Introduction This concept paper is about Overseas Filipino Workers. The author aims to discuss the advantages‚ disadvantages and other important information on working abroad. The main focus of this paper is to determine the reason/s Filipinos decide to work abroad and how the Philippine government supports and helps them. The author chose this topic to learn more about the subject and to be aware of the different problems experienced by Overseas Filipino Workers. She gives importance to this topic
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established a unit of currency. During the World War II‚ the Japanese occupied the Philippines and introduced the Fiat notes. After a while‚ the country created its own Central Bank under the Republic Act. No. 265 which was soon named as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The BSP is now responsible in stabilizing the price to achieve a balanced and sustainable economy. Its functions are to monitor the following: liquidity management‚ currency issue‚ lender of last resort‚ financial supervision‚
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waves of The Filipino Americans immigration to the US as well as their contribution. In what ways are the experiences of the Filipino different and similar to that of other Asian Americans? Show that you are familiar with the information from the text in your answer. Coming from a country of seven thousand plus islands and a culture where " women were considered equal to men‚"(1) according to Linda A. Revilla in her article entitled‚ "Filipino Americans: Historical Review‚" Filipino Americans have
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How can I best represent myself as a Filipino seafarer? WORLD CLASS indeed‚ that’s what a Filipino seafarer is. But what is a seafarer by the way. According to www.pinoymaritime.com‚ a seafarer is a traveler who goes by the sea. Or even a person who works near the ocean. Seafarers come from all over the world spending their lives close to the seas as they find life at sea to be a unique existence. They come from different backgrounds and cultures‚ and they work in varied areas of the shipping
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COMMUNICATION * Communication is the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another; it involves a sender transmitting an idea‚ information‚ or feeling to a receiver (U.S. Army‚ 1983). Effective communication occurs only if the receiver understands the exact information or idea that the sender intended to transmit. * Communication is defined as a process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding. This process requires a vast
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SUMMARY OF Indolence of the Filipinos Indolence of the Filipinos (“La Indolencia de los Filipinos”) The essay itself originally appeared in the Filipino forthrightly review‚ La Solidaridad‚ of Madrid‚ in five installments‚ running from July 15 to September 15‚ 1890. It was a continuation of Rizal’s campaign of education in which he sought by blunt truths to awaken his countrymen to their own faults at the same time that he was arousing the Spaniards to the defects in Spain’s colonial system
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May 8‚ 2012 hon. jose frange sp Member‚ Sagay City Dear SP Frange: Greetings! We will be staging the Adlaw sa Suba 2012 on June 8‚ 2012 in line with Sagay City’s Charter Day celebration. Adlaw sa Suba is the day dedicated to preserving our precious Himoga-an River. Our activities are all geared towards raising the awareness on the preservation of our river and its ecosystem. Last year‚ we were awarded by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines as First Place to
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Rethinking Filipino values Enriquez was critical of this approach to the study of Filipino values. He encouraged Filipino scholars to take a second look at these values using a Filipino orientation. Social scientists such as Lagmay‚ Salazar‚ and Bonifacio took up the challenge in their own research. Let us examine three of these ‘‘Filipino values’’ from the exogenous and indigenous perspectives. 54 Rogelia Pe-Pua and Elizabeth Protacio-Marcelino ß Blackwell Publishers Ltd with the Asian Association
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alcohol. Alarmingly‚ in Southeast Asia‚ Filipinos were found to be the second highest consumers of alcohol‚ second only to the Indonesians. In the study‚ beer appears to be the favorite drink of Filipinos due‚ principally to its affordability compared to hard drinks. Based on the latest available data‚ however‚ Filipinos are seen as the No. 1 wine drinkers in the whole of the Asian region. The prevalent rate of alcohol consumption is estimated at 5 million Filipino drinkers in a population of 90 million
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I am Filipino “ Can they smell that aroma in me?” Every race around the world has different culture and beliefs and in that difference sometimes they even fight because of that contrast. One of the races known around the world is the Filipino. The Filipino people (Filipino: Mamamayang Pilipino) or Filipinos are an ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. According to the 2010 Census‚ there were 92‚337‚852 in the Philippines and about 10-12 million living outside the Philippines. There
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