Regions of the Philippines

One is the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS). As stated by the National Police Commission (NPC), IBIS is a system wherein all evidences gathered such as bullets, in the actual scenes of firearm-related cases are encoded and recorded in a database. This system is intended for cross-matching of guns; and, for easier future references especially during investigation and court trials as it has a capability to store, compare, and recall even millions of data entries in the database.…

The Philippines is a country located in western Pacific Ocean and with nearly one hundred million population. My country was invaded and conquered by different countries, including Spain, the United States and Japan. The impact of the invasion of these countries can still be seen nowadays. The Spanish reached my country in the 16th century and it became a colonial island of the Spain. Under the Spanish rule, the church held the strongest power in the country and the governor need to obey the…

Definition of Culture by Merriam-Webster," 2016.) The components that create a culture are: symbols; language; norms; values; and material culture and technology. One country whose culture we need to understand for possible future engagements is the Philippines. They may become an adversary to the United States in the near future and it is imperative the U.S maintains its…

“Hawaii’s “1946 Sakada” is a study by Steffi San Buenaventura that explores the phenomena of Filipino immigrants who migrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar plantation industry. Steffi San Buenaventura begins the study discussing the history of the Filipino immigrants that migrated after World War II in 1946. The word “Sakada” refers to the Filipino men recruited by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (HSPA), thus referring to the group of Filipino immigrants the “1946 Sakadas”. The central…

The Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War have often been categorized as either where the United States went wrong and became an imperialist power or where it went right and exerted its right to protect and promote democratic values. Historically the literature about United States involvement in the Spanish-American War has been to commemorate 1898 as the moment in which the nation first projected itself as a world power. The year 1898 was a watershed moment in history, it has…

In the Philippines, finding food in most areas has never been a true issue due to the diverse geography of the area and large waters. There are three seasons in the Philippines: a rainy monsoon season, which is followed by moderate temperatures, and finally a season of dry conditions. The rainy monsoon season begins in May or June and ends in October. Although this monsoon season can be damaging, it is necessary in order to grow crops such as rice. Next, the moderate temperatures last until late…

trillions of dollars of global trade flow. As China seeks to expand its maritime presence in the region, they have been met by growing assertiveness from regional claimants like Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The historical context between these territorial disputes are rather complicated, especially since it involves many nations in…

There are many security threats that the world are encountering currently, such as climate change and global health. Some traditional political paradigms still have a re-levant definition of national security to the current security challenges, while some do not. This essay contends that the definition of national security of realism could not remain its relevance to the current security threats, while liberalism still has its relev-ance. To support this thesis statement, this essay proceeds in…

Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Bermuda. In the Philippines, SLF is engaged in the business of life insurance, mutual funds, pension and educational plans. These businesses are being managed by, Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc. (SLAMCI) for the mutual fund business; Sun Life Financial Plans, Inc. (SLFPI) which handles the company’s pension and educational plans; and the Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. (SLOCPI) that pioneered life insurance in the Philippines in 1895.…

Imperialism, an expression of nationalism by taking over and colonizing regions, which took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Consensus has argued that U.S. imperialism was a “righteous” path and completely justified. On the other end of the argument, lays the Conflict perspective, which views U.S. behavior of Imperialism as an example of European “empire building.” The Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War are two examples of conflicts that occurred during…