Philippine

Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century

• Author(s): Eva-Lotta E. Hedman, John Thayer Sidel

• Categories: Business & Economics

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2000
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• Publisher: Psychology Press

This work addresses key topics which should be of interest to the academic and non-academic reader, such as the national level electoral politics, economic growth, the Philippine Chinese, law and order, opposition, the Left, and local and ethnic politics.

Barangay

• Author(s): William Henry Scott

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1994
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• Publisher: Ateneo University Press

Barangay presents a sixteenth-century Philippine ethnography. Part One describes Visayan culture in eight chapters on physical appearance, food and farming, trades and commerce, religion, literature and entertainment, natural science, social organization, and warfare. Part Two surveys the rest of the archipelago from south to north.

Philippine Folk Literature

• Author(s): Damiana L. Eugenio

• Categories: Literary Collections

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2007
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• Publisher: UP Press

This anthology presents a bird's-eye view of the whole range of Philippine folk literature.

Philippine Myths, Legends, and Folktales

• Author(s): Maximo D. Ramos

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1990-01-15
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• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

A collection of 31 Myths, Legends, and Folktales from around the Philippines that showcase the rich and diverse cultural identity throughout the archipelago. The book includes some illustrations, making it a wonderful collection to share with children of Filipino ancestry, or anyone interested in learning about different cultures from around the globe. WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG: How People Were Created Why the Sun Is Brighter than the Moon The Coleto and the Crow The Legend of Mount Kanlaon Why Dogs Bare Their Teeth The Origin of Bananas IN THE PHILIPPINE ELFLAND: The Two Woodcutters and the Elf The Wee Folk The Frog Princess The Bridge of the Angels Two Boys and a Tianak The Elf's Gifts TALE...

Philippine Immigration Act

• Author(s): Philippine Government

• Categories: Nature

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2021-04-11
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• Publisher: Good Press

The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, also known as Commonwealth Act no. 613, is a law establishing the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines and establishing the visa policy of the Philippines. The law contains several categories of persons to be excluded from the country. The common grounds for exclusion are persons likely to become a public charge, persons who have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and persons not properly documented.