Philippine Economy at Present During 1960’s the Philippine economy has experienced repeated boom-and-bust cycles in the 5 decades since the nation achieved independence from the United States. In 1960s its economy ranked as the second most progressive in Asia‚ next to that of Japan. After 1965‚ when Ferdinand E. Marcos became president‚ the nation experienced economic problems and social unrest‚ especially from the 1970s‚ when corruption and cronyism (the practice of appointing friends to well-paid
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Philippine-Japanese relations span a period from the 17th century to the present. Relations between Japan and the Philippines date back to at least the late Muromachi period of Japanese history‚ as Japanese merchants and traders had settled in Luzon even before the Spanish colonization. Especially in the area of Dilao‚ a suburb of Manila was a Nihonmachi of 3000 Japanese around the year 1600. The term probably originated from the Tagalog term ’dilaw’‚ meaning ’yellow’‚ this describes their general
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Health Issues in the Philippines Like any other third-world country‚ the Philippines have been struggling in some health issues and one of it is illegal drug use. A lot of Filipinos are addicted to prohibited drugs. However‚ the Philippine government has dealt with this issue and although there are still some recorded incidents of drug abuse‚ the number of drug dependents in the Philippines has gradually decreased. One major health issue in the Philippines‚ is malnutrition. There have been studies
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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE IN THE PHILIPPINES Doing business in the Philippines is not difficult at all. Even before the country was occupied by its many colonizers‚ i.e. the Spaniards‚ Americans and Japanese‚ it has always been actively trading with many foreigners like the Chinese‚ the Arabs. Hindus and the Malays. Barter was the early form of business wherein Chinese‚ Arabs‚ Hindus and Malays would bring to the islands their goods in exchange for native produce of the natives. Today‚ more sophisticated
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PRE-HISTORIC CIVILISATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. By Elsdon Best. THE TAGALO-BISAYA TRIBES.—I. WHEN a powerful and highly civilised nation comes in contact with a barbaric and isolated people‚ who have nevertheless advanced many steps on the road of progress‚ it would naturally be thought that the superior and conquering race would endeavour to collect and place on record information concerning such people: their manners‚ customs‚ language‚ religion‚ and traditions. Unfortunately‚ in the case of the
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the phil. 1.) The new slogan of the Department of Tourism of Philippines “It’s More Fun In The Philippines” has gone viral. This slogan was developed to attract tourists from around the world and has already circulated in social networks such as facebook‚ twitter‚ and tumblr. The said slogan aims to convince tourists why they would rather choose Philippines as their travel destination and why it’s more fun to do things in Philippines. Often times in social networks‚ people’s imagination can go beyond
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of media research in the Philippines? Choose a particular form of mass media and identify three (3) major issues and concerns besetting it. To what extent has research been made on such issues and concerns? Cite concrete cases to prove your point. The Philippine film industry‚ considered by many critics‚ producers‚ directors‚ movie workers‚ is either slowly but surely dying or is already dead. Notice the use of the term "Philippine film industry" instead of "Philippine cinema." This is such for
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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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Philippine Coffee - Barako (Coffea arabica & Coffea canephora or robusta) About Coffee Coffee has two main varieties or species‚ Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora or more popularly known as Robusta. Arabica (Coffea arabica) was originally cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula‚ hence its name. While Robusta (Coffea canephora) is grown in many regions where Arabica would not grow but Robusta has less flavor and contains more caffeine than the Arabica. However‚ Robusta contains more antioxidants
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PHILIPPINE HISTORY Chapter 8 1. Explain how the British occupation of the country opened the eyes of the people in certain regions to the idea of freedom and expulsion of the Spaniards? During this period‚ the Filipinos discovered how weak Spain was when it comes to armory when the British defeated them. Eventually‚ Archbishop Manuel Rojo surrendered Manila and Cavite thus exposing them furthermore as to how vulnerable they were. 2. Why did the economic plans of Governor-General Basco fail
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