Philippines

**__ The Philippines __**
1. Go to culture crossings 2. Please complete the table below using the website.
 * __Activity 1: Culture__**
 * **Subject** || **Philippines** || **United States** ||
 * **Views of Time** ||  ||   ||
 * **Taboos** ||  ||   ||
 * **Titles and Business Cards** ||  ||   ||
 * **Negotiations** ||  ||   ||
 * **Class Rules** ||  ||   ||

3. When you have completed this, ask Ms. McCarthy for the Philippine History Reading.doc worksheet for homework.

1. Go to []. 2. Click on the "+" sign to the right of Economy. 3. Use the information to complete the chart. Focus on the Philippines first, and if need be, I'll give you the U.S.A. information tomorrow. If you happen to finish the Philippine column, navigate the CIA website and find the information about the U.S.A. industry: 15% services: 51% || farming, forestry, and fishing: 22.6% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 24.8% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% || expeditures: $29.23 billion || revenues: $1,914 trillion expeditures: $3,615 trillion || 4. When you've finished collecting your facts, please use your information to complete Philippines Economy.doc for homework.
 * __Activity 2: Economy__**
 * ** Subject ** || ** Philippines ** || ** United States ** ||
 * **GDP (purchasing power parity)** || $324.8 billion || $14.26 trillion ||
 * **Labor Force (including unemployed)** || 37.89 million || 154.5 million people ||
 * **Labor Force (by occupation)** || agrlculture: 34%
 * **Unemployment Rate** || 7.5% || 9.4% ||
 * **Population below poverty line** || 32.9% || 12% ||
 * **Budget** || revenues: $23.29 billion
 * **Public Debt** || 58.7% || 52.9% ||
 * **Inflation Rate** || 3.2% || -0.7% ||
 * **Central Bank Discount Rate** || 3.5% || 0.5% ||
 * **Oil Imports** || 342,200 bbl/day || 13.47 million bbl/day ||
 * **Exports** || 37.2 billion || $994.7 billion ||
 * **Imports** || $45.8 million || $1,445 trillion ||