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Target and MBH Architects were awarded the "Green Lights Partner/Ally of the Year Award". [107] Target is the only national retailer employing a Garment Hanger reuse program, which keeps millions of pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills. In 2007, this program prevented 434 million hangers from entering landfills. [108]
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PriceSmart was the first major foreign retailer to enter the Philippine market since the passage of the Retail Trade Act of 2000, which liberalized the retail sector. [3] In November 2001, PriceSmart opened its first branch on a 5,000 m 2 (0.50 ha) property in Bonifacio Global City, then known as The Fort. [4] [5] [6]
Target: Sparrow Unit (internationally released as Sparrow Unit: The Termination Squad) is a 1987 Filipino action film directed by Ben "M7" Yalung. It stars Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Ronnie Ricketts, Debbie Miller, Sonny Parsons, Dick Israel, King Gutierrez and E.R. Ejercito.
Asia Pacific College – a joint venture between SM and IBM Philippines. [18] Gaming. Belle Corporation is Henry Sy's foray into the gaming industry in the Philippines, hoping to capitalize on the future of Pagcor's entertainment city. It is the developer of leisure and tourism destinations in the country. [19] [20] [16] – (SM owns 27%)
The Philippines, [g] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [h] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum ranked the Philippines 79th out of 136 countries overall. The country's best-rated features were price competitiveness (22nd) and natural resources (37th). [11] The tourism industry employed 3.8 million Filipinos, or 10.2% of the nations employment, in 2011. [12]
Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippines, targeting the American military presence, as well as the Philippine Army, and taking over the civilian government. During the Japanese occupation in the country, 57,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war passed the town of Angeles.