Explore Filipino creativity at its finest
According to Arangkada Philippines of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the Philippines, the Creative Economy is defined as industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill, and talent and which have potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property. Philippine creative industries include a wide array of subsectors including advertising, animation, architecture, broadcast arts, crafts, culinary arts, cultural/heritage activities, design, film, literature, music, new media, performing arts, publishing, and visual arts. Filipinos enjoy a well-deserved international reputation for creativity. Filipino designers and crafts persons have helped the country to be known as the "Milan of Asia" in designer circles. Source:
Related links: Animation Council of the Philippines >>> Fashion and Design Council of the Philippines >>> Film Development Council of the Philippines >>> Game Developers Association of the Philippines >>>
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How the Philippines became one of the top shipbuilding countries in the worldTrue to its maritime heritage, the Philippines plays host to the world’s largest shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries. The company maintains a modern shipyard located approximately 150-kilometers northwest of Manila, in Subic, one of the Philippines’ premiere economic zones. The company started its operations in 2008, producing 521 million-US dollars’ worth of ships. By 2011 the figure more than tripled, reaching 1.75 billion US dollars. It aims to reach a 2.5 billion-US dollar sales figure by 2016. Hanjin’s investments made the Philippines the fourth largest shipbuilder in the world. |
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