Philippine Festivals 1. The Black Nazarene * A life-sized statue of Christ is carried through town by barefooted men yelling‚ "Viva Señor‚ while huge crowd tries to touch the statue. * January 9 at Quiapo Church in Manila 2. Sinulog * The festival is characterized by a very long parade with many groups of persons dressed in colorful costumes‚ finding their way through the streets while dancing the Sinulog. * Held every year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.
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fun in the Philippines.” a shout from the Department of Tourism. Because of its beautiful sceneries with full of adventures to try on. The Philippines is one of the well known countries when it comes to tourist destinations. One of the most blessed country in terms of location‚ resources‚ scenery actually in all aspects. Won a place in the 7 wonders of natures in the world because of its unique cave know as the Underground river in Palawan. Let’s see the beauty of Philippines as we go through
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Philippine History I. Was the discovery of the Philippines by Spain beneficial to the country? March 17‚ 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan accidentally discovered the Philippines while on his quest of finding the Spice Island. With that‚ a lot had happened. Until April 1521‚ Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu in Mactan‚ Cebu. Some of the Spaniards who survived in the battle returned to Spain. Later‚ years passed‚ the Philippines had been colonized by Spain for 333 years (1565-1898). Philippines was easily
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2 Industrial Agglomeration in the Philippines Mari-Len Reyes-Macasaquit* The Philippine Institute for Development Studies‚ the Philippines Abstract The economic reform process in the Philippines was accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s. The reforms were found to have yielded positive results in terms of the nature of industrial agglomeration in the country as this was found to have occurred in the 1990s based on the results of the survey and econometrics analyses. The latter also identified the
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Philippines History The metatarsal of Callao Man is reported to have been reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67‚000 years ago[16] thereby replacing the Tabon Man of Palawan‚ carbon-dated to around 24‚000 years ago[17][18] as the oldest human remains found in the archipelago. Negritos were among the archipelago’s earliest inhabitants but their appearance in the Philippines has not been reliably dated.[19] There are several opposing theories regarding the origins of ancient Filipinos. F. Landa
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Promotions based on seniority and merit‚ through slow‚ occur periodically to maintain morale and competent performance. Tenure is secure as long as there is no gross misconduct in the performance of one’s role in the office. CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE BUREAUCRACY 1. Vulnerability to nepotism. Members of family groups by consanguity‚ by affinity and by ritual kindship give top priority to family loyalty. 2. Perpetuation of the spoils system. The passage of the Civil Service Law has set up
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THE COMING OF THE SPANIARDS Rediscovery And Colonization Of The Philippines * Little is known of the Philippines by the Europeans prior to the 16th century. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521‚ and for the next 333 years‚ the country was subjected to Spanish rule. This period was an era of conversion to Roman Catholicism. * A Spanish colonial social system was developed‚ complete with a strong centralized government and considerable clerical influence Prelude
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List of banks in the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks‚ from large universal banks to small rural banks and even non-banks. As at 31 March 2011‚ there are 19 universal banks‚ 19 commercial banks‚ 73 thrift banks‚ 595 rural banks‚ 40 credit unions and 15 non-banks with quasi-banking functions‚ all licensed with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(Central Bank of the Philippines) under Republic Act No
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Religion in the Philippines are spiritual beliefs held by Philippine citizens. Religion holds a central place in the life of the majority of Filipinos‚ including Hindus‚ Buddhists‚ animists‚ Muslims‚ Aglipayans‚Protestant and Catholic.[1] It is central not as an abstract belief system‚ but rather as a host are experiences‚ rituals‚ ceremonies‚ and adjurations that provide continuity in life‚ cohesion in the community and moral purpose for existence. Religious associations are part of the system of
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THE SETTING (CHAPTER 1) The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7‚000 islands and islets stretching almost a thousand miles from north to south. * Land Surface – is 114‚830 square statute miles and is criss-crossed with mountains and drained by small river systems. Mountain System Three large ranges in the mountain system of Luzon * Caraballo del Sur – forms the nucleus of the system‚ has its highest peak at the intersection of the boundaries of Abra‚ Ilocos Norte
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