poverty in the philippines always been aware of the gap that exists between theory and practice. Way back in my grad student days‚ Big Theory was the rule (see Reflections on Globalization for an example of the syndrome). Indeed‚ I suppose I was somewhat unusual in that I made the transition from the theoretical disciplines of political science and economics to the practical level of hands-on development work. (I also never managed to finish my dissertation and never quite made it to the big Ivory
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The nationalism in the Philippines By Paolo Codilla Laquian In one of the most stunning display of nationalism in the world‚ the revolution known as the “People Power Revolution”‚ a series of popular demonstrations against the Marcos regime began in 1983 and culminated in 1986‚ set a new standard for displaying love of country whose example would be followed by multitudes of people all desiring change in their country. Nationalism is defined by Duhaylugsod (1999) is love of country with the advocacy
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Philippines’ Untold Genocide During my elementary years when Philippine History was first introduced to us‚ it was only the Japanese and the Spaniards who were marked as the terrorists‚ sadists and brutal conquerors of our country. The Americans on the other hand were introduced to us as more of the saviors who helped our country from achieving freedom and democracy. Growing up‚ that was my belief or perhaps the beliefs of most Filipinos. But now‚ as I become more aware of the social
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Taxation in the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. (May 2013) Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy Policies[show] Government revenue Tax revenue Non-tax revenue Tax law Tax bracket Tax threshold Exemption Credit Deduction Tax shift Tax cut Tax holiday Tax
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Education in the Philippines is managed and regulated by the Department of Education‚ commonly referred to as the DepEd in the country. The Department of Education controls the Philippine education system‚ including the curriculum used in schools and the allocation of funds. It also regulates the construction of schools and other educational facilities and the recruitment of teachers and staff. Before Philippine independence in 1946‚ the country’s education system was patterned on the system of its colonial
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on the Philippine Court since July 27‚ 2010 and is now a pending case in the House committee on revision of laws. For more than two years now‚ there has been an ongoing debate by lawyers‚ journalists‚ politicians and even religious leaders whether or not this Bill should be passed and be included in the Family Code of the Philippine Constitution. This unsettled issue has lead ta a debate in the class of E04-2013 last 11th of March 2013 with the motion‚ “This house believes that the Philippine Government
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Nature of Poverty The Philippine is considered one of the richest countries in South East Asia because it is blessed with rich natural resources. Philippine rivers‚ lakes and seas teem with fish‚ shells‚ pearls‚ corals‚ seaweed and other forms of marine wealth. According to the Department of Education‚ Culture‚ and Sports‚ the Philippine has a high literacy rate; but despise this. . . . Why does poverty still exist in our country? The problem of poverty in the Philippines is so complex that
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Background Poverty and inequality have been recurrent challenges in the Philippines and have again come to the fore in the wake of the current global financial crisis and rising food‚ fuel‚ and commodity prices experienced in 2008. he proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined very slowly and unevenly in the past four decades‚ and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ Indonesia‚ hailand‚
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think of it‚ why stay on this kind of unhappy relationships? According to the Philippine Commission on Women website‚ “physical injuries and/or wife battering remains to be the most prevalent case across the twelve-year period‚ from 1997–2009‚ accounting nearly half (45.5 percent) of all reported violence against women (VAW) cases nationwide.” Yes‚ we already have annulment and legal separation in the Philippines but these systems are nothing but flawed—allowing only separation for such grounds
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are from other countries. But sad to say‚ the reality is‚ our nation‚ the Philippines has this problem. Overpopulation is and should be everyone’s concern. It’s not something that we should blame only on the poor or the government or especially only on those who have seemingly taken God’s directive to “go forth and multiply” to heart. It has been a politically perceived issue that there is over population in the Philippines. This issue has been constantly blamed for the aggravating poverty situation
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