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    James Rock MGMT 535 Dr. Aguilar The Philippines is a Southeast Asian nation in the Western Pacific, containing more than 7,000 islands. Its capital, Manila, is renowned for its waterfront promenade and hundreds of years old Chinatown, Binondo. Intramuros, a walled city in pioneer times, is the heart of Old Manila. It 's home to the ornate seventeenth century San Agustin Church and additionally Fort Santiago, a famous fortress and military jail. It is a sovereign island nation in Southeast Asia arranged

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    During World War II in 1941, the Japanese intended to invade the Philippines trying to get their Oil and rubber. But since the Americans were such good allies with the Philippines they felt like they had to do something about the situation. The Japanese wanted and America to stay out of the situation and so they bombed Pearl Harbor, this way they had a chance to advance their way into Malaya without any disturbance. The Genocide then began in 1945 in the final year of world war, The Americans Nuked

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    PESTEL Analysis Economic Factors The Philippine economy is progressively increasing according to the World Bank Org. According to the date compiled by CNN Money, the Philippines is projected to be the fourth fastest in the world, that has a GDP at 6.7%. It is projected that the Philippines economy is higher than Bangladesh 6.3%.The agriculture is one of the factors that affects the economy of the Philippines. It contributes the GDP and labor force in the Philippines. Poultry farming or livestock is

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    Political Environment To begin, the political environment of the Philippines should firstly be addressed. In the modern day Philippines, they have established a multi-party democracy which has an elected president along with its legislature. Their democracy is set up exactly the same as ours in the United States. They have the framework of where the president is both the head of state as well as the government in general. Similarly their system is composed of the three independent branches which

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    The Country’s Overview Philippines is an archipelago located in Southeast Asia near the equator. The Philippine archipelago consists of 7,107 islands divided into three major groups of islands which is Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As of 2016 the Philippine population is estimated to about 102,624,209 (World Fact Book). The Philippine nationality is termed Filipino and its population is made up of various ethnic groups. The national language is called Tagalog, it also the name of the major ethnic

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    BODY I. Brief Description of Manila, Philippines. Manila is the capital of the Philippines and it is located in Luzon; which is the largest island in the archipelago. Due to its convenient location for a trade route, it is known as the Pearl of the Orient. Before Manila was rebuilt, the city suffered many episodes of destruction during World War II (WWII) where the Japanese invasion occurred. Even though Manila is believed to be one of Southeast Asia’s best capital cities for its breathtaking views

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    The Filipino Culture The Filipino Culture Carla Cravey, Lindsay Hill, Jeanette Gass Carl Albert State College The Filipino Culture Filipinos are the second largest Asian group in the United States. In the past data has been hard to obtain about Filipino Americans, primarily because of inconsistences in coding race and ethnicity in research projects. Demographics of Filipino Americans did not start being properly recorded until the early twentieth century, when the Filipino Islands became

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    5. CULTURE Indonesia and The Philippines are countries rich in culture. And for most travelers, it’s very important to learn about the culture of the places they explore. Manila and Jakarta are an amalgam of fascinating influences from the past up to the present. Each city has something excitingly different to offer hence the high score on both! MANILA: 9/10 The Philippines is made up predominantly of Roman Catholics and is the 4th largest Christian country in the world. So don’t be surprised to

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    between the United States (US) and the Philippines. The US believes in a free country where everyone has a say in government. A lot of people like to travel to the US because they offer an abundance of opportunities and jobs for people who want to live a better life. The US also provides great health care and education. Furthermore, the US offers numerous tourist attractions and forms of entertainment. While the US has several great attributes, the Philippines has many similar characteristics, a number

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    The Dispute between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea The territorial and maritime disputes over the South China Sea (SCS) have been ongoing for decades. The disputes have been considered to be one the fiercest-contested in Asia. The South China Sea is an enclosed sea surrounded by several different states. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, and Malaysia all surrounded the South China Sea. The main cause of tension in this dispute is because China claims to have “historical

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