Literacy Information in the Philippines by Dr. Norma L. Salcedo T he 2003 Functional Literacy‚ Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) is a national survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy status of the population which will be used as basis of education policies and programs that will improve the coverage and quality of education and literacy in the country. It is the third in a series of functional literacy surveys conducted in 1989 and 1994. the elementary level
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Cited: --“Source Separation of Domestic Waste – Introduction.” HK Special Administrative Region Government‚ 24 July 2009. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. .
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COMPANY PROFILE PHILIPPINE FLOUR MILLS INC. (History) PHILIPPINE FLOUR MILLS is engaged in wheat flour milling on 3 April 1961 as wholly owned by GUNZALO PUYAT & SONS‚ INC. The Machineries & Equipments were acquired in the same year from the BUHLER BROTHERS‚ UZWIL SWITZERLAND. Construction of the building; Mill Bldg‚ Silos‚ Flour Bind/ packaging and warehouses were completed in early 1962. The factory was constructed on 49square meters. Production started July 1962 at the initial daily
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Millions of children in the Philippines are forced to work at young ages. Child labor is one of the Philippines’ most urgent problems and stems from a range of social factors. Unless something is done‚ the issue of child labor will continue to affect the lives of many families across the country. Dangerous Work Conditions that child laborers are forced to endure vary widely‚ but according to a 2011 report by the International Labor Organization‚ as many as 3 million children work in environments
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1. Heavy Traffic 2. Trash 3. Flooding everytime there is rain 4. High crime rates 5. Drugs 6. Poor Educational System 7. Poverty as seen in the squatter areas 8. Too much politics 9. Pollution 10. Poor healthcare what are top ten environmental problem WHAT ARE OUR TOP 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS? by Whit Gibbons March 26‚ 2006 Listing the top 10 of a group is always appealing. Ten most-wanted fugitives by the FBI. Top ten songs‚ books‚ and best-dressed celebrities. And David Letterman
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I. Introduction The Philippine population in the early 1990s continued to grow at a rapid‚ although somewhat reduced rate from that which had prevailed in the preceding decades. In 1990 the Philippine population was more than 66 million‚ up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent‚ down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. Even at the lower growth rate‚ the Philippine population will increase to an estimated 77 million
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The Philippines is an archipelago that consist 7‚107 islands with a total land area of 300‚000 square kilometers (115‚831 sq mi). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105‚000 square kilometers (40‚541 sq mi). The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95‚000 square kilometers (36‚680 sq mi). The archipelago is around 800 kilometers (500 mi) from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo. The islands are divided
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The Weak Agricultural Sector of the Philippines: Case Study on the Sugar Industry in Negros Occidental Trade Liberalization: Free Trade vs. Fair Trade In theory Trade Liberalization is supposed to bring about greater productivity and improve resource allocation which in effect stimulates economic activity and improves long term welfare. Using the policy of free trade there is an elimination of trade barriers such as taxes‚ tariffs and import quotas. Subsidies‚ tax breaks and other support to domestic
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factional rebel sieges‚ and most recently‚ record breaking typhoons‚ the Philippines is doing surprisingly well for itself. In fact‚ The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that though the wreckage caused by last week’s Supertyphoon Haiyan will likely slow GDP somewhat‚ economic damage will not be significant‚ the Eastern Visayas region accounting for only two per cent of the country’s GDP. Economically‚ at least‚ the Philippines has had a good year: the first half of 2013 saw GDP growth at 7.3 percent
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There are four major terrorist groups active in the Philippines today: The Moro National Liberation Front‚ the Moro Islamic Liberation Front‚ Abu Sayyaf and the New People’s Army. The first three are Islamic groups that operate primarily in the south of the nation‚ where most of the country’s Muslim minority live. The Communist New People’s Army operates in the northern Philippines. Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Emerging in the early 1970s‚ the MNLF sought an independent Islamic nation
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