MindaNews Region 12‚ ARMM get P6.36B for 4Ps GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/28 July) — The national government has released a total of P6.36 billion in cash grants in the last three years to beneficiaries of its flagship conditional cash transfer program in Region 12 and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Bai Zorahayda Taha‚ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 12 director‚ said Monday such amount was released directly to 222‚366 “poorest of the
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Are all human rights universally applicable? If this question were posed to the ancient Greek philosopher and pioneer Plato‚ his response would be something like: “Of course‚ truth and virtue are universal. They are above of any state law. Not for slaves though.” Since then‚ slavery has been almost eliminated and several declarations for human rights have been signed in the name of a “better world.” The word ‘applicable’ indicates that this question is highly normative‚ as none would argue that
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The Secret Book Report The book that I chose to read for the book report was “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne‚ byrne is a television writer and producer‚ she is best known for the book she has written “The Secret” and the sequel “The Power.” She was also featured in time magazine‚ top 100 people who shape the world‚ she is also well recognized because she was a guest on the Oprah show. Her book sold over 19 million copies world-wide in 2007. Byres philosophy is that believing will
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Human rights in North Korea Torture and other ill-treatments: At the moment there are 200’000 people in prison camps in North Korea. They all have to work very hard and nearly all of them are subjected to torture. North Korea has political and non political prison camps. The conditions in the prison camps for political crimes are much harder. Prisoners are punished if they for e.p. do not work fast enough or if they forget the prison rules or the text of patriotic songs. Forms of punishment
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Tragedy and the Ethic of Responsibility Requiem Guatemala reflects the Guatemalan civil war and the attempt to stop the communist. This war was between the civilians and the government‚ leading to multiple massacres including‚ the massacre of cuarto pueblo‚ and the massacre of Puente alto. Five young men of Santa Cruz gave up their lives for the people‚ all this recorded by a priest named Father Fernando Bermudez‚ who had to flee to Mexico after receiving several death treats for his recordings
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In terms of ecosystem goods and services‚ Victoria Park provides both material benefits and non-material benefits. The material value of the park mainly consists large amounts of trees‚ grass‚ bushes and small animals. Whereas the non-material values are mostly the recreational advantage and constant regulating services like air regulation. Chiefly‚ Victoria Park offers provisioning services. During my walk-through in Victoria Park‚ I was astounded by its vegetation coverage even in January. In
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Equal Rights for Androids and Humans The concept of equality among all people was‚ unfortunately‚ not “self-evident” until the passengers on the Mayflower proclaimed it in 1620. A section of the Mayflower Compact reads‚ “…and by virtue hereof to enact‚ constitute and frame such just and equal laws‚ ordinances‚ acts‚ constitutions and offices…”. (Commanger‚ 23) Written in 1776‚ the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence states‚ "We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men
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Introduction Throughout our studies we have discussed the various human rights violations that have occurred historically. Though at times disheartening and discouraging to learn about crimes against humanity‚ we have also learnt that it is important to continue advocating for the oppressed and to not abandon all attempts at changing these human rights violations simply because it feels as though we will never make a difference. In Tim Wise’s article (1999) he expresses similar feelings of discouragement
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ASSIGNMENTS SUBJECT- STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Select an appropriate generic strategy to position your printing business unit in its competitive environment (map the environment primarily as a pattern of competitive pressures from rivals‚ suppliers‚ buyers‚ entrants and substitutes). The steps need to be followed to strategise printing business unit in its competitive environment:- a) Planning for a brighter future starts with analyzing inner strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats. Internal
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Abuse‚ Poverty and Trafficking in Guatemala Guatemala is primarily a poor country that is struggling in several areas; health and development‚ malnutrition‚ literacy‚ and contraceptive use. Guatemala has the highest population in Central America. It has the highest population growth rate in Latin America and is likely to continue because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala’s population is under age 19‚ making it the youngest population in Latin
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