AGRARIAN REFORM HISTORY Pre-Spanish Period “This land is Ours. God gave this land to us” Before the Spaniards came to the Philippines‚ Filipinos lived in villages or barangays ruled by chiefs or datus. The datus comprised the nobility. Then came the maharlikas (freemen)‚ followed by the aliping mamamahay (serfs) and aliping saguiguilid (slaves). However‚ despite the existence of different classes in the social structure‚ practically everyone had access to the fruits of the soil. Money
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------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Cabrera Cabrera earned his degree in Medicine at the University of the Philippines in 1945. He then decided to continue his education at Tulane University in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ USA‚ where he garnered his Master’s Degree in Public Health‚ major in Medical Parasitology and Public Health. He graduated in 1950. Focusing on his major‚ Dr. Cabrera published more than a hundred scientific studies concerning medical parasitology and public
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authoritarian President. This revolution had last for four days it is popularly known as EDSA Revolution or People Power and also named as Yellow Revolution because of the scattered yellow ribbons. This protest had been brought by the years of corruption in Marcos government. This history had been shortened and summarize for the leaders of this nation to realize the importance of the freedom that they’re enjoying now‚ not only for the leaders but also for the citizens of this nation. No one wants to suffer
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I.MARTIAL LAW In September 1972 Marcos declared martial law‚ claiming that it was the last defense against the rising disorder caused by increasingly violent student demonstrations‚ the alleged threats of communist insurgency by the new Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)‚ and the Muslim separatist movement of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). One of his first actions was to arrest opposition politicians in Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Initial public reaction to martial
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Liberal party rally‚ hand grenades were thrown at the speakers’ platform‚ and several people were killed. Sept.‚ 1972 President Marcos declared martial law in‚charging that a Communist rebellion threatened. 1973 - The 1935 constitution was replaced (by a new one that provided the president with direct powers. A plebiscite (July‚ 1973) gave Marcos the right to remain in office beyond the expiration (Dec.‚ 1973) of his term. Meanwhile the fighting on Mindanao had spread to the Sulu
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The 1986 EDSA Revolution taught the world democracy. An event proudly included in history textbooks‚ as the Filipinos victorious non-violent attempt to overthrow the violent Marcos government. But the EDSA Revolution outcome would have not been in the Filipinos favor without the intervention of the Americans. Marcos and America‚ particularly their president Johnson‚ started with an extravagant friendship. Their friendship provided the assistance Americans needed for the ongoing Vietnamese war
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Literature is any form of expressing human’s simple to complex experiences that blend‚ combined and applied into words‚ well-chosen and arranged. It is full of thoughts‚ feelings‚ dreams‚ sorrows‚ aspirations and grief of human expressions in every harmonious way of expressions. It is a choice‚ choice of expressing everything without the hesitation from any hindrances. It is just like entering into a voyage‚ not to find good fortune
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praying for his safety and good health. After seven years behind bars‚ however‚ Ninoy experienced heart attacks and was allowed by the Marcoses to have medical treatments abroad under conditions that he would return and would not speak against the Marcos regime during his stay in the United States. After three years‚ Ninoy decided to come back to the Philippines despite receiving warnings of impending imprisonment or assassination upon his return. Unfortunately‚ even before he was able to step on
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“BAYANIHAN” is a term that came to mind when I read about the rallies in Egypt‚ a people protesting the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak and the reaction of the pro- Mubarak groups. The latest update I got at press time is about the clashes between the anti-Mubarak and the pro-Mubarak‚ reported to have resulted in the death of three people and the injury of 600‚ maybe more. In Cairo‚ a pro-Mubarak group rushed into the anti-Mubarak rally on horseback and camels‚ using whips and sticks
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empowerment of democracy. Having ousted a so-called tyrant through the unity of the Filipino people and without any bloodshed‚ the EDSA Revolution manifested that power does lie on the hands of the masses. It may have meant a success for some‚ especially to Marcos’ enemies‚ but the real question is‚ “Did the People Power Revolution really give us freedom? Change? This paper will try to assess the pros and cons of the said revolution. Did the Filipino people really become better off because of it? First
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