| 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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We as human beings are very fortunate to be living on this planet that we call Earth. We toil over the land‚ and in return we receive provisions off of which we live. Even though we get all that we need from this bountiful land‚ we still for some reason feel like we need to alter it. In doing so we also end up ruining the land that we thrive on. We reshape the world to fit our individual needs‚ and the earth just doesn’t work that way. Everything on this planet has a purpose‚ from the largest animal
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Introduction The Philippines is one of the three countries granted exemption in 1995 from the removal of quantitative restriction (QR) on rice under Annex 5 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement. Japan and South Korea are the other two countries. The exemption will expire on December 31‚ 2004. The primary objective of the paper is to look at the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of the QR and the reduction in tariffs on rice imports. In particular‚ the paper attempts
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Title: "Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels in Zamboanga siege." Date: Monday‚ September 16‚ 2013. Source: Internet - http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/asia/philippines-mindanao-unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 How does the article relate to social studies/history? This article relates to the social studies discipline of world history. The article discusses about war‚ Muslim rebels and the Philippine military. The article also takes place in the Philippines which is a sovereign
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The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book‚ the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th
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Philippines - population Population‚ total The value for Population‚ total in Philippines was 93‚261‚000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows‚ over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93‚261‚000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 26‚010‚300 in 1960. Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population‚ which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum‚ who are
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The Philippines is home to more than 90 million people as of 2013. Overpopulation and industrialization could perhaps be the major contributors to environmental problems being experienced in the country. With overpopulation and industrialization‚ our natural resources have a higher demand than supply. Our country is rich in natural resources. We have abundant gold‚ copper‚ sulphur‚ and nickel reserves. We are also surrounded by waters due to our archipelagic state which makes us one of the top fish
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TERM PAPER IN MICROECONOMICS BY: MA. DAYANARA P. MANAIG TO: PROFESSOR JOYCE COLCOL Economy of the Philippines The Philippines is a developing country in South-East Asia. In 2004‚ it was ranked as the 24th largest economy by the World Bank according to purchasing power parity. The Philippines is one of the newly industrializing countries in the world. Important sectors of the Philippine economy include agriculture and industry‚ particularly food processing‚ textiles and garments‚ and electronics
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on the Philippine Court since July 27‚ 2010 and is now a pending case in the House committee on revision of laws. For more than two years now‚ there has been an ongoing debate by lawyers‚ journalists‚ politicians and even religious leaders whether or not this Bill should be passed and be included in the Family Code of the Philippine Constitution. This unsettled issue has lead ta a debate in the class of E04-2013 last 11th of March 2013 with the motion‚ “This house believes that the Philippine Government
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Competitiveness of Philippines in global map From WEF “Global Competitiveness report 2012-13”‚ key performance indices of Philippines in a global scale is analyzed below: [pic] 0.5% of world-wide GDP share implies Philippines is really an insignificant player in world economy in terms of economic output‚ and 95 millions population‚ about 1.5% of ~7 billion world population‚ means current productivity level is only one third of world average. This is a typical characteristic of developing Asian
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