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Philippines
The Philippines Geography, Economy, and Politics
The Philippines is well resourced in timber, gold, copper, nickel, cobalt, petroleum, silver, and salt. 41 percent of its land is for agricultural use and 26 percent is forested. The islands are continually battered by tsunamis, cyclones, volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes. Politically, the Philippines have faced a number of administrative coups and corruption allegations, as well as terrorist threats from Maoist-inspired groups, ISIS-Philippines terrorists, the Moro groups, and “tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.”.
The country has seen a growth in GDP per capita from an estimated $7900 in 2016 to $8300 in 2017. Services are the biggest economic sector in the Philippines with about 60 percent GDP share, followed by industry at 30 percent and agriculture at 10 percent. In 2017 Philippines came in third, after China and Vietnam, in regional economic growth. However, it dropped 0.2 points from 2016’s 6.9 percent growth rate. Exports increased, and it was able to pass its first tax reforms in 2017, which are estimated to generate an added $1.53 billion.
| 2021 | |
| April 1 | Huwebes Santo |
| April 2 | Biyernes Santo |
| April 3 | Sabado de Gloria |
| April 9 | Araw ng Kagitingan |
| May 1 | Araw ng Paggawa |
| May 13 | Eid al-Fitr |
| June 12 | Araw ng Kalayaan |
| July 20 | Eid al-Adha (Pagdiriwang ng Sakripisyo) |
| August 21 | Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino |
| August 30 | Araw ng mga Bayani |
| November 1 | Araw ng mga Santo |
| November 2 | Araw ng mga Patay |
| November 30 | Araw ng Kapanganakan ni Bonifacio |
| December 24 | Noche Buena |
| December 25 | Araw ng Pasko |
| December 30 | Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal |
| December 31 | Bisperas ng Bagong Taon |
- Co. (Company)
- Coop. (Cooperative)
- Corp. (Corporation)
- Ent. (Enterprise)
- Inc. (Incorporated)
- Ltd. (Limited), Ltd. Co. (Limited Company)
- Corporate Tax: 30%
- Income Tax (Lowest Marginal Rate): 0%
- Income Tax (Highest Marginal Rate): 35%
- VAT/GST/Sales Tax: 12% (standard rate), 0% (reduced rate)
- Bank of Commerce (Commercial Bank)
- BDO Private Bank, Inc. (Commercial Bank)
- Philippine Bank of Communications (Commercial Bank)
- Philippine Veterans Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Robinsons Bank Corporation (Commercial Bank)
- CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation (Commercial Bank)
- Maybank Philippines, Incorporated (Commercial Bank)
- Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd. (Commercial Bank)
- Bank of America, N.A. (Commercial Bank)
- Bank of China Limited – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Citibank, N.A. (Commercial Bank)
- JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Commercial Bank)
- KEB Hana Bank – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (Commercial Bank)
- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (Commercial Bank)
- First Commercial Bank, Ltd., – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Cathay United Bank Co., Ltd., – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Shinhan Bank – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Industrial Bank of Korea – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- United Overseas Bank Ltd., – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd., – Manila Branch (Commercial Bank)
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central bank) (State Bank)
- Development Bank of the Philippines (State Bank)
- Land Bank of the Philippines (State Bank)
- The Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB) (State Bank)
- ABN AMRO (Foreign Bank)
- Bank of China (Foreign Bank)
- Chinatrust Bank (Foreign Bank)
- Citibank (Foreign Bank)
- DBS Bank (Foreign Bank)
- HSBC (Foreign Bank)
- Keppel Bank (Foreign Bank)
- Maybank (Foreign Bank)
- Standard Chartered Bank (Foreign Bank)
- United Overseas Bank (Foreign Bank)
- Bank of Singapore Ltd. (Foreign Bank)
- Barclays Banks PLC (Foreign Bank)
- DBS Bank Ltd. (Foreign Bank)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (Foreign Bank)
- Rothschild (Singapore) Ltd. (Foreign Bank)
- The Bank of New York Mellon (Foreign Bank)
- The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) (Foreign Bank)
- Union Bank of Switzerland Aktiengesellschaft (AG or corporation limited by share ownership) (Foreign Bank)
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Foreign Bank)
- Korea Development Bank (Foreign Bank)
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