Culture, Economy and Society (Philippines)

Economy and Society

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  1. What is the currency of the Philippines?
  2. Which institution is the central bank of the Philippines?
  3. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank?
  4. Where is the International Rice Research Institute, founded in 1960, based?
  5. Which crop is the Philippines among the world's largest producers of?
  6. Which service sector, using call centres, is a major source of jobs and foreign income?
  7. What name is given to Filipinos working abroad, whose remittances support the economy?
  8. Which conditional cash transfer programme helps poor families keep children in school?
  9. Under the 2013 K to 12 law a learner completes kindergarten, six years of elementary, four of junior high and two of senior high. How many years in all?
  10. Which university, founded in 1611 in Manila, claims to be the oldest existing university in Asia?
  11. How many local government units make up Metro Manila?
  12. What is the time zone of the Philippines?
  13. When it is 14:00 in Manila, what is the time in UTC?
  14. A shop sells goods for 2,000 pesos before tax. At a 12 percent VAT, what is the total price?
  15. Which regional group, founded in 1967 with the Philippines as a founding member, aims at economic and political cooperation?
  16. What is the collective name for the Indigenous peoples of the Cordillera mountains in northern Luzon?
  17. What is the collective name for the non-Muslim Indigenous peoples of Mindanao?
  18. Which country is the Philippines' neighbour to the north across the Luzon Strait?
  19. What is the telephone dialling code of the Philippines?
  20. Which law created universal health insurance through PhilHealth in 2019?
  21. Which exchange trades Philippine company shares?
  22. Which fruit export, from Mindanao plantations, is among the leading Philippine agricultural exports?
  23. Which national agency conducts the census in the Philippines?
  24. What is the name of the Filipino term for a small gift brought home from a trip?
  25. A product costs 560 pesos including a 12 percent VAT. What was its price before tax?

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