Executive Secretary – Paquito Ochoa Jr. Secretary of Agrarian Reform (DAR) – Virgilio De Los Reyes Secretary of Agriculture (DA) – Proceso J. Alcala Secretary of Budget and Management (DBM) – Florencio Abad Secretary of Education (DepEd) – Armin Luistro Secretary of Energy (DOE) – Jose Rene Almendras Secretary of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) – Ramon Paje Secretary of Finance (DOF) – Cesar V. Purisima Secretary of Foreign Affairs (DFA) – Albert del Rosario Secretary of Health
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less -homework revolution How fed-up parents are changing the way sehools think—and how you can‚ too By Nancy Kallsh Photographs by Brooke Slezak used to be extremely pro-homework. In fact‚ I once wrote an article for this very magazine telling readers how to get kids to stop whining and knuckle down to work. Back then‚ I could afford to be smug; My second-grader was happily zooming through her ten minutes a night. But a few years later‚ Allison started coming home with four hours of homework
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another depressing news item about the alcohol law. Some people‚ whom I agree with‚ believe that alcohol should be banned for society welfare level. They also claim that alcohol triggers committing crime. On the other hand‚ others think that alcohol ban is to interfere in life style. To begin with‚ the supporters of this argument that alcohol results in loss of consciousness. This is because alcoholic people commit crime more than others. For example‚ statistics and researches clearly show
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English 1 5 April 2011 Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell Repeal The Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell policy states that a soldier does not need to tell anybody their sexuality (whether they are homosexual or heterosexual)‚ and on the same hand nobody in the military asks about it. In 2010‚ President Obama wanted to repeal the Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell‚ which has definitely allowed for many debates people several different people. Some people are for the repeal‚ meaning they think that sexuality should not be hidden in
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Smoking Ban Introduction Nearly 20% of adults in the United States smoke‚ according to a 2008 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 77% of them smoke every day. Smoking had steadily declined among adults in recent years; though the trend has stalled between 2004 and 2006‚ according to the latest CDC report there was a 1% drop in smoking prevalence among U.S. adults in 2007. (Simon‚ 2009) The addictive effects of tobacco have been well documented. Tobacco
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Should English be the Official Language of the United States Name ENG 122 Instructor April 30‚ 2012 Should English be the Official Language of the United States The debate on whether the United States should make English the official language has been raging within the borders of the country for decades. Several bills have been presented to Congress over the years‚ but have stagnated due to the opposition on either side. Though there would certainly be drawbacks to introducing English as the
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Nigel LeNoir English 102 4/22/13 Smoking Should Be Made Illegal This year alone‚ cigarettes will kill over 420‚000 Americans. Many more will suffer from cancer and circulatory and respiratory diseases. These horrible diseases were known to originate from cigarettes for years. Nicotine‚ the main chemical found in cigarettes‚ is highly addictive‚ according to the Food and Drug Administration. Even though the smokers are well aware of the risks‚ they continue to do it because it’s so addicting.
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country that needs addressing like knowing that Dianne Feinstein and Barack Obama are trying to put a ban on assault weapons for american citizens in this ban they are going to try to ban any and all ar style rifles or ak style rifles. any rifle or pistol that has more than 5 rounds rifle any detachable magazine they are going to try to ban any military style looking rifle they are going to ban. is it good or is it bad that they are banning this that is a decision to whomever the reader is to make
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Soda Ban Teenagers seem to crave sugary drinks‚ and the growing intake of sugar by young people has kept the Food Ministry on edge. The average daily consumption of sugar by teenagers was higher‚ at 69.6 grams (2.4 ounces)‚ than that of any other age group‚ according to the results of a survey released. Soft drinks were said to be the biggest contributor to that sugar intake. New York City had planned to implement their ban on large sugary drinks such as soda but the ban was rejected because restaurants
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Let’s Ban A Book? It seems we are fast losing our freedoms as American citizens. Personal phone lines are tapped‚ religious freedoms are no longer allowed to be exercised in public schools‚ and never before has there been such a threat to America’s very existence. Our manufacturing jobs have been leaving the country at a steady rate since the 1980’s‚ health care is nearly impossible to afford‚ employers offer fewer benefits‚ social Security has been run into the ground‚ and our nation is in massive
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