Poverty in the Philippines can be described in many ways. There are numerous stories that I have observed‚ researched‚ and heard about that paint a clear picture on how “poor” people in our country live their lives. I think that I should first mention my own perspective of what poverty is and who the poor people are in our country. I am confident that I can give at least a brief and general description of poverty because I come from Cubao‚ a place packed by multiple informal settlers and street
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Divorce in the Philippines is planning to take over Filipino values and culture. It’s all over the news‚ the Philippine Congress is now pushing forward the Divorce Bill right after they have put forward the Reproductive Health Bill. This is exactly what I have been worrying about. Just a couple of weeks ago‚ when I attended our Baptist Convention Meeting here in the Visayas‚ this issue was brought up. And just as what I have stated‚ “RH Bill can also lead to the Divorce Bill” because they have the
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Fighting poverty (Published in FOCUS‚ newsletter of the Financial Exctuives Institute of the Philippines‚ July 17‚ 2013) The presentation of De La Salle University Chairman Francis G. Estrada during the 6th general membership meeting of FINEX was truly glaring – that the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past eight years. A report of the Asian Development Bank causes of the high incidence of poverty in the country that includes low
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Poverty Poverty has been on the rise in America‚ mainly because of the recession and now it is reaching new heights. Even though the government is trying to make more beneficial tax cuts‚ and find other various solutions‚ poverty levels continue to rise drastically. But to first find the solution ourselves we must first know what causes poverty and what it is. A simple definition of it is‚ poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or finances. Absolute poverty
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solutions and theories as to how to go about putting an end to poverty in the United States. Books like Senator and presidential candidate John Edward’s Ending Poverty in America: How to restore the American Dream‚ academic economist Jeffrey Sachs’s The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time and Robin Marris’s Ending Poverty are unproven‚ unimpressive and unrealistic dreams of how our society should go about eliminating poverty. We need poor people in our society to maintain a solid‚ functioning
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Causes of Poverty Hatice Oruçoğlu I think all the resources on earth serve humanity‚ when they are processed properly and they are distiributed equally . Unfortunately‚ Most of the people in the world think only of their own interests in community. They act individually‚ that is to say‚ They are so selfish and curel that the world is turning/rotating/revolving around them. when this kind of people exploit lots of sources
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Over population and poverty Over the century people overcome many obstacles and still‚ people all over the world facing the same issues that threatened our beloved mother of earth such as overpopulation and poverty. The world’s population is rapidly increasing year after year the population multiplies faster and faster. “Currently the world population is growing by 80 million people a year”. Overpopulation it’s a nationwide problem‚ Both developed and developing countries are at risk of the dangerous
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Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living‚ and often associated with need‚ hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances. Poverty has wide-ranging and often devastating effects. Many of its effects‚ such as malnutrition and starvation‚ exposure to infectious diseases and mental illness and dependence to drug‚ result directly from having too little income or too few resources. As a result of poor nutrition and health problems‚ infant mortality rates
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variables that resulted into them falling into poverty. These families or individuals are often forgotten or ignored‚ typically resulting in them dropping out of their schooling to search for an employment opportunity. While some believe that these individuals should use their own resources to find their way out of extreme poverty‚ others find that programs should be provided within the community to aid these individuals in finding their way out of poverty. These individuals should
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An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Themes The Rococo Tapestry Act I takes place against the backdrop of a Rococo tapestry‚ a representation of François Boucher’s "Triumph of Love" (1754). The "Triumph" allegorizes the victory of love over power: Venus points to Vulcan’s conquered heart‚ and the god gazes up at her like a love-sick boy. Though the most obvious reading might consider the tapestry as prefiguring the defeat of Mrs. Cheveley and reconciliation of the play’s
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