The Filipino Shoe Industry The shoe industry in the Philippines is modest in size‚ is made up largely of very small units of production with low levels of capitalization‚ pays meager wages‚ even by local standards‚ and is characterized by much informalization of employment structures. The industry is strongly concentrated in geographic terms. The National Capital Region‚ which includes Marikina City‚ is by far the dominant center of the industry with 39.3 percent of all establishments and 53
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Educated Filipino? (Francisco Benitez) (From an address before the General Assembly of the University of the Philippines‚ 1923.) The educated Filipino should‚ first‚ be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking: he is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things‚ men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino has the right
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FILIPINO CHEMISTS 1.) William Padolina William Padolina‚ Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology‚ is a man of exceptional vision who sees clearly the whole socio-economic panorama unfolding and understands the implications of the crests and troughs in the pre- millenium landscape. The contributions of William Padolina in chemistry include research into the derivatives of coconut fatty acids. He is also well known for his many awards and years teaching. 2.) Clara-Lim Sylianco
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What is an Educated Filipino? -Francisco Benitez 1 What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today? The conception of education and of what an educated man is varied in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life‚ what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Alterations in Our Social Life Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during
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sacrificing national interest and patrimony‚ the State must address the five goal elements of PA 21 namely‚ poverty reduction‚ social equity‚ empowerment and good governance‚ peace and solidarity and ecological integrity. Globalization brings fears to the Filipino workers. The fall of protectionism and other barriers to trade contribute much to the
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The search for Filipino Philosophy Is there a Filipino Philosophy? I read an essay titled “Doing Philosophy in the Philippines” by Dr. Afredo P. Co and his answer to this question can be summarized this way: Since the Philippines is a melting pot of cultures brought about by invasions‚ missionaries‚ trade etc. the Philippines has no distinctive and native philosophy to speak of. He goes on to say that the Philippines is a Spanish creation and an amalgam of east‚ west‚ north‚ south‚ Christian‚ pagan
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References: Achievement Values of Filipino Entrepreneurs and Politicians Leticia Vicente-Wiley Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 27‚ No. 3 (Apr.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 467-483
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Nutritional status of Filipinos Filipinos has been experiencing many problems. One of those problems is their nutritional status. Filipinos are one of the unhealthiest persons in the world and are considered malnourished or obese. We may seem physically fit but are we truly certain that it is true‚ that we receive our proper nutrition‚ the personal nutrition our body needs? Our country has a very young population‚ it consists mostly of youth and despite that we are experiencing malnourishment
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thesis is fun. thesis won’t let me sleep. I love thesis! yey! I just wanna sleep. Please help me with my thesis‚ because I wanna pass my english class. Why make college so complicated? What do they even do with all the theses they make the students pass?
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BAHAY MAGILIW: THE MODERN FILIPINO FAMILY Page 8-11 During the time that I come to realize what their role is in the family‚ is about the same time that I come to realize that the way of life highly differs from the traditional American ways. Their friends do not live as they do with so many people around them; their friends are not prohibited from being with others outside their own race; their cultural beliefs‚ traditions‚ superstitions – everything that the Filipino child had grown up with
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