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	An Introduction To The Philippines
		The Philippines is a presidential-unitary republic with the President at the apex, as the head of state, the head of government, and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		The economy of the Philippines is largely agricultural with light industry and service-sector economy lending a helping hand.
		The Philippine economy has shown a great degree of resilience, which is generally attributed to low foreign inflows and the fact that Philippines' is a largely agriculture-based economy.
	www.historyofthephilippines.com (647 words)

	Philippines culture
		Philippines culture traditions the visitor to Metro Manila commonly sees the Philippines as the most westernized of Asian countries and in many ways it is. But there is also a rich underlay of Malay Philippine culture traditions beneath the patina of Spanish and American heritage.
		National cultural life is a happy marriage of many influences, as the indigenous culture is cultuer assimilated and adapted to different strains in a practice typical of temperament.
		Thus pictures of Philippine culture they study it from third hand, through the cultural filters of researchers who, though they may possess an operative knowledge of the language, nevertheless have cultural filters that invariably select only those contents that reinforce the particular way of knowing that characterizes their non sensibility and understanding.
	www.enjoyph.com /philippines_culture.htm (674 words)

	The Ultimate Philippines - American History Information Guide and Reference
		It is bordered on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.
		The government of the Philippines, loosely patterned after the American system, is organized as a representative republic, with the President functioning as both head of state and government, as well as being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		According to Philippine government statistics and current census data, some 95% of the population is ethnically Malay, descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, who arrived long before the Christian era.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Philippines (3090 words)

	Culture of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spanish colonization of the Philippines, actually governed from Mexico, lasted for more than 350 years, thus there is a significant presence of Spanish and Mexican influence in many facets of the Filipino culture.
		The Philippines is a mixed society, both Singular and Plural in form.
		Culture of: Brunei • Cambodia • East Timor • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Myanmar •
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_the_Philippines (1792 words)

	The Philippines
		As a religious and ethnic minority of the Philippines, the relationship of Muslim Filipinos with Christian Filipinos and with the Christian-dominated government is sometimes tense.
		Average temperature of the Philippines is_____degrees in the lowlands and_____degrees in the highlands.
		Average temperatures of the Philippines 80 degrees in the lowlands and 64 degrees in the highlands.
	www.hawaii.edu /cseas/pubs/philippines/philippines.html (7168 words)

	Hispanic culture in the Philippi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The great British historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee once affirmed in one of his works that, in his opinion "the Philippines are a Latin American country that was transported to the Orient by a gigantic marine wave".
		The Philippines were administered as a colony of New Spain (Mexico) from 1565 to 1781, as a province of Spain until 1898.
		Many famous people from the Philippines have Hispanic-sounding names, such are the cases of former Presidents Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda, former world boxing champions Frank Cedeno and Gabriel Elorde, writers Mayo Rectofic, José Rizal and Pedro Paterno, as well as others.
	buensuceso.com /history2_hispanic_influence.htm (1562 words)

	About the Philippines; Philippine history, demographics, culture
		Independence for the Philippines was finally granted on July 4, 1946, even after Japan invaded and occupied the islands during World War II, causing some to call for a delay in the granting of independence, which call was nonetheless discounted by a majority of American and Filipino politicians alike.
		The Philippines is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Asia because of the vast number of native ethnolinguistic groups.
		The Hispanic influences in Filipino culture are largely derived from the culture of Mexico and the culture of Spain as a result of their over three centuries of colonial rule.
	www.filbuild.com /philippines.htm (2180 words)

	Farmers’ Methods of Oyster and Mussel Culture in the Philippines
		In the Philippines, the cultured species are the slipper-shaped oyster (Crassostrea iredalei) and the green mussel (Perna viridis).
		In stake culture method, bamboo poles are pulled and hauled to the boat or raft where the mussels are scraped off using a bolo (large knife) or boat paddle.
		Mussels cultured using raft method are harvested by cutting the ropes assembling the raft, hauling the bamboos to the harvesting raft with net flooring, and scraping off the mussels using either a paddle or bolo.
	www.iirr.org /aquatic_resources/p6c07.htm (1759 words)

	Project proposal for Eel (Anguilla japonica and marmoratum) culture in the Philippines.
		In the Philippines eels are, despite their rarity, widely accepted as a food fish and are considered by the Chinese community as a delicacy reserved for special occasions because of its delicious sweet meat.
		The Philippines are fortunate not to have problems experienced by other countries, such as waterway pollution, disease and particularly excessive over-harvesting of glass eels.
		Culture of fish in tanks enables easy handling during sorting and grading of the fish which can greatly affect the growth performance of the fish.
	home.planet.nl /~herwa073/aquacrops/eels/eels.html (3513 words)

