Top of Form Powered by JRank Bottom of Form Countries and Their Cultures Countries and Their Cultures » No-Sa » Culture of The Philippines The Philippines Culture Name Filipino Orientation Identification. The Republic of the Philippines was named the Filipinas to honor King Philip the Second of Spain in 1543. The Philippine Islands was the name used before independence. Location and Geography. The Republic of the Philippines‚ a nation of 7‚107 islands with a total area of 111‚830 square miles
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Foreword This research work‚ A Research on the Influences of Chinese cultures and Traditions to the Filipino People‚ provides different facts and pieces of information about the reasons on the influence of Chinese cultures to the Filipino people. This research work focuses on different reasons how Filipinos are influenced by different races especially the Chinese. Dedication We dedicate this research work to our family and friends‚ who are always there for us to help in giving and gathering
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I. Introduction The State of the Nation Address (SONA; Filipino: Talumpatî sa Kalagayan ng Bansà) is an annual address by the President of the Republic of the Philippines to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. It is mandated by the 1987 Constitution‚ and must be delivered every fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills‚ Quezon City‚ Metro Manila. II. Content The Philippines have the highest GDP growth under Aquino administration
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Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans
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focused also by the government. They say that “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan‚” but how could this be happening if almost Filipino children were not sent to school. They must implement programs regarding this issue. Or maybe‚ they must stop corrupting money to use it on their own and instead‚ use that in building more schools that are free from school fees. The Filipinos should be aware of this child labor that other children are suffering in different places of the Philippines. I realized how
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and continued in Binan‚ Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24; he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "Excellent". He took graduate studies
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definition includes those who are 15 to 30 years old‚ comprises almost one-third of the country’s population (NYC‚ 1998). As such‚ the Filipino youth increasingly play an important and vital role in the development of the Philippine society. Their attitudes‚ values‚ mind-set‚ and priorities will determine the progress of the country in the future. Nowadays‚ the Filipino youth are experiencing a serious decline of discipline and morale. They have become disrespectful to their parents‚ teachers‚ elders
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The indolence of the Filipinos In this essay of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ he explained the behaviors of the Filipinos he had observed in the past and present with in his time. Here he admitted that indolence exist with in Filipinos‚ but was because of the troubles experienced by the country. One of this troubles is the hot temperature of the Philippines‚ which Rizal clearly stated that it is reasonable. He was right when he said that we shouldn’t be compared to the Europeans‚ because their climate is cold
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Non-verbal Communication: Filipino Style Not all cultural gestures are unique; some gestures may be the same with other cultures. However‚ there are certain gestures that we can identify as very Filipino. As I observed the people around me‚ there are a few gestures that I noticed that I was not even aware that we do but actually do quite often. I come to realize that conversations and situations would be bland without these gestures that we have become accustomed to one way or another. Nothing
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the fifth installment of Jose Rizal in his essay “Sobre La Indolencia De Los Filipinos” or “The Indolence of the Filipinos”. In my presentation‚ I will only show and explain to you the core concepts found in this installment which is what Jose Rizal wants to address to his readers. Illustrated and highlighted in my topic are the causes of indolence‚ the effects of the influence of climate to the indolence of the Filipinos‚ the manifestations from the part of the government and church to their contribution
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