PROBLEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS CAUSES
Cancino, Miguel Angelo C.
Outline
I. Introduction
Thesis statement: Poverty is caused by the following factors: corruption, overpopulation, lack of education, and unemployment.
II. Body
1. Corruption
A. Government raises the price of all the expenses of the people especially tax.
B. Government keeps the money of the people for themselves.
2. Overpopulation
A. People don’t have a family plan.
B. Most teenagers are involved in teenage pregnancy.
3. Lack of education
A. Children spend their lives in the streets.
B. Some adults lack knowledge and skills for them to be able to get a job.
4. Unemployment
A. Lack of job opportunities causes poverty.
III. Conclusion
A. Restated thesis statement.
B. Summary of poverty and its causes.Poverty is caused by the following factors: corruption, overpopulation, lack of education, and unemployment.
Introduction
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials to enjoy a minimum standard of life and well-being that 's considered acceptable in society. –Investopedia. (2014). “Terms beginning with P” p.4
Poverty is one of the major problems in the Philippines which should be solved. Because of poverty, people suffer from hunger and people live on the streets.
“There is Bec, a 56-year-old visually impaired worker at the Department of Education central office, who was tutored at a young age by SPED-trained teachers Gerardo Consolacion and Ricardo Monegro.
The focused mentoring helped her cultivate a love for learning as she eventually earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. For over 30 years now, she has devoted her life preparing Braille materials for visually-impaired students in public schools.
There is also 54-year-old farmer Bert of Sierra Bullones, Bohol whose lack of education was no hindrance to his dream of a better life for his
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