House of the Philippines PHILIPPINES 101 History of the Philippines Through the centuries… • 750,000-500,000 years ago: Flake tools 750,000found in Solana, Cagayan • 50,000-10,000 BC: Cutting tools found in 50,000the Tabon Caves in Quezon, Palawan • 24,000-22,000 BC: Fossil remains of 24,000“Tabon Man” in Tabon Caves • 6th to 10th century: Complex society exists in Negros Oriental. • AD 900: Chinese porcelain and stoneware found in Masbate. • AD 990: Wooden boat found in Butuan
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earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1887. . Mabini was a member of the reformist La Liga Filipina in 1893. He became secretary of its Supreme Council. The group advocated for reforms in the Philippines before the Spanish Cortes (legislature). . Mabini was paralyzed in both legs due to polio in early 1896. Orthopedics confirmed it in 1980 when they performed an autopsy on Mabini's remains. . The Spaniards mistakenly assumed that Mabini could
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BOOK REVIEW THE RULEMAKERS HOW THE WEALTHY AND WELLBORN DOMINATE CONGRESS The congress or the House of Representatives and the Senate or the upper house are the two components of the legislative branch of the Philippine government. They are meant to pass bills, create laws, and approve budgets that benefit their constituents and the nation as a whole. In theory, this is the ideal upon which they were built, they would legislate for the people to best serve them and to ensure the
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UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA ANALISIS PENGARUH TINGKAT OUTREACH TERHADAP FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PADA LEMBAGA KEUANGAN MIKRO DI ASEAN SKRIPSI ARKKA SANDHYA SURYATIN 0806349806 FAKULTAS EKONOMI PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN DEPOK JULI 2012 UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA ANALISIS PENGARUH TINGKAT OUTREACH TERHADAP FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PADA LEMBAGA KEUANGAN MIKRO DI ASEAN SKRIPSI ARKKA SANDHYA SURYATIN 0806349806 FAKULTAS EKONOMI PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN DEPOK JULI 2012 KATA PENGANTAR
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Aquino Administration at the mid of its term: assessment of its policies and achievements in key areas. When Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino was elected in May 2010, it was a huge wave of hope that swept him in a landslide victory into the office of the Philippine President: * hope that he would bring back honesty as guiding principle into the actions and decisions of this office – as it had been the case during the presidency of his revered mother Cory Aquino 1986 – 1992, whose passing away in summer
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Biak-na-Bato Republic Biak-na-Bato Republic is one of the forms of de facto government that were established in the Philippines during the Spanish period. The Biak-na-Bato Republic was founded by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on the 1st of November in the year 1897. The republic only takes effect for two years. However, the Republic of Biak-na-Bato declared the separation of the Philippine Islands from the mother country Spain. Emilio Aguinaldo established his headquarters in Biak-na-Bato in Bulacan
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Philippines – United States relations are bilateral relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America. As one of the oldest Asian partners and closest strategic major non-NATO allies of the United States, the Philippines has consistently been the most pro-American nation in the world, with 90% of Filipinos viewing the U.S. and 91% viewing Americans favorably in 2002, and 90% of Filipinos viewing U.S. influence positively in 2011. Pursuant to the 1947 Military Bases
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CHAPTER (IN MADRID 1890) Early in August, 1890, Rizal arrived in Madrid -Upon arrival in Madrid, Rizal immediately sought help of the Filipino colony, The Asociacion Hispano-Filipina, and the liberal Spanish newspaper in securing justice for the oppressed Calamba tenants · El Resumen- a Madrid newspaper which sympathized with the Filipino cause, said: “To cover the ear, open the purse, and fold the arms—this is the Spanish colonial policy · La Epoca- an anti-Filipino newspaper in Madrid
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more tragic than the first novel b. Simoun i. The hero of the novel and is a rich jeweler 1. He was Ibarra of the Noli ii. He fled to Cuba where he became rich and befriended many Spanish officials 1. He returns to the Philippines where he freely moved around 2. He is a powerful figure not only because he is a rich jeweler, but also because he is a good friend and adviser of the governor-general. iii. He is secretly cherishing a terrible revenge against the Spanish
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Paolo Enrile – Polisci My Ideological Learning’s 1. Economic - I could summarize in one word all the ills of the Philippines: Corruption. In my opinion is possibly the most corrupt country which has ever come to being having a thirst for more time and time again those is power have chosen the wrong over right just to receive a quick pay day. No empathy whatsoever towards who they may be hurting in the process just to feed their
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