Brief History CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Laguna. The region is composed of five provinces‚ namely: Cavite‚ Laguna‚ Batangas‚ Rizal‚ and Quezon. The region’s name is an acronym of the names of these provinces. The region is located in southwestern Luzon‚ just south and west of Metro Manila and is the second most densely populated region. It is bounded by Metro Manila‚ Camarines Norte‚ Camarines
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1 Welcome Address for the Inaugural Function of the Sixth Brothers Congress of South Asia On behalf of the Chennai Province which is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of it existence as a province and on behalf of the Organizers‚ I consider it a unique privilege given to me to extend a warm welcome to all the participants of the Sixth Brothers Congress of South Asia. May this become an event to be recalled with much joy and nostalgia in the years to come! In a special way‚ I welcome
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During the seventeenth century the Netherland experienced a time that is now known as the “Dutch Golden Age”. In all the parts of creating a well put together country‚ the Netherland prospered. In the seventeenth century the Netherlands were capable of creating this “Dutch Golden Age” because of how the managed their economy‚ their intellectual life‚ their political beliefs‚ and the affects all of this had on their society. The Netherlands had a very prosperous economy. They exported diamonds‚
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FLQ review and comparaison We are in the early 60`s and the province of Quebec is seeing a lot of change. The economic‚ demographic and social status of the province is tangible. The province is entering in what we call The Quiet Revolution. The French are decreased compared to the rest of the Anglophone population. A desire of protecting the French culture in the province is becoming more and more important. It was then the perfect opportunity for the FLQ‚ an independent revolutionary group
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where no natural drainage existed. 4 Revolutionary Period (1989-1990) The Philippine insurrection of 1896 against the Spaniards reached Benguet by middle of 1899. The Katipunan came to Benguet‚ united the Ibaloys and established the Benguet Province under the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. 5 American Period (1900-1941) The Americans granted freedom of religion to the indigenous Ibaloy people of La Trinidad that enabled them to enjoy their old customs and traditions without
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14th August‚ 1947 on world map comprising of four provinces. Biggest in terms of land is Balochistan which covers 44% of its total land‚ but is home to only 5% of country’s population. Its strength lie in the natural resources‚ the waste rangeland‚ the coastal belt with 750 km of as yet undeveloped coastline‚ and rich mineral and hydrocarbon deposits. But this enormous resources potential remains untapped‚ and balochistan lags behind other provinces in economic development leading to one of major reasons
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Prairies are blessed with beautiful valleys like Bow Valley‚ in Alberta‚ Canada‚ and hills such as the Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Unfortunately‚ the Prairies often seem like the underdog next to Central Canada‚ with less populated provinces and an economy more geared towards resources than services. However; the Prairies have many redeeming landforms and historical sites that proves it is just as worthy
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their units running to the routes of the interior parts of Bohol and to the town of Talibon via Ubay. During the interview‚ Palasan clarified that that their presence in the province is only to serve the Boholano riding public and their company has no plan to eat up or gobble up small time and old bus operators in the province. “We are here for friendly competition and the aim of our company is to deliver better services to the Boholano riding public”‚ Palasan said. The Southern Star operations
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relationship in Canada it has become apparent that the trend‚ throughout history‚ has been towards greater Provincial control and in turn less fiscal autonomy for the municipality. There has been an increase (due to demand as well as downloading from the provinces) in the functions and responsibilities of the municipality‚ as well as the cost of these functions‚ and a decrease in fiscal resources and revenue sources. Yet‚ It has only been in very recent years that we have seen a trend moving in the direction
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(Natural Disasters in China) The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that occurred on Monday‚ May 12‚ 2008 in Sichuan province of China‚ killing an estimated 68‚000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake ‚ after the location of the earthquake’s epicenter‚Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu‚ the capital of Sichuan‚ with a focal depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The earthquake was also
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