Asia Essays

While the Philippines is deemed to be a “developing” country, one can easily presume that the country has reached some sort of plateau in terms of social growth and progress. In fact, one may even argue that Philippine society still closely resembles 19th Century Europe. Political Alfred McCoy and Ed …

A paradigm shift must take place recognizing that in order to be truly globally competitive, we must have a globally competent educational infrastructure; The need to be more globally competitive becomes even more dire when we take into light the 2012 Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. …

On 22 September 1972, former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile was reportedly ambushed by communists while his staff car was driving in San Juan, killing his driver but leaving him unscathed. The assassination attempt, along with the growing threat of the New People’s Army and citizen unrest, gave Marcos enough …

Basically, DREX is the new entrant so the threat would be low since it is directed more towards established drugstores. However, there is also the existence of a high brand loyalty for established drugstores as well as pharmacies which sell generic medicines, thus would make it hard for new entrants …

The Main Gate of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of India.[1] Although the president is vested such powers by the constitution …

Reproductive Health Bill was introduced by Congresswoman Bellaflor J. Angara -Castillo is also known as ³Reproductive Health Care Act of 2002´,assembled at Senateand House of Representatives of the Philippines, and now known as House Bill 5043 of 2008. It¶s been years since the bill was approved in the senate, due …

Fidel “Eddie” Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy. Prior to his …

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate and occupations, these cuisines vary significantly from each other. Indian cuisine has also shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe is often cited …

The Badjao are popularly known as “Sea Gypsies” of the Sulu and Celebes Sea. The name “Badjao” is a Malay-Bornean word which connotes “man of the seas” or Orang-Laut in Bahasa Malayo. Their Sama and Tausug neighbors call them by pejorative names such as Samal Palau (outcast Samal). The badjao …

The patriarch, Jose Isaac Hernandez, was a survivor. As a young boy he experienced the death of his mother and two siblings. As an adult, he saw the demise of his young first wife. Now a husband once again – to his second wife, Marta, a daughter of a Bulakeño …