Merger of Union Planters Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation On Friday‚ January 23‚ 2004 Union Planters Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation announced they would merge. This will create the twelfth largest holding company in the United States. This merger was deemed the merger of equals (Hillard‚ 1/26/2004‚ para. 2). The stockholders of both companies overwhelming voted for the merger on June 8‚ 2004 (Morgan‚ 6/17/2004‚ para. 2). On June 17‚ 2004 the merger received approval from
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Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women’s literature" and the "bridge from oral to literary tradition". Born to a wealthy and prominent family in Vigan‚ Ilocos Sur‚ Florentino began to write her first verses in Ilocano at a young age. Despite her potential‚ she was not allowed to receive a university education because of her gender. Florentino was instead tutored by her mother‚ and then a series of private
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many situations. Places often make people remember experiences from the past. Many places hold memories for me: the sea‚ school‚ and foreign countries. One particular place that reminds me of my childhood is Cassamata Hill National Park in Vigan‚ Ilocos Sur. Cassamata Hill National Park is located in front of the house where I grew up‚ so I could see the park from my room. I could see many things: a cute child with parents‚ a stray dog‚ and junior high school students who were playing soccer. Almost
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carry on living. But it is also because of these trials in life that living roughly is inevitable. Therefore‚ we can only find peace and serenity in life when we die. SPECIFIC IDEAS/DISCUSSION “Gabu” is an actual place along the coastline of Ilocos Norte‚ located in the northern parts of the Philippines. The Philippines is known to the world as one of the most dangerous places to live in due to the fact that the country plays host to multiple typhoons every year. The coast of Gabu is no exception
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that everyone has in their lives. A place where it holds strong feelings or good memories‚ like of a place where I had grew up. My place of importance would be the Philippines because that’s where I was born and was brought up. I was born in Bangui‚ Ilocos Norte Philippines‚ and I came to the United States when I was six years old. Later‚ I went back for a couple of months when I was about twenty-years old. My place of importance is characterized by the hospitality‚ the beautiful nature‚ culture/history
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In 1885‚ del Pilar and his associates collided head-on with the friar-curate of Malolos on the list of taxpayers. The friar-curate wanted to bloat the list‚ a move meant for the church’s financial gain. On October 18‚ 1887‚ Benigno Quiroga y López Ballesteros (the Director General of Civil Administration in Manila) issued an executive order prohibiting the exposition of corpses in the churches (also known as the "1887 Quiroga Decree"). Manuel Crisóstomo‚ the gobernadorcillo of Malolos at that time
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provinces of Ifugao‚ Bontoc‚ Apayao‚ Kalinga but in 1966 four new provinces were created out of the original mountain province‚ namely‚ Benguet‚ Ifugao‚ Mountain Province and Kalinga-Apayao. The Mountain Province‚ sits on the cordillera mountain region range‚ which runs from north to south. Its capital is Bontoc town‚ which was also the capital of the former Mountain Province. Bontocs’s skills in fighting discouraged the Spanish missionary work and military penetration until the middle of the 19th
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Burnay (Jar) Making Mixing Process Mixing is the first process in burnay making. It is where the clay‚ sand and water are being combined and mashed by a carabao. The potter first put clay in the mixing hole‚ the circle one where the mixing process is being taken‚ and then place immense amount of water and leaved it until morning for the clay to fully absorb the water. Next mixed sand the let carabao mashes the mixture until it becomes sticky. Molding Process The “bibilan” or “potter’s wheel”
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION LOT-1 PCS-01-005351 A parcel of land (Lot-1‚ Pcs-01-005351‚ being a portion of Lots-165 and 166‚ PLS-1110‚ Alilem Public Land Subd. L.R.C. Rec. No. ___________) situated at Brgy. Poblacion‚ Mun. of Alilem‚ Prov. of Ilocos Sur‚ Island of Luzon. Bounded on the S. along line 1-2 by Guis-it St. (10.00 m. wide); on the W. along line 2-3 by Lot-167‚ PLS-1110; on the N. along line 3-4 by Lot-164‚ PLS-1110 and on the E. along line 4-1 by Lot- 2 of the consolidation and subd. plan
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Northern Philippines‚ I fell in love with Ilocos. I fell in love with my own country. To tell you the truth‚ I wasn’t really excited about going to Ilocos for several reasons. One‚ I believed that there was some place better we could go to‚ like maybe out of the country. Second‚ it was the first time that we travelled without my brother‚ and to me‚ it felt wrong. And third‚ I had absolutely no idea about what to see and what to do in Ilocos. And so I went to Ilocos without any expectations and just opening
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