Regions of the Philippines

Kapampangan homeland, located in the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines, by the ethnic group known as Bangsang Kapampangan (Kapampangan people). Kapampangan is often affectionately called by them as Amanung Sisuan ~ the ‘language suckled from the mother’s breast.’” The aforesaid language is used in different provinces in Luzon and it may not be limited only to the people residing in Pampanga. It may also be observed in select regions in the Tarlac Province wherein it has its own…

also known, as Metropolitan Manila is the national capital region of the Philippine. Metro Manila is an area where many tourists visit with their Mall of Asia and other tourist attraction. Metro Manila is the largest urban city in the Philippines with Americanize materials. In the Metro Manila filmed by Sean Ellis, it touched base on a poor man named Oscar Ramirez and his family who struggle to make a living in Banaue Province, Philippines and moved to Manila for a better life for him and his…

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)…

American instead of become nun and staying in your own country Philippine (Roley 135). In modern literature, the term is understood as the Americanization process through which are approved by the American cultural values in other countries. Ika took the process of Americanization as the standardization and universalisation of all aspects of social life; however, the degree of Americanization is different in both countries. In some Philippine, it is obvious and pervasive, in others less…

Subsequently, the nationalist movements in Philippines were severely repressed by the American government. However, such repression did not help consolidate the rule of American in Philippines, nor did it unify the domestic opinions, which was not in the long-term interests of the U.S. As far as Wilson concerned, in order to introduce American products into the global…

With an increasing population the countries of Southeast Asia cannot escape rapid urbanization. Generally people from rural areas will move to urban areas for different reasons, but mostly for the opportunities that come with urban areas. These can be employment opportunities that are not otherwise available in rural areas or better paying employment. Although one problem may be that even urban areas may not be equipped to sustain all the people that move in from the rural areas and this will…

According to Emmanuel de Guzman, a consultant from the Philippines for the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, officials dealt with six major concerns following the eruption: resettlement, livelihood, social services, infrastructure, land use and environment management, and science and technology. These six concerns required both immediate and long-term response (de Guzman 11). In 1997, as part of dealing with new technologies to combat threat of a future lahars and flash floods, the Department of…

employees, and consumers. CSR is good for business. After reviewing a scholarly article by Avi Sharma, I have gained some insight on how CSR affects business and it’s consumers. According to Avi, good CSR can affect the security enhancement in volatile regions by forging relationships with civil society partners. Also, investment in sustainable development has also proven that it can generate measurable returns for shareholders (Avi, 2015). Since CSR is good for business, 90% of all consumers…

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…

of Alaska. Which in my opinion was morally justifiable because Russia basically offered to sell Alaska to the Americans instead of fighting over it. The Philippine-American war wasn’t morally justifiable. The Filipino’s wanted independence, but the United States seemed like they didn’t want that for the Philippine Republic so the Philippines reacted by waging war against the U.S.…