The Philippine Agenda 21 What is Agenda 21? Agenda 21 is a program of action into the 21st century for bringing the Earth into a sustainable future. It was adopted by the participating governments of the world in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)‚ otherwise known as the Earth Summit‚ in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in June 1992. What is Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21)? Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21) is our own national agenda for sustainable development. It is basically
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agreeing to a set amount of items to exchange between two or more parties. A very underrated type of business‚ but very effective in the world of today. People see the world of business as a means to earn and make the most out of exchanges in order to buy more and more things for themselves‚ rather than the idea of getting the most out of a certain item purchased or traded. Barter in the Philippines had first been recognized in the lower regions such as Zambonga‚ Cebu and Tawi-Tawi. The Filipinos
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MEDICAL TOURISM IN PHILIPPINES INDEX About Philippines…………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 3 Geography ……………………………………………………………. 3 Climate………………………………………………………….............4 Population ……………………………………………………………...4 Language ……………………………………………………………….4 Currency………………………………………………………………...4 Religion…………………………………………………………………4 Culture and Society……………………………………………………..4 Tourism in Philippines ………………………………………………………
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nowadays when numerous issues are colouring the taxation system of the country. With these‚ today‚ its importance seems to be overlooked and is viewed more negatively as a burden to the people. Currently‚ the individual income tax rate in the Philippines stands at 32 percent‚ which is third highest in the entire Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) region‚ next to Thailand and Vietnam. A number of the country’s lawmakers already have their hands on this matter and encourages the government
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PHILAMLIFE AND BPI ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC LIFE INSURANCE JOINT VENTURE Makati City‚ August 26‚ 2009. Philippine American Life Insurance Company (Philamlife)‚ the largest life insurer in the Philippines‚ has agreed with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to acquire a 51% stake in Ayala Life Assurance Inc. (Ayala Life)‚ BPI’s majority-owned life insurance subsidiary. Ayala Life will serve as the platform for BPI and Philamlife’s strategic bancassurance partnership. The joint venture is expected
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is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. During periods of recession‚ an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. In a 2011 news story‚ Business Week reported‚ "More than 200 million people globally are out of work‚ a record high‚ as almost two-thirds of advanced economies and half of developing countries are experiencing a slowdown in employment growth". Unemployment The unemployment
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Super Regions of the Philippines The "super" regions of the Philippines are an informal grouping of parts of regions and provinces of the Philippines based on their economic strengths. The creation of "super" regions was first proposed by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her sixth State of the Nation Address to group the selected regions/provinces by their economic strengths. Composition North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle Ilocos Region or Region 1 (I) Cordillera Administrative
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Selected Topics on Philippine Taxation I. Sources of Revenue from Internal Revenue Tax Internal Revenue Taxes are taxes that are specifically provided by R.A 8424- The National Internal Revenue Code of the Philippines Section 21 of the NIRC provides the following taxes‚ fees and charges that are deemed to be National Internal Revenue Taxes: 1. Income tax is the right to earn an income by engaging in an occupation‚ the basis of which is the net taxable income. 2. Business tax is the right to
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I. Case Overview Philippine Orient Airways (POA) is an airline company that focuses on domestic operations. They took part of the market share when the Company was incorporated in January 21‚ 1997‚ and formally started operations after receiving the Operator’s Permit from the Government. With granting of the 5-year Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)‚ it gave POA the approval to provide scheduled services. The contract was extended to the next 25 years upon passing of the Legislative
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Contribution of American to the Philippines 1. Independence - America helped the Philippines to eliminate the Spaniards in the country thus helping the Filipinos to end the suffering from the Spanish reign. This was the first step of the country to stand on their own and start a new beginning. 2. Government -we adapted and patterned some of our constitution with the Americans’. 3 Sports - Filipino favourite sport had been basketball‚ and other foreign sports instead of the national sports which
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