The Philippines Essay

Philippines is a country composed of different regions; which are inhabited by different people with different cultures. There are the Tagalogs, Pangasinenses, Cebuanos, Kapampangans, Bicolanos, Warays, Hiligaynons, Zambuangeños, Ilocanos, Surigaonons and the Moros (Wikipedia). It is a common knowledge to everyone that these groups of people live together as Filipinos in peace and harmony, but there is one ethnic group that wishes to have its own government. The Moros or Bangsamoro people are…

and struggles in the Philippines, Zinn focuses solely on the negative aspects of American involvement in the Philippines. He asserts, by only revealing the harsh realities of the wars, America did nothing but hurt the Filipino people. In addition, it is clear Zinn also asserts that America only wanted to come to the Philippines to have a war. While some of what Zinn claims is true, it can easily be modified by discussing the end results of American involvement in the Philippines. The Americans…

Filipino parents. When I was almost a year old, for whatever reasons my mom and me had to return to the Philippines. Philippines is a small country that has a lot of mountainous islands covered in tropical rain forest and volcanic in origin. It is there where I grew up and raised for 20 years. Growing up in the Philippines made me accustomed to Filipino language, tradition and values. Life in the Philippines, being a third world country was rough and it wasn’t easy. We lived in one of the…

earnings in the United States and in the Philippines” (31). Many Filipinos including Jaybelle conformed to the trend of seeking better economic opportunities, both by being able to start anew in a new society as well as having a secured, well-paid occupation. In addition, the higher wages of American nurses also enticed many Filipinos into migrating to America. World Salaries’ compared the earnings of U.S. professional nurses to professional nurses of the Philippines and found that American…

disregard for human life and relentless in its desire for bloodshed. Mere days before the exhausting journey began, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii simultaneously as they began their vicious attack on the Philippines. With the Japanese extremely close to capturing the capital of the Philippines, Manila, the remaining Americans and Filipinos made a final push, hoping to resist Japanese fire until their promised back-up of nearly 130,000 American soldiers appeared to rescue them from the…

from the start. The Tans’ hamburgers, a home-style Philippine recipe was one of the favorites on customers list because of its spicy taste. Jollibee had been doing great for themselves from the year 1992 all the way through 1996, looking at the financial statements Jollibee was consecutively increasing in total sales, total stores at end of each year, company owned stores, and franchises, as shown in Exhibit 1. When McDonald’s entered the Philippines market, it was then when Jollibee first…

Many social advancements inside and outside America’s boundaries took place during imperialization. During the 1920’s and 30’s, Filipinos began immigrating to America. Many students from the Philippines received scholarships and were able to get a quality education. Filipino culture thrived since the migration, providing jobs, educations, and a new life. America had made a firm bond with the culture, especially after fighting together in World…

the state of commerce and industry of the Philippines. Nowadays, there are many Filipinos that worked full-time in order to have something to eat for the day. They will do everything even though even if their life is at risk. Sadly, the work that they are doing just results to a small benefit. Still, Filipinos, who usually receive a small amount of money at a high-risk jobs, still continue to work. This is how the commerce and the industry of the Philippines flow. We work a lot but still, the…

the contenders for land owned in various locations in the world such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The events held never took place in the U.S., but the opposing countries. In his speech “The paralyzing Influence of Imperialism”, William Jennings Bryan contends the thought of America becoming an imperial power, and whether or not the United States should permanently hold the Philippine Islands. Theodore Roosevelt in his speech “The Strenuous Life” argues that the people of the…

In the past thirty to forty years, America has been struggling with resource management, specifically with oil However, more recently, California has been suffering from a different kind of resource scarcity- water. Here in California, many people heatedly debate on the price of gasoline, but few people are aware of the increase in water prices statewide, especially for farmers, who use eighty percent of the state’s allocated water. For farmers, the price of water has increased by as much as…