Literacy rate in the Philippines has improved a lot over the last few years- from 72 percent in 1960 to 94 percent in 1990. This is attributed to the increase in both the number of schools built and the level of enrollment in these schools. The number of schools grew rapidly in all three levels - elementary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary. From the mid-1960s up to the early 1990‚ there was an increase of 58 percent in the elementary schools and 362 percent in the tertiary schools. For the same period
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Philippine-American War In the late 1800s‚ the U.S. became an imperialist power‚ competing to extend their influence throughout the world. The US had a few reasons for becoming an imperialist country. Their desire for economic growth‚ military expansion‚ and spreading their values and ideas compelled them to conquer other countries. But not all Americans believed that America should be imperialist. Those who disagreed with the pro-expansionist beliefs were afraid of conflict with other countries
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I. Introduction The Philippine population in the early 1990s continued to grow at a rapid‚ although somewhat reduced rate from that which had prevailed in the preceding decades. In 1990 the Philippine population was more than 66 million‚ up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent‚ down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. Even at the lower growth rate‚ the Philippine population will increase to an estimated 77 million
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The Birth of Philippine Nationalism Submitted By: Vince Clark P. Galeno BS Math 3-A Sheila Mae S. Geter BS Math 3-A The coming of liberal ideas from abroad‚ the Spanish Revolution of 1868‚ the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869‚ and martyrdom of Fathers Gomez‚ Burgos‚ and Zamora were the factors that gave birth to Philippine nationalism‚ They ignited in our people the nascent sparks of nationality‚ the consciousness of being one nation with common blood and race‚ common custom and traditions
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Essay Justine Alaina R. Miranda BC 12 –Y February 4‚ 2012 No. of words: 1‚103 Falling In Love With The Philippines I have been to other places‚ over the Philippines‚ across the continent‚ and even to the other side of the globe. I fell in love with foreign countries and not of my own. But during my sembreak vacation‚ where I got the chance to see Northern Philippines‚ I fell in love with Ilocos. I fell in love with my own country. To tell you the truth‚ I wasn’t really excited about
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huge amounts being funneled into bogus nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Between 2010 and 2012‚ some P500 million of pork went to fake NGOs through the state-owned Philippine Forest Corp.‚ the office of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor)‚ documents obtained by the Inquirer showed. Philippine Forest Corp. is the agroforestry arm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ while Nabcor is the agriculture department’s corporate subsidiary
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Renewable Energy in Asia: The Philippines Report An overview of the energy systems‚ renewable energy options‚ initiatives‚ actors and opportunities in the Philippines‚ August 2005 Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy 3rd Floor‚ 60 Leicester Street‚ Carlton Victoria 3053 Tel. +61 3 9349 3077; Fax. +61 3 9349 3049 Email: bcse@bcse.org.au; Website: www.bcse.org.au Funding This series of reports has been co-funded by the New South Wales Sustainable Energy Development Agency‚ 2004
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should clarify the meaning of a hero to make it quite simple to understand how Rizal became one. A hero symbolizes goodness. Rizal gave us freedom by using goodness. Jose Rizal became the Philippine national hero because he fought for freedom in a silent but powerful way. He expressed his love for the Philippines through his novels‚ essays and articles rather than through the use of force or aggression. He was a very amazing person at his time. He was humble‚ fighting for reforms through his writings
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Building an organization In 1933‚ TTC selected Tony Kitchner to start international operations. He asked for the resources and autonomy to create an International Division. 1. The new division needed to be separate from Jollibee’s Philippine side‚ with a different identity and capabilities. 2. He agreed with TTC that attracting partners with good connections in their markets should be a priority. 3. To project an image of a world-class company and make it to look and act like a multinational
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The Philippines is an archipelago that consist 7‚107 islands with a total land area of 300‚000 square kilometers (115‚831 sq mi). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105‚000 square kilometers (40‚541 sq mi). The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95‚000 square kilometers (36‚680 sq mi). The archipelago is around 800 kilometers (500 mi) from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo. The islands are divided
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