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General Information
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| The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), organized as a non-profit and non-stock private corporation, is the Philippines' representative agency for Taiwan. MECO was established in 1975 when the Philippine Government changed diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. MECO promotes trade, investments, tourism, labor and scientific and cultural cooperation in Taiwan in coordination with Philippine government agencies and the private sector. It issues visas, by authority of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration, and provides other consular and legal services. MECO also provides practical assistance to Filipinos residing and working in Taiwan. MECO has its head office in Makati City, Philippines, principal representative office in Taipei and extension offices in Taichung and Kaohsiung. MECO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Chairman Tomas I. Alcantara and its Resident Representative and Managing Director in Taiwan is Ambassador Antonio I. Basilio. |
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish and Arab blood . About 82.9 percent of Filipinos are Catholic, 5.4% are Protestants, 4.6% percent are Muslims and the rest made up of smaller Christian denominations. Pilipino is the official national language although English is widely spoken and is the principal language for business and university education. The Philippines is at the heart of Southeast Asia. The South China Sea washes its western shores. Taiwan, China and Hong Kong are northern neighbors and Japan only slightly further up. To the west lie its Southeast Asian neighbors Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. In the south, Indonesia and Brunei complete the Philippines' South East Asian neighbors, The Philippines' strategic location, astride the major trade route of South East Asia to the rest of the world, makes it the logical gateway to the 500 million strong ASEAN market. In 2006, the Philippines has a population of 85 million. Of this, over 11 million work in agriculture, 5 million in industries and the rest in services. The Philippines is an investor-friendly destination. The country offers trade and investment opportunities to satisfy each and every investor's wish-list. 100 percent equity is allowed; liberalized and market-oriented foreign exchange policies; strong and stable capital market and banking system; and a government fully committed to saferguarding investors' interests. The country's friendly lifestyle makes it an ideal second home for expatriates. World-class resorts, golf courses and other recreational and leisure facilities are found all over the Philippine Archipelago and available all year round. The Philippines' 33.3 million highly skilled work force is geared up to satisfy the many manpower requirement of would-be investors. The Filipino worker typically is productive, highly motivated and and eager to learn, proficient in English and cost competitive. Every year this huge resource pool is replenished by about 400,000 new graduates from universities and colleges. Of this number, about 70,000 would be IT/Computer Science graduate while 100,000 would have Business Administration degrees. More links about Philippines: |
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Taiwan is located in the middle of a chain of islands in the West Pacific stretching from Japan in the north and to the Philippines in the southwest. It lies off the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland and is separated form it by the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan encompasses Taiwan proper, Penghu (the Pescadires), Kinmen (Quemoy), Matsu, Orchid Island, Green Island and the Tiaoyutai Islets. It has total land area of approximately 36,000 square kilometers. Taiwan enjoys an oceanic, subtropical monsoon climate. As of 2006, Taiwan has about 22,839,043 million people with most residing in Taiwan's western coastal plains. Mandarin is the official language although the Southern Fukienese and Hakka dialects are also widely spoken. Thirty-four international airlines service Taiwan
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