The Republic of the Philippines‚ an island nation located in the Malay archipelago in Southeast Asia‚ comprising of 7‚107 islands‚ collectively known as Philippine Archipelago‚ has a total area of nearly 300‚000 square kilometers to it’s credit. The country‚ named "Las Islas Felipinas" after King Philip II of Spain‚ fell prey to Spanish colonialism in 1565. The colonial rule lasted for three long centuries and ended after Philippine Revolution of 1896. But independence‚ the most prized political
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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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The History of the Philippines The archipelago of the Philippine is made up of over 7‚100 islands and lies off the south coast of Taiwan and its Southeastern neighbors‚ Malaysia and Indonesia (Kittler & Sucher‚ 2000). The nation is surrounded by the South China Sea on the west and by the Pacific Ocean on the east. The Filipinos are descendants of migrants from Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia who came to the islands in successive waves over many centuries and largely displaced
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TERM PAPER IN MICROECONOMICS BY: MA. DAYANARA P. MANAIG TO: PROFESSOR JOYCE COLCOL Economy of the Philippines The Philippines is a developing country in South-East Asia. In 2004‚ it was ranked as the 24th largest economy by the World Bank according to purchasing power parity. The Philippines is one of the newly industrializing countries in the world. Important sectors of the Philippine economy include agriculture and industry‚ particularly food processing‚ textiles and garments‚ and electronics
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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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religiosity. The Philippines has long been exposed to homosexuals but being a Christian country‚ the majority is still being repulsed by homosexuality. There are a number of demographic variables that are correlated with the treatment of people towards homosexuals. Del Pilar (2005) suggests that “individuals with
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION For more than years‚ Philippine is saddled with huge challenges on how to find a concrete strategy to cope up economic depression‚ mainly the main reason that analysts could see is the drastic population density that leads to various implications like poverty (the main symptoms of having overpopulation and every country’s problem that almost all cannot resolved)‚ poor governance that results rampant corruption from public officials‚ colonial mentality also blocks progression
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NESTLÉ PHILIPPINES I. INTRODUCTION Nestlé Philippines‚ Inc. (NPI) is a leading manufacturer of food and beverage in the Philippines. It was established in the country in the early 1930s‚ initially as a trading company. By the year 1962‚ it formed a joint venture with San Miguel Corporation (SMC)‚ a company specializing in brewing with extensive interests in agribusiness and food products. In 1996‚ San Miguel’s Magnolia Foods Division had been merged with Nestlé. It produced and sold products like
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Despite Crises‚ Wow Philippines Campaign Made 2003 Tourism Succeed In 2003‚ 1.9 million tourists arrived in the Philippines compared to 1.93 million in 2002. The slight drop of .03% was a result of the Oakwood mutiny‚ the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ the Iraq war‚ political turmoil‚ and the unhelpful travel advisories from different countries However‚ tourism revenues for 2003 kept balance with 2002 revenues because of the Department
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Philippine history is a very rich and interesting topic. The Philippines can really have many ways to be proud‚ from the colorful variety of the local cultures to its natural geography. It boasts different cultures and traditions that came from different places all over the areas of the Philippines. Upon reading the article given‚ I have put in mind new knowledge that I have never encountered before. I have learned some of the variations of Filipinos like those who like to wear four-inch shoes
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