Culture : A Country's Identity

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The word CULTURE comes with:

C- captivating
U- unique
L- long lasting
T- terrific
U- universal
R- recognizable
E- endearing

Customary beliefs including ways, religions, foods, anything that encompass the word COUNTRY'S IDENTITY. As we all know all countries world wide have their own authentic cultures that make them extraordinary, that can possibly touch others hearts and make them be amaze and be affected. Two countries that have distinct cultures are Japan and Philippines. These two countries have their differences in terms of their vast and wonderful cultures. We can compare them and let us be amaze and say "WOW" with their beautiful culture that we can adapt some also.

Nihonjins used to bow as sign of respect while Filipinos kiss someone elder's hand or bless - putting a hand on your forehead. Nihonjins eat Sushi that consist of raw fish while many Filipinos don't like the taste of raw fish's. Nihonjins often drink teas to rejuvenate their bodies while Filipinos drink a hot cup of Tablea - chocolate disc. Nihonjins used to prepare a Bento - complete meal consisting of rice, veggies, meat etc. while Filipinos were contented on a meal of rice with one viand. 

Mark Zuckerberg : Is Connectivity a Human Right?

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"For nine years, we've been on a mission to connect the world. We now connect more than 1 billion people, but to connect the next 5 billion we must solve a much bigger problem: the vast majority of people don't have access to the internet.

I'm focused on this because I think it's one of the greatest challenges of our generation. I've attached a rough plan I've written outlining the work Facebook is doing to solve this and how our industry can work together to connect the next 5 billion people." - Mark Zuckerberg

For almost ten years, Facebook has been on a mission to make the world more open and connected. Today we connect more than 1.15 billion people each month, but as we started thinking about connecting the next 5 billion, we realized something important: the vast majority of people in the world don’t have access to the internet.

Today, only 2.7 billion people are online — a little more than one third of the world. That is growing by less than 9% a year, but that’s slow considering how early we are in the internet’s development. Even though projections show most people will get smartphones in the next decade, most people still won’t have data access because the cost of data remains much more expensive than the price of a smartphone.

Below, I’ll share a rough proposal for how we can connect the next 5 billion people, and a rough plan to work together as an industry to get there. We’ll discuss how we can make internet access more affordable by making it more efficient to deliver data, how we can use less data by improving the efficiency of the apps we build and how we can help businesses drive internet access by developing a new model to get people online.

Telecom Company Powers Deped DRRMO For Typhoon Labuyo Operations

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Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom powers the Department of Education’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) with communication tools for its Typhoon Labuyo operations.

Being a partner of DepEd DRRMO, Globe supplies the government agency with mobile and internet support for monitoring purposes. This time, the company provides prepaid cards which DepEd DRRMO can use with the cellular phones donated by Globe earlier.

“Globe is always here to assist DepEd especially during times when we are challenged by disasters. What better way to do it than provide means for DepEd DRRMO to check the status of affected schools via call, text, or even the internet,” said Fernando Esguerra, OIC of Globe Corporate Social Responsibility.