Poverty in the Philippines According to the Population Commission‚ there are about 30.6 million Filipinos suffering from poverty. Out of all the Southeast Asian countries‚ the Philippines is the worst when in comes to poverty. About 15.3 million Filipinos are subsistence individuals meaning that they do not make enough money to provide for basic food requirements. In 1999‚ the World Bank said that the Philippines had a per capita GNP or gross national product for each person of $1‚050.
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Ballet Philippines This case is about the turnover‚ salaries and performer status in Ballet Philippines. How to deal with the turnovers and in lack of promotions? Company Background Founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes with the support of Eddie Elejar and the Cultural Center of the Philippines‚ Ballet Philippines (BP) is widely recognized today as a cornerstone of the Filipino cultural identity. Its audience represents a cross-section of Manila’s populace and includes visitors from around the
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PALAWAN Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the western sector opposite the Visayan region. The main island‚ Palawan lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea and the size is 450 kilometres long and 50 kilometres wide. It is composed of long and narrow islands plus a number of other small islands surrounding the main island. The Calamianes Group‚ to the northeast consist of Busuanga Island‚ Culion Island and Coron Island. Durangan Island almost touches the western
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PHILIPPINES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Unemployment Rate in Philippines increased to 7.50 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from 7.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Unemployment Rate in Philippines is reported by the The National Statistics Office (NSO). Philippines Unemployment Rate averaged 9.09 Percent from 1994 until 2013‚ reaching an all time high of 13.90 Percent in March of 2002 and a record low of 6.30 Percent in September of 2007. In Philippines‚ the unemployment rate measures the number
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Philippines I. Crisis The Philippines entered the crisis on a sound footing relative to its major East and Southeast Asian neighbors (except Indonesia)‚ which commonly experienced economic contraction‚ especially in the industrial and export sectors. As such‚ this has been suggested as evidence of the country’s newly gained economic resilience. It must be noted‚ however‚ that the Philippines has likewise not experienced the spectacular economic performance of its neighbors in recent times‚ which
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POTTERY IN THE PHILIPPINES Arazas‚ Andrea Pauline R. B.S. Materials Engineering‚ Department of Mining‚ Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Arkioloji 1 THX 2:30-4:00 I. INTRODUCTION Pottery is defined as the art or craft of a potter to manufacture material from which pottery ware is made. It can be made from earthenware‚ porcelain or stoneware. According to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)‚ pottery is defined as all fired ceramic wares that contain clay materials.
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A.P Globalization is hard to explain if you don’t have a basic idea of economics. The Philippines In the Philippines 71.9% of the people are living below the poverty line‚ and ironically‚ most of them are from the countryside who produce food for the whole population. 7 million of the population are jobless‚ while 3.5 million are homeless. There has been an increasing impact of globalization on the Filipino women‚ in particular. There has been a reduction of permanent workers in favor of temporary
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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 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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Education in the Philippines The system of education in the Philippines was patterned both from the educational systems of Spain and the United States. However‚ after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946‚ the systems have changed radically. The Department of Education (or DepEd) administers the whole educational system‚ which also includes the allocation of funds utilized for school services and equipment (such as books‚ school chairs‚ etc.)‚ recruitment of teachers for all public schools
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