Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III signed the Sin Tax reform bill into law Thursday‚ saying it was an early Christmas gift for Filipinos. “Today we sign‚ finally‚ a law that will serve as an early Christmas gift for millions of Filipinos‚” Aquino said in Filipino. “We aim to make health benefits available for all‚ regardless of wealth‚ the life of Filipinos is sacred‚” he said. The Sin Tax Bill aims to raise additional revenues by increasing taxes in so called “sin products” such as alcohol
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it is only a natural situation. In addition to this problem‚ another one is religion‚ with its diverse faith because of many beliefs. Strong or not‚ Filipinos are always been faithful and the researchers believed that there is a factor behind these two issues. Philippine folklore is rich in culture. These characters became a symbol for many people to add color in their stories as well as a tool to discipline children. These tales about these supernatural beings originated during Spanish time and
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bravely continued their agitation for the school‚ a matter unheard of in the Philippines in those times. The incident caused a great stir in the Philippines and Spain. In the letter‚ Rizal discusses the rightful duties and responsibilities of the Filipino mother: Raise your children close to the image of the true God… Awaken and prepare the mind of the child for every good and desirable idea—love for honor‚ a sincere and frim character‚ a clear mind‚ clean conduct‚ noble actions‚ love for one’s
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Hear the cries of the unborn Joe Mhel D. Hecto My dearest friends let us hear the cries of the unborn. Couple of years passed since Albay 1st district Representative Edcel Lagman and Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago introduced two senate bills‚ respectively House Bill No. 4244 or an Act providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Reproductive Health‚ and Population and Development‚ and for Other Purposes‚ and Senate Bill No. 2378 or An Act Providing For a National Policy on Reproductive Health
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Many people have asked for the history of the El Nuevo Filipinas Hotel. So with this brief story we will tell you how it all began. . . Once there was a Spanish businessman who has a deep affection to the Philippines. He was amazed in the Filipino culture and how the Filipino people deal with other people. He found Philippines a very hospitable country. After a long planning‚ he came up with a business in hospitality industry. At late 60’s he introduced his first business‚ a lodging house. And unexpectedly
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“The Population Commission (Popcom) said there are 30.6 million Filipinos or 6.12 million families who are suffering from poverty.” With this quotation‚ the recently implemented K+12 Educational System in the Philippines which includes additional two years of school is untimely and may not be very convenient for the Filipino people. This program initiated by DepEd aims to improve the quality of education in Filipino schools. The batches that will be affected with the system are Batch 2016 and
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provisional Church the Agustinian Fathers were using at the time; later‚ another Church was built on the exact location where the image has been found; this is the site of the Santo Niño Church where the Agustinians have cared for the image and the Filipino people have venerated it through the centuries. An earlier authenticated entry in the journal of Pigafetta‚ clerk in the Magellan expedition‚ explains the original of Santo Niño; on the day Queen Juana was baptized by Father Pedro Valderrama‚ chaplain
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Emilio Aguinaldo As I asked my family and relatives‚ “Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?” one answer was consistent and it declared him a “Filipino hero.” Emilio Aguinaldo is best known as the Filipino leader who fought against Spain and later the United States for the independence of the Philippines. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 23‚ 1869 near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ Philippines and died February 6‚ 1964 in Manila. He was born of Chinese and Tagalog descent. He became mayor of Cavite Viejo and also became leader
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Sydney Carls-Diamante: Understanding the Filipino through Meta-Mythology 53 Understanding The Filipino Through Meta-Mythology Sidney Carls-Diamante MA Philosophy De La Salle University Introduction T he treatment of the supernatural is terrain that leaves much exploration in philosophy. Yet‚ a society’s concept of supernatural beings constitutes the earliest stage of its method of knowledge acquisition: Before science was organized to answer the questions of the world‚ tales
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During the colonization of the Philippines‚ the Filipinos lost their freedom. They were being abused by the Spaniards. These are the settings in the Spaniards colonization: The Filipinos are required to pay a TRIBUTO or TRIBUTE (TAX). FORCED LABOR is established under the Spaniards government. It is where the male Filipinos 16-60 of age were required to work for the government for 40 days in one year. They were assigned to build or repair roads and bridges Sometimes‚ they would be assigned
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