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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1946-1948 | | | | 6. Elpidio R. Quirino | 1948-1953 | | | | 7. Ramon F. Magsaysay | 1953-1957 | | | | 8. Carlos P. Garcia | 1957-1961 | * Filipino First Policy * Bohlen-Serrano Agreement | Strengthening of democracy in the Philippines; Revival of Filipino culture; Creation of Dr. Jose Rizal Centennial; Fostering international good will and friendship by state visits to Japan‚ the United States‚ South Vietnam‚ and Malaysia. | | 9. Diosdado P. Macapagal | 1961-1965 | *
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I do believe that Nationalism was the main cause of the war because it all began from countries trying to get their freedom from the Austria-Hungary Empire. Guarilo Principe shot Francis Ferdinand because he didn’t want to be under their control any longer. Then‚ of course‚ the other countries went to war not only because of the allied agreements but because they did not like the countries they were up against. In this war‚ there were two types of nationalism: there was the type where countries did
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ECONOMY Since the end of World War II‚ the Philippine economy has been on an unfortunate trajectory‚ going from one of the richest countries in Asia (following Japan) to one of the poorest. Growth immediately after the war was rapid‚ but slowed over time. Years of economic mismanagement and political volatility during the Marcos regime contributed to economic stagnation and resulted in macroeconomic instability. A severe recession from 1984 through 1985 saw the economy shrink by more than 10%‚ and
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The Philippine cinema is the youngest of the Philippine arts‚ and still is considered as one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipinos. It directly employs some 260‚000 Filipinos and generates around PHP 1.5 billion revenues annually.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Origins 2.2 American period 2.3 World War II and Japanese occupation 2.4 1950s 2.5 1960s 2.6 1970s to early 1980s 2.7 Contemporary period 2.7.1 Late 1980s to 1990s 2.7.2 2000 and beyond 3 See also
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| Summary | | Aquaculture in the Philippines has a long history and involves many species and farming practices in diverse ecosystems. Most of the production comes from the farming of seaweed‚ milkfish‚ tilapia‚ shrimp‚ carp‚ oyster and mussel. Aquaculture contributes significantly to the country’s food security‚ employment and foreign exchange earnings. Aquaculture is growing much faster than capture fisheries. However‚ the global position of the Philippines in aquaculture production has fallen
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THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT introduction The Philippines is an archipelago comprising some 7‚100 islands with a total land area of almost 300‚000 square kilometres. Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Brunei border the Philippines to the south‚ China—and Taiwan—to the north‚ Vietnam to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Three main island groups divide the country: Luzon in the north‚ the Visayas in the centre‚ and Mindanao in the south. Luzon and Mindanao together make up 65 per cent of the Philippines’
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Painter”AKA Damian Gabor Domingo “Father of Filipino Painting” 1st Filipino to paint his face 1st self-portrait in the Philippines Academia de Dibujo y PinturaDate of Birth: 1796Birthplace: Tondo‚ Manila‚ PhilippinesYear of Death: 1834 * 3. La Sagrada Familia * 4. La Sagrada Familia Oil on Copper Sheet Measurements: 48.26(length) x 35 (width) cm Where it was made: Manila‚ Philippines Time Period: 19th Century; 1820’s to 1830’s Owner: Heirs of Luis Ongpin Museum: Ayala Miuseum * 5. La Sagrada
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I. INTRODUCTION Philippine democracy and politics has long been a troubled environment. With the recent developments regarding the Napoles case‚ it has only reaffirmed the fact that there are a lot of failures within this system. Aside from this latest scandal‚ democracy in the nation has been plagued long before the Pork Barrel story. Issues regarding nepotism‚ lack of transparency‚ participation of the masses‚ and so on have been present for the longest time. Being a Management student‚ I am
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Competitiveness of Philippines in global map From WEF “Global Competitiveness report 2012-13”‚ key performance indices of Philippines in a global scale is analyzed below: [pic] 0.5% of world-wide GDP share implies Philippines is really an insignificant player in world economy in terms of economic output‚ and 95 millions population‚ about 1.5% of ~7 billion world population‚ means current productivity level is only one third of world average. This is a typical characteristic of developing Asian
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