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  2. Drinking culture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The bark is boiled and then mixed with molasses. After which, it is left to be fermented. This type of drink is also called as “mead” in the Europe [4] Pangasi on the other hand, is made out of rice or wheat, so it can be considered as a variant of rice wine. It is inoculated with a yeast culture which the early Viasayans called “tapay ...

  3. History of Philippine money - Wikipedia

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    The first paper money circulated in the Philippines was the Philippine peso fuerte issued in 1851 by the country's first bank, the Banco Español-Filipino. Being bimetallic and convertible to either silver pesos or gold onzas, its volume of 1,800,000 pesos was small relative to about 40,000,000 silver pesos in circulation at the end of the 19th ...

  4. Economic history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The economy saw continuous real GDP growth of at least 5% since 2012. The Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 2012 with 5,812.73 points a 32.95% growth from the 4,371.96-finish in 2011. [80] The Philippines achieved an investment grade rating for the first time in the first quarter of 2013.

  5. Peso - Wikipedia

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    As with Mexican dollars, the Philippine unit was based on silver, unlike the United States and Canada where a gold standard operated. Thus, following the great silver devaluation of 1873, the Philippine peso devalued in parallel with the Mexican unit, and by the end of the 19th century, was worth half a United States dollar.

  6. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    During the early modern period (1500–1800), Protestant leaders such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, the leaders of the Anglican Church, and even the Puritans did not differ substantially from the teachings of the Catholic Church: alcohol was a gift of God and created to be used in moderation for pleasure, enjoyment and health; drunkenness was ...

  7. Global Buzz: The Most Popular Coffee Drinks Around the World

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    Espresso. Canada, United States, Iceland, Croatia, Germany, Ukraine, Greece, Serbia, Cyprus, Egypt, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam . Sometimes a shot of straight ...

  8. Philippine peso - Wikipedia

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    The first paper money circulated in the Philippines was the Philippine peso fuerte issued in 1851 by the country's first bank, the El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II. Convertible to either silver pesos or gold onzas, its volume of 1,800,000 pesos was small relative to about 40,000,000 silver pesos in circulation at the end of the 19th century.

  9. Manila Mint - Wikipedia

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    Manila Mint (Old La Intendencia Building) In 1920, the Manila Mint was reopened under United States auspices, [1] and was the first (and to date only) U.S. branch mint located outside the Continental United States.