Geography Essay Examples

Toyota New Zealand has been a finalist in the study for the best places to work in New Zealand on seven occasions. The study is a independent one-year employee study that benchmarks companies against the best. Our employees consistently rank Toyota as one of the top workplaces in New Zealand in an annual dependent study. […]

Many industrial parks, either internationally or locally, are now being established in the Philippines. Industrials factories are now growing in size and number around the country. There are fortunate and successful businesses but there were those that do not thrive in the industry.There are several reasons of failure or closure of the businesses specifically industrial […]

Tourism Trends The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry . In a report of World Tourism Organization entitled International Tourism, it has pointed out the desire to standardize the definitions in the tourism industry throughout the world. This shows that tourism is an industry at its mature stage. Standardization […]

The essay delves into the similarities and differences between the United States and the Philippines in several areas such as norms, values, beliefs, religion, economics, and more. Both countries are sociologically fascinating due to these factors. In terms of language usage, English and Spanish are prevalent in the US while Filipino and English plus eight […]

The Republic of the Philippines, an island nation located in the Malay archipelago in Southeast Asia, comprising of 7,107 islands, collectively known as Philippine Archipelago, has a total area of nearly 300,000 square kilometers to it’s credit. The country, named “Las Islas Felipinas” after King Philip II of Spain, fell prey to Spanish colonialism in […]

The 1986 EDSA Revolution taught the world democracy. An event proudly included in history textbooks, as the Filipinos victorious non-violent attempt to overthrow the violent Marcos government. But the EDSA Revolution outcome would have not been in the Filipinos favor without the intervention of the Americans. Marcos and America, particularly their president Johnson, started with […]

PASKO SYMBOLS AND RITUALS Misa de Gallo The onset of Christmastide in the Philippines is marked by a unique morning on December 16th. The first cockcrow of the day is met with exultation from the entire nation, as church bells chime loudly to signify the official start of Christmas. This dawn mass, known as Misa […]

The current trend to create international free trade blocs began with the trade routes between the ports of Manila and Acapulco in 1565, according to Philippines Ambassador to Mexico Justo O. Orros. These routes, comprised of a Spanish fleet known in Mexico as the “Nao de la China”, lasted for over 250 years and covered […]

Just recently, issues regarding Charter Change through a People’s Initiative became the main content of all major broadsheets and news programs on television and radio. Advertisements by the group called Sigaw ng Bayan advocating this People’s Initiative were also shown in several local channels. They have even popularized their tagline, “Sigaw ng bayan dinggin na! […]

Funeral Expenses For deaths occurring on or after January 1, 1998, the amount allowable as deduction shall be the lower amount between the actual funeral expenses (whether paid or unpaid) and five percent (5%) of the gross estate, but in no case to exceed two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000). Judicial Expenses ‘Judicial expenses of the […]

Literature reflects the culture of a nation. It can serve as a tool to express a feeling and emotion. Remember during the Spanish regime, Rizal exploited the functions of literature. His two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo contained a lot of subversive themes that sparked the revolution and consequently the victory over the […]

Market segmentation is a long-standing strategy used especially in consumer products. It is measurable, accessible, distinguishable, and actionable. Observing markets in the Philippines, can you identify market segments for fast food, garments, cigarettes, alcohol, computers, passenger cars, and beach resort? Please show the positioning of 2 consumer products and their competition in these segments. For […]

In order to accurately respond to the question of whether or not the American forces in the Philippines after the Spanish-American war and during the Philippine-American war were in fact brutal, we must first look at why the wars started in the first place. The Philippine-American war was sparked from the Spanish-American war. Spain owned […]

The Bangsa moro, a group of 13 ethnolinguistic tribes in the Philippines, consisting of around 4.5 million Muslims (equivalent to one-quarter of Mindanao’s population), is united by their Islamic religion as a distinct nation separate from the Philippine government. The term “Bangsa moro” is derived from the Malay word for nation or people and the […]

Lifelong Lesson From HBS The ability to find solutions to challenges increases exponentially when you tackle them with a team. Success comes much more easily if you can create the right environment for a group to address issues together. ” Advice to Students “Never underestimate the importance of the ‘softer’ management lessons you learn at […]

“Caregiver” Directed by: Chito S. Rono Starring: Sharon Cuneta, John Estrada, Boots Anson-Roa, Ima Castro, Lotlot De Leon The big stars kneel as the Mega Star, Ms. Sharon Cuneta, gave another heart felt drama performance in the premier of Star Cinema’s 15th year anniversary treat, CAREGIVER. The Sharonians together with Filipino celebrities with the likes […]

A man suffering attack under foreigners. A crew of men willingly watching their captains death. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was the captain of a fleet granted by Spain in the year of 1519. Magellan took his fleet a journey to circumnavigate the world on a mission to find a new trade route […]

According to Jerry Yakking, vice mayor of Tactical and quoted by Reuters, some people didn’t believe the storm warnings due to the sunny weather and even laughed about it. Local men stayed in their homes to protect their belongings from looters. Toby Monsoon, an economics professor at the University of the Philippines, stated that people […]

The Coming of Liberal Ideas- When the Philippines was opened y Spain to world trade, the liberal ideas of Europe and America streamed into the country, borne by ships and men from foreign ports. These liberal ideas contained in books and newspapers, were the ideologies of the America and French Revolutions and the thoughts of […]

It initially appeared to be a feminist movement, as the Philippines had been a Spanish colony for centuries, but the Americans ousted the Spanish and the future appeared certain. The leader of the Filipino revolutionaries, Emilio Aguinaldo, was prepared to take the Philippine capital with the US and gain Filipino independence, but they changed their […]

The Literary Forms in Philippine LiteraturePre Colonial Literature in the Philippines showcased the rich and civilized history of the Philippines. Most Filipino literature is handed down orally from one generation to another – reflecting the daily activities in the life of the primitive Filipinos and their environment (Harvey, 2010).Philippine Literature has started with fables and […]

Upon learning that his mother was going blind, he decided to study medicine specializing in ophthalmology at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery but did not complete the program claiming discrimination made by the Spanish Dominican friars against the Filipino students. [14] Without his parents’ knowledge and consent, but secretly supported […]