protection of American lives and properties in Cuba. The Battle of Manila Bay * April 10‚ Basilio Agustin was appointed Governor of the Philippines. * He replaced Primo de Rivera. * Lt. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes was put in charge of the army. * April 20‚ Commodore George Dewey of the US Aquatic Squadron left Hong Kong to set sail for the Philippines to initiate the war with Spain. * Dewey was boarded in his flagship in Olympia. * May 1‚ 1898‚ Dewey encountered Spanish Armada of
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FORECASTS for Philippine economy have remained upbeat with the projected higher consumer and government spending and favorable outlook for real estate and tourism sectors. An economic outlook and forecasts by Metrobank’s research department showed that the country’s growth domestic product (GDP) will continue to grow at an average of six percent in 2013. Because of the stellar growth in the first three quarters of 2012 and given the still rosy prospects‚ the Research center has revised a full-year
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Philippine Agriculture over the Years: Performance‚ Policies and Pitfalls 1 Cielito F. Habito and Roehlano M. Briones 2 Introduction Although many still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy‚ strictly speaking‚ it is not. Agriculture‚ fishery and forestry directly account for just one-fifth (20 percent) of the economy’s aggregate domestic output (GDP). Ever since the 1960s‚ the direct share of agriculture in the GDP had fallen below one-third‚ and by 1981‚ the sector’s share had decreased
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10 Economic Problems of the Philippines 1. Over-dependence on Global Economy The growth of the Philippines economy drastically slowed to just 3.6% in the first three quarters of 2011‚ which is significantly less than the 7%-8% growth targeted by administration’s Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Though the slowdown may have been due to the ongoing global crisis‚ it was markedly slower in comparison to other South-East Asian neighbors. Economic performance figures indicated a contraction
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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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One of the major challenges teachers are facing in teaching a language is dealing with mixed ability classes. One and the same theme or material may be boring to a student with a higher level or depressing to a student with a lower level. For this reason‚ I decided to clarify what responsibilities a teacher should have as well as a student in the classroom in order to achieve effectiveness of the lesson. Deniz Şalli-Çopur (Middle East Technical University‚ Ankara‚ Turkey‚ 2003) made a concern on
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The Phillips Curve and the Philippines According to Cristeta B. Bagsic‚ the Phillips Curve “depicts the trade-off between inflation and unemployment rate” (“The Phillips Curve and Inflation Forecasting: The Case of the Philippines”). Nowadays‚ the relationship depicted by the Phillips curve is specified in the following equation: πt = πe – γ(UR – UR*) + v where πt is the inflation rate‚ πe is the expected inflation‚ γ is a parameter‚ UR is the unemployment rate‚ UR* is the natural rate of unemployment
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Elections: through the years‚ the youth has been strategically and sometimes corruptly used for electoral purposes from campaign ads to solicitations to school events and even during graduation ceremonies exploiting our national hero‚ Jose Rizal’s famous line‚ “The youth is the hope of our Fatherland.” Same stories‚ same strategies. But how is this year’s election on the hands of the youth any different? Are we still the un-empowered generation who‚ in the near future‚ will take over the nation?
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While some people argue that mixed ability classes are more beneficial to the development of school children‚ others hold the view that homogeneous grouping of students enable the largest number of students to experience the most learning success. Although heterogeneous grouping of students can bring certain advantages‚ I personally believe that ability grouping work best to cater to students of different learning ability and interest and will help to maximise learning. First of all‚ there is a little
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The major difference between a command economy and a market economy is that a command economy is told what to do by the government. A market economy does things for the people‚ the people decide what they want. The command economy is told what to produce‚ who to produce to‚ and how to produce by the government. The market economy is told is told what to produce‚ who to produce to‚ and how to produce by the people. I think that profit is the best one because you will still have money left over after
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