On December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese made an unexpected attack on the Philippines about ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had sent bombs and ground troops coming from both north and south of the Manila. In this battle‚ commander General Douglas MacArthur was in charge and command of defending the Philippine and the United States troops because he was sent by President Franklin Roosevelt. General Douglas MacArthur had majored in military academics and was also the commander of
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New BSP Seal BACK - Banaue Rice Terraces (UNESCO World Heritage Site) - Palm Civet (see description below) - Indigenous weave design from the Cordilleras P 50.00 FEATURES FRONT - President Sergio Osmena - First National Assembly - Leyte Landing - Seal of the Republic of the Philippines - New BSP Seal BACK - Taal Lake - Maliputo - Embroidery design from Batangas province P 100.00 FEATURES FRONT - President Manuel A. Roxas - Central Bank of the Philippines (1949)
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EMPLOYEES : AGOO VIGAN ISABELA/CAGAYAN TARLAC BICOL CALABARZON MINDORO CEBU PANAY ISLANDS NEGROS SAMAR/LEYTE - Agoo‚ La Union Bantay‚ Ilocos Sur San Fermin‚ Cauayan‚ Isabela San Sebastian Tarlac‚ Tarlac City Daraga‚ Albay Domoit‚ Lucena City Calapan‚ Mindoro San Isidro‚ Talisay‚ Cebu Leganes‚ Iloilo San Carlos‚ Negros Oriental San Jose‚ Tacloban‚ Leyte i HISTORY: For every story of triumph and success there’s always a powerful belief: “To accomplish great things‚ one must
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U.P. Visayas Tacloban College DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT Tel. (053) 523-3099 2nd Semester‚ A.Y. 2012-2013 Prepared by: Prof. Flordeliz B. Dacuyan‚ MMBM; Msci in RD Course Title: CM 102: INTRODUCTON TO COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Course Description: Introduction to the theories‚ concepts‚ principles and practices of cooperatives‚ and the basic aspects of cooperative organization‚ management and development. Course Objectives: At the end of the course‚ the students are expected to:
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Ferdinand Magellan at the service of the king and queen of Spain set sailed from San Lucar de Barrameda to search for the Spice Islands. Unfortunately did not find the spice island; instead they landed in Limasawa‚ a small island in the south of Leyte in the central part of the Philippines. Magellan took possession of the islands and named it after King Philip of Spain. Magellan’s expedition headed for Cebu and found the island very hospitable. He made Cebu the base of his exploration‚ Christianization
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The Most Important Problems in Today’s World There are many problems facing the world in today such as a nuclear weapon‚ a conflict of Middle East area‚ starvation in Africa and so on. Of course‚ above problems are also serious but I think that the most serious problem facing the world is an environmental problem and to be specific‚ I’d say a global warming. Albert Gore states “Global warming will be the greatest environmental challenge in the 21st century.” So what is The global warming
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Subic" was derived from the native word "hubek"‚ which means "head of a plow". The origin of the name was a by-product of altruistic colonial enterprise. On a bright day in 1542‚ Juan de Salcedo‚ the able Spanish conquistador and dashing grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi‚ founded Subic while collecting tributes in the area. The town’s name at that time is Hubek. How this name was chaged to Subic is the stuff of persistent leged. It tells of Salcedo’s mispronouncing "Hubek" as "Subiq". By the
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Left For Dead It was a horrific experience that I would never want to go through again. At first it was just a normal night‚ a little rough but nothing too major. We were just off the coast of Leyte and Guam when we were hit by two missiles. At first I was just lying in bed and thought it was a problem with the engines until the abandon ship order was given. The abandon ship order is the worst nightmare for any seamen. There was nothing I could do except follow procedures‚ I woke all the other
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The origin of the Philippines The Philippines is a country of Southeast Asia‚ with its 7‚107 islands strewn over the Western Pacific Ocean‚ approximately 13 N of the equator and 122 E of Greenwich. Its collective land area is about 300‚000 sq. km‚ about the size of the state of Arizona. This island archipelago is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world‚ housing over 5% of the entire world’s flora in an area not even 1% of the world’s total. An estimated 10‚000 to 11‚000 species of
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Review of the related literature The purpose of this study was to develop a concrete idea about the level of satisfaction of tourists who visited the Historical Spot in Corregidor Island. This chapter includes the opinions‚ reactions and reviews of tourists inside and outside the Phillipines who visited Corregidor island‚ The literature about the death march in bataan‚ malinta tunnel‚ the Filipino and American defenders‚ and the world war 2. Also included are the number of tourists visiting the
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