State A community of persons more or less numerous‚ permanently occupying a definite portion of territory‚ independent of external control‚ and possessing an organized government to which the great body of its inhabitants render habitual obedience (De Leon‚ 2000). The Philippines is a state. Elements of a State The first element of a state is the people‚ which is known to be the most essential and indispensable element of a state. This is the mass of the population‚ or the number of people
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of the news. The more we used internet‚ the more issues and topics we see in every single second of every individual’s life. As Senator Eduardo Angara proposed the Republic Act No 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 signed by President Aquino III‚ that it’s address the online interaction: cybersex‚ child pornography‚ identity theft‚ illegal access to data and libel. This law professes to protect us from those who would do us wrong via digital means also threatens to take away our freedom
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The 2011 State of the Nation Address Technical Report INTRODUCTION “Tuwid na Daan” or the Straight Path is a phrase repeatedly mentioned by President Benigno S. Aquino III to pertain to his governance direction for the country. Essential to this concept of “Tuwid na Daan” is the battle cry “Kung Walang Corrupt‚ Walang Mahirap.” The administration believes that corruption is the root cause of the country‘s woes‚ and eliminating corruption will necessarily lead to renewed investor confidence‚ eventual
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STATION ESTIMATED THE CROWD TO HAVE REACH 400‚000 PROTESTOR. Exactly a week before the Million People March on Aug. 19‚2013‚ President Benigno Aquino 3rd rebuffed mounting calls for the abolition of the PDAF from church leader and civil society groups who were outraged by the scale of the misuse and abuse of PDAF over the years . it was the first time that president Aquino addressed the pork barrel issue where the legislators pocketed the public funds intended for the target beneficiaries . he declared:
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and Standardizing departmental organization. The Government was restructured according to Will of Marcos and it has been shielded from public scrutiny and criticism; thus the perpetuation of irresponsible acts. (Endriga‚ 2001) President Corazon Aquino Presidential Commission on Public Ethics and Accountability Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) Sought to restore government integrity and public confidence. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Became more active in participating
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AGRARIAN REFORM HISTORY Pre-Spanish Period “This land is Ours. God gave this land to us” Before the Spaniards came to the Philippines‚ Filipinos lived in villages or barangays ruled by chiefs or datus. The datus comprised the nobility. Then came the maharlikas (freemen)‚ followed by the aliping mamamahay (serfs) and aliping saguiguilid (slaves). However‚ despite the existence of different classes in the social structure‚ practically everyone had access to the fruits of the soil. Money
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The Provisional Government of 1986 and the Fifth Republic Corazon C. Aquino was inducted into office on February 25‚ 1986 as President of the Philippines‚ replacing Ferdinand E. Marcos. On March 25 of the same year‚ President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3 ushering in a provisional government which was revolutionary in nature. Proclamation No. 3 provided for a provisional Constitution‚ also known as the Freedom Constitution‚ which was in substance the 1973 Constitution.
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because they will fight for what they think is right. And I really admired them for their undying love for the land they needed for their lives. On January 22 1987 when mendiola massacre happen‚ some 10‚000 farmers marched to ask the President Corazon Aquino to make good on her promise to implement a genuine agrarian reform program. Mendiola Bridge was the center of many a protest in the country since the time of Mrs. Aquino’s. Its proximity to the Palace assured demonstrators that their calls might be
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SONA 2013 (Reaction Paper) In a nutshell‚ there are at least 25 key points that President Noynoy Aquino tackled in his fourth State of the Nation Address or SONA: (1) Expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (2) Strengthening of the agricultural sector (3) Appeal to fishers (4) Distribution of Hacienda Luisita land (5) Extension of PhilHealth coverage (6) Protecting Filipinos from natural calamities (7) Solving the problem of floods (8) Housing for cops and soldiers (9) Amendment
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As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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