* The most romantic name of our country. * One of the beautiful land in the Far East. Philippines * Northernmost point: Y’Ami Isle 78 miles from Taiwan * Southernmost tip: Salvage Isle 34 miles from Borneo Philippines * An archipelago of 7‚ 107 islands. 2‚ 773 islands have names. * Total area of 115‚ 707 square miles (299‚ 681 square kilometers) Luzon * Largest island - 40‚ 814 square miles. Mindanao * Second largest island - 36‚ 906 square miles Visayas
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Republic of the Philippines (in Filipino‚ Republika ng Pilipinas)‚ island republic in the western Pacific Ocean‚ within the Malay Archipelago‚ an island grouping that extends southward to include Indonesia and Malaysia. The Philippines comprises more than 7‚100 islands‚ but the 11 largest islands form most of the country’s land area. The mountainous terrain includes many active volcanoes. The location of the Philippines just north of the equator gives the country a moderate tropical climate suited
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expeditionary commander‚ he was the one who had named the islands of Leyte and Samar as “Filipinas”‚ and then “Las Islas Filipinas” continuing to “Indios” but then‚ it ends for the term “Filipino” because of the Filipino citizens who resided in the archipelago in the 16th century and who had spoken Philippine languages. Origin of the Filipino people‚ based on what I’ve read‚ there are 4 kinds of people who belonged in the history about the Filipino people. One was the Tagalog described as one race of
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Breaking the Dutch Monopoly of trade 1. During the early 19th Century‚ the Dutch and the British competed with each other to control the highly profitable sea trade routes. 2. The Dutch had dominant control due to their trade in the Malay Archipelago due to their ports which were located in strategic locations(Meleka and Batavia). 3. They restricted Britain and other European traders to Batavia(in Java). 4. Also they had to pay heavy taxes on goods traded and exorbitant fees for
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owned the West Philippines Sea”. – Philippines. Even China is a signatory in these and they even agree with this together with the United Nations. South China Sea or West Philippine Sea as the Filipinos named it is composed of several contested archipelagos or groups of islands. One of the groups of islands currently disputed is the Spratly Group of Islands or Kalayaan Group of Islands as‚ again Philippine has names it. There are numerous countries claiming and owning the islands making it as one
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(non-bumiputera) ethnic groups. • Malays - main indigenous ethnic group. The main ‘immigrant’ groups -Chinese and Indians • Bumiputeras 65.1% (2000). • Chinese 26.0 % • Indians 7.7 % HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA • • • Primitive and Feudal Period (35‚000BCE-1786) The first human beings arrived in East Malaysia around 35‚000BCE and in West Malaysia around 25‚000BCE. On the peninsula‚ the aboriginal people are collectively known as the Orang Asli. The modern Malays are the descendents of
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What are the beliefs and traditions of waray people in education? The Waray-Waray are an ethnoliguistic group located in Samar and Leyte. Geographically‚ they are located in the Visayas. Waray-Waray sometimes shortened to Waray‚ is the term used to refer to the people who inhabit the islands of Samar and Biliran and the eastern section of Leyte. Those who come from Samar are called Samareños‚ while those from Leyte are Leyteños. They speak the language called Waray. ReligionThe Waray-Waray people
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The Republic of the Philippines‚ an island nation located in the Malay archipelago in Southeast Asia‚ comprising of 7‚107 islands‚ collectively known as Philippine Archipelago‚ has a total area of nearly 300‚000 square kilometers to it’s credit. The country‚ named "Las Islas Felipinas" after King Philip II of Spain‚ fell prey to Spanish colonialism in 1565. The colonial rule lasted for three long centuries and ended after Philippine Revolution of 1896. But independence‚ the most prized political
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a trading post at Aparri in Northern Luzon. In 1380‚ Muslim Arabs arrived at the Sulu Archipelago and established settlements which became mini-states ruled by a Datu. They introduced Islam in the southern parts of the archipelago including some parts of Luzon and were under the control of the Muslim sultans of Borneo. They had a significant influence over the region for a couple of hundreds years. The Malay Muslims remained dominant in these parts until the 16th century. Philippine History During
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Portuguese constructed A Famosa to defend Malacca from any attacks. In the year of 1641‚ Dutch defeated Portuguese and took over Malacca with the help of their ally the Sultan of Johor. The main objective of Dutch is to control the tin ore in Malay Peninsula. After about 160 years of Dutch rule‚ Malacca was handed over to the English and became part of the Straits Settlements. With the opening of the port at Singapore by the British‚ Melaka’s economy fell into further decline. Anglo-Dutch treaty
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