unified voice to represent the opinions of all its members. In addition to the “unified voice” strategy‚ the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers utilizes government contacts and supporters‚ including the Governor’s office‚ Texas House members‚ Texas Senate members‚ the Texas Railroad Commission‚ the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and other contacts throughout the federal government‚ to push legislation through in their favor. Association members testified before a U.S. Commerce Department
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Gov’t must keep peso above 40 to $1 Official says weak currency a boon to economy By Michelle V. Remo Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:39 pm | Monday‚ July 8th‚ 2013 The peso should stay above 40 to a dollar to help ensure the Philippines will keep its robust-growth momentum‚ according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. Balisacan‚ who is also director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda)‚ said the recent depreciation of the peso to the 43:$1
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Put under intense pressure the parliament passed an act abolishing slavery and slave trade in 1833. This act was important since it allowed freedom for all slave under the British Empire. This act was followed by intense operations by the abolitionists. For example‚ Granville’s campaign ranging awareness via his promotion of the court case of a slave called James Strong who he assisted in winning his court case. Granville argued that slavery was not existence in Britain. The judges in the court
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Donnalea P. Nablea AB=II Date :March 20‚ 2013 Subject: Philippine Government and Constitution Introduction: * Background of Citizenship= Citizenship is one of the article of the Philippine Constitution or the Fourth (4) Article. It says here that the citizenship can be loss‚ re-acquire‚ or naturalized depend on the decision of a citizen. The citizenship is a law that shows‚ it should be followed legally. * Background of Suffrage= Suffrage means
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solved the population? But first‚ we should have to know what RH bill is. A. When‚ who‚ what is RH bill and why it can solve the population problem? • When is the real date or time that RH bill is introduced to our country? According to the Senate Policy Brief titled "Promoting Reproductive Health"‚ the history of reproductive health in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when leaders of 12 countries including the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos signed the Declaration on Population. The Philippines
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Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry is not afraid to share his opinion about prison in his article‚ “Abolish prison.” Right from the start he throws his opinion in his reader’s face by saying prison is possibly the “most astonishingly stupid and inhuman way to punish crime.” Pascal’s article not only expresses his opinion on why prisons are so inhumane‚ but it also provides alternatives that could be taken in case all prisons did fall off the face of the Earth. According to Pascal‚ prisons are the “enemy of rehabilitation”
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A study on the abolition of the Pork barrel I. Introduction The issue on the Pork Barrel has been the subject of conversations for quite a period of time. Countless comments‚ startling news reports and interviews were heard and seen by the people of the Philippines. Pork Barrel is the system used in the Philippines to allocate funds coming from the taxpayers’ money for the betterment of the country. The funds are distributed to various sectors
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The Beginning of Citizenship in the early Republic When the collapse of the monarchy and the creation of the Republic had taken place‚ it is when the control of Roman government was allowed to only a small groups of influential families called the patricians. The remaining residents were the plebeians. Slowly giving way to a commonwealth (res publica)‚ a state governed by the people. The agricultural population of ancient Rome consisted of a dominant class of large landowners‚ the patricians‚ and
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Human Trafficking Robert Gordon‚ Lanisha Griffin‚ Lucette Lemesh‚ Jessica Stewart‚ Tanya Castello BSHS 302 06/20/2011 Bejai Higgins There are many negative effects on the mental health of victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking is one of the most demoralizing acts that are committed on a human being. Victims of this heinous crime are made to feel as though they are not worthy of decency‚ respect‚ or love. When a victim of human trafficking is rescued and seeks out services
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http://www.gov.ph/2014/04/29/document-enhanced-defense-cooperation-agreement/From the Department of Foreign Affairs 1. What is the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)? The EDCA is an agreement between the Philippines and the United States which is envisioned to advance the implementation of the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). 2. What purpose does EDCA serve? The EDCA is designed to promote between the Philippines and its defense treaty ally the United States the following: Interoperability
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