Philippines’ Finest The Republic of Philippines is a truly remarkable country with a culture as rich as its glorious past fraught by many foreign influences like that of the Spanish and the American. Despite of being colonized to foreign powers‚ the country has remained unchanged; it has not compromised with its authenticity‚ its decorum‚ code of conduct and culture and has retained its typical Filipino spirit. Rather what it has done is‚ it has imbibed the best of both the worlds and have shaped
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Tourism in the Philippines Tourism in the Philippines is a major economic contributor to the Philippine economy. The Philippines is an archipelagic country composed of 7‚107 islands. It offers a rich biodiversity with its tropical rainforests‚ mountains‚ beaches‚ coral reefs‚ islands‚ and diverse range of flora and fauna‚ making it as one of the megadiverse countries in the world. In 2012‚ the country attracted 4‚272‚811 visitors. History Philippine tourism flourished in the 1970s and early
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drain‚ referring to the former swamp area in the valley where no natural drainage existed. 4 Revolutionary Period (1989-1990) The Philippine insurrection of 1896 against the Spaniards reached Benguet by middle of 1899. The Katipunan came to Benguet‚ united the Ibaloys and established the Benguet Province under the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. 5 American Period (1900-1941) The Americans granted freedom of religion to the indigenous Ibaloy people of La Trinidad that enabled
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Philippines: No Other Place But Up The Philippines is considered one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. As of 21st century‚ the country is a member in several international organizations’ including the APEC‚ Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition the Philippines also have a lot of trading partners and trade agreements. Though‚ the Philippines have suffered negative balance of trade for many years. In January of 2013‚ the
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PHILIPPINES‚ A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY The Philippines is known for its beautiful topography‚ wonderful culture and lifestyle‚ rich natural resources‚ many tourist destinations‚ friendly‚ hospitable and peace-loving inhabitants. It is also known for its beautiful Filipinas‚ and for its religiosity. Yet‚ we are third world country. Extreme and misguided religiosity appears to be one of the major characteristics of third world countries. We are a religious country and we have an abundance of poor
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Philippines * Known by many names in song and story. * Before Magellan’s arrival‚ Chinese traders called it “Mai” meaning “Land of Barbarians”. Pearl of the Orient Seas * The names which modern writers give. * The most romantic name of our country. * One of the beautiful land in the Far East. Philippines * Northernmost point: Y’Ami Isle 78 miles from Taiwan * Southernmost tip: Salvage Isle 34 miles from Borneo Philippines * An archipelago of 7‚ 107 islands. 2
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Flag of Philippines There are three fields on the Philippine flag. The white equilateral triangle is on the hoist side‚ a band of blue at the top‚ and a band of red at the bottom. An eight rayed yellow sun at the center of the triangle. A small five pointed star is located at each corner of the triangle. General Emilio Aguinaldo‚ who the first President of the Philippines and a leader in the revolution against Spanish rule for Philippine‚ designed the Philippine flag. He did this while in exile
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PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT 1: Structures and Properties of Engineering Materials. Special attention should be paid to the Grading Criteria‚ as this will influence the way you answer each of the tasks. For each question all tasks need to be answered correctly to achieve the relevant criteria. Question 1: (P1) With the aid of clear‚ annotated diagrams‚ describe the structure associated with the following engineering materials: - a) Iron at room temperature. To
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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Cognitive Constraints in Selected Instructional Approaches and Materials in the Philippine Public Schools Juan Jr Espina Introduction Instructional designers now days focus on strategies on how to improve instructional methods by eliminating the barriers of learning considering that the human brain is limited in the amount of information that it can process (Miller‚ G.‚ 1956). According to Clark‚R.‚ Nguyen‚ F. and Sweller‚ J. (2006)‚ human cognitive load may be enhanced through eliminating
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