philippines portal v t e Part of a series on the History of the Philippines Prehistory (pre-900)[show] Classical Period (900–1521)[show] Spanish Period (1521–1898)[show] American Period (1898–1946)[show]
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CHAPTER I This Chapter represents the introduction of the project feasibility‚ the objective of the study‚ the scope and delimitations of the study‚ the significance of the study and the definition of terms. Introduction and Background of the Study Filipino love sweets‚ especially when it comes to desserts and sweetened fruits and vegetables. This sweetened fruits and vegetables could be salads‚ preservative fruits and can make it to spread. On the ancient times only simple foods were serve
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Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND EAST ASIA: JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE: 1941-42 When the nations of Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master
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Caraga From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the municipality in the province of Davao Oriental‚ see Caraga‚ Davao Oriental. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008) Region XIII Caraga Region Map of the Philippines showing the location of Region XIII Country Philippines Island group Mindanao Regional center Butuan City Area
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