authority. The term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power‚ especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly. One specific example is Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1986). The second type is the democratic. It is a type of leadership style in which the people of
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other countries. We do have a great number of manpower and we have a lot of tourist destinations that we can be proud of. There are tons of factors that contribute to why despite all of these‚ we are still considered as a third world country. When Ferdinand Marcos became the President‚ our country turned into a third world country. Before he became President‚ the Philippines was considered an economic tiger in Asia - second to Japan. Meaning‚ our country underwent rapid economic growth and an increase
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President Term Platform Issues Manuel Roxas May 28‚ 1946 – April 15‚ 1948 2nd President of the Senate of the Philippines (1945-1946) Senator (1945-1946) Secretary of Finance (Aug. 21. 1941 – Dec. 29‚ 1941) 2nd Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives (1992-1933) Member: Philippine House of Representatives (Capiz/Roxas City) (1921-1938) Governor of Capiz (1919-1921) Bell Trade Act – 800M$ rehabilitation money from US Philippine Rehabilitation Act Treaty of General Relations
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Social Justice: Distribution of Wealth Ever since an early human decided to give intrinsic value to a bushel of wheat for trade‚ money has been a quintessential part of human culture. As time has gone on‚ a flaw in this system has become apparent: some people have lots of money while others have very little. Today‚ this very flaw is the basis of a large portion of today’s issues‚ like corruption or poverty. Monetary Inequalities Wealth is distributed unequally amongst the world’s people. This issue
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Pre-colonial period During the pre-colonial period‚ education was still decentralized. Children were provided with more vocational training but fewer academics. Philippine schools were headed by parents or by their tribal tutors. They employed a unique writing system known as baybayin. Spanish Period When the Spanish first arrived in Manila‚ they were surprised to find a population with a literacy rate higher than that of Madrid. During the early Spanish period‚ most education was conducted
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the funds to divide and rule the Philippine Assembly. The Americans used it to appease the Filipinos who wanted the country’s independence. Even from the start‚ it has been a way of buying off people’s support. During Martial Law‚ former President Ferdinand Marcos abolished the pork barrel system in the country‚ but he did not keep the money as part of the national budget. Instead‚ he distributed the pork barrel funds to his supporters. Now‚ the country is facing yet again another problem in the misuse
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Philippine Literature CRITIQUE PAPER Dekada ‘70 Name: Sadian‚ Julius Mark L. Score:______________ Date: May 09‚ 2012 I.Summary The story of the movie is about what happened in the 1970’s here in the Philippines. Amanda Bartolome(Vilma Santos)‚ never surrenders to search what is the real meaning of being a woman in the midst of the complicated situation of the Philippines during the 70’s under the Martial Law. Since freedom of expression is a tradition to the family
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Isabelo “Beloy” Montemayor Movie VS Reality In the Movie: [Montemayor: Tulisang Dagat Ft. Rudy Fernandez‚ 1984] Beloy grew up in a remote Visayan islet‚ away from the pressure of urban centered cash economy. Folk-hero of sorts forced to take justice into his own hands. In one scene‚ his men unloads contraband foreign cigarettes into the ocean. Villagers implore Beloy to protect them from pirate gangs ransacking the coastal village. He dies in the end while avenging his wife who was held hostage‚
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INTRODUCTION: The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution made a very significant mark in the Philippine history. It was a four-day series of a peaceful rally against the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. This rally brought down Marcos from Malacanang and was then by replaced by Corazon Aquino. The revolution lasted for four days‚ from February 22 to 25‚ 1986. The peaceful revolt was named after Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA)‚ the place where many Filipinos gathered to have their peaceful protest. EDSA
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Struggles in Implementing Agrarian Reform in the Philippines L and-related struggles have been a recurring feature of Philippine history‚ thus demonstrating the importance accorded by farmers to their lands. Over the years‚ there have been many State-sponsored efforts to reform the agrarian structure in the country‚ but few have had much success. Nevertheless‚ the struggle to implement genuine agrarian reform in the country continues. In fact‚ nongovernment and people’s organizations (NGOs
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