In Onofre Corpuz’s esssay on "Is there a Philippine Public Administration"‚ he negatively stated that there is a Philippine public administration by repeatedly stating‚ "It’s all very Filipino". He even stated that "...the existing public administration is faithfully Filipino.". I must agree with his statement because indeed‚ a Philippine public administration exists‚ I believe in terms of structure. I would like to quote Alex Brillantes‚ Jr. and Maricel Fernandez on their statement. "Yes we have
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“ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES” This list starts from the ratification of the Philippine Constitution in the First Republic ─ after the independence of the country in 1898. Thus‚ this list starts from the ratification of 1899 Constitution where Emilio Aguinaldo was the President of the Republic of the Philippines. The dates followed by their names are the dates of their terms: Presidents of the Philippines from Past to Present: 1. General Emilio Aguinaldo (January
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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The Philippines Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of The Philippines delivered by Worldometers’ RTS algorithm‚ which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division. The Population of The Philippines (1950 - 2014) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year‚ from 1950 to 2014. The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year
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the South East Asian nation of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago‚ or chain of islands‚ located off the south-eastern coast of Asia. Consisting of over 7‚000 volcanic islands with a total land area of nearly 300‚000 square kilometers (approximately the size of Arizona)‚ islands of the Philippines are predominantly mountainous except for densely populated coastal plains on larger islands. The country is located over the Philippine Trench‚ a plate tectonic boundary which
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Formation of the Philippine Islands The Indo-Australian plate is found south of the Eurasian and the Philippine Seaplates. It is generally oceanic‚ being submerged by Indian and Pacific Oceans‚ but it holds two gigantic land masses – the island continent of Australia and Indian subcontinent. Recent researches‚ however‚ show that these two land masses are moving independently of each other‚ thus‚ may actually be parts of separate plates. The Philippine Sea plate is found east of the Eurasian
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IMPORT RICE The Philippines is currently the largest importer of rice in the world‚ importing around 1.8 million tons of rice in 2008 (World Rice Statistics). Three main factors explain why the Philippines imports rice: Land area: The Philippines has around 300‚000 square kilometers‚ of which around 43‚000 square kilometers of harvested area are used for rice production. As most of the country is very mountainous and consists of many small islands‚ suitable land is limited to expand rice production
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1521-1897 During the Spanish occupation‚ when they came here in the Philippines in 1521 they brought with them the first European coin called teston. Also it is the first silver coin. When the Galleon trade exercised the earliest coins during the Spanish colonization was the Macuqinas or the cobs. It has a irregular‚ oddly-shaped coins stamped with a cross
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n.d‚ ¶2). However‚ in the Pearl of the Orient- the Philippines- continuous degradation of the forests or what is known to be deforestation (Maycock‚ 2011‚ p.398) is being performed‚ resulting to serious problems including the displacement of wildlife species‚ the occurrence of severe effects during or after a tropical storm (which is commonly experienced by Filipinos)‚ and the increasing level of temperature in the country. In fact‚ Philippines ranks number three in the world’s fastest deforestation
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Agrarian Reform Philippines Agrarian Reform Philippines not only accelerated the productivity of the agricultural sector of the country‚ but promoted the agro-based industries as well. Agrarian Reform acts and laws in Philippines: gradual evolution * The beginning: The idea of initiating land reform programs in Philippines can be traced back to 1963. The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 3844‚ Section 49‚ better known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code emphasized on the foundation of an
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