The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book‚ the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th
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The People of the Philippines by the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board 1 The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese‚ American‚ Spanish and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 70 million‚ and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule‚ interspersed with the visit of merchants and traders evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west‚ both in appearance and culture. 2 The Filipino
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the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal support)‚ child custody‚ child support‚ distribution of property‚ and division of debt. - Wikipedia The Philippines remains the only nation in the world that does not have a law legalizing divorce. Is the country ready for such a law? The Divorce Bill‚ is a bill aiming to protect and strengthen marriage and the family as basic social institutions‚ to value
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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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UNIONBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Interest computation is based on Daily Cleared Balance and is subject to CURRENT ACCOUNTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS A. OPENING OF ACCOUNT A Current Account may be opened by an individual‚ singly or by two (2) or more persons jointly‚ who is/are free from any legal disability subject to the Bank’s account requirements. The account may also be opened by a juridical entity‚ in the name of a corporation‚ partnership‚ associations‚ and other juridical entities provided
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The May 2010 election was considered to be the cleanest and fastest elections in the Philippines since the restoration of elite democracy after the dark Martial Law years of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. This is despite the controversies looming on the automated elections‚ the system glitches during the elections‚ the failure of elections in some towns‚ the reported massive vote buying‚ the reported pre-shading of ballots‚ the millions of disenfranchised voters‚ most of them first time voters
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INDUSTRY PROFILE Soap in Philippines Reference Code: 0115-0208 Publication Date: April 2011 www.datamonitor.com Datamonitor USA 245 Fifth Avenue 4th Floor New York‚ NY 10016 USA t: +1 212 686 7400 f: +1 212 686 2626 e: usinfo@datamonitor.com Datamonitor Europe 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA United Kingdom t: +44 20 7551 9000 f: +44 20 7675 7500 e: eurinfo@datamonitor.com Datamonitor Middle East and North Africa Datamonitor PO Box 24893 Dubai‚ UAE t: +49 69 9754 4517 f: +49 69 9754 4900 e:
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The History of the Philippines The archipelago of the Philippine is made up of over 7‚100 islands and lies off the south coast of Taiwan and its Southeastern neighbors‚ Malaysia and Indonesia (Kittler & Sucher‚ 2000). The nation is surrounded by the South China Sea on the west and by the Pacific Ocean on the east. The Filipinos are descendants of migrants from Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia who came to the islands in successive waves over many centuries and largely displaced
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in opposite directions meet‚ a phenomenon known as convergence. As the opposing winds collide‚ hot air is forced upward and cools to form storm clouds. Usually these storms produce nothing more than lightning or a period of heavy rain‚ but in some cases high pressure and wind in the upper atmosphere can allow the hot air to continue its upward motion for a sustained period‚ creating a much stronger type of storm. A hurricane’s wind is caused by air rushing up from the surface of the ocean to replace
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