Speech of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines At the dedication rites of Cory Aquino Democratic Space and Henry Sy‚ Sr. Hall [Delivered at the De La Salle University‚ Taft Avenue‚ Manila‚ on February 13‚ 2013] Thank you. Good evening. Please sit down. Secretary Armin Luistro; Secretary Cesar Purisima (should be here‚ is he here already? He has reduced a lot that’s why I missed him); of course‚ the man of the hour‚ Secretary Gil delos Reyes; Bro. Ricky Laguda;
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INTRODUCTION The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354)‚ informally known as the Reproductive Health Law‚ is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception‚ fertility control‚ sexual education‚ and maternal care.[1] While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health‚ there is great debate on its key proposal that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake
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The State of the Nation Address is delivered by the president every fourth Monday of July. And last July 21‚ 2013‚ President Benigno Aquino III delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA 2013) which was attended by lots of personalities especially our political leaders‚ senators‚ house representatives‚ cabinet members‚ the Chief Justice‚ media people and many more. It usually starts by 4 PM and it indeed started that time and took almost two hours for ourAquino talked about various national
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Anti-smoking campaigner Emer Rojas said he hoped the new taxes would lead to a gradual decline in the number of people suffering from tobacco-related illness. “I think the sin taxes should even be raised higher‚” he told AFP. “But we commend President Aquino for showing his resolve in signing the law.” The government has said that the country of 100 million has the highest incidence of smoking in the region‚ with tobacco-related diseases costing the country P177 billion ($4.3 billion) last year. The
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The Political Economy of Corruption: A Philippine Illustration Abstract This research paper explores the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of corruption as it pertains to entire regimes. Grand corruption is modeled as a type of unproductive rent-seeking at the highest levels of government. The economic costs of corruption are assumed to increase in the decentralization (and relaxation) of its governance‚ increase convexly in the percentage extracted‚ and decreasing in the opportunities for
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presidency of Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III‚ his administration continues to unravel as brandishing more of the same elite governance defined and motivated by the narrow agenda and interests of the few. This was evident in the impeachment of Corona which was sold to the public as part of his “daang matuwid” agenda but soon enough was perceived as an effort to control the entire bureaucracy for selfserving political and economic reasons. As is the nature of traditional politics‚ the Aquino presidency has
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1998. During his six years in office‚ Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy. Prior to his election as president‚ Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and‚ later on‚ as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to 1991. During the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution‚ Ramos upon the invitation of then Defense Minister Juan
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Lea Salonga Salonga made her professional debut in 1978 at the age of seven in the musical The King and I by Repertory Philippines. She became the lead star of Annie and joined other productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof‚ Fiddler on the Roof‚ The Rose Tattoo‚ The Sound of Music‚ The Goodbye Girl‚ Paper Moon and The Fantasticks. She began her recording career at the age of ten with her first album‚ Small Voice‚ which received a gold certification. A song on the album‚ the duet "Happiness"‚
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A Brief History About the Reproductive Health Bill 1914 – American nurse Margaret Sanger invents the term “birth control”. 1927 - Margaret Sanger organizes first World Population Conference in Geneva‚ including professors‚ doctors and scientists to establish credibility and rally people to her cause. 1942 - Planned Parenthood Federation of America is established to unite the efforts of eugenicists‚ population controllers and birth controllers. 1939-1948 - Increase in individual efforts
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Topic: Cybercrime in the Philippines Subtopic: Technology Misuse Why did you choose this topic? Cybercrime is a term used broadly to describe criminal activity in which computers or computer networks are a tool‚ a target‚ or a place of criminal activity. Additionally‚ although the term cybercrime is more properly restricted to describing criminal activity in which the computer or network is a necessary part of the crime‚ the term is also popularly used to include traditional crimes in which
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