The Philippines is located in the southeastern portion of Asia. Her neighbor on the north is the Republic of China (Taiwan or Formosa)‚ while on the west is Communist Vietnam. Further west is Thailand. Immediately to the south of the Philippines is Indonesia and to the southwest are Malaysia and Singapore. The Philippines is separated from her nearby Asian neighbors by several bodies of water. They are the Pacific Ocean on the east‚ the South China Sea on the north and west‚ and the Celebes Sea
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IN THE LAND OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS‚ 1888 One of the happiest interludes in the life of Rizal was his sojourn in the Land of Cherry Blossoms for one month and a half (February 28 – April 13‚ 1888). He was enchanted by the natural beauties of Japan‚ the charming manners of the Japanese people‚ and the picturesque shrines. Moreover‚ he fell in love with a Japanese girl‚ whose loveliness infused joy and romance in his sorrowing heart. Her real name was Seiko Usui. Rizal affectionately called her O-Sei-San
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The Story of Philippine National Anthem The Philippine national anthem was composed by Julian Felipe in spanish‚ The lone surviving revolutionary member of the “13 Martyrs of Cavite”‚ whose life was spared from the firing squad because of illness. Originally written as incidental music‚ it did not have words when it was adopted as the National Anthem of the Philippines. When General Aguinaldo came back from Hong Kong in June 5‚ 1898‚ he brought with him a musical piece composed by another Filipino
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TERM PAPER IN MEDIA MANAGEMENT Television: NBN Channel 4/ People’s Television Radio: DWIZ 882 kHz Submitted by: Babor‚ Joynilou Perez‚ Jovi Anne Princess CA4A Submitted to: Mr. Mark Awiten NBN BACKGROUND INFO NBN Channel 4 or the People’s Television Network (Telebisyon ng Bayan) is an existing government television in the Philippines. It was established in the year 1974 and was formerly known as Government
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Analysis of Dekada’70 According to the reporter of this story Dekada ’70 is set in the turbulent Martial Law era in Philippine history. In the 1970’s‚ the Republic of the Philippines was under the rule of then President Ferdinand Marcos. On September 21‚ 1972‚ Marcos declared Martial Law which placed the country under the rule of the Armed Forces of the Philippines‚ but kept himself in power. Under the Martial Law era‚ Marcos consolidated control of the armed forces‚ freedom of the press was severely
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Language The city’s population speaks a wide variety of the nation’s main languages‚ specifically: Tagalog‚ Sambal‚ Kapampangan‚ Pangasinan‚ Ilocano‚ and the modernized mixed language called Taglish (portmanteau of Tagalog and English). Many more languages are also spoken from other denominations of people. Aetas generally speak Sambal‚ which is also largely spoken by the Christian lowlanders of the municipality of Botolan. Tourism Olongapo has some interesting landmarks that have become major
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friars studied the native languages and used these language to propagate the faith. Early Spanish missionaries- first to write the grammars and dictionary of the Filipino languages. Arte y regalas d la lengua tagala (1610)- first published Tagalog grammar written by Fr. Francisco Blancas de San Jose. Doctrina Christiana en lengua espanola y Tagala was the first book printed in the Philippines in about 1590 to 1592. the goal of the book was to propagate the Christian teachings around Manila
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Reaction Paper The subject and language required to be used here in the Philippines is Filipino which we consider good for the education in our country. From elementary to college‚ Tagalog or Filipino as a language and a subject were introduced. Recently‚ the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that they will be removing obligatory Filipino subjects taught in college. The scrapping of Filipino subjects was then opposed by different members of the society
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Introduction 5.1 Mission and Vision of the Company / Industry Assigned Subic Bay Yacht Club The Marina and Country Club “Designed by Nature Enhanced by Man” Vision: To be the premiere marina country club in the Asia Pacific region. Mission Statement: 1. Providing high quality facilities and services to members and guests in terms of: a. Marina and Watersports b. Land-based Recreation c. Dinning and Accommodation d. Banquet Events and Corporate Functions
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Nationalism‚ Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. ________‚ 2002 “Rizal and Filipino Nationalism: Critical Issue‚” Philippine Studies‚ vol. 50‚ no. 2. Rafael‚ Vicente L.‚ 1988. Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society under Early Spanish Rule‚ Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ________‚ ed.‚ 1995. Discrepant Histories: Translocal Essays in Filipino Cultures‚ Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ________‚ ed.‚ 1999. Figures of Criminality in Indonesia
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