I. Introduction The Politics of the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential‚ representative‚ and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent branches: the legislative branch‚ the executive branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president
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Commonwealth Period -Tyding Mcduffie Law; granted independence and commonwealth to the Philippines -Conditions: -Framing of the constitution; july 1934‚ election of delegates once the constitution is completed it is passed to American president and senate for approval -once approved; plebiscite for the approval by the Filipinos -once the plebiscite was approved‚ the commonwealth was to be inaugurated 40 committees -draft the framework of the constitution July 10‚ 1934 -election of delegates
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A Brief History of the Philippines from a Filipino Perspective Pre-Colonial Period The oldest human fossil remains are found in Palawan‚ on the western fringe of the archipelago. These remains are about 30‚000 years old‚ suggesting that the first human migrations to the islands took palce during the last Ice Age‚ when land bridiges connected the archipelago to mainland Asia and Borneo. The islands were eventually inhabited by different groups that developed domestic trade linkages. The archaelogical
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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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PHILIPPINE PRE-HISTORY Robert Fox and Wilhelm Solheim were both anthropologists who conceptualized distinctive peopling theories namely the Fox Theory and the Island Origin Theory. They both came up with the said theories through the use of archaeological discoveries and artifacts. According to Fox‚ the first men who came to the Philippines inhabited the archipelago since the Paleolithic era‚ which dates back 500‚000 years ago. He believed that the Philippines was once connected to mainland
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Santiago‚ Joanne C. 2SCL A Solution for the Filipino Youth who Lack Nationalism and Patriotism One of the factors that contributed to the difficulty of solving national issues in the Philippines (today) is the absence of nationalism and patriotism in the hearts and minds of the Filipino youth. According to Benedict Andersen in a thesis presented by April Herrera and Jayvee Robias (2010)‚ nationalism is on the verge of crossing its boundaries and it is not only confined to the nation state
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2 Is there a Philippine Public Administration: A Critique This paper is a critique to the articles of Raul P. de Guzman and Onofre D. Corpus which were both published in 1986‚ at the height of the People Power and at the time when there was still no concrete system of public administration to talk about. The two authors wrote about the same thing but presented different and independent justification whether or not there is a Philippine public administration. The Philippine Constitution and
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Medical anthropology is an important sub-field within anthropology. Medical anthropology includes global health‚ medical systems‚ and cross-cultural issues and ideas in health and wellness. Health systems Medical anthropologists often research different health systems around the world‚ offering a comparative outlook. A health system is the course of treatment given to an individual. This involves how an illness is experienced and perceived by an individual‚ what an individual does about their illness
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Introduction The Philippines is one of the three countries granted exemption in 1995 from the removal of quantitative restriction (QR) on rice under Annex 5 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement. Japan and South Korea are the other two countries. The exemption will expire on December 31‚ 2004. The primary objective of the paper is to look at the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of the QR and the reduction in tariffs on rice imports. In particular‚ the paper attempts
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Social Anthropology Essay. How would you summarize Clifford Geertz’s contribution to the field of anthropology? Clifford Geertz I have chosen this essay on Geertz‚ as the information I received in class I found interesting and wanted to elaborate on the knowledge I already had. In this essay‚ I will be discussing Geertz’s contributions to anthropology‚ and what I have interpreted these contributions as myself. When looking at Geertz’s ideas and theories in Anthropology‚ some of these ideas and
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