COUNTRY ANALYSIS UNIT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 2010 Microfinance in the Philippines uring the last few years‚ the volume of microfinance activity has grown considerably in the Philippines and an increasing number of financial institutions have engaged in retail microfinance operations. While this sector has been traditionally dominated by rural banks‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and finance cooperatives‚ in 2009 a number of commercial banks sought entrance
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Divorce in the Philippines is planning to take over Filipino values and culture. It’s all over the news‚ the Philippine Congress is now pushing forward the Divorce Bill right after they have put forward the Reproductive Health Bill. This is exactly what I have been worrying about. Just a couple of weeks ago‚ when I attended our Baptist Convention Meeting here in the Visayas‚ this issue was brought up. And just as what I have stated‚ “RH Bill can also lead to the Divorce Bill” because they have the
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The Philippine Islands are located in the western North Pacific Ocean‚ just off the southeastern portion of the Asian continent. The Philippines consists of more than seven thousand islands‚ having an area of about three hundred thousand square kilometers. The Islands are grouped into three primary island groups‚ Luzon in the north (composed of Luzon Island and small islands in its vicinity); the Visayas (composed of many islands near the center‚ the largest being‚ Palawan‚ Mindoro‚ Panay‚ Masbate
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During the colonization of the Philippines‚ the Filipinos lost their freedom. They were being abused by the Spaniards. These are the settings in the Spaniards colonization: The Filipinos are required to pay a TRIBUTO or TRIBUTE (TAX). FORCED LABOR is established under the Spaniards government. It is where the male Filipinos 16-60 of age were required to work for the government for 40 days in one year. They were assigned to build or repair roads and bridges Sometimes‚ they would be assigned
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2.09 POP Music: Review Questions and Critical Thinking Questions Jorge Gomez Nov. 13‚ 2013 Review Questions: 1. Popular music is any music since industrialization in the mid- 1800s that is in line with the tastes and preferences of the middle class. 2. Pop music uses themes that are short songs about love and other existing themes‚ a song that uses this theme would
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POVERT RATE IN THE PHILIPPINES A RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED TO: Maestro John IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN ENGLISH IV PRESENTED BY: Juan Gabriel R. Calderon TABLE OF CONTENTS I Table of contents…………………………………………….3 II Introduction…………………………………………………….4 III Facts and Topic Concept…………………………………….5 IV Survey Content and Data…………………………………….6 V Survey question and Answers…………………………….…7 VI Analyzation of survey question and Evaluation…………..8 VII
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ESSAY For the purposes of this essay‚ the time frame 1946-1986 would be further divided into 3 segments. First would be the time from 1946 to 1949 where the effects of the Belle Trade Act were felt. Second would be from 1949-1961 when the Philippines tried Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) and also known as the period of control and Third would be from 1962-1986 or the period of decontrol. In order to explain and understand the period from 1946 to 1949 dependency theory would be used
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2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many periods. Such as Middle
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"The Philippine Literature now a days" The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. Long before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed or set foot on Philippine shores‚ our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories‚ old plays and short stories. Our ancestors also had their own alphabet which was
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The Philippine Revolution Against Spain 1996 is a significant year for Filipinos all over the world. It marks the centennial of the Philippine Revolution‚ which started in 1896 and officially ended in 1902. The amount of literature generated during and after the Revolution‚ coupled with the continuing fascination on this period by historians and alike which have produced an infinite number of scholarly works‚ have validated the widespread perception that this was the most glorious page in the history
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