and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometer square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. The Philippines is mountainous in nature. The highest mountain is Mt. Apo‚ which is located in Mindanao. The second largest is Mt.Pulog in Luzon. There are recorded 50 volcanoes and most of them are still active. The most famous is Mt. Mayon‚ known as
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ships and 250 men Results: Failure – did not find the Strait of Mgellan 3. Saavedra (1527) – 3 ships and 110 men Results: Failure – reached Mindanao but failed to colonize‚ they just rescued the survivors of Loaisa’s expedition at Tidore‚ Moluccas 4. Villalobos (1542) – 6 ships 200 men Results: Reached Mindanao but failed to colonize. He named Mindanao Ceasaria Caroli in honor of King Charles of Spain and he named the country Philippines in honor of King Phillip II of Spain. He died in Moluccas
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Battle of Zamboanga City From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Battle of Zamboanga City Part of Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Map showing the location of Zamboanga City. Date September 9‚ 2013 – present Location Zamboanga City‚ Philippines Status Ongoing At least 5 barangays under de factoBangsamoro Republik control Economic activity in Zamboanga City paralyzed An estimated 220 civilians taken hostage by the MNLF. The group demands the hoisting of theBangsamoro flag
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In the past decade‚ significant developments have been made to expand access to preschool and primary education. The necessary laws for the promotion and protection of education are also in place. These include: the Barangay (Village) Day Care Center Law‚ which calls for the establishment of educational and day care centres in every village; the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Act‚ which mandates all villages to have day care centres and early learning institutions for children; and
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The coming out of Basic Ecclesial Communities in any form in different parts of the world including the Philippines is undeniably a phenomenon of which our Church Leaders ought to accept and must face head-on. There is no turning back; the call for an “aggiornamento” (John XXIII 1962) inside and outside the Church is indispensable for the good of the people. The Philippine Church must transform to an emerging Church of the future‚ “the Church from the grassroots‚” (John Burdick and W.E. Hewitt 2000)
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STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BENIGNO “NOYNOY”AQUINO lll President Benigno s. Aquino lll has just delivered his fourth State of The Nation address (SONA) at the session hall of The House of the Representatives‚ Batasang Pambansa Complex On July 22‚ 2013 Being a candidate and become President is very hard because he need to face and solve all the problems .He need to help people who are needed ‚ he need to response to the few question of people. For him being a president of the country is not
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into 12 different regions as shown in the exhibit 1. Some of the regions are grouped together to form major producing regions. These are – Northern Luzon‚ Southern Luzon‚ Visayas and Mindanao. Northern Luzon consists of regions I‚ II‚ III; Southern Luzon – Regions IV-A‚ IV-B‚ V; Visayas – Regions VI‚ VII‚ VIII; Mindanao – Regions IX‚ X‚ XI‚ XII. The raw material is transported form farm to distillery via trucks. This cost is generally born by the farmers and hence not to be considered separately. From
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1. Introduction | | Every town/municipality’s name in the province of Cebu is connoted with its roots or history. The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "Daan" (which means "old" in the Cebuano language‚ and the word "Bantayan" which refers to a place that served as a "look-out-station" for Moro raiders before the Spaniards obtained control of the Philippines. Since then‚ Daanbantayan has been growing into a progressive municipality until it becomes a first class one. It
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------------------------------------------------- Filipino nationalism Filipino Nationalism is an upsurge of patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals in the Philippines of the 19th century that came consequently as a result of more than two centuries of Spanish rule[1] and as an immediate outcome of the Filipino Propaganda Movement (mostly in Europe) from 1872 to 1892. It served as the backbone of the first nationalist revolution inAsia‚ the Philippine Revolution of 1896.[2] -------------------------------------------------
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INTODUCTION Significance of the Study Ticketing Offices is an office of Transportation Company‚ theatrical or entertainment enterprise or ticket agency where tickets are sold and reservation made. A Computer Reservations System or central reservation system (CRS) is a computerized system used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel. Originally designed and operated by airlines‚ CRSes were later extended for the use of travel agencies. Major CRS operations
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