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 and the coastal waters of Borneo on the south. I. LAND AND ITS PEOPLE The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands and islets. The biggest islands are Luzon‚ with a land area of 40‚530 square miles (105‚000 square kilometers); Mindanao‚ 36‚670 square miles (95‚000 square kilometers); Palawan‚ 5‚749.86 square miles (14‚ 896 square kilometers);
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Part 1: HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT TRADITIONAL MALAY KINGDOM The ancient history of Malaysia spans four main phases: 1. PALEOLITHIC AGE (early stone age)‚ 35000 YEARS AGO 2. MESOLITHIC AGE (middle stone age)‚ 11000 YEARS AGO 3. NEOLITHIC AGE (new stone age)‚ 5000 YEARS AGO 4. METAL AGE‚ 2500 YEARS AGO EARLY INHABITANTS • • • The earliest ancient civilization found at Tampan Fort‚ Ulu Perak to be 74‚ 000 years old and believed to associate with a Java man. The finding of a human
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"The Singapore identity was formed during the formative and momentous years of the island ’s participation between 1963 and 1965." Discuss. The years between 1963 and 1965 were particularly important for Singapore because it marked the transition of Singapore becoming a state of Malaysia and subsequently within a short span of 2 years broke away to gain her ultimate independence as a nation state. Both the merger and separation was to subsequently provide momentous impact on Singapore and the
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the vulnerability and instability of human morality. Conrad‚ whose original name was Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski‚ was born in Poland. Orphaned at age 12. He sailed a lot‚ especially in the East. Conrad’s experiences‚ especially in the Malay Archipelago and the Congo River in 1890‚ are reflected in their stories‚ written in English‚ which was his fourth language after Polish‚ Russian and French. Conrad wrote 13 novels‚ two memoirs and 28 short stories‚ even though he found writing difficult
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Republic of the Phillipines AMA Learning Computer Center Baliuag‚ Bulacan Assignment (Pre-Finals) Submitted By: Ventura‚ Dave Ivan B. IRREG/IT12A Subject Code: GE151A Submitted to: Prof. Niel Patrick Guilalas-Santos Humanities Instructor 1. Differentiate Head of state to the head of government In a parliamentary government the head of state and the head of government are two different people. The Head of State has more ceremonial duties whereas the
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an island off southern Thailand) in 1772 to setup trade activities with India‚ southern Siam and northern Malay Peninsula. At that time‚ the British were involved in the Napolean war in Europe. Light was asked by the East India Company based in Madras to obtain Pulau Pinang to setup a base to repair British navy ships and as a trading post for trade between China‚ India and the archipelago. In 1786‚ Francis Light acted as middleman in securing Penang from Sultan Abdullah of Kedah in return for
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and religious conditions of the people. An interview with a native born Filipinos young woman is also presented Filipino History Cultural Immersion Literature Review There are at least 77 major ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippine archipelago‚ which can be further subdivided into 244 sub-groupings depending on the variations of the central cultures. Classification and identification of groups is based on factors such as geography‚ environment‚ religion‚ language‚ rules on succession
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occasionally flood. The Maguindanaon Tribe originally came from the former Cotabato Province now known as the Maguindanao Province. Historically‚ The Maguindanaons are the descendants of Shariff Kabunsuan and Putri Tonina who are both half blooded Arab and Malay‚ respectively‚ then Sultan Kudarat ’s descendant Datu Bago who migrated to Davao and fought hand in handagainst the Spaniards‚ was married to a native of Davao wherein his descendantsare now much known as the Kagan Tribe. The Maguindanaons are subdivided
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Source: wikipedia Background: Batik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbaːtik]; English: /ˈbætɪk/ or /bəˈtiːk/) is cloth which uses the hand written wax-resist dyeing technique. Due to modern advances in the textile industry the term has also been used for fabrics which incorporates the traditional batik patterns although not necessarily produced using the wax-resist dyeing techniques. Silk batik is especially popular.[citation needed] Javanese traditional batik‚
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Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the western area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. It has a total land area of 5‚451.01 square kilometres (2‚104.65 sq mi).[1] According to the 2010 census‚ it has a population of 2‚779‚862 people.[2] The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1‚651‚814.[3] Pangasinan is the name for the province‚ the people‚ and the
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