Philippine Airlines

The Popocatepetl is a volcano that has captured attention since prehispanic times and until know for is activity, size and story. It is one of the highest volcanoes in Mexico as well as one of the most active. The fact that the is a large population living around this volcano makes it even more dangerous. The name “Popocatepetl” was given by the Aztecs, it means “smoking mountain”. They gave it this name because during their empire the Aztecs were able to witness options. The Popocatepetl has…

What do people think of when someone tells them of the Philippine War? Most will respond with “the Philippines and Americans fighting with each other” not exactly there’s way more than that to even begin with. Before the Philippine American War started we were at war with Spain for no more than four months. Firstly, Spain didn’t want war with any country whatsoever, Later Spain promised Washington to end all concentration camps and make peace with them. But the United States didn’t buy…

In Mark Padoongpatt’s novel, Flavors of Empire (2017), the main argument of the novel is that the United States are fascinated with Thai culture and food that they use the culture to their advantages to gain power and profit while manipulating it to satisfy their own American culture. It is found throughout the book from when the United States were first exposed to Thai culture to when Thai people were beginning to establish an identity for themselves in the United States. For example, when the…

Sanj took a deep breath and pressed submit. The application for her awaiting trip to Dominican Republic had been sent to the organization Rustic Pathway. Her heart started beating rapidly as if she had completed a marathon. Her eyes were entranced by the scenic photos of Dominican Republic. Her smile stretched from ear to ear. In a few weeks, she will be leaving her suburban home and begin her nine days’ exotic journey. Sanj’s international travels only had been to India and England with her…

It all started with rising tensions between the United States and Japan during WWII. Philippines was involved. Both countries stated that they were heading for a battle between March and June of 1941. Japan was a small island country and wanted to become a stronger country. The aggressive Japan had ambitions of taking the entire Pacific Rim, as part of a greater Japanese Empire. The Philippines was set in the middle of their ambition's path. They had to fight harshly. There are thousands…

Up to this point, this article has been the most captivating one I have read. I was truly enthralled and did not want the article to end. The trilateral relationship of the Filipino, Indonesian, and Taiwanese people is based the migrants desire to earn money and maintain a decent living standard and the citizens’ need to fill open slots and ensure the power stays in the hands of the powerful. I know that’s a somewhat simplistic version of the article, yet that, in my opinion is basically what…

of the Philippines. Although Imperialist viewed the annexation as helpful to the US, the inability to give the people of the Philippines lawfully equal treatment, racial differences along with opposing moral views, and the cost of expansion would become arguments justifying why the Anti Imperialist were against the colonization of the Philippines. The first reason the Anti Imperialist wanted to avoid colonizing the Philippines was how it affected the US and the people of the Philippines…

Soo Y. Chua At the summit meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in January 1992, leaders from the six countries of ASEAN agreed to form the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). ASEAN consists of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. At the summit in September 1994, the plan was accelerated and ASEAN countries will be an FTA by the year 2003. On the other hand, equally important was the establishment of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)…

certainly bad at, meeting people I can’t even understand and that would make fun of me because of how I speak, and just being afraid of my surroundings. It was a whole another experience that I had to face. I’m full Filipino born and raised in the Philippines so my mother tongue or my main language is Ilocano but I knew how to speak Tagalog as well. I speak these languages along with my family while having conversations and being here in Hawaii for 13 years made me glad that I haven’t forgotten…

Philippine lifestyle and Philippine most beautiful island One of the most beautiful places in the Philippines and in the world is El Nido, Palawan. El Nido is made up of about 45 small tropical islands about 1 hour and 35 minutes flight time from Manilla. The quickest route to El Nido is to fly direct from Manilla into El Nido airport. El Nido is on of the most beautiful, natural and magical places in the world. It is surrounded by beautiful white sandy beaches with clear warm tropical waters.…