Philippines has displaced Indonesia as Asean economic leader -- S&P I consider this as a good news for us Filipinos. We may not feel the economic growth for now but it’s actually a good thing that we have indicators of how well or poor our economy is doing. This article only means that we will now be able attract more investors to invest in the Philippines. More foreign investors means more job opportunities just like jobs for construction workers. And yes‚ it is not permanent but if this will
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Philippine Prehistory - The First Inhabitants - 40‚000 BP The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea situated between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometre 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. Over the past two million years‚ the earth has undergone twenty cycles of glaciation
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The Philippine tourism industry flourished in the 1970s and early 1980s but declined in the mid 1980s‚ with the average length of tourist stay falling from 12.6 days in earlier years to 8.9 days in 1988. In 1987‚ tourism growth was slower in the Philippines than in other Southeast Asian countries. About 1.2 million tourists visited the Philippines in 1992‚ which was a record high in the number of tourist visits since 1989. In 2000‚ the Philippines’ tourist arrivals totaled 2.2 million. In 2003‚
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Rose O. May 03‚ 2013 Anthropology PHILIPPINE TREASURES (Reaction Paper) After watching the documentary of Philippine treasures‚ I have been get more knowledge about our ancestors treasures remains and I think that the early Filipinos living in the Philippines already had an advanced civilization. Instilled something into me that we were rich‚ we were rich! We’re talking of gold here it is an opulence. During the early times‚ the Philippines was filled with gold. These gold were used for
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Democracy in the Philippines This is the moment in the history of society where technology is at its highest point and it continues to move forward. This is also the occasion when democracy in the Philippines faces one of the greatest challenges in its existence after it has been restored several times. A new round of scandal has brought democracy in the Philippines to another challenging point. If democratic revival is possible it can only come from the people themselves‚ and from the higher power
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Philippine Literature How My Brother Leon Brought A Wife Submitted by: Ishmael E. Evangelista Submitted to: Score: _______ Content I. Title II. Author III. Setting IV. Characters a. Plot b. Exposition c. Complication d. Climax e. Denouement f. Resolution V. Reaction I. Title How my Brother Leon brought a Wife In the story‚ Leon arrived with his wife‚ Maria in the rural meeting Leon’s brother‚ Baldo for the first time. They took a surprising route home for Leon‚ but it was meant as
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explore America’s experimentation with imperialism in the Philippines. During the Spanish-American War‚ America outright won Puerto Rico and Cuba by defeating the Spanish in each area. At the end of the war‚ the Spanish were not defeated in the Philippines‚ so America compromised with the Spanish and paid them for the area. Meanwhile‚ Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence in the Philippines. McKinley asserted that the Philippines would not be granted their independence‚ and fighting
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Sculptors in the Philippines Submitted by: Boquiron‚ Karl Christian De Vera‚ Joshua James Mendoza‚ Lady Lavenie Salagubang‚ Shiena Kate Submitter to: Prof. Galang Napoleon Abueva Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given
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Completely Non-corrupt Philippines: Is it even possible? To my dear audience‚ fellow students‚ classmates‚ teachers‚ and other concerned citizens‚ a pleasant day to each and every one! Today‚ I would like to convince all the Filipinos that corruption can still be eradicated from our beloved country. The Republic of the Philippines suffers a widespread corruption including the graft‚ bribery‚ embezzlement‚ backdoor deals‚ nepotism and patronage. In the early 1960s‚ the Philippines was an economic power
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POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES During the 1990s‚ the Philippines made significant progress in fighting poverty. According to the Family Income and Expenditure Survey of 1997‚ poverty incidence fell from 49.3% of total population in 1985 to 40.6% in 1994 and 36.8% in 1997. According to an ADB study conducted by Ernie Pernia and Arsenio Balisacan‚ however‚ the decline in poverty rates did nothing to improve the country’s notoriously inequitable income distribution. Despite the more-or-less sustained
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