Philippine Literature

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    Rizal Toast to Luna and Hidalgo

    the dinner. In the first few parts of the speech, Rizal described the surroundings with much romanticism like he is circled by “men of heart” and ” where noble emotions dwell” and “the air is full of empathetic good feeling.” At the time said, Philippines were under much oppression by the Spanish friars that is impossible to talk about it in public unless you would want to be branded as a filibuster.   But in his speech, Rizal fearlessly exclaims the reason why they are gathered and that is to signify

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    Asean

    Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) and Narrowing the Development Gap (NDG) Narrowing the Development Gap Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN refers to reducing various forms of disparities among and within Member States where some pockets of underdevelopment persist. Measures in the ASEAN Political Security, Socio-Cultural and Economic Community Blueprints are targeted at policy reforms for narrowing the development divide to foster regional cooperation, greater social and economic integration

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    Burger Machine

    INTRODUCTION Burger Machine Burger Machine Holdings Corporation, more commonly known as Burger Machine, is one of the notable fast food companies in the Philippines. It is a sub-company of the Gilmore Food Corporation. It was created in 1981 by Fe Esperanza S. Rodriguez and a sister who both planned to turn two old small buses into mobile stores, an idea they adapted from America. It was their fondness for hamburgers that inspired them to make a business that would serve for the masses. They

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    English 12

    The opponents of the bill have spread a large number of myths and tried to make people afraid that the bill would make abortion legal and cause immoral behavior. I enclose a link sponsored by the bill's supporters, who believe that women in the Philippines deserve control over their own bodies, and should have the right to practice family planning or obtain birth control.  Those who are opposed to the bill claim the following:  1. Sec. 17 of RH Bill could mean - Employers must provide employees

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    Chie

    “THERE IS ONLY GOD AND ONLY SON OF GOD” "See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me" Deuteronomy 32:39 Patently, the proverb speaks that there is only one GOD, no one can become GOD because the title GOD was logically created to honor a single man who made the greatest things under the sun. At the outset, we the only country, the only nation, the only Filipinos could not altruistically proclaim a God without the judgment of the other realm, because a God was able to build

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    Asdadas

    PRC - MDO Form No.5 (Rev.01-11-04-2000) Republic of the Philippines PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION Manila BOARD OF MARINE DECK OFFICERS CERTIFICATE OF SEA SERVICE (All Statements herein are subject for verification) TO THE BOARD OF MARINE DECK OFFICERS: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT RANDY D. CASTRO had actually served under our Supervision on board CAPTAIN JOHN NP , Motor (LPG) of BAHAMAS

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    Ecotourism

    THE ECOTOURISM IN CALAUG, QUEZON: IT'S POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Abstract In Calauag, Quezon, ecotourism is a term yet to be coined by its local inhabitants. Calauag, Quezon is a first class municipality in the province of Quezon in Region IV-A. It belongs to the Luzon group of islands. Calauag is partly urban but still is considered as an agricultural municipality. Statistics would show that a small slice of its land is used for the urban core of the municipality which is as much as 1.59 hectares

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    Spanish Period

    The book, printed in Gothic letters and Tagalog1 characters on paper made from the paper mulberry, now browned and brittle with age, consists of thirty-eight leaves, comprising a title-page as above, under a woodcut2 of St. Dominic, with the verso originally blank, but in this copy bearing the contemporary manuscript inscription, Tassada en dos rreales, signed Juan de Cuellar; and seventy-four pages of text in Spanish, Tagalog transliterated into roman letters, and Tagalog in Tagalog characters.

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    Philippine Banking

    HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE BANKING  Philippine banking has a long and colorful history. It began in 1828 when, as the Philippines reaped the benefits of increased trade, King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a decree mandating the establishment of a public bank in the Philippines.  However, it took 23 years before that bank could become a reality. The man behind the actual organization of the bank was no less than the governor-general of the Philippines at that time, His Excellency Antonio de Urbiztondo

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    Rizal's Homecoming

    reason to fear going home • His belief that the Spanish regime will not punish the innocent • To operate his mother’s eye • Serve his people who are oppressed by the Spaniards • To find out how Noli affected the Filipinos and Spaniards in the Philippines • Inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent 2. Storm over the Noli. • His enemies plotted his doom • Translated German poems of Von Wildernath to Tagalog • Governor General Emilio Terrero requested Rizal to the Malacañang Palace - Noli –

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