1. What is government? • It refers to the particular group of people which is the administrative bureaucracy of a society at a given time. Each successive government is composed of a specialized and privileged body of individuals‚ who monopolize political decision – making and are separated by status and organization from the population as a whole. Their function is to enforce existing laws‚ make new ones‚ and arbitrate conflicts via their monopoly on violence. In some societies‚ this group is often
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in EDSA by its successful efforts to oust a tyrant by a demonstration without tolerance for violence and bloodshed. Prayers and rosaries strengthened by faith were the only weapons that the Filipinos used to recover their freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos’s iron hands. The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) stretches 54 kilometers‚ where the peaceful demonstration was held on that fateful day. It was a day that gathered all Filipinos in unity with courage and faith to prevail democracy in
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etc. ; The date of “Independence Day” in the Philippines was changed from June 4th to June 12th; The official filling of the claim of the Republic of the Philippines over Sabah (North Borneo) on June 22‚ 1962; Formation of MAPHILINDO | | 10. Ferdinand E. Marcos | 1965-1986 | * Martial Law Measures | Stabilization of government finance by means of more effective collection of taxes‚ imposing new tax laws‚ and getting loans from foreign banks and governments; Greater production of rice by promoting
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economy began to run into difficulty because of the declining world market for Philippine exports‚ trouble in borrowing on the international capital market‚ and a domestic financial scandal. The problem was compounded by the excesses of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’s regime and the bailing out by government-owned financial institutions of firms owned by those close to the president that encountered financial difficulties. In 1983 the country descended into a political and economic crisis in the aftermath
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The First Philippine Republic‚ established in 1899 in Malolos‚ Bulacan‚ took ideas from European parliaments where the magisterial role of the head of state in the legislature was to mark its opening. The Malolos Constitution of 1899 provided for the President of the Philippines to preside over the opening of Congress‚ as well as convey his messages to the legislature through a secretary. When President Emilio Aguinaldo addressed the Malolos Congress on 15 September 1898‚ he simply congratulated
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and Present Danger‚ presented along with Balikwas: Literature under Martial Law (1972-1986). Both exhibits are under PIGLAS‚ a series of art events organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines to mark the 40th year since then-President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972. Like others born after Martial Law‚ I’d been told often: “Mabuti pa kayo ngayon‚ hindi niyo naranasan ang naranasan namin noon.” With the declaration of Presidential Decree 1081 on September 21‚ 1972‚
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President: Corazon C. Aquino (1986-199) Leaders are born to serve. Their aspirations and dreams for their constituents‚ for the country are embodied in their deeds and speech. To be a president is a noble and a very sophisticated job a man can do in his own life. But the first Philippine woman president had no background for being a politician‚ seemed to be agitated during times of trouble‚ she took the responsibility of being the new bearer of the noble mission to lead the Filipino people out
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the Philippines were also drafted and adopted during the short-lived governments of Presidents Emilio Aguinaldo (1898) and José P. Laurel (1943). • Background of the 1987 ConstitutionIn 1986‚ following the People Power Revolution which ousted Ferdinand Marcos as president‚ and following on her own inauguration‚ Corazon Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3‚ declaring a national policy to implement the reforms mandated by the people‚ protecting their basic rights‚ adopting a provisional constitution
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After watching this documentary‚ I’ve come to the conclusion that Ninoy Aquino was indeed assassinated by one of his own military escorts as they descended the stairs. Here‚ I list the evidence that led me to support this claim. Evidence #1: The exit wound’s location For a bullet to make an exit wound in the chin‚ it must have be shot at an elevated angle. The people who were in the best position for this were the escorts. The alleged Communist-hired hitman Galman and the convicted soldier Martinez
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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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