Philippines * Known by many names in song and story. * Before Magellan’s arrival‚ Chinese traders called it “Mai” meaning “Land of Barbarians”. Pearl of the Orient Seas * The names which modern writers give. * The most romantic name of our country. * One of the beautiful land in the Far East. Philippines * Northernmost point: Y’Ami Isle 78 miles from Taiwan * Southernmost tip: Salvage Isle 34 miles from Borneo Philippines * An archipelago of 7‚ 107 islands. 2
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Country Reports on Local Government Systems: Philippines Philippines _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY 1.1 Socio-economic profile The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚100 islands‚ with a land area of 30 million hectares. As of the last census in May 2002‚ the population was 76‚498‚735 with an annual growth rate of 2.36 per cent. Given this population growth rate the country is expected to
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AKLAN “Home of Piña Fiber and the Rambutan Center for Asia” Physical feature: estimated land area of 181‚ 789 hectares. located between 12°N‚ 11°19’ S and between 121°50’ W‚ 122°35’ E‚ bordered by the Sulu Sea on the northwest‚ the Sibuyan Sea on the northeast and the east‚ by the province of Antique on the west‚ and by the province of Capiz on the south. northernmost limit - Lapuz-Lapuz point on Boracay Island (Malay) southernmost limit is that point in the municipality of Libacao where
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Republic of the Philippines LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Siniloan (Host) Campus Siniloan‚ Laguna Field Study and Pre-Service Teaching Portfolio Prepared by: ALELI M. ARIOLA Pre-Service Teacher ARLENE G. ADVENTO BSEd – Mathematics‚ Pre-Service Teacher Supervisor CORAZON N. SAN AGUSTIN‚ Ph. D. Dean‚ College of Teacher Education ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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The Intermountain Region aka Irrigation By Junita and Gursharan The Intermountain Region is a region that is located in parts of Canada and America‚ while lying between the Rocky and Coast Mountains‚ the Cascades and the Sierra Nevada. The high plateaus and isolated mountains with the only deserts in the US of A are very sparsely populated (excluding major cities). In Canada‚ this region is consisted of the interior plateau valleys of BC and the Yukon. The economic
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express ourselves‚ no matter what region we live in. In America‚ there are 3 million square miles from one end to another. The geography of the state’s beginning and end is determined by river lines‚ political lines‚ and mountain ranges. There are four main regions in the United States like: Northeast‚ Midwest‚ South‚ and the West. Each region has different jobs‚ foods‚ religions‚ and style of clothing‚ customs‚ music‚ sports‚ and much more. Also‚ some regions can have some similarities. The
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Flag of Philippines There are three fields on the Philippine flag. The white equilateral triangle is on the hoist side‚ a band of blue at the top‚ and a band of red at the bottom. An eight rayed yellow sun at the center of the triangle. A small five pointed star is located at each corner of the triangle. General Emilio Aguinaldo‚ who the first President of the Philippines and a leader in the revolution against Spanish rule for Philippine‚ designed the Philippine flag. He did this while in exile
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Caucasus Region The potential political struggle for dominance and insurgent activity in the Caucasus Region jeopardizes the infrastructure and economic resources of the countries within the region and the global economy. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the major economic structure between the balances of power for the World. With Russia’s and Iran’s inability to corner the energy market‚ these key players are fueling dissention and unrest together with each countries internal disputes
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to rules and the two regions are still working on the preparation of their market access offers. No date has been set yet for the exchange of market access offers. Trade picture Mercosur countries: * Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Paraguay‚ Uruguay‚ Venezuela * The EU is Mercosur’s first trading partner‚ accounting for 20% of Mercosur’s total trade. * Mercosur is the EU’s 8th most important trading partner‚ accounting for 3% of EU’s total trade. EU’s exports to the region have steadily increased
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