DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES A publication by ALBA ROMEO & CO. www.bdo.net.ph DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES 1 PREFACE This publication has been prepared for the exclusive use of ALBA ROMEO & CO. and its clients. Its aim is to provide background information for setting up and running a business in the Philippines‚ in compliance with current local legislation. It is written in general terms and is not intended to be comprehensive. For more detailed information‚ advice
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The Itaipu Dam (Guarani: Itaipu‚ Portuguese: Itaipu‚ Spanish: Itaipú; Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐjˈpu]‚ locally: [ita.iˈpu]‚ Spanish pronunciation: [itaiˈpu]) is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The name "Itaipu" was taken from an isle that existed near the construction site. In the Guaraní language‚ Itaipu means "the sounding stone". The dam is the largest operating hydroelectric facility in terms of annual energy generation‚ generating
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Mary Kay Cosmetics: Asian Market Entry (A) In February 1993‚ Curran Dandurand‚ senior vice president of Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc.’s (MKC) global marketing group‚ was reflecting on the company’s international operations. MKC products had been sold outside the United States for over 15 years‚ but by 1992‚ international sales represented only 11% of the $1 billion total. In contrast‚ one of MKC’s U.S. competitors‚ Avon Products Inc.‚ derived over 55% of its $3.6 billion sales (at wholesale prices)
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Mary Kay Cosmetics Mid-Term Assignment 1) In regards to Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) decision on whether to enter Japan‚ China‚ both‚ or neither I would like to recommend that MKC should first expand their business into the Chinese market using the majority of the resources. I would then recommend that entry into the Japanese market should be at first held off but then reconsidered based on the level of success found in the Chinese venture. I feel as if MKC will find the most success within China
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Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin‚ in my opinion‚ is a poet who thoroughly challenges her readers through her work. Through her ambiguous perspective‚ Ní Chuilleanáin creates and upholds secrets for her readers to resolve. There are several aspects of Ní Chuilleanáin’s poetry that appeal to me: the themes she discusses‚ her use of poetic techniques‚ her ambiguity‚ writing about her personal experience and her honesty. As a reader‚ I found her work very challenging‚ but ultimately rewarding. What I find most
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building of the dam first proposed in 1919 and by whom? The dam was first proposed by Sun-Yat San‚ the father of modern China‚ in order to protect river communities from floods and also contribute for economic development plan for China. 2.Why have archaeologists and historians criticized the building of the Three Gorges Dam? Archeologist and historians criticize the building of the Three Gorges Dam because it is socially and environmentally destructive. This is because when the dam is finished
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Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) was an infamous war criminal and the leader of the Cambodian communist movement called the Khmer Rouge. He was also the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975-1979. Pol Pot’s totalitarian regime brought severe hardships on Cambodia‚ killing at least 1.5- 3 million people. This is at least one-fifth of the Cambodian population. Pol Pot brought a reign of horror with devastating effects to the people of Cambodia as a ruthless dictator for 4 years. The Khmer Rouge and
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Summary The project of constructing the Hoover Dam was not an overnight decision‚ the first actions taken to control the Colorado River was in 1902 when then President Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States signed the Reclamation Act. Reclamation engineers began their long series of investigations and reports on control and use of the Colorado River. Over the next thirty years the unpredictability of the Colorado was evident all through the southwest‚ the Imperial Valley located
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Essay: Kalabagh Dam Kalabagh Dam is a dilemma in Pakistan. Kalabagh Dam has met with extreme opposition from 3 provinces of Pakistan. Many people comment on this issue without any research‚ so they are unable to justify their point but before embarking on any conclusion I would like to discuss both point of views and I would like to give a conclusion in the most lucid manner possible. Kalabagh Dam is a dam which will add more than 3‚500 megawatts to the national grid and it will be able to solve
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ABSTRACT The main objective of this essay was to evaluate the impact of dams on the economic‚ social and environmental contexts. The idea was to analyse the dam’s major impact on each of these aspects. In the economic background‚ the benefits that hydroelectric dams provide were discussed in addition to the dam’s economic role in agriculture and food supply. Next‚ social impacts of dams were assessed which were mostly negative that dealt with population displacement and cultural sites destruction
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