Statics is the action of one body on another. A force is either a push or a pull. A force tends to move a body in the direction of its action. The action of a force is characterized by its magnitude, by the direction of its action, and by its point of application. Thus, force is a vector quantity, because its effect depends on the direction as well as on the magnitude of the action. Forces are classified as either contact or body forces. A contact force is produced by direct physical contact; an example is the force exerted on a
Madja-as people, and the villages are near this town, and the land here is more fertile." "The Ilongga women distinguish themselves in courage, exhibiting feats that are beyond the expectations of their gender. "The island of Panay provides the city of Manila and other places with a large quantity of rice and meat... As the island contains great abundance of timber and provisions, it has almost continuously had a shipyard on it, as is the case of the town of Arevalo, for galleys and fragatas. Here the ship "Visaya" was launched." Another Spanish chronicler in the early Spanish period, Dr. Antonio