Regions of the Philippines

For decades, the aquarium trade has been delivering millions of freshwater and saltwater fish to households and aquariums all over the world. Although it is relatively simple to buy a few fish at the pet store, most people are not questioning where their new pets originate from and what kind of process their fish, if they are not bred in the United States, must endure before they are bought by the local pet store or a wholesale shop. This ignorance has allowed the marine aquarium trade to…

against the idea of obtaining the Philippines to make it a U.S territory. The reason being is because anti-imperialists felt it was amoral to the American democratic values. They also did not support America in the involvement of the wars. However, democrat William Jennings convinced anti-imperialists to get on board with Treaty of Paris. Jennings proclaimed that ending the war would give Philippines their independence. After much controversy and debate, the Philippines ended up getting their…

Volcano of Albay, whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and native goods of the Region of Bicol at the back of the bill. Its main color is purple. On the other hand, 1000 peso bill is visible because of the brave conquerors of the Philippines, namely, Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente P. Lim and Jose Abad Santos with the Centennial of Philippines in 1998, medal of honor, with of course the most important is the Republic of the Philippines symbol and of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Back of it are the…

to move beyond the destructive and divisive Civil War. Due to economic problems and little room for growth in the continental United States, governmental officials started to look beyond America’s borders at the islands of Hawaii, Cuba, and the Philippines, with the hopes of moving the country into a solid position of world power and extending its reach into the economic markets of Asia. Many of America’s controversial actions at the turn of the 20th century were questionable because they…

Operation Smile was founded in 1982, by Dr. William P. Magee and his wife Kathleen following a medical aid trip to the Philippines where they along with a team of physicians planned to perform surgeries to repair the cleft lips and cleft palates of children who were in need of surgery (Operation Smile, n.d.). “In Naga City, approximately 300 families arrived hoping their children would receive surgery, but the team could only treat 40 children” (Operation Smile, n.d., para.2). It was out of…

I. The European Reconnaissance of the World’s Oceans: b/w 1400-1800, European mariners launched series of exploratory voyages 1. Motives for Exploration –prompted Europeans to explore the world’s oceans. Search for basic resources and lands, establish new trade routes to Asian markets, and expand the influence of Christianity. a) Portuguese Exploration: -poor kingdom of Portugal searched for fresh resources and lands -from 13th century, Portuguese seamen ventured away from coasts to…

if they were not even related to me in blood, they still are citizen of the Philippines which is where I live. The country where I was born and the country where I will die. There are people dying in every bomb, in ever bullet. Everyone is affected to it, rebels or even innocent…

Social Entrepreneurship Course Reflection In almost the entire Philippines today we experience poverty caused by inequality where the gap between the Filipino rich and the poor is relatively high and alarming. Poverty has always been present even in the past governments. It is one of the biggest and most evident problems in the Philippines considering that we are a developing country. According to the dictionary, poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money, goods,…

service the fleet. U.S. officials disregarded the nationalistic views of freedom fighters in Cuba and in the Philippines in favor of the imperial spoils gained from winning the War of 1898. The United States justified their intervention in their affairs with the reasoning of moral standards. The US stated that the United States had the…

Glaser talks about the importance of bases throughout the world and if they are truly necessary. According to a RAND representative “lighter ground forces can deploy by air from the United States almost as quickly as they can from within a region.”Glaser asks if we can handle our deployments of light military support as well as our large support from the US are bases in foreign countries actually necessary? Glaser points out that “An armored brigade combat team can get from Germany to Kuwait…