According to Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment‚ Philippines is among the top 10 countries around the world which has the fastest loss of forests and it was ranked number 4. Also‚ it was stated that if the deforestation of 157‚ 400 hectares per year continues
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Contribution of American to the Philippines 1. Independence - America helped the Philippines to eliminate the Spaniards in the country thus helping the Filipinos to end the suffering from the Spanish reign. This was the first step of the country to stand on their own and start a new beginning. 2. Government -we adapted and patterned some of our constitution with the Americans’. 3 Sports - Filipino favourite sport had been basketball‚ and other foreign sports instead of the national sports which
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ABS-CBN Corporation ABS-CBN is a diversified Filipino media conglomerate and the country’s largest media and entertainment company. The corporation was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System owned by James Lindenberg and Judge Antonio Quirino (the brother of then-Philippine President Elpidio Quirino) and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network owned by Don Eugenio Lopez‚ Sr. and the then-Philippine Vice-President Fernando Lopez. Founded on July 11‚ 1946 by James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics
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Richard Gutierrez From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2012) Richard Gutiérrez Born Richard Kristian Rama-Gutiérrez (1984-01-21) January 21‚ 1984 (age 28) Beverly Hills‚ California‚ US Occupation Actor‚ Commercial model Years active 1987–present Website http://www.richardgutierrez
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THE COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado* The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country. On the marriage customs of the Warays
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companions’ respective journeys of fighting violence against women within the Catholic Church and the different organizations like the WGC (Women and Gender Commission)‚ AMRSP ( Association of Major Religions Superiors in the Philippines)‚ SABAKAN‚ KALIKASAN‚ and Talitha Cum that help abused women to recover and to attain justice. Even as a child‚ the author has already shouldered the burden of these women. Together with their companions they try to help these women by helping them seek justice and encouraging
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to combat the effects of global warming and climate change. To step up its efforts in the enforcement of environmental laws‚ the Supreme Court has even designated 117 “environmental courts‚” and lately‚ has promulgated the rules for the “Writ of Kalikasan‚” the first of its kind in the world. The country has several environmental laws in existence‚ consistent with the Constitutional principle of providing every Filipino the right to a balanced and healthful ecology. These include laws on forestry
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Mining in the Philippines Concerns and conflicts Report of a Fact-Finding Trip to the Philippines July-August 2006 Acknowledgments The Fact Finding Mission wishes to thank all those who took time to meet with us. The right to enjoy human rights and development is universal. We wish to encourage any and all communities and local authorities adversely affected by mining impacts to continue to explore and pursue all avenues available within the law at local‚ national and international levels
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Groups Condemn Government for Awarding ECC of SMI/Xtrata: TAMPAKAN MINING WILL WORSEN CLIMATE RISK IN MINDANAO In a recent development that will worsen the vulnerability of the country‚ particularly Mindanao‚ climate justice and environmental groups strongly denounce the P-Noy Administration for recently awarding the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) of SMI/Xtrata and pursuing the construction of the mining project in Tampakan‚ South Cotabato amidst strong protest. “We strongly condemn
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INTRODUCTON Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of prehistory‚ and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20th century in Spanish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine language. DEFINITION OF LITERATURE The word literature is derived from the Latin term
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