Manuel Mercado Lapid also known as Lito Lapid was born on October 25‚ 1955 in Porac‚ Pampanga. He was the fifth of nine children and was the youngest in the brood of five boys by Jose Lapid and Eleuteria Mercado. He finished his elementary education at Porac Central School in 1968‚ and secondary education at St. Catherine Academy for Porac‚ Pampanga in 1972. Lito was only 2 years old when his father died in the age of 28. And in his young age‚ he was forced to confront the harsh reality. His mother
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he plans to clean up government and balance the books. Mr. Aquino took office at the end of June‚ having campaigned on the legacy of his beloved politician-parents. He ran on the slogan: “If there’s no corruption‚ there’s no poverty.” He replaced Gloria Arroyo‚ who had reached her term limit and whose administration had been beset byallegations of corruption. Despite steady but slow economic growth under Ms. Arroyo‚ a third of the population lives on less than a dollar a day and the government suffers
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EDSA - a generation after by J. SUN E. on MARCH 4‚ 2011 · in DEVELOPMENT BLOG‚ OPINION‚ PH.CN A generation ago an historic event unfolded in the Philippines – the 1986 EDSA Revolution. This turning-point event has made such a big impact to the nation’s socio-economic-political that it has become an important historical reference point as to how the country has come so far in improving its society and in giving its people a better life. The 1986 EDSA Revolution successfully removed the Marcos
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Liza Largoza Maza (Leader) Gabriela Women’s Party Profile: Liza Largoza Maza is a Filipino politician‚ activist‚ and development worker. She is the GABRIELA Women’s Party president and its nominee to the House of Representatives in the 13th and 14th Congress. Maza was born on 8 September 1957. She was one of 10 children of a couple who owned a grocery store. She grew up in San Pablo‚ Laguna‚ finishing elementary school at San Pablo Elementary School in 1970 and high school at Canossa
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President Corazon Aquino who just died a year ago? After her husband’s murder catapulted her into a national leadership rate‚ Cory Aquino helped to bring down the Marcos dictatorship. P-NOY inherits the economic problem from erstwhile President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo‚ the million peso credit of National Food Authority (NFA) in the middle of rice shortage in the year 2009. But now‚ we’re like swimming in the rotten imported rice which is excess from imports. The first 100 Days seem to refused
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Its short title is "National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001." It was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines on December 19‚ 2001. It was subsequently approved by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last January 23‚ 2002. RA 9163 or the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 NSTP is "a program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by develop-ing the ethics of service and
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Japan‚ Malaysia‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ Saigon‚The Netherlands‚ Canada and USA Greatest honors: When Metropolitan Museum of Manila held a retrospective of his works in the yr. 2000. Named as a National Artist for Visual Arts last 2001‚ by Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Death: May 9‚ 2005 “Ang Kiukok’s grave at the Libingan ng mga Bayani” Kiukok’s ACHIEVEMENTS… 1961- Outstanding Overseas Chinese in Art Award Outstanding Citizen‚ awarded by the City of Manila 1978- UST outstanding Alumnus
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the English speaker rather than having them accommodate me‚ my tongue will be illegitimate.” It would be a lie if I started to explain how I dealt with the difficulty of this passage‚ because the truth is that I didn’t find anything difficult about Gloria Anzaldúa’s text; no‚ it’s not that I’m the smartest reader out there‚ it’s just that I completely understand what she’s talking about; being a Mexican kid that just moved to the U.S. I guess I’ve too been surrounded by the mixture of the different
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Martial law in the Philippines (Tagalog: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations‚ or to crack down on the opposition. Martial law can also be declared in cases of major natural disasters‚ however most countries use a different legal construct like "state of emergency".
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Angelica Oliveros HR501A Achievements of the following Administration: The Magsaysay Administration There was notable economic progress under the Quirino Administration. The country had also strengthened its diplomatic relations with other countries. The Huk movement was on the decline. Despite these achievements‚ however‚ graft and corruption remained a problem. President Quirino ran for reelection on November 8‚ 1953. He lost to Ramon Magsaysay‚ his former Secretary of National Defense.
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