ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY What is Asean Economic Community? More than a decade ago , the Asean leaders have agreed to form a single market in the area of southeast asia in the end of 2015 . It is conducted to increase as well as Asean foreign power could compete with China and India to attract foreign investment .Foreign capital investment in this region is needed to generate jobs and improve the welfare .With the Asean Economic Community, it will allow one country sells goods and services easily
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traditional security providers. From my point of view, for the past 20 years and the many years to come, the Philippines has evolved slowly but steadily in SSR. Even though, there are so many constraints (due to economics and security uncertainties) that might jeopardize the long term planning in SSR in the Philippines, the most important factor for SSR to be successful is that the Philippines has to have a very strong political will to direct the country back on the right track.
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true. During the 1980s and 1990s, free trade was associated with the movement of low-skill, blue collar manufacturing jobs out of rich countries such as the United States and toward low-wage countries—textiles to Costa Rica, athletic shoes to the Philippines, steel to Brazil, electronic products to Thailand and so on. While many observers bemoaned the “hollowing out” of U.S. manufacturing, economists stated that high-skill and high-wage white-collar jobs associated with the knowledge-based economy would
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stated that JWT Manila is the pioneering advertising agency in the Philippines. It was the first multinational agency to establish local operations 65 years ago. It was followed with a series of firsts, like the first to apply strategic planning, the first to introduce branded entertainment, and even the first to claim a branded Guinness World Record. In recent history, JWT Manila was the first and only advertising agency in the Philippines to win the Gold Cannes Lions. JWT Manila provides pioneering business
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Introduction to Philippines The Philippines is an UN-recognized country in Asia. It was one of the richest countries in Asia (after Japan). But, since the end of World War II, the Philippines economy faced a downward slide and now it is one of the poorest countries. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The country is divided into three geographical areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 81 provinces, 136 cities, 1,494 municipalities
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in 1917. It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon—that originally inhabit the province. It is the only ethnic festival in the Philippines. Kaamulan comes from the Binukid word “amul” meaning to gather.[4] Kaamulan is gathering for a purpose—a datuship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or all of these together. Kaamulan started as
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Bekimon: A fresh take on Pinoy gay lingo [pic]By Karen Flores, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines - Fair-skinned and well-groomed Bern Josep Persia may be the new face of the gay-speaking community, being the self-proclaimed bekimonpresident in the country. A photographer and a tech support representative, Persia plays different roles (from a call center agent to a newscaster) in a series of videos aboutbekimons, defined as people who are "hard-core users" of gay language -- whether they are
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International Review of Business Research Papers Vol. 4 No.1 January 2008 Pp.68-84 Lessons from Jeepney Industry in the Philippines Candy Lim Chiu* This paper reports on the empirical investigation of the perspective of jeepney industry based on their actual experiences in the Philippines. These viewpoints were elicited during face to face, structured interviews lasting between 1.5 to 3 hours. The industry are experiencing great uncertainty with respect to long-term goals especially if what
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be a great nation. Change comes from within. Replicate the change within you to other. It starts within ourselves, within our family, within our school, community, afterwards our country and the whole world as well. This was envisioned by the Philippine Education through the Implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum, to develop hollistic filipino citizen, globally competetive one and God-fearing individual responsible for the change and challenges the world offers him. We are in a fast pacing
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How was Jollibee able to build its dominant position in fast food in the Philippines? What sources of competitive advantages was it able to develop against McDonald’s in its home market? Jollibee was able to build its dominant position by becoming more flexible than McDonalds. Jollibee took advantage of their competitor’s lack of flexibility by understanding local customer’s tastes and needs. Jollibee understood the locals preferred the taste of their sandwich over McDonalds and also attacked
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