ASEM Trust Fund for the Asian Financial Crisis Implementation Completion Memorandum Philippine Out-of-School Children and Youth Development (POSCYD) Project ASEM Trust Fund No. 023514 Background and Objectives: In the Philippines‚ the trend for the past ten years show that for every 10 pupils who enroll in grade school‚ only 7 graduate. The same ratio is experienced among the high school students. Main reasons cited for dropping-out are mostly poverty related. While basic education is free‚ many
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(February 1986) - Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Monument - Seal of the Republic of the Philippines BACK - Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site) - Blue-naped Parrot - Indigenous weave design from Southern Palawan P1‚000.00 FEATURES FRONT - War Heroes: Josefa Llanes Escoda‚ Jose Abad Santos and Vicente Lim - Centennial of the Philippine Independence (1998) - Medal of Honor - Seal of the Republic of the Philippines - New BSP Seal BACK - Tubbataha
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Different types of hotel in the Philippines Many people visit the Philippine Islands each year in order to enjoy its picture perfect views and Asian hospitality. Luckily‚ there are several types of hotels available in the Philippines that make it possible for anyone to afford a trip. Whether you’re looking for student-budget type lodging‚ luxurious accommodations or something in between‚ the Philippines has got you covered. Luxury Hotels Luxury hotels are available across the Philippines and
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(PPUR) has left a stupendous milestone creating a mark and becoming one of the most riveting sunspots known worldwide. This so called Underground River which may well be located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the Northern Coast of the Isles of Palawan‚ has gained incessant recognition throughout the whole year round since 2007 and has been a place wherein tourists from all over the globe stumble upon a location that is worth a feast for the eyes and a site for recreation. Portraying its picturesque
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Speaker: Mr. Dwight Daodao Administrative Officer IV Municipal Tourism Action Officer - Designate La Trinidad • Capital town of Benguet Province La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post (LTVTP) • Located at the back of La Trinidad Municipal Hall • A.K.A. “Benguet Trading post” and tagged as the marketing center for high value commercial crops in the Philippines • Trading Post comes originally from Western cowboy books Background • Mid 1970’s - La Trinidad is a sleepy town‚ with
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GRADUATE TRACER STUDY (GTS 2012) About: A research study of the College of Education of the De La Salle University-Manila with a grant-in-aid from the Commission on Higher Education. Its main component is an online survey that seeks to examine the employability of Philippine college graduates from batch 2006 to 2010 from 837 colleges/universities. Survey link: www.knowledgecommunity.ph Duration: Survey will run from July 13 to October 31‚ 2012 Target respondents: The target respondents
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Formation of the Philippine Islands The Indo-Australian plate is found south of the Eurasian and the Philippine Seaplates. It is generally oceanic‚ being submerged by Indian and Pacific Oceans‚ but it holds two gigantic land masses – the island continent of Australia and Indian subcontinent. Recent researches‚ however‚ show that these two land masses are moving independently of each other‚ thus‚ may actually be parts of separate plates. The Philippine Sea plate is found east of the Eurasian
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The Age of Discovery: Impact on Philippine Culture and Society SECOND EDITION Edited by BELINDA A. AQUINO DEAK T. ALEGADO • This publication is part ofa project that was funded by the Hawaii Committee for the Humanities and the State Commission on the Columbian Quincentennial Observance. The project was sponsored by the Center for Philippine Studies‚ University of Hawaii at Manoa and co-sponsored by the Filipino Historical Society of Hawaii. • • • Copyright 1992 FIRST EDmON 1992 SECOND EDmON
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GENERAL SOCIOLOGY/SOCIETY CULTURE “ETHNIC GROUPS AND RACISM” I. INTRODUCTION Race and ethnicity are important concepts in the field of sociology and are ones that are studied a great deal. Race plays a large role in everyday human interactions and sociologists want to study how‚ why‚ and what the outcomes are of these interactions. A race is a human population that is believed to be distinct in some way from other humans based on real or imagined physical
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UNIQUE AND THREATENED BIODIVERSITY The patchwork of isolated islands‚ the tropical location of the country‚ and the once extensive areas of rainforest have resulted in high species diversity in some groups of organisms and a very high level of endemism. There are five major and at least five minor centers of endemism‚ ranging in size from Luzon‚ the largest island (103‚000 km²)‚ which‚ for example‚ has at least 31 endemic species of mammals‚ to tiny Camiguin Island (265 km²) speck of land north
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