fate and a “come what may” attitude‚ tendency to leave things to chance‚ or letting things happen as they will happen. We need to change these values so that we can help our society more popular than now. * Filipino time – It is no coincidence it has been derisively labeled "Filipino time" – an admission that we like to "take things easy" (supposedly a charm of our country)‚ and that deadlines and appointments are meant to be delayed‚ be late for‚ and even broken. * Bukas Na (Procrastination)
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“Filipinos are worth dying for.” this is the famous line of the late senator Noynoy Aquino. Maybe our fellow Filipino who fought for the freedom of the Filipinos from the invaders of our country will also agree with what Noynoy Aquino has said. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood‚ usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state‚ more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries
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General overview Often‚ a Filipino male suitor expresses his interest to a woman in a discreet and friendly manner in order to avoid being perceived as very "presumptuous or aggressive" or arrogant.[2] Culturally‚ another gentlemanly way of seeking the attention of a woman is not to be done by the admirer by approaching her in the street to casually ask for her address or telephone number.[4] Although having a series of friendly dates is the normal starting point in the Filipino way of courting‚ this
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in saying unpleasant things‚ so as not to incur hiya (a sense of shame) or to hurt the other person's amor propio (sense of personal worth or esteem) may have become mostly dysfunctional‚ but may still be effective at times. Today's Filipinos who have been exposed to modern and western influences‚ particularly those living in urban areas‚ have acquired more direct ways in their inter- personal relationships. Yet it may be said that peaceful and harmonious relation- ships and smooth interpersonal
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Filipino voters should be blamed for the Philippines’ problems May 12‚ 2013by Ilda I don’t think there is a point in holding elections in the Philippines. It’s so expensive and the whole process just disrupts normal activities and keeps Filipinos from moving forward. What is the point in going through something that won’t even change or improve how things are being run in the country anyway? Before every election‚ the candidates use literally the same song and dance routine to entertain the voters
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Edlyn Joy D. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES A narrative report Located at Padre Burgos Street‚ Manila City‚ sat the two branches of The National Museum of the Philippines---the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of the Filipino People‚ where we went first. As we enter the hallway that leads to the first floor exhibits‚ we were greeted by a native Nipa hut complete with things that our ancestors used in the past. That same floor also houses the San Diego wreck site though
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due to the bilingual education which we receive in the Philippines. There are many laws which state that both English and Filipino must be used in education but the way these laws are stated change our perception of these languages. It is stated in the Philippine Bilingual Education Policy (BEP) that both languages will be used for teaching in specific subject areas. Filipino is used in music‚ arts‚ physical education‚ home economics‚ etc. English‚ on the other hand is allocated to science‚ mathematics
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(http://www.bibingka.com/phg/misc/july4.htm) A column written in the year 1996 by a "media advocate and founder of the Media Breakfast Club (MBC)" – Bobby Reyes. First of all‚ I would like to question on how he could confidently and strongly accuse us Filipinos‚ for assuming June 12‚ 1898 as our Philippine Independence Day. When in fact in his column‚ he never had mentioned even a single source to make his argument credibly acceptable. Since showing presumptive sources to keep your readers from rejecting
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the operation of Harvard’s computer system‚ a Univac I‚ led him to develop an interest in computing in the early 1960s. Thereafter‚ Ritchie spent a considerable amount of time at the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ where many scientists were developing computer systems and software. In 1967 Ritchie began working for Bell Laboratories. Ritchie’s job increased his association with the programming world‚ and in the late 1960s he began working with the Computer Science Research Department
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THE MATS * Francisco "Franz“ Arcellana (September 6‚ 1916 – August 1‚ 2002) was a Filipino writer‚ poet‚ essayist‚ critic‚ journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16‚ 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing‚ however‚ started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers at the University of the Philippines Diliman . He
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