country’s leaders in a marvel called ‘election’. But in a country where officials use their position for graft and corruption and enjoy a monopoly of political power to the disadvantage of rival leaders called “political dynasty”. Some of them even resort to unfair if not illegal means to keep their political rivals out of office: corruption‚ fraud‚ violence‚ vote-buying and intimidation. Graft and corruption in the Philippines has long been a topic of concern for those interested in improving the
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(UPDATED) IN a report released yesterday‚ the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Committee on Agriculture and Food said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should be held accountable for the mismanagement of the P728-million fertilizer fund. The committees reported that testimonies showed the fund "was indeed used to assure her victory in the 2004 elections." In 2005‚ the PCIJ reported that the Department of Agriculture released nearly P3 billion during the 2004 campaign and was diverted to
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A nation cannot move a step higher if seeds of terror are cultivated within the hearts of its people. The mountains of the Cordilleras have been a haven for vastly rich culture‚ and home of great people. Throughout history‚ the Cordillerans fought for their ancestral domain‚ for their thirst of freedom and peace‚ and for the preservation of their natural resources but then it seems the table has turn in Abra’s situation from Arya Abra to Bangon Abra to a dilapidated ruined slate bathed with abrenian
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in dHACM through the PURION Process.105 These wound care products also have not demonstrated the wealth of scientific data or clinical healing results established by MiMedx; however‚ due to the decreased growth factor and cytokine content in these grafts‚ competitive allograft tissues would not be expected to possess the same ability to modulate cell responses and stimulate healing as MiMedx’s PURION Processed
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for fruit flies‚ for Japanese beetle‚ men who quarantine the sick trees and root them out and burn them‚ men of knowledge. The men who graft the young trees‚ the little vines‚ are the cleverest of all‚ for theirs is a surgeon ’s job‚ as tender and delicate; and these men must have surgeons ’ hands and surgeons ’ hearts to slit the bark‚ to place the grafts‚ to bind the wounds and cover them from the air. These are great men. Along the rows‚ the cultivators move‚ tearing the spring grass
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Cosmetic Surgery Have you ever thought about how much cosmetic surgery has progressed and all the different types of surgeries? Cosmetic surgery is the practice of reshaping body tissues. It is also known as plastic surgery. Plastic is derived from the Greek word Plastikos meaning “to mold.” Plastic surgery dates all the way back 3000 years ago‚ to the Ancient Egyptians‚ Indians‚ and Greeks. We may not recognize that people back then used a form of plastic surgery‚ but they did. Centuries
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Ferdinand Marcos‚ the infamous dictator‚ ruled the Philippines with an iron hand from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. At the age of 21‚ and a sharp shooter as well‚ his father lost in the Ilocos Norte elections. He became a suspect and was convicted of the murder of his father’s political opponent. But a brilliant man that he was‚ he topped the bar exams while imprisoned. In court‚ he defended himself and was freed by Jose P. Laurel. He believed that this soon-to-be dictator’s intelligence can
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Articles and Brief Reports Stem Cell Transplantation Allogeneic stem cell transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Results of the HDR-ALLO study – a prospective clinical trial by the Grupo Español de Linfomas/ Trasplante de Médula Osea (GEL/TAMO) and the Lymphoma Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Anna Sureda‚1‚2 Carme Canals‚3 Reyes Arranz‚4 Dolores Caballero‚5 Josep Maria Ribera
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How Corruption Can be Resolved Corruption can be solved in many ways. One way corruption can be solved is with extensive background checks to see if a government official misused any governmental powers for illegitimate private gain. Considering the fact that some corrupt people still may get in a governmental position because of false information‚ there are others ways to avoid and limit corruption. Another way to limit corruption would be to organize a specialized group of people to investigate
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POLICY PROPOSAL TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL FISCAL CAPABILITIES Optimal Revenue Administration Over the decades‚ the Philippines has suffered from persistent fiscal imbalances‚ resulting in consistently low delivery of public services such as infrastructure‚ education and health among others and up to this time we continue to borrow money from other countries just to compensate with a very low revenue collection. Our foreign debts continue to eat up our budget (comprising 19% or ___ billion pesos)
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