ISSUES Filipino workers are moving out of their homeland to work overseas so they could get higher income and sustain the needs of the family. Despite the branding and labelling battle cry of our agencies in country to OFWs as the “bagong bayani”‚ these people are encountering much bigger problems such as family issues‚ relationship gap between their children and prolonged separation that leads to infidelity and other problems regarding their family. Overseas Filipino Workers
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Michelle M. Villamor BSAE-5E “TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH” (A La Juventud Filipina) BY: DR. JOSE p. RIZAL In 1879‚ Rizal wrote that poem at the age of 18 in a literary contest‚ whom he won first prize. He also talks about a Filipino identity (before Rizal or even back in his days‚ only refers to the Philippine-born Spaniards) separate from the mother country while acknowledging Spain’s contribution to that identity. Unfold‚ oh timid flower! Lift up your radiant brow‚ This day‚ Youth of my
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The Filipino Diaspora is in part a factual situation that is constantly set in motion by our fellow citizens seeking success mainly in terms of financial stability. However‚ the term Diaspora should not be the accepted term to be used. Such term is too strong if not totally erred. This is due o the fact that the total dispersion of the whole Filipino population never occurred. The words rational journeys or principled voyages better fit the said events. Rational journeys or principled journeys reflect
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striving for economic emancipation‚ political independence and cultural renascence." One must be aware of the country’s problems‚ understand the solution and be caring and courageous enough to work and sacrifice for our country’s salvation. We Filipinos must work hand in hand to achieve one goal. In my opinion‚ many Pinoys want the Philippines to be an American state because for them‚ lying in independence could mean poverty. Hopeless and grim as it may seem. For me‚ it’s not just the government
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Filipino Philosophers in Education Jose Rizal “The school is the book in which is written the future of the nations. Shows us the schools of a people and we will tell you what those people are.” Rizal’s concept of the importance of education is enunciated in his work entitled Instruction wherein he sought improvements in the schools and in the methods of teaching. For Rizal‚ the mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the people’s mentality
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Ded Na Si Lolo “Ded Na Si Lolo” is an independent film highlighting the different superstitious beliefs of Filipinos. The movie limits itself only to Filipino superstitions when a family member passed away. Some of these superstitions are: wearing a red colored attire when you are going to a wake is prohibited; rosary should be cut so that a family member will not be the next one to pass away; it is bad luck to take a bath at the house where the dead lies; it is bad luck to clean the house; it
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“DEAD NA SI LOLO” A Film Critique by Rafael V. Paguntalan For the course Euthenics 2‚ Section CB Submitted to Ms. Rhea Aubrey B. Rocer 3 October 2012 INTRODUCTION This independent film entitled‚ Ded na si Lolo (Granpa is Dead) is a very Filipino way especially in having an impact with the superstitious traditions like in the story where a family member has passed away. This Filipino tradition is so normal that watching the movie even if over and over again makes you laugh and
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2013 The Filipino Attitude In the early 1990s until around World War II in the 1940s‚ the Philippines was the second richest nation in Asia‚ next only to Japan. But everything changed during the 1960s when the economy stagnated and other Asian countries began overtaking the country. The Philippine economy sharply declined in the following decades and with the Marcos dictatorship‚ democracy began failing. How did this all happen? A closer look on the attitudes and social values of the Filipino people
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| | | A SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE MOVIE‚ DED NA SI LOLO To exercise our sociological imagination‚ we had a film viewing of the indie film “Ded Na Si Lolo” by director Soxie Topacio last 8 July 2010. This film was all about a family who lost an important loved one—their father. Charing‚ one of the main characters‚ is one of the children. One morning while she and her family were preparing for a new day‚ a family member came to their house and told her that her father is already dead. She
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URL ADDRESS: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25384981/Magna-Carta-for-Filipino-Seafarers-Draft DATE: MAGNA CARTA FOR FILIPINO SEAFARERS INTRODUCTION One of the most expected outputs of the Filipino Seafarers National Convention (FSNC) is to draft a Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers to consolidate the seemingly disordered laws relevant to seafarers as well as to enhance the rights‚ benefits and privileges accorded to Filipino seafarers. In view of that objective‚ a drafting sub-committee was
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