The Legalization of Jueteng in the Philippines Jueteng originated from China. It came from two words “jue” that means “flower” and “teng” which means “bet”. It is Illegal but is still being played by both poor and rich and it is a widely popular game. The Present Administration of the Philippines and the Church is against its legalization while other politicians and the people involved with the game continue to persuade them to legalize it. Jueteng is an illegal game played in most
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Jueteng in the Philippines is a problem of previous administrations and now a big challenge to President-apparent Noynoy Aquino on whether to legalize or put an end to it. What is jueteng? It is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines that originated from China meaning "flower" (jue) and "bet" (teng). Players need to choose 2 numbers from 1 to 37 and place their bets. There is no limit as to the number of bets. The players’ numbers and bets are gathered by the "kubrador" (sort of collecting
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Jueteng has been very famous here in the Philippines and is widely patronized by Filipinos although it is illegal. According to some‚ it is something that shouldn’t exist but there’s more into it. As Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and other lawmakers proposed jueteng legalization‚ lots of contradicting and supporting ideas in this regard were brought up. What if it will be legalized? Will it be a friend or a foe? Despite all the scandals and criticisms that it is encountering‚ jueteng will
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Michelle Angela M. Nazar February 5‚ 2013 Sociology 195 – T Dr. Gloria Luz M. Nelson Review of Related Literature 1. Individual‚ family‚ and peer correlates of gambling‚ (Langhinrichen-Rohling‚ Rohde‚ Rohling‚ & Seeley‚ 2004). This study‚ which can be found in the Journal of Gambling Studies‚ took place on 2004. Its research question was to determine the family‚ individual‚ and peer factors that correlate with adolescent gambling. The methodology employed was
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Densie Keaton Social Networking Advantages and Disadvantages HLT 610 Grand Canyon University Finding the advantages and disadvantages of social networking for career advancement was to say the least interesting. The employment advancement with Social media in education can teach students marketing skills early on in the process. When using sites like Facebook‚ twitter‚ and Instagram individuals are able to send information about themselves out to millions of people. If that same person
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Q&A Related to "Essay for Advantages Disadvantages of Computer..." how to write an advantages and disadvantages essay? 1. Choose a topic you can write easily. For example‚ writing an advantage and disadvantage essay about wearing a bike helmet‚ shopping the day after Thanksgiving‚ or renting movies http://www.ehow.com/how_2103639_write-advantages-d... how to compare the advantages & disadvantages of computers? 1. Look at the processing power of the computers. This number is expressed in
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Disadvantages of Facebook Now it’s time to talk about some disadvantages of Facebook. There are some Disadvantages of Facebook beside these many advantages. Some of these disadvantages are : .#Facebook is Addicting! Facebook is too much addicting! Facebook is too too addicting! Yes it is indeed addicting which often kills your valuable time. Using Facebook for your need is not bad but when you waste most of your valuable time than it becomes bad. The biggest disadvantages of Facebook is it’s
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even to watch their favourite sit-com series. Of course‚ with its few advantages‚ television has many more disadvantages. As we have stepped into the twentieth century‚ this thingamajig has proven to give its viewers a lot of disadvantages such as health problems‚ violence‚ and last but not least‚ escapism from the actual world. First and foremost‚ health problems are one of the disadvantages that make television as one of the worst inventions in the world. People are mostly sitting and eating junk
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DISADVANTAGE OF EXTRACURRICULAR… Students have a variety of extracurricular activities to choose‚ from speech team to chorus to multiple sports for every season. This variety can benefit students immensely. According to the children’s education company Scholastic‚ extracurriculars let your child enjoy himself in a fun‚ stress-free environment‚ get some exercise and make friends outside of school. For all the positive aspects‚ extracurricular activities can cause some problems for students. Be
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allow for more intense educational research into medical matters. Disadvantage: Dependency The more advanced society becomes technologically‚ the more people begin to depend on computers and other forms of technology for everyday existence. This means that when a machine breaks or a computer crashes‚ humans become almost disabled until the problem is resolved. This kind of dependency on technology puts people at a distinct disadvantage‚ because they become less self-reliant. Advantage: Cost Efficiency
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