to divide and rule the Philippine Assembly. The Americans used it to appease the Filipinos who wanted the country’s independence. Even from the start‚ it has been a way of buying off people’s support. During Martial Law‚ former President Ferdinand Marcos abolished the pork barrel system in the country‚ but he did not keep the money as part of the national budget. Instead‚ he distributed the pork barrel funds to his supporters. Now‚ the country is facing yet again another problem in the misuse of
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Philippine Literature CRITIQUE PAPER Dekada ‘70 Name: Sadian‚ Julius Mark L. Score:______________ Date: May 09‚ 2012 I.Summary The story of the movie is about what happened in the 1970’s here in the Philippines. Amanda Bartolome(Vilma Santos)‚ never surrenders to search what is the real meaning of being a woman in the midst of the complicated situation of the Philippines during the 70’s under the Martial Law. Since freedom of expression is a tradition to the family
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Struggles in Implementing Agrarian Reform in the Philippines L and-related struggles have been a recurring feature of Philippine history‚ thus demonstrating the importance accorded by farmers to their lands. Over the years‚ there have been many State-sponsored efforts to reform the agrarian structure in the country‚ but few have had much success. Nevertheless‚ the struggle to implement genuine agrarian reform in the country continues. In fact‚ nongovernment and people’s organizations (NGOs
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My two explorers are Marco Polo and Ponce De Leon. Marco Polo was one of the most famous westerner travelers. He traveled across Asia. He sailed south from Venice‚ Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. He also explored an area south of Beijing and the coast of china which is now Vietnam. Ponce de Leon sailed for Florida in the Americas. The reason why Marco Polo did his exploration was to find all kinds of different goods to trade. He did this because he was learning about trading goods. He
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Philippine Presidential Elections 2016 “Who’s Running for What?” By: CLYDE R. AVILA The 2016 presidential election is one of the most talked about topic of today. To date‚ just more than a year from now we will again be having our new set of national leaders. It is again the time when we can use our power to vote and elect the deserving person that will eventually rule our country. The scheduled date will be on a Monday‚ 9th day of March‚ 2016. As we all know‚ the incumbent president Benigno
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Chona Gamboa‚ the Learning and Development Manger at that time. She called to inform me that I have a scheduled interview on the 15th. After the interview‚ I was told that to prepare my requirements since I will be joining the culinary interns of Marco Polo on the 21st of February. I was happy to hear the news since I waited for a few months before I could actually start my internship‚ but at the same time I was anxious about the people that I was going to work with and with the assigned task that
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Adelma‚ The Afterlife? Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is a surreal novel that leaves the reader unsure if he/she is coming or going. Marco Polo converses in a garden with Kublai Khan on a daily basis and tells him of the travels that he has experienced. We are met with many different descriptions of cities‚ some light and some dark. The novel describes a world of constant uniformity. Although there is a wide sense of travel throughout the novel‚ there is also a sense of stagnation. We are
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Colleen Gatchalian September 17‚ 2012 II – Ilang-ilang Soc Sci 2 MARTIAL LAW REFLECTION PAPER During our humanities week in my high school‚ we commemorated the 40th anniversary of Martial Law as the Social Science activity. 1 There were exhibits‚ rituals‚ talks‚ and many experiences shared
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Jeryl Shawn Tan H4-E One of the issues that the Philippine government is still trying to solve until today is the issue on education. Based on what is happening right now in the Philippines‚ the educational system has not reach to its fullest. In fact‚ according to the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO‚ the Philippines is the only country in the world that still follows a 10-year basic education cycle. And so‚ last October 2010‚ President Noynoy Aquino
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Not as an Australian and not as an Italian and not as an in-between. I’ll run to be emancipated." (pg40). Josie also wants to be free to make her own decisions‚ and she doesn’t want to care about what others are saying‚ like she does now. Josie Marco Andretti (left #26) and his father Michael A... Andretti Autosport (then Andretti Green Racing) ow... At the same time‚ she realises that she can’t escape everything. "If my society will let me." (pg40). Josie thinks that part of her emancipation
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