Martin M. Carpo 02/11/14 NAT300 – J1S Mrs. Marcelo Assign. # 1 1. Make a research on the food/hunger situation in the Philippines. According to the studies conducted by the “International Food Policy Research Institute”‚ the Philippines has showed a decline on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) over the past years – from 19.9 in 1990‚ 17.4 in 1995‚ 17.7 in 2000 and 14.0 in 2005. Recently the score peaked at 13.2 in 2013‚ but despite the relative decline of the score‚ the hunger
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Jose Rizal‚ Liberator of the Philippines In the early morning of December 30‚ 1896‚ 35 year old Jose’ Rizal‚ an indio with strong oriental features but the bearing of a western intellectual‚ wearing a black suit and hat‚ stood erect and calm in an open field by Manila Bay. Ministering to him were two Jesuit priests. Wanting to be master of his own execution‚ he refused to kneel and be blindfolded. He asked to face the firing squad but was forced by the officer in charge to turn his back. A military
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Philippine-Japanese relations span a period from the 17th century to the present. Relations between Japan and the Philippines date back to at least the late Muromachi period of Japanese history‚ as Japanese merchants and traders had settled in Luzon even before the Spanish colonization. Especially in the area of Dilao‚ a suburb of Manila was a Nihonmachi of 3000 Japanese around the year 1600. The term probably originated from the Tagalog term ’dilaw’‚ meaning ’yellow’‚ this describes their general
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Health Issues in the Philippines Like any other third-world country‚ the Philippines have been struggling in some health issues and one of it is illegal drug use. A lot of Filipinos are addicted to prohibited drugs. However‚ the Philippine government has dealt with this issue and although there are still some recorded incidents of drug abuse‚ the number of drug dependents in the Philippines has gradually decreased. One major health issue in the Philippines‚ is malnutrition. There have been studies
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the phil. 1.) The new slogan of the Department of Tourism of Philippines “It’s More Fun In The Philippines” has gone viral. This slogan was developed to attract tourists from around the world and has already circulated in social networks such as facebook‚ twitter‚ and tumblr. The said slogan aims to convince tourists why they would rather choose Philippines as their travel destination and why it’s more fun to do things in Philippines. Often times in social networks‚ people’s imagination can go beyond
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What are the contributions of the previous government to the present system of government? Looking back to the previous government systems in different periods in Philippine history‚ we can see that our present government system is somehow shaped and patterned from the previous systems that prevailed in our country. Pre – historically we have seen how they established their government and basically‚ we can say that it is far more primitive than the present system that we have. However‚ the
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Compare this environment with that of PGMA’s nine year stay in power. Site suggestions/strategy which you think could lead Philippine Business and Economy a haven of Investment climate in the future. ANSWER: As President Benigno S. Aquino III assured that Philippines will remain conducive to business‚ the country’s economic strides haven’t escaped notice‚ noting the Philippines is now rated investment grade for the first time in history by three major credit rating agencies. The economy grew by a
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factional rebel sieges‚ and most recently‚ record breaking typhoons‚ the Philippines is doing surprisingly well for itself. In fact‚ The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that though the wreckage caused by last week’s Supertyphoon Haiyan will likely slow GDP somewhat‚ economic damage will not be significant‚ the Eastern Visayas region accounting for only two per cent of the country’s GDP. Economically‚ at least‚ the Philippines has had a good year: the first half of 2013 saw GDP growth at 7.3 percent
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The Philippines is an archipelago that consist 7‚107 islands with a total land area of 300‚000 square kilometers (115‚831 sq mi). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105‚000 square kilometers (40‚541 sq mi). The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95‚000 square kilometers (36‚680 sq mi). The archipelago is around 800 kilometers (500 mi) from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo. The islands are divided
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Philippines Economic Efficiency: According to a survey by the Switzerland-based Institure for Management Development (IMD)‚ Philippines strength is on the quality of human resources Based on a statistical data‚ Philippines vanted: 1st in terms of unit labor costs in manufacturing 1st in terms of availability of skilled labor 3rd for competent managers 4th in terms of skills in finance This is manifested in the fact that OFW revenues hold a major impact on Philippines’ economy Eqaulity of
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