total count of the population in the Philippines adds up to 105.72 million‚ which makes the country the twelfth most populated nation in the world‚ such a huge number for a relatively small country. In addition to that‚ over the past ten years‚ the number of Filipinas who got pregnant went up by sixty percent. This makes the country rank number three in the ASEAN region with the most number of teenage pregnancy cases‚ it is also alarming to know that the Philippines‚ among the ASEAN sectors‚ is the only
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Introduction & Child Description Ava was born to Kim C. and Rob M. in August 2006. At the time‚ Kim had a 10 year old daughter‚ Sofia (an old friend of mine)‚ and a 13 year old son‚ Danny from a previous marriage. Rob had no other children and had never been married. Kim and Rob married about a year after Ava was born‚ and divorced about a year later. Since a very young age‚ Ava has spent her time moving between her parents’ and grandparents’ houses‚ like many children of divorced parents. Kim
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PRE-HISTORIC CIVILISATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. By Elsdon Best. THE TAGALO-BISAYA TRIBES.—I. WHEN a powerful and highly civilised nation comes in contact with a barbaric and isolated people‚ who have nevertheless advanced many steps on the road of progress‚ it would naturally be thought that the superior and conquering race would endeavour to collect and place on record information concerning such people: their manners‚ customs‚ language‚ religion‚ and traditions. Unfortunately‚ in the case of the
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The Economic History of the Philippines 1000 B.C. – Post World War II ECON 365 Marcus G. Lundy III December 6‚ 2012 Section (I) Evolution over time of the borders of the modern country over time The Philippine archipelago is comprised of 7‚107 islands (about 500 mi (805 km) off the southeast coast of Asia‚ of which only about 2‚000 are inhabited. They are clustered into three major island groups; Luzon‚ Visayas‚ and Mindanao. The overall land area is comparable to that of Arizona. Only
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variation between—and even within—islands. This pattern began to change in the 15th century‚ however‚ when Islam was introduced to Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago throughBrunei on the island of Borneo. Along with changes in religious beliefs and practices came new political and
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combination of the Chinese languages (depending on whether or not distinctions in the latter are classified as "languages" or "dialects"). Countries such as the Philippines‚ Jamaica and Nigeria also have millions of native speakers of dialect continua ranging from an English-based creole to a more standard version of English. The Philippine-American connection has undergone considerable changes since then. Today‚ English - the means the Americans used to teach us via the mass media‚ the arts‚ social
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The Legazpi Expedition to the Philippines As defined‚ an expedition commonly refers to a long sojourn for the sake of fulfilling specific purposes within a given time. Oftentimes‚ their characteristics are exploratory‚ scientific‚ geographic‚ military‚ or political in nature and in breadth. In the Philippines‚ there were several voyages that many in and around the world; do not have any inkling or idea about. One of which‚ was the world-famous and historical conquest simply alluded to as the
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Nursing Education in the Philippines The history in the Philippines is closely aligned with the history of medicine in the country. With the arrival Ferdinand Magellan in 1521‚ developments in Philippine education were relatively slow owing to the belief of Spanish colonists‚ notably the friars‚ that the education of the natives would be detrimental to their rule over the islands (Agoncillo and Guerrero‚1977). The growth of the educational institutions in the Philippines during the Spanish occupation
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With the K+12 style of education being implemented in the Philippines‚ one must wonder what factors that prompted policy makers to implement this form of educational system. According to the Department of Education (2012‚ http://www.gov.ph/k-12/)‚ K+12 is there to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills‚ develop lifelong learners‚ and prepare graduates for tertiary education‚ middle level skills development‚ employment and entrepreneurship. This is all well and good in paper but
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Nursing in the Philippines Early Beliefs & Practices 1.Beliefs about causation of disease: another person (an enemy or a witch) evil spirits 2.Belief that evil spirits could be driven away by persons with powers to expel demons. Belief in special gods of healing‚ with the priest -physician (called “word doctors”) as intermediary. If they used leaves or roots‚ they were called herb doctors (“herbolarios”) Early Care of the Sick The early Filipinos subscribed to superstitious belief and practices in relation
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