The Philippine Tarsier IJsselstein‚ Friday‚ 18 May 2001 (updated: Saturday‚ 24 April 2004) The Philippine tarsier‚ (Tarsius syrichta) is very peculiar small animal. In fact it is one of the smallest known primates‚ no larger than a adult men’s hand. Mostly active at night‚ it lives on a diet of insects. Folk traditions sometimes has it that tarsiers eat charcoal‚ but actually they retrieve the insects from (sometimes burned) wood. It can be found in the islands of Samar‚ Leyte‚ Bohol‚ and Mindanao
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LOOKING IN ON WHAT’S TO COME: The elderlies in the Philippines When people grow old‚ they either have the option of being cared for by family or being cared for by the homes. In making that choice‚ there seems to be a cultural pattern or tradition that is prevalent. In most Western countries‚ where the values of youth‚ self-reliance and individualism are held in high regard‚ the latter is chosen most of the time. In Asian countries however‚ like that of China where the concept of ‘filial piety’
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A Better Philippines Is it just a vision or “the future”? Thesis statement: Almost each of us has a vision for our poor country. But the problem is most of the time it just remain a mere vision. So the question is; would it just remain our vision or it’s going to be the future of this country? The main problems found in the Philippines are (randomly): economic crisis‚ graft and corruption in the government‚ poor kind of education on most part of the country‚ low rate of employment
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Yakult Philippines‚ Inc. Yakult was introduced in Japan in 1935 by Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd of Japan‚ based on discoveries made by Dr. Minoru Shirota‚ the company’s founder Dr. Shirota blazed a trail in the field of preventive medicine with his studies on a type of lactic acid bacteria now know as Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota. The Yakult brand became synonymous with good health and it made a tremendous impact throughout Japan. Its entry in the market gained immediate acceptance‚ which led to
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The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ is pleased to inform overseas Filipinos in Thailand and in other ASEAN countries that an official from the Department of Education of the Philippines will be administering the Third Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency (ALS A&E) test inBangkok‚ Thailand on 15 – 16 November 2013. The ALS A&E Test is a standardized paper and pencil test. It is designed to measure the competencies of those who have neither attended nor finished formal
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The top 3 problems of the Philippines is‚ one‚ poverty. Poverty is common in our country. We are doom of poverty because there are many poor families and we have slow progress in our economy. Yes‚ we have government to help us and the poor people and families out there but there are so many of them because we have high levels of population growth and slow developing agriculture sector. These are one of the causes of the poverty. We are known as one of the poor countries in the world because of poverty
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Introduction to Philippine Government Lesson 1 What is Political Science ? • Political – Greek word • “POLIS” - means – A CITY / SOVEREIGN STATE • Science – Latin word • SCIRE - means - TO KNOW Therefore…... • It is a basic knowledge and understanding of the state and its ideals • Association of human beings into a “body politic” • Political community- organized under government and law • The relations among people control by the state; state to other state Scope of Political Science
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The Provisional Government of 1986 and the Fifth Republic Corazon C. Aquino was inducted into office on February 25‚ 1986 as President of the Philippines‚ replacing Ferdinand E. Marcos. On March 25 of the same year‚ President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3 ushering in a provisional government which was revolutionary in nature. Proclamation No. 3 provided for a provisional Constitution‚ also known as the Freedom Constitution‚ which was in substance the 1973 Constitution.
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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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