Food so exotic‚ so different‚ so tasty! In the Philippines‚ food is a serious pastime. Most countries have a culture which is eating three times a day from a clearly defined menu. But in the Philippines‚ the rules are different. Beside the normal three meals a day‚ there is also merienda. A light snack which is no longer just a spanish style cake or pastry but can be a small portion of anything!. In most Malls there is a food hall. Up to 30 individual restaurants seling different food whch
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Philippine cuisine consists of the food‚ preparation methods and eating customs found in the Philippines. The style of cooking and the food associated with it have evolved over many centuries from its Austronesian origins to a mixed cuisine of Malay‚ Spanish‚Chinese‚ and American‚ as well as other Asian and Latin influences adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate.[1][2][3][4] Dishes range from the very simple‚ like a meal of fried salted fish and rice‚ to the elaboratepaellas and cocidos created
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Philippine Management Review 2006‚ Vol. 13‚ pp. 1-20. INDUSTRY REPORT: THE PROBLEM OF SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN PHILIPPINE CALL CENTERS Aileen S. Alava* Facing high expectations as the newest “sunshine industry”‚ the call center industry in the Philippines appears to have dimmer prospects in the coming years. Having experienced rapid growth from 2000 to 2003‚ the industry experienced a slowdown in growth from 2004 to 2006‚ raising the question of how sustainable the country’s competitive
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Title: "Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels in Zamboanga siege." Date: Monday‚ September 16‚ 2013. Source: Internet - http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/asia/philippines-mindanao-unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 How does the article relate to social studies/history? This article relates to the social studies discipline of world history. The article discusses about war‚ Muslim rebels and the Philippine military. The article also takes place in the Philippines which is a sovereign
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Introduction The Philippines is one of the three countries granted exemption in 1995 from the removal of quantitative restriction (QR) on rice under Annex 5 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement. Japan and South Korea are the other two countries. The exemption will expire on December 31‚ 2004. The primary objective of the paper is to look at the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of the QR and the reduction in tariffs on rice imports. In particular‚ the paper attempts
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Commonwealth Period -Tyding Mcduffie Law; granted independence and commonwealth to the Philippines -Conditions: -Framing of the constitution; july 1934‚ election of delegates once the constitution is completed it is passed to American president and senate for approval -once approved; plebiscite for the approval by the Filipinos -once the plebiscite was approved‚ the commonwealth was to be inaugurated 40 committees -draft the framework of the constitution July 10‚ 1934 -election of delegates
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Ferdinand Magellan‚ the Portuguese navigator explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later‚ a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years. The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1899 after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile‚ the Filipinos‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted
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GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE Literature can generally be divided into two types: prose and poetry. Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs‚ while poetry refers to those expressions in verse‚ with measure and rhyme‚ line and stanza and has a more melodious tone. I. Prose There are many types of prose. These include novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essays‚ anecdotes‚ news and speeches. 1
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The origin of the Philippines The Philippines is a country of Southeast Asia‚ with its 7‚107 islands strewn over the Western Pacific Ocean‚ approximately 13 N of the equator and 122 E of Greenwich. Its collective land area is about 300‚000 sq. km‚ about the size of the state of Arizona. This island archipelago is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world‚ housing over 5% of the entire world’s flora in an area not even 1% of the world’s total. An estimated 10‚000 to 11‚000 species of
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TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES Executive Summary Philippine Tourism indeed is one of the major contributors in our Gross Domestic Product. History shows that there are already long term developments of tourism in the Philippines that has been influenced by the interaction of both internal and external factors. Some of these factors include the relative attractiveness of the country over time‚ its proximity to markets‚ the availability of tourist infrastructure and superstructure‚ and the extent
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