Sem. Gerald Paul Grijaldo July 9‚ 2012 Oriental Philosophy 1 Mr. Ramon Rafael Dolor “Leading by Virtues” “A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star‚ which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.” - Confucius‚ The Analects 2:1 The Confucius saying that is quoted above is very meaningful and it is very helpful to every government leaders especially in our country. Confucius was referring to the leaders
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FEB 25‚ BERLIN---The Philippine Embassy and the Filipino community in Berlin commemorated the 26th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution‚ by reliving the vivid memory of the historic event. Though many of the Filcom members were too far away from home at the time‚ they reminisced the thought of how the EDSA spirit inspired other countries to aspire for their freedom‚ including the people power that led to the Fall of the Berlin wall in October 1989. The commemoration
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REACTION PAPER Francis Angelo C. Erigbuagas The “Tuwid na Daan” is a phrase by President Benigno S. Aquino III‚ repeatedly mentioned on his 3rd SONA last July 23‚ pertaining to his governance and direction for the country. The basic concept of “Tuwid na Daan” is the battle cry “Kung Walang Corrupt‚ Walang Mahirap.” He vows to end culture of ‘wang-wang’ as also the end of the corruption. His administration believes that corruption is the root cause of the country‘s grief‚ and eliminating
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Bryan A. Shell COMM 101 Linda Ellenstein 10-18-2012 Informative Speech Draft INTRO- The Philippines consists of 7‚107 islands. I will go into the interesting culture of the Philippines. As well as share some interesting facts. 1. Attention Getter- Back in 1934‚ the world’s largest pearl was found under the Palawan Sea in the Philippines. The Pilipino flag is the only flag that is flown upside down during a time of war. 2. Bonding- The Philippines is by far the Tuna Capital of the world
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REACTION PAPER In 1983‚ Ninoy Aquino affirmed his resolute claim‚ “The Filipino is worth dying for‚” by giving up his life for his countrymen. In time‚ they responded in similarly heroic kind‚ “Ninoy‚ hindi ka nag-iisa”—and‚ led by his widow‚ Cory‚ achieved the political apotheosis needed for Ninoy’s assassination to be transformed into martyrdom. But‚ 25 years later‚ can the now liberated Filipino also resolutely aver‚ “Ninoy‚ hindi ka namin nakakalimutan”? The youth‚ especially‚ generally have
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Life’s Greatest Paradox “It is our choices that show what we truly are‚ far more than our abilities‚” said Dumbledore of one of my favourite books‚ Harry Potter. Was my ‘direct speech’ properly-written? *stereotypical-cheerleader-giggle* Being a democratic country‚ we are given the opportunity to choose our 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
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5‚ 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as the14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010‚ as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001‚ and is currently a member of the House of Representativesrepresenting the 2nd District of Pampanga. She was the country’s second female president (after Corazón Aquino)‚ and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Arroyo was a former professor of economics
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Under Tito Yugoslavia ran a budget deficit that was financed by printing money. This led to rate of inflation of 15 to 25 percent inflation per year. After Tito the Communist Party pursued progressively more irrational economic policies. These irrational policies and the breakup of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia now consists of only Serbia and Montenegro) led to heavier reliance upon printing or otherwise creating money to finance the operation of the government and the socialist economy. This created the
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Joscel Papas Another bank account shows Corona’s millions Chief Justice Renato Corona owns another peso account containing millions‚ a bank official testified on Thursday’s hearing. As of 2010‚ Corona’s Bank of the Philippine Islands account has P12 million‚ said Leonora Dizon‚ branch manager of BPI Ayala Avenue Branch. Senate earlier ordered Dizon to testify and bring Corona’s bank records from 2005 to 2010 to be presented as evidence for the impeachment’s Article II‚ which deals with
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LESSON 3: The Philippine MM and it Controls SELF-ASSESSMENT: 1. What is the impact of the “forced marriage” between ABS and CBN on the quality of Philippine broadcasting? The goal of balancing education and entertainment‚ as well as serving the true need of the Filipino people for information was aborted. Political influence was a big force in this forced marriage. 2. What happened to media programming when Koko Trinidad’s PBS was denied frequency by the Radio Control Office? Media
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