The Philippines officially known as the Republic of the Philippines‚ is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is a constitutional republic with a presidential system of government. It is governed as a unitary state with the exception of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is largely free from the national government. The President of the Philippines is the head of state governing the country. According to the Philippine government‚ the office has
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IN ENGLISH IV Submitted by: Mascardo‚ maria jida submitted to: mrs. leonora villarin PHILIPPINES POLITICS NOW AND THEN PHILIPPINE POLITICS TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INTRODUCTION BODY SUMMARY DEFINITION OF TERMS STATE THE PROBLEM CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my gratitude to those who have inspired and helped me in my endeavor
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Philippine History Essay LEGAZPI EXPIDITION On November 21‚ 1564‚ the fifty Spanish expidition to the Philippines sailed from Mexico. Aboard four ships under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi were five Augustinian friars‚ 380 men and a fair amount of food‚ ammunition and trinkets. The expedition was not the best nor the worst ever fitted for its destination‚ which at the start had been guessed as New Guinea.Whether it was good sailing weather‚ or the combined forces of the Spanish King’s
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The People of the Philippines by the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board 1 The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese‚ American‚ Spanish and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 70 million‚ and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule‚ interspersed with the visit of merchants and traders evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west‚ both in appearance and culture. 2 The Filipino
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ADOPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES OVERVIEW An interesting program that is stable and a very good option for those who are patient and/or open to older or special needs children. Most of the children speak English and are in good care facilities. Although few agencies place children from the Philippines‚ those that do generally have very established programs. Please see our Find an Agency section to locate an agency working in this country. Children Available: Boys and girls‚ 3 - 5 years old at placement
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the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal support)‚ child custody‚ child support‚ distribution of property‚ and division of debt. - Wikipedia The Philippines remains the only nation in the world that does not have a law legalizing divorce. Is the country ready for such a law? The Divorce Bill‚ is a bill aiming to protect and strengthen marriage and the family as basic social institutions‚ to value
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THE MORO JIHAD Continuous Struggle for Islamic Independence in Southern Philippines The Moroland The Moroland (presently known as "Southern Philippines") is composed of Mindanao island (the second largest island of the Philippine islands) the Sulu archipelago‚ Palawan‚ Basilan and the neighbouring islands. The Moroland has the area of 116‚ 895 square kilometres (more than one third of the whole Philippine islands)‚ with the population of more than twenty million of which 12 million are Muslims
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I. Introduction to the tax systemThe laws governing taxation in the Philippines are contained within the National Internal Revenue Code. This code underwent substantial revision with passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1997. This law took effect on January 1‚ 1998.Taxation is administered through the Bureau of Internal Revenue which comes under the Department of Finance. The chief executive of the Bureau of Internal Revenue is the Commissioner who has exclusive and original
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Area in Pasay City‚ Metro Manila.Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport‚ Manila‚ and with a hub at Mactan-Cebu International Airport‚ Cebu. It is the first airline in the Philippines to be run as a cooperative. Air Asia * is a low-cost carrier based in the Philippines. The airline is the Philippine affiliate of AirAsia‚ a budget airline based in Malaysia. It is a joint venture between Filipino investors and AirAsia International Ltd‚ a subsidiary of AirAsia Inc. The joint venture
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definition of terms used. Introduction The Philippine Wildlife has a significant number of plant and animal species that are indigenous in the Philippines. The country’s surrounding waters reportedly have the highest level of biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is considered as one of the seventeen mega diverse countries as well as global biodiversity hotspot. The world’s second largest archipelago country after Indonesia‚ the Philippines includes more than 7‚100 islands covering 297‚179
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