Biliran has a total land area of 53‚601 hectares (132‚450 acres)‚ making it the fourth smallest province in the Philippines. The island lies off the northern coast of Leyte island across Biliran Strait. To the southeast is Carigara Bay‚ to the northeast is the Samar Sea‚ and across this sea is Samar. To the west is the Visayan Sea and Masbate lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest. Islands The province is composed of two major volcanic islands; Biliran Island and Maripipi Island. Other islands
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AP European History 24 October 2012 The Dutch: Divided and Deeply Indebted The signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Thirty Years’ War and brought about the formation of the independent Dutch Republic‚ a coalition of the seven provinces of the Netherlands. During the mid 17th century‚ the Dutch became the wealthiest and most active trading and shipbuilding people in Europe. By dominating most trading routes in the Baltic and Atlantic Seas‚ the Dutch Republic earned recognition as
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several different level of government. The federal government was created by the states. There are thousand of local government including municipalities‚ local boards and agencies . While the preuse power of these local forms of government rance from province to development. There responsability are national defence‚ civil right‚ labour‚ copyright ‚ finance‚ laws‚ social assessment‚ banking. Each level of government has it own responsibility. Some of those responsibilities help my whole family. In the
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endemic marine and aquatic species in the province has been set up in this capital town. Sen. Edgardo Angara said that Aurora Marine Research Center has been established in coordination with; the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources‚ National Museum‚ Aurora State College of Technology and the Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Research Center. Its 330-kilometer coastline‚ steady rainfall‚ rich collection of flora and fauna and Hawaii-like weather‚ the province has natural growth potentials for fisheries
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“Interstate 95 of its time”. (Hammer) This road gave the Roman Empire a more accessible route to the southern portion of the province of Gaul. This further enabled the empire to continue the process of Romanization on Gaul and other provinces under its control. The Via Aurelia aided this process by facilitating the transport of culture and commerce to the various provinces of the
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Historically‚ the lack of regional awareness and accommodation within Canada’s central government has given rise to a great deal of regional discontent. Much of this discontent comes from the uneven distribution of economic activity amongst Canada`s provinces. Also‚ federal policies made in favour of central Canada‚ Ontario and Quebec‚ are consequently placing the West‚ the East and the North at an even greater disadvantage. Thus‚ in this paper I am going to argue that regionalism is weakening the Canadian
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discussion of issues at provincial levels‚ 2) ensures that the executive organs of the state in the province are accountable to it‚ 3) oversees provincial legislative action‚ 4) considers and passes provincial laws. - The power of the provincial legislatures to enact legislation must be viewed within the context of the system of co-operative federalism established by the constitution. The provinces were created by constitution and have only those powers that are specifically conferred on them under
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plan was for the highway to run through all ten provinces‚ so without all ten Provinces agreeing the project could not be done. The Provincial governments were saying that it was going to cost too much and the project would take too long. They continued to talk and work out their agreements and then the Federal government decided to increase their share so the provincial governments would become more interested. In the end they agreed on each province being responsible for 50% of the total costs of
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BUKIDNON Brief History Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders‚ clockwise starting from the north‚ Misamis Oriental‚Agusan del Sur‚ Davao del Norte‚ Cotabato‚ Lanao del Sur‚ and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2010 Census of Population by the National Statistics Office (NSO) the province is inhabited by 1‚299‚192 residents. The name "Bukidnon" means highlander or mountain dweller. Bukidnon
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Indian Independence Act 1947 The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the statute (10 and 11 Geo VI‚ c. 30) enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom promulgating the partition of India and the independence of the dominions of Pakistan and India. The Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947. The legislation was formulated by the government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee‚ after representatives of the Indian National Congress‚[1] the Muslim League‚[2] and the Sikh community[3] came to
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