The environmental history of the Philippines Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright. * The economic history in general of the Philippines Fueling Encroachment By Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor, April 1994. The Mt. Apo geothermal project violates a mountain held sacred by the Lumad peoples of Mindanao. About the project and the Lumads. Fishermen
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which day the holiday shall fall. The proclamation, signed by the President August 16, shall take effect immediately and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall promulgate its implementing guidelines. Free to teachers By Philippine Daily Inquirer 6:04 pm | Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 Share Festival Supermalls Discounts for teachers at the amusement centers and selected outlets. Teachers must present their IDs to avail of discounts. Jollibee From Oct. 5 to Oct. 19,
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symbols and phonetics, it alarmed the Department of Education in the Philippines. Mona Valisno, a representative of DepEd told parents to keep their kids from falling into the Jejemontrap before they forget how to spell the actual words in English or Filipino. As a conclusion to this remark on jejemon, the issue became the center of educational debate especially in the secondary education particularly the public schools in the Philippines. The term jejemon is derived from “jejeje” and Pokemon. “Jejeje”
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1987 Philippine Constitution Section 1 of Article XIV that announces that “the state shall protect and promote the right of all citizen to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.” This creates an avenue for the children to have quality education so that they will have a bright future and a better quality of life that most parents want to achieve and this will be beneficial and helpful to the nation itself. In the Philippine Journal
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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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APEC 2015 Host Economy - Philippines Global integration has come again. Together, we strategize and plan for the future. From issues on economy up to biodiversity, all has been tackled. But what does really lie ahead of us? Path is being paved but there is no one traveling in it. Yes, it has come again- the APEC. The Philippines becomes the world's biggest stage for a week as it hosts this year's APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). The leaders from the Asia-Pacific
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History of Journalism in the Philippines Journalism has been a part of the Roces family. Their involvement had shifted from being mere publishers to defenders of press freedom. As we take a look in the history of journalism, we are to find out how the family became elemental in the development of the field. We areto learn how their contributions made them a significant dynasty in Philippine Print Media. Our glimpse of Philippine Journalism will be divided into seven era: Early Years The history
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale One of the fastest growing industries in the world is the Business Process Outsourcing or commonly known as BPO. It is now an emerging industry in the Philippines. From an article by Babe G. Romualdez of the Philippine Star, it is stated there that a major reason why the country has emerged at the top of the call center industry, aside from lower labor costs, is the skill of the young workforce. US companies most especially prefer Filipinos
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ONLINE PAPERS Election Violence in the Philippines Patrick Patino & Djorina Velasco [i] About Us Core Themes Activities FES Dialogue on Publications Globalization Online Materials FES International Policy Analysis Unit The 1986 “People Power” Revolution that caused the fall of the Marcos dictatorship was an inspiration to pro-democracy forces the world over. Televised images of human chains blocking military tanks became powerful symbols of peaceful resistance against brute force. However
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college graduates. Moreover, the number of college graduates increases every year. This resulted the increase of job seekers versus job opportunities (1). In fact, the Philippine Star through its website published that there is a 7.5% increase in the unemployment rate for the year 2014. In addition, the Philippine daily inquirer said that there is a 12 million increase in unemployed Filipinos year. In addition to issues like underemployment where in graduates of a 4 year degree course do not usually
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