	Culture
		The Philippines has developed a mixed culture from the blending of foreign influences with native elements.
		The geography and history of the Philippines have conspired to produce a multiplicity of languages, some 80 dialects in total.
		Philippine literature before the arrival of the Spanish consisted of oral folk stories and proverbs passed down in the various languages of the islands.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/philippines/about_destin/culture.html (852 words)

	Alexian Brothers Health System - Mission and Spiritual Services
		Elected president of the Philippines in 1965, Marcos ruled the country under martial law between 1972 and 1981, and retained his tight control after martial law was lifted until he was forced into exile in 1986, whereupon Corazon Aquino was elected president.
		Their common languages, Philippine (Tagalog) and English, and their Christianization are thought to contribute as much to a sense of Filipino identity as their long struggle for independence.
		Islam, introduced to the southern Philippine islands in the 15th century, is very strong in the Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, and parts of southern Mandanao, although Muslims generally account for a small minority of the Filipino population.
	www.alexianhealthsystem.org /mission/culture/filipino.html (888 words)

	Philippine Arts and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Philippines is situated strategically where on the eastern seashore laps the Pacific ocean, while to its west is the calmer China sea.
		Our Philippine ancestors at the time that they were documented by the western world, were known to be wearing elaborate jewelry made of gold, different styles of cloth and different weaving patterns.
		Spain brought to the Philippines knowledge of their fine arts and painting, and the Amorsolos and Juan Lunas were among those Filipino painters who excelled in their work, which was celebrated in both hemispheres.
	members.aol.com /TaraCelest/artsculture.html (1923 words)

	Hispanic cultural legacy in the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Philippines, having been the sole Spanish possession in Asia, endured the least amount of Spanish influence on its people in terms of Demography.
		The Philippines was ruled as a territory of New Spain, from 1565 to 1821 and as a province of Spain until 1898.
		Since the Philippines was a province of New Spain (Mexico) rather than Spain herself during the colonial period, the Spanish language spoken in the Philippines had a greater affinity to Mexican Spanish (i.e., Spanish as spoken in Mexico) rather than that of European Spanish (as spoken in Spain).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hispanic_culture_in_the_Philippines (1177 words)

	Scuba Dive Philippines – History & Culture
		The first major influence was the Arab-taught Makdum, who came to the Philippines in the 14th Century in order to trade and spread their religious beliefs.
		English is still the language of commerce and politics in the Philippines, and Filipino people have been very successful in finding jobs overseas due to their excellent English.
		Fighting was fierce, and parts of the Philippines remained in Japanese control until the official surrender on September 2, 1945.
	www.scubadivephilippines.com /SCUBAhistory.shtml (564 words)

	MIA - The Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1981, the Sisters of Mercy in the Philippines were granted autonomy by the Vatican Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, Today the Religious Sisters number 45 members.
		The Philippines has a tropical climate, rich agricultural lands and enviable fishing grounds, rich and varied natural resources with unparalleled marine life, herbal plants, and small mammals found only in the Philippines.
		At present the total population of the Philippines is 70.3 million.
	www.mercyworld.org /countries/philippines (254 words)

	Philippine Filipino History, Culture & Tradition
		Immediately to the south of the Philippines is Indonesia and to the southwest are Malaysia and Singapore.
		The Philippines is separated from her nearby Asian neighbors by several bodies of water.
		The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands and islets.
	asiarecipe.com /phihistory.html (7153 words)

	Migration Information Source - The Philippines' Culture of Migration
		Traditionally, the foreign population in the Philippines consists of people of Chinese origin (some 80 percent of overseas Chinese are in Southeast Asia) and some people of Indian origin who came to settle in the country years ago.
		The irregular operations of recruitment agencies in the Philippines and their counterparts in the countries of destination are one of the sources of vulnerabilities for migrant workers.
		In terms of commitments to international norms and standards concerning migrants, the Philippines is one of 34 countries (as of October 27, 2005) that has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families.
	www.migrationinformation.org /Profiles/display.cfm?ID=364 (3924 words)

	Culture of The Philippines - History and ethnic relations, Urbanism, architecture, and the use of space
		Luzon, the largest island with one-third of the land and half the population, is in the north.
		There are no land boundaries; the country is bordered on the west by the South China Sea, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the north by the Luzon Strait, which separates the country from its nearest neighbor, Taiwan.
		The Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila is a center for the performing arts that opened in 1970.
	www.everyculture.com /No-Sa/The-Philippines.html (8882 words)

