crisis (sometimes referred to as the "Tom Yum Gung crisis" after the Thai hot-and-sour soup) started with the devaluation of Thailand’s Bath, which took place on July 2, 1997. This first devaluation of the Thai Baht was soon followed by that of the Philippine Peso, the Malaysian Ringgit, the Indonesian Rupiah and, to a lesser extent, the Singaporean Dollar. What began as a currency crisis soon affected the wider economy and led to economic downturns in other countries in the region. The Asian-Pacific
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Market Analysis 9 The Australian Economy 9 Legal and Political Environment 9 Entry mode selection 11 Conclusion and recommendations 14 Reference list 17 Executive Summary Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is a highly successful Philippines’ based food services company that operates over 1,700 stores locally and internationally. JFC has developed its international business over three distinct strategies. Its corporate strategy is one of related diversification into the fast food, restaurant
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The Philippine peso appreciated to its highest value in three years. The appreciation of currency yields some positive and negative effects to the economy of the country. Some economists have asserted the fact that a strong peso is clear evidence that the confidence of the business investors have returned to the Philippines. The influx of foreign portfolio investment was the direct cause of the remarkable performance of the country’s currency according to the Central bank of the Philippines. According
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STUDENT ASSISTANTS: THEIR PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS IN RENDERING SERVICE AT THE SELECTED OFFICES OF HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE ________________ A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of the Education Department Holy Cross of Davao College ________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Introduction to Educational Research ________________ by Albasin, Maria Theresa G.
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A Guerrilla Interview I looked at the time, and tapped my fingers against the table. I looked up in time to see Theodoro Delara, a former Philippine Guerilla. He towered over me with a smile on his face and his black eyes twinkling while looking at me. The white and black striped long sleeves shirt he wore covered up the bruises of old age. He sat down and I ordered drinks: Coffee for Theodoro and bottled water for myself, I cleared my throat, smiled and look up at him although he was no
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the family. Olimpia Rizal ( 1855 – 1887 ) - a telegraph operator in Manila. Lucia ( 1857 – 1919 ) - married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba. Maria ( 1859 – 1945 ) - also called as “Biang”. JOSE ( 1861 – 1896 ) ( The greatest hero and Philippine encyclopedia ) - also called as “Pepe”. Concepcion ( 1862 – 1865 ) - also called as “Concha”. Died at the age of 3 due to a serious case of illness. Josefa ( 1865 – 1945 ) - also called as “Panggo”. Trinidad ( 1868 – 1951 ) - also
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Theresa’s College in Cebu and San Marcelino. She is also a recipient of a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, and a Filipinas magazine Award for Arts to name a few (Brainard, 1997). Erma Cuizon who is a recipient of a Philippine Free Press award and has been a Free Press finalist is also one of
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in the Philippines. In the article, it was stated there the MUAR model (Maximum Utilization of Agricultural Resources), The Philippines main agricultural crops are, rice, corn, bananas, tobacco and many more, we maintain to export our products, that’s why the Philippines became one of the largest food producer in the world. The article distinguishes the significant role of communication in anticipated agricultural progress. Whereas the economy, demonstrate the wealth what was the Philippine reached
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THE SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION From 1565 to 1898 the Philippines was a colony of Spain. During this long period, Spanish-influenced architecture appeared, namely, the iglesia or simbahan (church) and its adjoining campanario (bell tower) and convento (residence of the parish priest), the escuela (school), the fuerza or fortaleza (fortification), the civic buildings like the casa real and tribunal, the farola (lighthouses), the bahay na bato (dwellings of wood and stone), and the puente (stone bridges)
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Dr. Jose P. Rizal National Hero of the Philippines Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June 1861. The second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso. With his mother as his first teacher, he began his early education at home and continued it in Binan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor's degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University
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