Philippines Cultural Assessment: The primary language that business is conducted in the Philippines is English. This is a result of the American influenced era which began in 1898. One should not assume that just because English is the most commonly used language that both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication are conducted the same way that they are in America. The Philippines business environment is known to be highly personalized. The communication style of the Philippines has also been
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differentiate the Western definition and our “indigenous” perception of what history or kasaysayan is? ANSWER: “Magkaiba ang kasaysayan‚ na binigyang-diin ng saysay‚ at historya‚ na nakatuon naman sa pagsisisyasat.” Salazar defined “history” in Tagalog as different from the Western definition‚ which referred to knowledge‚ to the search of information or to what happened in the past. He defined ‘kasaysayan’ in our “indigenous” perception. It came from the root word ‘saysay’ which means “to relate
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Education in the Philippines Education in the Philippines is based on the education system of the United States‚ with some variations. Generally‚ compulsory elementary education runs for 6 years‚ while secondary education takes 4 years. After high school there are vocational courses or colleges which offer courses for a varying number of years depending on the course. University courses leading to a bachelor’s degree are usually 4 years long. The school year‚ which is at least 200 days or 40 weeks
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TRAVELOG IN ENGLISH TRAVELOG IN ENGLISH Submitted by: Nicole Abigail Jacinto IV-Mapagkaisa Submitted to: Mrs.Ofelia Melchora Sumalin Teacher Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South
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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda JOB OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the nationalism and patriotism of the Filipino people; to inspire the Filipino youth of today. PERSONAL IDENTITY: Sex: Male Place/Date of Birth: Calamba‚ Laguna/ June 19‚1861 Religion: Roman Catholic Marital Status: Single Address: Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Mother’s Name: Teodora Alonzo y Quintos Father’s Name: Francisco Mercado Rizal EDUCATION: (1869 – 1872)
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its people and visitors. Caloocan had its famous episode in 1896 when Filipino troops fought against Spanish tyrants and advocates. The world was stirred by it. The city’s name derivation has a story behind. It’s said to have come from the Tagalog term “lo-ok”‚ which means “bay”‚ as Caloocan is just close to the Manila Bay. Others followed another version that “lo-ok” referred to “corner” because the town was concretely located “at the corner” in early days. Historical accounts tell us
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Maldonado Jack‚ Haines English 098 21 January 2015 Diagnostic Test Jean Bernasol‚ a funny‚ caring and spontaneous 18 years old girl; who born in the Philippines and immigrate to the United States 5 years ago. Jean is trilingual‚ speaks Ilonggo‚ Tagalog and English and she is the youngest of her two sisters. Her favorite season is fall‚ because she loves wearing scarves‚ boots and berets‚ also because is not too cold. I would love to continue introducing Jean’s Major‚ Goals and Hobbies. Jean is
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Place of Birth: Antipolo‚ Garcia-Hernandez‚ Bohol Gender: Male Civil Status: Single Religion: Roman Catholic Language Spoken: English‚ Tagalog‚ and Cebuano
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Education in the Philippines The system of education in the Philippines was patterned both from the educational systems of Spain and the United States. However‚ after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946‚ the systems have changed radically. The Department of Education (or DepEd) administers the whole educational system‚ which also includes the allocation of funds utilized for school services and equipment (such as books‚ school chairs‚ etc.)‚ recruitment of teachers for all public schools
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Rizal as an Engineer Rizal was a licensed land surveyor before he took up medicine. This training enabled him to engage in civil engineering works. Among his achievements were the dam and waterworks he constructed in Dapitan in 1894 through the help of his pupils. The waterworks were built using stones‚ cast-off tiles‚ bamboo pipes‚ and mortar from burnt coral. He also invented a brick making machine‚ and a preparation of bakhaw paste‚ useful for roof construction because of its water resistance
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