mountainous‚ with narrow coastal lowlands. Climate: Tropical‚ astride typhoon belt. People Nationality: Noun--Filipino(s). Adjective--Philippine. Population (2009 estimate): 92.2 million. Annual growth rate (2007 estimate): 2.04%. Ethnic groups: Malay‚ Chinese. Religions (based on 2000 census): Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1%. Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog)‚ official national
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As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of Chinese‚ Malay‚ Indian and European immigrants‚ the culture of Singapore expresses the diversity of the population as the various ethnic groups continue to celebrate their own cultures while they intermingle with one another. For example‚ one can find a Malay wedding taking place beside a Chinese funeral. Singapore has achieved a significant degree of cultural diffusion with its unique combination of these ethnic groups‚ and has given Singapore
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A HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES* by Olivia C. Caoili** Introduction The need to develop a country’s science and technology has generally been recognized as one of the imperatives of socioeconomic progress in the contemporary world. This has become a widespread concern of governments especially since the post world war II years.(1) Among Third World countries‚ an important dimension of this concern is the problem of dependence in
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Available at http://www.atimes.comINTERNET . • Osman‚ Mohd Taib. Malaysian World-View. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies‚ 1985. • "Publish and be Chastised‚" The Economist ‚ vol. 358 (3 March 2001). • Roff‚ William R. The Origins of Malay Nationalism. New Haven‚ CN.: Yale University Press‚ 1967. • Ross-Larson‚ Bruce‚ ed. Malaysia 2001: A Preliminary Inquiry. Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia: Syed Kechik Foundation‚ 1978. • "The Shaming of Malaysia‚" The Economist ‚ vol. 349 (7 November 1998)
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a country Pre-Spanish Period The first people in the Philippines‚ the Negritos‚ are believed to have come to the islands 30‚000 years ago from Borneo and Sumatra‚ making their way across then-existing land bridges. According to popular belief‚ Malays subsequently came from the south in successive waves‚ the earliest by land bridges and later in boats by sea. In contrast‚ modern archeological‚ linguistic‚ and genetic evidence strongly suggests that those successive waves of migrants came from
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should inspire cultural relativism and spread the attitude of multiculturalism. For country like Malaysia‚ culture is learned‚ practiced and shared through cultural diffusion. Many have learned that Malaysia is rich with diversity of races ranging from Malays‚ Chinese‚ Indians‚ and Bumiputera however very few people understand who Malaysians are. True enough that we are separated by different culture and beliefs. Though the mode of celebration‚ the dates and the traditions vary‚ the spirit remains as
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Heruela‚ Christine Mae O. BSMA-4 13 Muslim Ethno Linguistic Groups 1. Maguindanao Maguindanao originally means "people of flooded plain." The name Maguindanao was also named after the Sultanate or dynasty that ruled the area for several years. People living in the Pulangi area‚ located in what are now North Cotabato‚ Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao Provinces. Cultural communities within this region also include the Tituray‚ T’boli and the Manobos. 2. Maranao Maranao means
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TERRITORY The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of its terrestrial‚ fluvial and aerial domains‚ including its territorial sea‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between‚ and connecting the islands of the archipelago‚ regardless of their breadth and dimensions‚ form part of
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Sultan Iskandar Shah and by the end of the 15th century she had become a power of great importance in South-East Asia. Islam indeed was welcomed because not only did it free the Malays and foreign merchant class from the oppressive stratification of Hinduism and the absolute power of the Hindu ruler‚ but it also brought the Malays into an ideological community that was international‚ which made them citizens of the world instead of subjects of a god-king in a narrowly circumscribed river valley. The
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There are only few differences that can be found on the three major races of Malaysia (Malays‚ Chinese and Indians) in terms of purchasing behaviour. Based on the household expenses‚ the Malays purchasing behaviour are influenced by the Islamic religions needs and regulations which concern on the ‘HALAL’ label of the product. Islam constitution plays roles in the daily life of the Muslims. In addition‚ the Malays are quite incompetent in handling product and market information which may result in the
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