As a citizen of the Philippines for almost eighteen years today‚ I’ve always dreaming of a better nation. I always want the Philippines to be in its highest glory. But as I witness it every day‚ the social problems in our country became worse as the time pass by. Just like the social reality that is mentioned in the film that poverty is the main problem of our country because corruption seems more fun in the Philippines – corrupt officials enjoy higher standard of living while millions pay the price
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Poverty‚ which is defined as the lack of the minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaining life. More specifically‚ this condition is known as absolute poverty. Today it is estimated that more than 35 million Americans—approximately 14 percent of the population—live in poverty. Of course‚ like all other social science statistics‚ these are not without controversy. Other estimates of poverty in the United States range from 10 percent to 21 percent‚ depending on one’s political leanings. This
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The Incessant Agony of Poverty The rich becomes richer while the poor becomes poorer. Only few amass excessive wealth while countless people cannot even afford their basic necessities. Every day‚ millions of people suffer from hunger‚ oppression‚ and death because of this problem that still has not been solved until now – poverty. This social issue is probably the worst among all the social problems Filipinos are experiencing. Not only does it impede the country from being economically progressed
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EDUCATION‚ POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES: FROM QUANTITY TO QUALITY AND BEYOND Background paper for the Philippines Poverty Assessment 2004 Jose Garcia Montalvo Abbreviations and Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank APIS Annual Poverty Incidence Survey CHED Commission of Higher Education‚ Gov. of Philippines. DepEd Department of Education‚ Gov. of Philippines. LSF Labor Force Survey PCER Presidential Commission on Education
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Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades‚ the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles‚ and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across
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Country Reports on Local Government Systems: Philippines Philippines _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY 1.1 Socio-economic profile The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚100 islands‚ with a land area of 30 million hectares. As of the last census in May 2002‚ the population was 76‚498‚735 with an annual growth rate of 2.36 per cent. Given this population growth rate the country is expected to
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Bertolt Brecht Xhesi Geshteja Brecht was both playwright and producer/director of his own and other peoples plays. He also wrote on dramatic theory. The theory describes theatre as Brecht wished it to become. This theory is only partly realised in his own work. Brecht would say that this is the result of the theatre’s and society’s not being ready yet for the final‚ perfected version of epic theatre. Modern theatre critics might say that Brecht’s practical sense of what works in the theatre has
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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EDUCATION IN A POVERTY AND OPPRESSED CONTEXT: A PHILIPPINE SCENARIO In February 2005‚ the author interviewed 27 theological educators from three different Protestant-Evangelical seminaries in the Philippines regarding the role of theological education in addressing the problem of poverty and oppression. Partial but important conclusions appear in this short article. The first section of this article speaks about the present situation of theological education in the Philippines as perceived
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Philippines BUSN 105 10/14/2012 Amy Westbrook The Philippines is a cultural anomaly. Situated in the heart of South East Asia‚ the Philippines are quite unique among the nations situated around it. Being heavily influenced by Spain‚ Mexico‚ The United States and the Catholic Church add to its uniqueness. Inhabited by around 92 million people the culture of the Philippines is quite diverse. The majority are of ethnic Malay stock. However‚ unlike neighboring countries such as Malaysia
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