Introduction In both developing and emerging economies‚ microfinance has vastly and increasingly been seen as one of the most important means for enhancing the lives of the poor and therefore a major tool for economic and social development mostly in rural areas. Lately‚ contrary to this widespread belief‚ critics have raised eyebrows against this growing popularity of microfinance as a major tool for enhancing economic development. Contrary to belief‚ they are of the opinion that microfinance is
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RIZAL: THE PATRIOT‚ THE ARTIST‚ THE WRITER A research paper presented to: Dr. Antonio R. Yango College of Computer Studies University of Perpetual Help Laguna In partial fulfillment Of the requirement for the course Communication Arts 2 By: Joyce J. Bura January 2012 INTRODUCTION: It was Jose Rizal’s Mother who told him about the story of the moth. One night‚ her mother noticed that Rizal was not paying any more attention to what she is saying. As she was staring at Rizal
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COMMUNCIATION THEORY COMS 3901 RESEARCH ESSAY FRIDAY 6TH JULY‚ 2012 In 2004‚ Invisible Children‚ a United States-based non-profit advocacy organization‚ was founded by filmmakers Bobby Bailey‚ Laren Poole and Jason Russell. They adopted the mission of capturing Joseph Kony‚ an Ugandan warlord who commits war crimes in both northern Uganda and surrounding countries since the 1980s for the purpose of building his rebel force‚ the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). On March 5th‚ 2012‚ they released
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The Katipunan Finally Starts a Revolution The Katipunan is born * The Katipunan (meaning "Association") planned and initiated the Philippine Revolution. It was founded in Tondo‚ Manila‚ by Andres Bonifacio and a few other fellow urban workers on July 7‚ 1892. Its full Tagalog name is Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang manga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Venerated Association of the Sons and Daughters of the Land). From its inception‚ Katipunan was forged by blood‚ with all its members
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Movie Analysis “Jose Rizal” By: Marilou Diaz-Abaya Submitted by: Elvin James N. Plata III-Grasslands Submitted to: Mrs. Yoly Alejandre JOSE RIZAL José Rizal is a movie of Tatay Jerico Romero 1998 Filipino biographical film of the Filipino national hero José Rizal directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starringCesar Montano as José Rizal. At the time of its release‚ it was the most expensive film in the history of Filipino cinema with a budget of over PhP.80 million
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The History of Linux began in 1991 with the commencement of a personal project by a Finnish student‚ Linus Torvalds‚ to create a new operating system kernel. Since then the resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Since the initial release of its source code in 1991‚ it has grown from a small number of C files under a license prohibiting commercial distribution to its state in 2009 of over 370 megabytes of source under the GNU General Public License. Events
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Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico (September 9‚ 1878 – October 19‚ 1961)‚ better known as Sergio Osmeña‚ Sr.‚ was a Chinese Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon‚ and rose to the presidency upon Quezon’s death in 1944‚ being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65. A founder of Nacionalista Party‚ he was the first Visayan to become President of the Philippines. Prior to his succession
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Research on Pork Barrel Scam The misuse of the pork barrel—public funds that finance pet projects of lawmakers—appears to have continued on the watch of President Aquino‚ with huge amounts being funneled into bogus nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Between 2010 and 2012‚ some P500 million of pork went to fake NGOs through the state-owned Philippine Forest Corp.‚ the office of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor)‚ documents obtained by the Inquirer showed
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Contributions and Achievements of Fidel V. Ramos * during his time‚ the Philippines was cited as Asia’s Next Economic Tiger because he brought back economic growth * the Philippines celebrated Centennial Independence in 1998 * he’s the only Filipino who received British Knighthood from the United Kingdom‚ bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) * he led the 4th APEC Summit held in the Philippines * his “Philippines 2000” vision
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Congressional District | 3rd | Barangays | 48 | Cityhood | March 10‚ 2001 | Government | - Mayor | Sonia Torres Aquino | - Vice Mayor | Julius Caesar G. Platon II | - Councilors | Jhoanna D. Corona Gileen V. Canobas Elmer L. Perez Marcelo Eric O. Manglo Marissa M. Tabing
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