History Historical records show that the Philippine Customs Service started many centuries back long before the Philippines was discovered by the eastern and western expeditionaries. The Philippines had already a flourishing trade with countries of Southeast Asia‚ but since money at that time was not yet the medium of exchange‚ people then resorted to the barter system of commodities. The rulers of the barangays were known as the “datus” or “rajahs” collected tributes from the people before they
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Custom house agent | Definition: | The clearance of goods on Import or Export‚ including unaccompanied baggage‚ involves quite a lot of procedural formalities. These formalities have to be observed by Importer / Exporter / Passenger‚ as the case may be. But in most cases the Customs station would be far away and it may not be possible for the Importer / Exporter / Passenger to attend to such work promptly. Unlike the work related to Central Excise or Income Tax‚ the Customs formalities cannot
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Customs Traditions and Rituals of the Indian Culture Nearly every country in the world possesses some form of religion. With religion comes the need for people to express their beliefs. Often times‚ these expressions are seen as religious customs and traditions. Along with these religious customs and traditions‚ most countries also posses customs and traditions practiced by even the average non-religious citizen. These customs can be enormous milestones in the lives of young-adults‚ or something
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Harnischfeger Corp 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. On page 17‚ note 2 states that in 1984 Harnischfeger altered their depreciation from a direct method to the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. They also included the products purchased from Kobe Steel‚ LTD and sold by them in their net sales instead of stating only the gross margin per unit. An adjustment of the residual values on certain
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true features of the heavenly spirit have somehow been imprinted in a two -dimensional way on the icon. Romanian traditions‚ art and architecture are outstanding in Europe by their great originality and duration through centuries. The various customs and traditions emphasize the regional ethnographic specificites: mask games in Moldavia‚ handicrafts and folk dances in Oltenia‚ costumes worn on celebration days in Transylvania‚ woodworking art and culture in Maramures‚ pastoral civilization in
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SUMMARY COURTESY : KEY TO A HAPPY WORLD WRITTEN BY DR NORMAN VINCENT PEALE « Courtesy : key to a happy world » is written by Dr Noman Vincent Peale. Dr Norman Vincent Peale affirms in his text that the courtesy would be the key to a happier world. He begins his argumentation with an assessement‚ if people were courteous‚ there wouldn’t be any difficulties in relationships. He follows with exemples of complaints. Human beings hunger for courtesy. His argumentation is based on a receipe – the
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CHAPTER 5: MILITARY CUSTOMS & COURTESIES GENERAL Military courtesy is simply the display of good manners and politeness in dealing with other people. Military courtesy conveys respect from both subordinate and senior to each other. HISTORY OF THE MILITARY SALUTE Men of arms have used some form of the military salute as an exchange of greeting since the earliest times. It has been preserved and its use continued in all modern armies which inherit their military traditions from the age of chivalry
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Esprit de Corps is a French phrase that was founded in 1780. The meaning of Esprit de Corps‚ philosophically‚ is that the common spirit existing in the members of a group and inspiring enthusiasm‚ devotion‚ and strong regard for the honor of the group (merriam-webster). A prime example of this would be the Marines‚ “never leave a fellow marine”. Their main slogan is “Semper Fi” which means “always faithful”. In a business sense‚ it can be seen as a value of morale. When addressing the term Esprit
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Abstract The following article tries to establish the fact that the Customs are the most important source of law. It defines customs and gives information about its types and what are the requisite of a valid custom‚ how are they recognized and why are they recognized? In ancient days the customary laws were the only laws as they were practiced by the people. With the passage of time and modernization of society the customary laws are seen as orthodox laws and are fast receding to the statutory laws
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