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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The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ is pleased to inform overseas Filipinos in Thailand and in other ASEAN countries that an official from the Department of Education of the Philippines will be administering the Third Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency (ALS A&E) test inBangkok‚ Thailand on 15 – 16 November 2013. The ALS A&E Test is a standardized paper and pencil test. It is designed to measure the competencies of those who have neither attended nor finished formal
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What are the contributions of the previous government to the present system of government? Looking back to the previous government systems in different periods in Philippine history‚ we can see that our present government system is somehow shaped and patterned from the previous systems that prevailed in our country. Pre – historically we have seen how they established their government and basically‚ we can say that it is far more primitive than the present system that we have. However‚ the
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explore America’s experimentation with imperialism in the Philippines. During the Spanish-American War‚ America outright won Puerto Rico and Cuba by defeating the Spanish in each area. At the end of the war‚ the Spanish were not defeated in the Philippines‚ so America compromised with the Spanish and paid them for the area. Meanwhile‚ Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence in the Philippines. McKinley asserted that the Philippines would not be granted their independence‚ and fighting
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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A Better Philippines Is it just a vision or “the future”? Thesis statement: Almost each of us has a vision for our poor country. But the problem is most of the time it just remain a mere vision. So the question is; would it just remain our vision or it’s going to be the future of this country? The main problems found in the Philippines are (randomly): economic crisis‚ graft and corruption in the government‚ poor kind of education on most part of the country‚ low rate of employment
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The top 3 problems of the Philippines is‚ one‚ poverty. Poverty is common in our country. We are doom of poverty because there are many poor families and we have slow progress in our economy. Yes‚ we have government to help us and the poor people and families out there but there are so many of them because we have high levels of population growth and slow developing agriculture sector. These are one of the causes of the poverty. We are known as one of the poor countries in the world because of poverty
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Completely Non-corrupt Philippines: Is it even possible? To my dear audience‚ fellow students‚ classmates‚ teachers‚ and other concerned citizens‚ a pleasant day to each and every one! Today‚ I would like to convince all the Filipinos that corruption can still be eradicated from our beloved country. The Republic of the Philippines suffers a widespread corruption including the graft‚ bribery‚ embezzlement‚ backdoor deals‚ nepotism and patronage. In the early 1960s‚ the Philippines was an economic power
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POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES During the 1990s‚ the Philippines made significant progress in fighting poverty. According to the Family Income and Expenditure Survey of 1997‚ poverty incidence fell from 49.3% of total population in 1985 to 40.6% in 1994 and 36.8% in 1997. According to an ADB study conducted by Ernie Pernia and Arsenio Balisacan‚ however‚ the decline in poverty rates did nothing to improve the country’s notoriously inequitable income distribution. Despite the more-or-less sustained
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countries are evaluated and ranked based on their Global Competitiveness Index determined by pillar indices like market efficiency‚ technological readiness‚ and ofcourse Higher Education and Training. Overall The Philippines ranks 65th; 10 places higher than last year.‚ Although the Philippines has improved its overall ranking‚ it still falls behind its neighbors. Thailand is 38 and Indonesia is 50. Yes it has increased‚ but we are the least competitive in the ASEAN 5. So how does this relate to the
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