PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Philippines: Pearl of Orient “The Philippines is a country of many names. Maniolas - named by Claudius Ptolemy Ma-I or Mayi – Chinese Traders Archipelago of Saint Lazarus – Ferdinand Magellan Islands of East‚ Islands of the west – European Writers Philippine – Given by Rey Lopez De Villalobos in Honor of Prince Philip II : King of Spain Pearl of Orient Seas – the most romantic named given by the Spanish Jesuit Origin of the Philippines Location: The Philippines lies in Southeast
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Location Tubod‚ Lanao del Norte Proponent Municipal Government of Tubod Document Type Project Proposal/Project Formulation Document Description The project is intended to follow-through the activities under the Banana Tissue Culture Project (BCTCP) implementation when the latter project ends in August 2005. Specifically‚ the SAGINGAN (BTCP-2) project is aimed at increasing socio-economic status of barangay populace among the marginalized farmers producing bananas in Tubod‚ Lanao del Norte.
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Case Study 1: The Generics Pharmacy Brief Identification Year launched: Franchise operations started in 2007. Key contacts: The Generics Pharmacy‚ 459 Quezon Ave.‚ Banaue‚ Quezon City. Tel. 632-732-3333; 632-712-7777 Brief background or history: The mother company (Pacific Insular Co.) that gave birth to The Generics Pharmacy (TGP) franchise started in 1949 as a family enterprise involved in pharmacy importation and distribution. In 1974‚ the current TGP President‚ Mr. Benjamin Liuson
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A reaction to: The Philippine Nation-State‚ Minority Culture and Globalization An essay by Leslie E. Bauzon‚ Ph.D. What is globalization to the members of the minority groups in the Philippines? How does globalization affect our ongoing struggle for unity among the Filipino people? And‚ as a whole‚ does the Philippines benefit from globalization when it comes to nation-building? These are the implied questions that the essay is imposing onto its readers. What is globalization? According to
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immersion/build activity‚ where volunteers within the program come together to build homes in a GK community for a week.[3] The Bayani Challenge has been held in Aurora Province and Quezon Province(2006); Albay‚ Camarines Sur‚ Sorsogon‚ Marinduque‚ and Samar (2007); Bukidnon and Lanao del Sur (2008);[5] and Sulu andZamboanga City (2009). The first Gawad Kalinga Global Summit was held in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ last June 12–14‚ 2009. During the event‚ GK launched another feat‚ a 21-year timeline to end poverty
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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Chapter 5 STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM 1. Revolt of Lakandula and Soliman (1574) Lakandula and Soliman decided to rise in arms. They proclaimed their revolt and gathered in Navotas. Cause: Lavezaris’s reversal of Legazpi’s policy of excempting the native rulers from tributes 2. First Pampanga Revolt (1585) Some brave Pampangueño leaders connived w/ the people of Manila and the Borneans. The leaders were arrested abd executed w/out any fair trial. Cause Abuses of the Encomenderos
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What is the difference between ethnic and folk dance? Answer: A1: An ethnic dance reflects the peculiar characteristics of a specific tribe‚ especially their cultural‚ racial‚ religious‚ and traditional similarities. A folk dance is a traditional dance that expresses the thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings of a group of people in connection with everyday activities and experiences of the people who developed them. A2 fr: Yahoo Answers: Well ethnic dance is a dance that is based on ethnicity
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agriculture and grow corn and upland rice. Traditionally‚ they constitute the Rajahship of Buayan based near present-day town of Datu Piang. Maguindanaons are scattered around the three district of Davao City and other nearby provinces like Davao del Sur‚ Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental. Tausug The present-day Tausig descended from the different ethnic groups that migrated to the Sulu Archipelago. Sulu sa/si/a (genealogy) and tradition speaks of Buranon‚ Tagimaha‚ Baklaya‚ Orang Dampuan‚ and Orang
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FISTAHAN 2003 2nd week of February / Davao City (1 hour 45 minutes from Manila by air) A culinary festival that features Davao’s grilled tuna specialties such as "panga and buntot". 7. TINAGBA FESTIVAL February 11 / Iriga City‚ Camarines Sur (40 minutes from Manila to Naga City by air; 1 hour from Naga City to Iriga City by land) A lively‚ folksy procession wherein carabao carts are brought out and decorated with all kinds of fruits and vegetables. An Iriganon way of giving thanks for
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