	Welcome to the Philippines: Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Philippines are marked by a true blend of cultures; east really meets west.
		The national language of the Philippines is Pilipino, which is based on the language of Tagalog, although there are at least one or two dialects spoken in every region.
		The Philippines is currently the third-largest English speaking country in the world.
	www.bergen.org /AAST/projects/Philippines/culture1.htm (247 words)

	House of the Philippines - Summary
		The Philippines is located in Southeast Asia, surrounded by the China Sea to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Celebes to the South.
		The Philippines is an example of a mixture of cultures due to its “East meets West” history.
		The House of the Philippines is continually working with various community groups to develop educational and cultural programs to showcase Philippine culture and history through music dance and cottage displays.
	www.sdhpr.org /Countries/Philippines.html (780 words)

	FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture Philippines
		Milkfish culture soon spread to net cages which were fixed or floating in both freshwater and marine water.
		The culture of milkfish in cages depended upon and was hastened by the development and marketing of commercial feed by the feed millers (Yap, 1999).
		The growth of the Philippine aquaculture industry in the coming years is likely to be unsustainable unless new markets are developed, market competitiveness is improved, and farming risks are reduced (Cruz, 2004).
	www.fao.org /figis/servlet/static?dom=countrysector&xml=naso_philippines.xml (5645 words)

	Philippines Culture
		Considering that Philippines has such a colorful history, one can expect to experience a blend of richly unique culture of foreign influences and native elements.
		Their eagerness to share their culture with the world has led to the birth of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).
		This cultural center, located on Roxas Boulevard is home to several theaters, a library, a museum, galleries, exhibition rooms and restaurants.
	www.traveldocs.com /ph/culture.htm (513 words)

	Culture of the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Philippines is a culture in which East meets West.
		Because of their strong ties to Spanish culture, Filipinos are emotional and passionate about life in a way that seems more Latin than Asian (1).
		Anyone with a valid passport (from a country in which the Philippines has diplomatic relations) may enter the Philippines for up to 21 days without a visa.
	www.csubak.edu /PacificRim/countryprospectus/culture.htm (400 words)

	The Philippines
		The Philippines has developed a unique mixed culture of foreign influences, mainly Spanish and North American, which can be seen everyday, as even the smallest village square is converted into a basketball court.
		The Philippines education system is largely based on the North American model: primary education (elementary schools), secondary education (high schools), and higher education (colleges, universities).
		The Philippines today is a dynamic result of its tumultuous history resulting in a nation rich with influences and flavors from its different colonial experiences.
	cebuonwheels.tripod.com /philippines.htm (1320 words)

	Philippine Culture: January in the Philippines - Angelhouser - Viloria.com
		Philippine Culture: January in the Philippines - Angelhouser - Viloria.com
		This is a statue from the 17th century which made its way from Mexico to the Philippines.
		In the Philippines, I suppose, if you enter a Catholic household, you are bound to find an image of the Sacred Heart and the Sto.
	www.viloria.com /angelhouser/archives/00000433.html (790 words)

	Nenita B. Buenaventura - The Philippines
		I have focused on the culture of the Filipinos.
		Philippine Presidency, The - presents profiles and chronology of the Philippine presidency.
		Pinatubo, Philippines - strato volcano on the island of Luzon.
	www.nbuena.com /philippines2.htm (806 words)

	deaf education in the philippines - WorldEndeavors.com
		The Department of Social Welfare is an active Philippine government agency whose mission is to help underprivileged children and families in Tacloban City and the surrounding area.
		Leyte is the birthplace of Imelda Marcos, wife of the former dictator of the Philippines.
		If you decide to experience the Philippines through one of our programs, you are opening the door to the possibility for a personally enriching and life-changing experience.
	www.worldendeavors.com /Philippines/deaf-education-in-the-philippines.html (1150 words)

	Cheat Sheet: Doing Business in the Philippines
		These key facts about business and culture in the Philippines will help you plan your trip and guide your dealings with residents and businesspeople while there.
		The Philippines has one of the highest literacy rates in the world.
		English is widely spoken in the Philippines, and most signs are in English.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2006/0,4814,108392,00.html (439 words)

	NTM News: Missionaries adjust to life in the Philippines
		From the moment they ventured out to the main street, their senses were assaulted by various smells: diesel exhaust, open sewers and market smells -- none of which are pleasant.
		The climate, culture, food and cars were very different from those they were used to in America, though they did find some familiar American eating places, and discovered they could find almost anything they need in the malls.
		Pray that they will soon feel and home and be ready to take their place in the ministry of bringing the Gospel to tribal groups who have never heard about Jesus.
	www.ntm.org /news/3760 (300 words)

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