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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the Philippines of the 19th century that came consequently as a result of more than two centuries of Spanish rule[1] and as an immediate outcome of the Filipino Propaganda Movement (mostly in Europe) from 1872 to 1892. It served as the backbone of the first nationalist revolution inAsia‚ the Philippine Revolution of 1896.[2] ------------------------------------------------- The Creole Age (1780s-1872) The term "Filipino" in its earliest sense referred to Spaniards born in the Philippines or Insulares (Creoles)
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Limitations on Their Functions | Executive | President and Vice- President He/ She must be: * A natural- born citizen of the Philippines; * A registered voter; * Able to read and write; * At least forty (40) years of age on the on the day of the election not proclamation or assumption of office) for President; * A resident of the Philippines for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding such election. | President and Vice-President Their term office is six (6) years
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Civil Case Civil cases are legal dispute between two or more parties that begins when a party files a complaint about civil actions (United States Courts‚ 2017). The party filing the complaint will file a fee required by status and a plaintiff who is unable to pay the fee may file a request to proceed in forma pauperis (United States Courts‚ 2017). Seeking money to compensate for damages or asking the court to stop a conduct that is causing hard is a civil case. The actions for a civil case includes
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Philipinne Folk Dances 1. SAYAW SA BANGKO This dance is native to the barrio of Pangasinan‚ Lingayen‚ Pangasinan‚ and demands skid from its performers who must dance on top of a bench roughly six inches wide. Performed on a top of a narrow bench. Dancers need good balance as they go through a series of movements that include some impressive acrobatic. COSTUMES : Men: camisa de chino with neckerchief around neck‚trousers rolled up‚ Women: Patadyong: Both are without
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The history of the Philippines can be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the post-independence period (1946-present). Pre-Spanish Period The first people in the Philippines‚ the Negritos‚ are believed to have come to the islands 30‚000 years ago from Borneo and Sumatra‚ making their way across then-existing land bridges. According to popular belief‚ Malays subsequently came from the south
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Poverty in the Philippines UN Millennium Development Goal Poverty in the Philippines UN Millennium Development Goal MDG 1 Report: Poverty in the Philippines INTRODUCTION Poverty reduction has been a major problem for all developing countries. As Kofi Annan stated “The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty” (Kofi Annan‚ cited in WHO‚ 2013). Poverty is experienced all over the world but its effect is most significantly seen in developing countries like Philippines‚ one of the
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THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION General Considerations Scope of the Study Organization and operations of the governmental organs of the State and the relation of the State with the inhabitants of its territory. Necessity of Study Every citizen‚ regardless of calling‚ should understand the mechanics and motivations of his government. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. All educational institutions shall include the study of the Constitution as part
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Philippine Prehistory - The First Inhabitants - 40‚000 BP The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea situated between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometre square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. Over the past two million years‚ the earth has undergone twenty cycles of glaciation
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In civil situations‚ forensic psychology professionals have a critical role to play. For instance‚ they perform crucial functions in determining the directions that civil proceedings take. Like criminal cases‚ civil cases are heavily influenced by the reports of forensic psychologists. For example‚ these professionals may be called upon to carry out evaluations on repressed memory among offenders. A case in point is one where Spiegel &Scheflin (1993) point out that in about 50 civil cases‚ forensic
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