Instead of a total gun ban‚ groups on both sides of the gun debate on Thursday urged senators to pass a bill that would enforce stricter gun controls to prevent crimes related to loose firearms. Sen. Gringo Honasan‚ chairman of the committee on public order‚ said a “comprehensive” bill that spells out graver penalties for possession of unregistered firearms could still be approved in the nine remaining session days between January and February if President Aquino certifies the bill as urgent. Honasan
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1. Spanish Heritage Spain ruled the Philippines for three centuries (1565-1898) Spain’s cultural legacywas more beneficial and comprehensive than her political and economic endowments. 2. Christianity Spain’s greatest legacy The Roman Catholic religion - originated in Asia‚ being founded by Jesus Christ in Palestine; spread to Western Europe after Christ’s crucifixion‚ in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ propagated across the Atlantic to the New World and across the Pacific to the Philippines‚ making
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Organ Trafficking‚ Sales‚ and Trade: The Black Market If a person came up to another person in need of an organ transplant‚ most people would be against the case and vanish. As of December 2015‚ there are 121‚671 people on the waitlist for a lifesaving organ transplant (UNOS‚ 2015). A person can expect to wait 3.6 years to receive a transplant and people may not even get to know the true blessing of receiving a transplant. People often become desperate and turn to organ traffickers or brokers to
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Religion in the Philippines Main Religions in the Philippines Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five
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Gingerland Secondary School (School Code: 130005) CXC Caribbean History School Based Assessment (SBA) Project 2012-2013 (35 marks) Caribbean History SBA Research Question: What evidence is there to show that United States-Cuban relations negatively affected Cuba’s political‚ economic and social development from 1898 to 1965? Format of the History SBA Project 1. Table of Contents (This is the last thing you must do for your SBA project‚ therefore your pages must be correctly numbered
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit showed that my thoughts were way off base and wrong. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided on a case‚ Palma v NLRB‚ on July 10‚ 2013 that an employer could be required to reinstate illegal aliens previously terminated in violation of the NRLA; or National Labor Relations Act. (Palma v NRLB‚ 2013) This
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References: Look carefully at Plate 1.3.5‚ Paul Cézanne‚ Bathers (c.1894–1906)‚ and Plate 1.3.6‚ Palma Vecchio‚ Bathing Nymphs (c.1525/8)‚ in the Illustration Book. Discuss what you think are the most significant differences between the two paintings.
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Dr. Jose V. Socito Adviser Dr. Nazareno P. Angeles Jr. Bishop Dr. Vic Rabara Th.D. Critic Member ‚ ii APPROVAL SHEET Approved by the Panel on Oral Examination with the grade of _______________ Dr. Jose V. Socito
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The existing literature of the Philippine ethnic groups at the time of conquest and conversion into Christianity was mainly oral‚ consisting of epics‚ legends‚ songs‚ riddles‚ and proverbs. The conquistador‚ especially its ecclesiastical arm‚ destroyed whatever written literature he could find‚ and hence rendered the system of writing (e.g.‚ the Tagalog syllabary) inoperable. Among the only native systems of writing that have survived are the syllabaries of the Mindoro Mangyans and the Tagbanua of
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most highly‚ loving independence above any material gain. ➢ Early Life and Education – He learned his first letters from his paternal uncle Alejo. – In Manila he took a Latin course in the school of Jose Flores and then transferred at the Colegio de San Jose‚ where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree. – He also studied at the Universidad de Santo Tomas‚ where he obtained his law degree in 1880. – Marcelo H. del Pilar as a propagandist was already established
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