COUNTRY ANALYSIS UNIT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 2010 Microfinance in the Philippines uring the last few years‚ the volume of microfinance activity has grown considerably in the Philippines and an increasing number of financial institutions have engaged in retail microfinance operations. While this sector has been traditionally dominated by rural banks‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and finance cooperatives‚ in 2009 a number of commercial banks sought entrance
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Philippine Airlines‚ Inc. (abbreviated as PAL and also known historically as Philippine Air Lines) operating as Philippine Airlines‚ is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered at the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City‚[2][3] the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.[4] Out of its hubs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport of Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport of Cebu City‚ Philippine
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Religion in the Philippines are spiritual beliefs held by Philippine citizens. Religion holds a central place in the life of the majority of Filipinos‚ including Hindus‚ Buddhists‚ animists‚ Muslims‚ Aglipayans‚Protestant and Catholic.[1] It is central not as an abstract belief system‚ but rather as a host are experiences‚ rituals‚ ceremonies‚ and adjurations that provide continuity in life‚ cohesion in the community and moral purpose for existence. Religious associations are part of the system of
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The Philippine Revolution Against Spain 1996 is a significant year for Filipinos all over the world. It marks the centennial of the Philippine Revolution‚ which started in 1896 and officially ended in 1902. The amount of literature generated during and after the Revolution‚ coupled with the continuing fascination on this period by historians and alike which have produced an infinite number of scholarly works‚ have validated the widespread perception that this was the most glorious page in the history
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References: A reporter for Business Week * Philippines tops neighboring countries in unemployment (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Labor&title=Philippines-tops-neighboring-countries-in-unemployment&id=52743) * Daniel Anne Nepomuceno-Rodriguez May 31‚ 2012 Philippine Daily Inquirer January 13‚ 2012
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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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PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK MAN IN THE WORLD A. The Social Nature of Man Man is “social by nature”: he relates himself to other men with the same naturalness as a fish takes to water Man is entirely dependent on others for everything Aristotle said‚ “every man feels naturally like a friend to other men. “ The natural feeling of man towards other men is friendliness Being unfriendly is like an afterthought‚ not something spontaneous Only when he starts thinking
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Philippine Prehistory - The First Inhabitants - 40‚000 BP The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea situated between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometre square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. Over the past two million years‚ the earth has undergone twenty cycles of glaciation
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GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE Literature can generally be divided into two types: prose and poetry. Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs‚ while poetry refers to those expressions in verse‚ with measure and rhyme‚ line and stanza and has a more melodious tone. I. Prose There are many types of prose. These include novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essays‚ anecdotes‚ news and speeches. 1
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NAME OF REVOLT | LEADER | YEARS | LOCATION | CAUSES | RESULT | Dayami Revolt | Dayahi | 1567 | Island of Mactan | | | Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt | Lakandula and Rajah Sulayman | 1574 | Manila | This Revolt was caused by losing Sulayman and Lakandula’s kingdom when they were persuaded by Adelantado Legazpi to accept Spanish sovereignty on the promise that their people would be well-treated by the Spaniards.This was a revolt for personal reason. When Gov. Gen. Laezaris replaced Legaspi‚ he revoked
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