region. I remember this crisis began in Thailand and that I was reading the business section of Manila Bulletin and one of the headlines was the sudden depreciation of Thailand Baht against the USD. Little did everyone know that a few days later our Philippine Peso would suffer the same fate. Had I known I would have converted all my pesos into USD. Many of the leaders in the Southeast Asian countries, notably the then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohammad blamed the Asian financial crisis to currency
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Long time before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories, old plays and short stories. Our ancient ancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. The first alphabet used by our ancestors was similar to that of the Malayo-Polynesian
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thank God, for allowing me to experience such a wonderful opportunity in my life. His love and guidance is felt and appreciated all the time. 2330 Roxas Boulevard Pasay City Philippines (632) 834-4000 www.dfa.gov.ph LOCATION MAP Historical Background The history of the Republic of the Philippines and that of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are intertwined. The important events marking the
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The Philippines is considered to be one of the most westernized countries in Asia. It has strong ties to the United States and the United Nations. In fact, It is the only charter member of the U.N. in all of Southeast Asia. The United States has a very close relationship with the economy and culture of the Philippines. For instance, Filipinos have a strong resentment toward communistic countries. During the cold war, the Philippines supported America by consistently being hostile toward communist
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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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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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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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Spanish Period (1565-1872) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Long time before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories, old plays and short stories. Our ancient ancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. The first alphabet used by our ancestors
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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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“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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