552 TEXTBOOK ON THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION Sec. 10 Regulation of Foreign Investment. (1) Sources of investments. – Generally‚ they are: domestic savings‚ government expenditures‚ grants‚ local and foreign investments‚ and foreign loans. Investment is expenditure. In economics‚ it is also called “capital formation”. (2) Kinds of investments. –It is either direct or indirect in the forms of loans. Direct investments maybe made by a foreigner by: (a) buying stocks or bonds in a local company
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Typhoons in the Philippines In the Philippines‚ tropical cyclones (typhoons) are called bagyo. Tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility are given a local name by the Philippine Atmospheric‚ Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)‚ which also raises public storm signal warnings as deemed necessary. Around 19 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a typical year and of these usually 6 to 9 make landfall. The deadliest
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TERM PAPER IN MICROECONOMICS BY: MA. DAYANARA P. MANAIG TO: PROFESSOR JOYCE COLCOL Economy of the Philippines The Philippines is a developing country in South-East Asia. In 2004‚ it was ranked as the 24th largest economy by the World Bank according to purchasing power parity. The Philippines is one of the newly industrializing countries in the world. Important sectors of the Philippine economy include agriculture and industry‚ particularly food processing‚ textiles and garments‚ and electronics
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was more severely devastated from World War II. Millions of Americans were jobless and at the same time there was Financial Crisis. Based on discussions‚ the U.S. used the Philippines as a source of Raw Materials for their Manufacture. By then the U.S. slowly relinquished and improved. During that era‚ the U.S. established the Tydings Mcduffie Law‚ as the access of the Philippines to have its dependence. According to the Law‚ the Philippines are not to go to war without the permission of the U.S.‚ unless
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Society has developed through three overlapping stages -- physical‚ vital‚ and mental. Over the course of tens of thousands of years humanity has evolved from a society mainly concerned with the physical realities‚ such as our survival‚ a life of fear and threat from without‚ and the need for complete deference to authority; to a stage in which our individual vital needs and wants‚ including our desire to interact with others and expand and trade‚ come into their own; to the present emerging mental stage
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RIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES It is believed that before the end of the Ice Age‚ about 70‚000‚000 years ago‚ our country was connected to the mainland of Asia by long strips of land. These strips of land served as land bridges. It was said that people in the mainland could travel by land to the Philippines without crossing the sea. After the Ice Age‚ high tide occurred. Large blocks of ice melted. It was during this high tide that the land bridges submerged in water. The Philippines was then separated
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Issues Manuel Roxas May 28‚ 1946 – April 15‚ 1948 2nd President of the Senate of the Philippines (1945-1946) Senator (1945-1946) Secretary of Finance (Aug. 21. 1941 – Dec. 29‚ 1941) 2nd Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (1992-1933) Member: Philippine House of Representatives (Capiz/Roxas City) (1921-1938) Governor of Capiz (1919-1921) Bell Trade Act – 800M$ rehabilitation money from US Philippine Rehabilitation Act Treaty of General Relations – PH independence‚ US bases. General
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LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT Lipsmacker‚ an American lip balm brand‚ has massive business potential in the Philippines. It specializes on its special flavored lip balms ranging from a wide array of flavors such Strawberry Banana and M&M ’s. The brand has an existing demand in the Philippine Market‚ as evidenced by online forum and blog site posts. Also‚ no Philippine cosmetic brand currently provides the same product offerings. Catering to a niche tweenager market is not entirely new. Various
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Summary: Unhistorical Data There are some narratives that have been previously accepted in Philippine History as facts but later were found out to be historical errors. Maragtas It is the story about ten Malay datu from Borneo who settled into the Philippine Islands. According to the Maragtas at around 1250 A.D.‚ ten Bornean Datu left their kingdom in search of new homes across the sea to escape the merciless rule of Sultan Makatunaw. Led by Datu Puti‚ the Borneans landed in the island of Panay and
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be recopied or reproduce. Writer: M Sharil T Module: I.S. on World Issue Theme: Terrorist Chosen Event: the Philippine massacre Title: Counter-Terrorism does more harm than benefit for a nation. Introduction The Philippine massacre has been dubbed as the worst political killing in Philippine history‚ speculated to have been spiraled by laws approved by the Philippine government. A law passed to combat domestic terror that has been thought to uncover the blanket of a political power
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