Philippine Agriculture over the Years: Performance‚ Policies and Pitfalls 1 Cielito F. Habito and Roehlano M. Briones 2 Introduction Although many still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy‚ strictly speaking‚ it is not. Agriculture‚ fishery and forestry directly account for just one-fifth (20 percent) of the economy’s aggregate domestic output (GDP). Ever since the 1960s‚ the direct share of agriculture in the GDP had fallen below one-third‚ and by 1981‚ the sector’s share had decreased
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1. Heavy Traffic 2. Trash 3. Flooding everytime there is rain 4. High crime rates 5. Drugs 6. Poor Educational System 7. Poverty as seen in the squatter areas 8. Too much politics 9. Pollution 10. Poor healthcare what are top ten environmental problem WHAT ARE OUR TOP 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS? by Whit Gibbons March 26‚ 2006 Listing the top 10 of a group is always appealing. Ten most-wanted fugitives by the FBI. Top ten songs‚ books‚ and best-dressed celebrities. And David Letterman
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Philippines: A Century Hence by J.P. Rizal Reading through the essays of Rizal‚ one could say that the hero is not just as great writer but a great Historian as well. His essay‚ The Philippines a Century Hence presents a radical prophesy of Rizal of how the Philippines would be through the century. Rizal presented a clear idea of how our Motherland will end up centuries later proposing that our country will end up in either of the three ways;(1) that the Philippines will remain to be a colony of
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History of Philippines Literature Fables and tales from the pre-historic era have given rise to the literature of Philippines. Combined with the writing terms of the Hispanic and the culmination of different languages has brought it to be what it is today. It is believed that even much before the colonization‚ Philippines literature had evolved and there are tales of Spanish and Mexican domination that gives us insights into understanding how English‚ Spanish‚ Filipino and other
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Music Industry -Structure and Interaction Illegal digital Downloading Introduction: Illegal digital downloading is sometimes called piracy. It is the downloading of content from the internet‚ without permission from the copywriter/s‚ in addition to not paying for it. Undertaking this activity is what we call a copyright infringement. In the past decade‚ the music industry has had to adapt to
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combination of the Chinese languages (depending on whether or not distinctions in the latter are classified as "languages" or "dialects"). Countries such as the Philippines‚ Jamaica and Nigeria also have millions of native speakers of dialect continua ranging from an English-based creole to a more standard version of English. The Philippine-American connection has undergone considerable changes since then. Today‚ English - the means the Americans used to teach us via the mass media‚ the arts‚ social
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The historical events in the Philippines History: Return of democracy (1987 to present year) 1987 • In a bid to fully restore the democratic form of government‚ President Corazon Aquino appointed 48 members of the constitutional convention that drafted a new constitution restoring the presidential form of government and abolishing the Batasang Pambansa. The 1987 Constitution replaced the 1973 Constitution which was amended twice in 1981 and 1984. • The Reform the AFP Movement (RAM) led by Gregorio
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Archaeological evidence suggests that the Philippines may have beeninhabited many thousands of years before then‚ but that can’t be stated with certainty.The oldest human fossil found so far is 22‚000 years old.) Little is known of the earlyhuman settlement of the Philippines. Scientific evidence remains inconclusive. There ismuch written on the Austronesian peoples of the Southeast Asia area and their descendants. These peoples were the seafaring people who traveled to distant parts of the world
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Philippines Economy: Booming‚ But Poverty and Unemployment Remain Problematic Shortly after my piece on the Philippines’ continuing structural economic vulnerabilities‚ which generated considerable controversy and heated discussions among experts and observers alike‚ the country’s stock markets managed to record new historic highs — breaching the 7‚000 mark and beyond. Meanwhile‚ Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services‚ following in the footsteps of Fitch Ratings‚ has just awarded the Philippines
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Feedmilling Industry in the Philippines Overview of the Feed Milling Industry Feed is one of the most critical inputs to the livestock‚ poultry and aquatic animal industries in the Philippines. It represents roughly 60 percent of the total cost to produce pork‚ poultry meat and eggs. Because of the critical role of feeds to these industries‚ feed production or feed milling has evolved into a multi-billion-peso support industry to animal and fish production. Its biggest clients‚ however‚ are the
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