Autonomy…Again? Foreword This paper summarizes the historical background‚ causes‚ and a possible solution to end the ongoing ethnic conflict in The Philippines. The Muslim Filipinos of Mindanao and the Christian Filipinos have been fighting the second oldest internal ethnic dispute in the world. Over 120‚000 people have died and 2 million have been displaced in this four decades long battle.1 For many years‚ the central government’s attempts at peace‚ institutional restructuring‚ and regional autonomy
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similarities and differences in a state as large as Texas. The state is divided into 4 geographic regions: Mountains & Basins‚ the Great Plains‚ the North Central Plains‚ and the Coastal Plains. Even in these regions there are enough differences for subdivisions. The Great Plains is divided into the Llano Basin‚ Edwards Plateau‚ and the High Plains. The North Central Plains is also divided into 3 sub-regions: Grand Prairie‚ Cross Timbers‚ and Rolling Plains. The Coastal Plains includes the Piney Woods
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The Economic History of the Philippines 1000 B.C. – Post World War II ECON 365 Marcus G. Lundy III December 6‚ 2012 Section (I) Evolution over time of the borders of the modern country over time The Philippine archipelago is comprised of 7‚107 islands (about 500 mi (805 km) off the southeast coast of Asia‚ of which only about 2‚000 are inhabited. They are clustered into three major island groups; Luzon‚ Visayas‚ and Mindanao. The overall land area is comparable to that of Arizona. Only
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available land area in the country into different agro-ecological regions based on certain identifiable characteristics becomes all the more important. This may help the country to engage in more rational planning and optimizing resource use for the present and in preserving them for the future. An agro-climatic zone is a land unit in terms of major climates‚ suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars. An ecological region is an area of the earth’s surface characterized by distinct ecological
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Coconut Industry The Philippines remains as the world’s leading supplier of traditional coconut products. The industry is also finding new products and uses for this the “Tree of Life”: coco peat‚ geotextiles‚ activated carbon and virgin coconut oil. Description The coconut industry is a dominant sector of Philippine agriculture: Of the 12 million hectare of farmlands‚ 3.25 M hectare is devoted to coconut 68 out of 79 provinces are coconut areas. Over 324M bearing and non-bearing trees 3.5M coconut
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REGION | MINERALS | PLACES/PROVINCES LOCATED | % | TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF MINERALS PER REGION | NCR | Gold | - | 0 | 0 | | Copper | - | | | | Iron | - | | | | Nickel | - | | | CAR | Gold | Abra‚ Apayao‚ Benguet‚ Ifugao‚ Kalinga‚ Mountain Province‚ Baguio City | 0.8 | 25% | | Copper | Abra‚ Apayao‚ Benguet‚ Ifugao‚ Kalinga‚ Mountain Province‚ Baguio City | 20 | | | Iron | Benguet‚ Abra‚ Apayao‚ Ifugao | 0.5 | | | Nickel | Ifugao | 3.7 | | 1 | Gold | Ilocos Norte | 0.3
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Recent Earthquakes: Philippines Kaitlyn Denson 7th period 9/3/12 This report was taken by a seismologist on August 31‚ 2012 19:43:10‚ after an earthquake struck in the Philippines. On this past Friday‚ an earthquake in the Philippines rose panic in the hearts of its people‚ in fear of a large tsunami. The magnitude-7.6
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PRE-SPANISH PHILIPPINES It is believed that the first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived over 300‚000 years ago. It is commonly thought that they migrated over a land bridge‚ which existed at that time‚ from the Asian mainland. The next known inhabitation is when the Negrito or Aeta arrived in the islands around 25‚000 years ago. However‚ they were driven back by several waves of immigrants from Indonesia‚ only to be followed by the maritime peoples of the Malayan islands. Although there
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Chapter I Introduction Background of the study This topic was chosen for investigation because of a need for an in-depth study of the culture of major ethnic groups in the country today. Philippine culture is very diverse and with this in mind‚ a thorough research and analysis of the culture of the major ethnic groups in the country should be made. A search for a deeper understanding of the way of life of various groups in the country led to the formulation of this topic. Significance of the study
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The three regions of American colonists had many differences in how things were done economically‚ religiously and socially. The three regions were also had different climates and a different terrain forcing them to live differently. New England was the most northern colony. The landscape had very rocky soil. Their whole economy was mainly shipbuilding and shipping. Though they did also participate in fur trading and the fishing industry. The whole reason the colonists settled was because of religious
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