The binturong, or Asian bear cat, was once prominent, but now this furry mammal is vulnerable. The tamaraw, a species of small water buffalo found only on Mindoro, is critically endangered.
Hundreds of species of birds live in the Philippines, either for all or part of the year, including peacocks, pheasants, doves, parrots, kingfishers, sunbirds, tailorbirds, weaverbirds, and hornbills. The endangered Philippine eagle, which eats monkeys, is barely surviving deforestation. Filipinos elect their president. The president is the head of state and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and serves a six-year term. The economy is based on agriculture, light industry, and services.
The country produces bananas, rice, coconuts, corn, fish, mangos, pineapples, sugarcane, pork, and beef. Ferdinand Magellan first landed in the Philippines in The name Philippines comes from Philip II who was the king of Spain during the 16th century when the country became a Spanish colony.
In the Philippines became self-governing, but their independence was delayed by World War II and the invasion of Japanese troops. Exam Results. TMT Rewards. TMT Digital Edition. TMT Channel on the L! The Philippines as an archipelagic state: advantages and challenges.
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By continuing to use this website without disabling cookies in your web browser, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. On 30 June , Fidel V. Ramos became the 12th President of the Republic. On the centennial year of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, Joseph Ejercito Estrada became the 13th President of the country.
In his inaugural address on 30 June , President Estrada resolved to prioritize the creation of an environment of peace and order in which business would do well.
He also vowed to work to assure food security for the majority of the Filipino people. In her inaugural address, she focused on her core program of government which covers the fight against poverty, the improvement of moral standards in government and society, true reforms in party politics and programs, and the promotion of work ethics.
In , President Arroyo was elected to a full six-year term-of-office in an election that, for the first time, allowed Filipinos overseas to vote. Primary sources:. Constantino, A Past Revisited. Corpuz, The Roots of the Filipino Nation. WCAG 2. This certifies it as a stable and referenceable technical standard. There are testable success criteria for each guideline. A guide to understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2. Work is being done to make the system fully compliant with this level.
Press esc, or click the close the button to close this dialog box. World-class beaches The Philippines is bounded by three large bodies of water: on the west and north by the South China Sea, on the east by the Philippine Sea and on the south by the Celebes Sea. Flake tools discovered in the Tabon Caves in Palawan and stone tools recovered in the Cagayan Valley suggest that man inhabited the archipelago from at least the late Pleistocene or early Post-Pleistocene period the last Ice Age The Tabon Man skullcap, the earliest known fossil evidence recovered in the country also in the Tabon Caves in Palawan , suggest that the earliest inhabitants of the archipelago were representatives of modern man, or Homo sapiens sapiens.
Primary sources: R. The Philippine economy has been described as resilient. Despite the global food and fuel crises, gross domestic product GDP peaked at 7. The country was much less affected by the global financial debacle as compared to other countries: GDP slowed to 1. The performance of the Philippines in human development has also been respectable. Acceleration plans and strategies for Millennium Development Goals achievement have been incorporated in the Philippine Development Plan The thrusts of the Plan include macroeconomic policy reform to generate revenues; strengthening the financial system; increasing the competitiveness of industry, agriculture and fishery and service sectors; accelerating infrastructure development; fostering good governance and enforcing the rule of law; social development; and peace and security.
The Plan seeks to pursue a strategy of inclusive growth that provides productive employment opportunities, equalize access to development opportunities and implement social safety nets. The Volunteering Act enhances civil society development work through volunteerism.
The Local Government Code, transferring governance functions to local governments and decentralizing social service delivery, is 20 years old. However, implementation of these policies and plans is still hampered by gaps in capacities, especially at the local level. UNDPs contribution to human development in the country include effective advocacy for the Millennium Development Goals, which are now incorporated into budget and statistical processes at the national and local levels.
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