| |By Vincent Cabreza | |Philippine Daily Inquirer | |First Posted 11:08:00 12/29/2010
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According to Stephen Anderson (YEAR) of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), out of Ethnologue’s 6,809, for instance, only 230 are spoken in Europe, while 2,197 are spoken in Asia. Among these 2,197 languages in Asia, 171 are spoken in the Philippines. Associated with language are the different systems of writing in the past. Hieroglyphics and cuneiform are some of them. But here in our country, alibata is the primitive form of writing. It is also known as baybayin which literally means “to
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03:10 PM January 14th, 2016 RECOMMENDED Senatorial aspirant Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday said he is against same-sex marriage and divorce in the Philippines. During the Pandesal forum held at the Kamuning Bakery Cafe on Thursday, the independent senatorial candidate said the predominantly Catholic country like the Philippines is not yet ready for same-sex marriage. “Personally, I do not agree with it. Although I believe in the freedom of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Foreign Literature On-job-training is commonly used in tourism and hospitality organizations. With this method, the trainer teaches job skills and knowledge to one trainee, primarily at the work station. Theoretically, it is the best type of training because it incorporates many of the learning and training principles. There are four steps in the individual on-job-training method; Training preparation, Training Presentation, Trainee Practice
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Spaniards in this novel. To Josephine Rizal wrote this poem for Josephine Bracken, an Irish woman who went to Dapitan to have her father George Taufer treated for an eye problem. To the Philippine Youth At the age of eighteen years of age, Rizal won first prize for his poem “To the Philippine Youth” in 1879. Our Mother Tongue “Our Mother Tongue” is a poem originally in Tagalog written by Rizal when he was just eight years old. Mi Ultimo Adiós (Original Version) Here is the
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Let me first introduce myself, I am Kristine Joy Alunan the Deputy Leader of the Opposition side, and I am to rebut the rebuttals and arguments of the government’s Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and to reestablish new angles of arguments opposing the motion “This house would stop the implementation of the 4Ps”. First and foremost, let me state again the very essence of 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) of the government according to DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
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CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward". - Psalm 127:3 About once in every 28 days, ovulation occurs within human females. If the ovum released is not quickly fertilized by a sperm cell from a man, it will die and pass out of the uterus during abnormal menstrual period. But if intercourse takes place and the ovum is fertilized, conception occurs. The woman becomes pregnant, and nine months later, a baby will be born. Now, on the occasion
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Joaquín was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. He is considered the most important Filipino writer in English, and the third most important overall, after José Rizal and Claro M. Recto. Joaquín was born in Paco, Manila, one of ten children of Leocadio Joaquín, a colonel under
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Filipinos upbeat about financial future By: Doris C. Dumlao Philippine Daily Inquirer 5:16 pm | Friday, June 3rd, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – Six out of 10 Filipinos with either a bank account or credit card consider themselves better off than their parents and are secure in their current jobs, reflecting a generally upbeat view of their financial future, according to the latest annual financial intelligence quotient study by American banking giant Citigroup. The results of the latest
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY This chapter includes five parts namely; (1) Background of the Study, (2) Statement of the Problem, (3) Significance of the Study, (4) Definition of Terms, and (5) Scope and Delimitation of the Study. Part One, Background of the Study, justifies the needs for the investigation, and discusses the importance of selecting the problem. Part Two, Statement of the Problem, state clear and sharply defined statement relating to the actual
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