MARITIME SURVEILLANCE POSITIONING and SAFETY SYSTEM for the Republic of the Philippines MASPOSS “A VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) is any service implemented by a competent authority‚ designed to improve safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The service should have the capability to interact with the traffic and respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area.” (IMO guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services and IALA VTS manual‚ 1993) MASPOSS Issue No
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Philippines’ Colonization Maurice Deborah S. Tolentino English PACE 1132 July 17‚ 2013
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I. INTRODUCTION Philippine democracy and politics has long been a troubled environment. With the recent developments regarding the Napoles case‚ it has only reaffirmed the fact that there are a lot of failures within this system. Aside from this latest scandal‚ democracy in the nation has been plagued long before the Pork Barrel story. Issues regarding nepotism‚ lack of transparency‚ participation of the masses‚ and so on have been present for the longest time. Being a Management student‚ I am
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Competitiveness of Philippines in global map From WEF “Global Competitiveness report 2012-13”‚ key performance indices of Philippines in a global scale is analyzed below: [pic] 0.5% of world-wide GDP share implies Philippines is really an insignificant player in world economy in terms of economic output‚ and 95 millions population‚ about 1.5% of ~7 billion world population‚ means current productivity level is only one third of world average. This is a typical characteristic of developing Asian
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THE SETTING (CHAPTER 1) The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7‚000 islands and islets stretching almost a thousand miles from north to south. * Land Surface – is 114‚830 square statute miles and is criss-crossed with mountains and drained by small river systems. Mountain System Three large ranges in the mountain system of Luzon * Caraballo del Sur – forms the nucleus of the system‚ has its highest peak at the intersection of the boundaries of Abra‚ Ilocos Norte
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THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY IN FIJI: POLICY FORMULATION‚ IMPLEMENTATION AND THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Caroline Waqabaca Steve Morling Working Paper 99/01 June 1999 Economics Department Reserve Bank of Fiji Suva Fiji The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Fiji. 1 Abstract This paper examines the formulation‚ implementation and transmission of monetary policy in Fiji. Monetary policy is formulated by the Reserve
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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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Culture of Philippines Many people may ask where is the Philippines? The Philippines is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. Well known for the rich cultural heritage and a rich natural environment in the atmosphere widely throughout the country. Although Filipino culture acknowledges and greets visitors with a strikingly Western character‚ a strong Asian appearance shortly unravels soon after‚ creating a friendly and hospitable image Filipinos hold with unity of their diverse origins from
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| Summary | | Aquaculture in the Philippines has a long history and involves many species and farming practices in diverse ecosystems. Most of the production comes from the farming of seaweed‚ milkfish‚ tilapia‚ shrimp‚ carp‚ oyster and mussel. Aquaculture contributes significantly to the country’s food security‚ employment and foreign exchange earnings. Aquaculture is growing much faster than capture fisheries. However‚ the global position of the Philippines in aquaculture production has fallen
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competent performance. Tenure is secure as long as there is no gross misconduct in the performance of one’s role in the office. CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE BUREAUCRACY 1. Vulnerability to nepotism. Members of family groups by consanguity‚ by affinity and by ritual kindship give top priority to family loyalty. 2. Perpetuation of the spoils system. The passage of the Civil Service Law has set up‚ besides classified service ‚ unclassified and temporary positions which have become convenient instruments
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