paintings, ‘Saeta No. 42′ (1957). “Noche Clara” Description: FERNANDO ZOBEL (The Philippines 1924-1984) Noche Clara signed and dated 'Zobel/Marzo 16/60' (lower left); signed, dated again and inscribed 'Noche Clara/Abril 16/60 no. #345' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. (91.5 x 61 cm.) Artist or Maker: Zobel, Fernando (1924-1984) “Erenos” Description: FERNANDO ZOBEL (The Philippines 1924-1984) Erenos signed, dated, titled and inscribed '#308/ERENOS/Julio 3 1959/Zobel'
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retail: the tingi. What most astonishes foreigners in the Philippines is that this is a country, perhaps the only one in the world, where people buy and sell one stick of cigarette, half a head of garlic, a dab of pomade, part of the contents of a can or bottle, one single egg, one single banana. To foreigners used to buying things by the carton or the dozen or pound and in the large economy sizes, the exquisite transactions of Philippine tingis cannot but seem Lilliputian. So much effort by so many
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IN 2009, Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. (Philam Life) sold two subsidiaries, Philam Plans and Philhealthcare to the Tanco Group. Straightforward? Unfortunately not. Advertisement It seems that Philam Life has not paid the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) the appropriate taxes accruing from the income relating to the sale of Philam Plans and Philhealthcare. Then this is a problem between Philam Life and BIR? Apparently not. Monico Jacob, the chairman of
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BENIGNO SIMEON COJUANGCO AQUINO III, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT: Yes. Thank you for having us. AMANPOUR: Can I ask you first, you have toured some of the worst hit areas. On a personal note, how has it affected you, what you've seen, and how do you manage to reassure your people who have gone through this supertyphoon after an earthquake, after a typhoon last year? AQUINO: Well, I think, first of all, typhoons are not an unusual occurrence for the Philippines. We get visited by about 20 of them every
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This unit introduces Asian Studies and International Relations. Considering both traditional and contemporary times, it seeks to place Asia’s diverse cultures in a global context. It examines issues such as how to define Asia, how Asian states related to each other, and how Western ideas of international relations have transformed these relations. The unit has two strands, each considering a set of ideas. First it examines the great religions/philosophies of Asian societies – Buddhism, Hinduism,
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by Excelsis Angel Ilagan Filipino time refers to the practice of an individual arriving late in events. Not many are aware, for instance, that not everything in the Philippines runs on Filipino time. Nearly all the country’s professional theater companies start their shows on the dot, a practice now established enough in the local theater community as to have become unremarkable, even expected. Among the lot of performing artists, at least, it’s considered a high mark of unprofessionalism and
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Reading Education in the Philippines Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 Filipinos have been fighting for their rights to education. Our forefathers struggled just so they would be allowed to read and write – to be educated. Today we have much more freedom than our lolos and lolas. We now have more sovereignty to study and learn. However, not every Filipino has the ability and capacity to cherish this freedom to read and write. Many factors constrain others from fully enjoying the said right.
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the most fascinating things to happen in mankind. Books can take you to many places without leaving your house and can pull on your feelings with character interaction and drama.Here are the top 3 three books that have struck the world and in the Philippines. Diary Ng Panget by HaveYouSeenThisGirl This book is about a poor, self-described ugly girl takes a job as a personal maid for a rich, handsome young man. The two don't get along, but as they get tangled in their classmates' games of affection
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A Comparative Study of the Perception of the “Speak Good English” Campaign between the Grade 6 Students and their English teachers in the Philippine Women’s College of Davao A Research Paper Presented to the SEMAP Subject Quantitative and Qualitative Research Writing of Philippine Women’s College of Davao Submitted by: Albarracin, Danielle M. Lu, Sabrina M. Tape, Mary Angelu Y. Submmited to: Glyd B. Arañes December, 2014 Definition of Terms * “Speak Good English”
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done through the form of investigative journalism wherein it attempts to explore the myth around our national hero Jose Rizal. It attempts to answer questions about Rizal’s life that are uncommonly found in Philippine history books while simultaneously investigating his influence on modern Philippine history. The film emphasizes on the fact that most of the Filipino people only sees Rizal as our national hero, our nation’s icon and not the physical reality of the man underneath it. Throughout watching
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