(city/municipal councilors)‚ barangay officials‚ and the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councilors) are elected to serve for a three-year term. The Congress or Kongreso has two chambers: (1) The House of Representatives or Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan have 292 seats‚ of which 80% are contested in single seat electoral districts and 20% are allotted to party lists. (2) The Senate or Senado has 24 members which are elected on a nationwide at-large basis; they do not represent any geographical
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LITERATURE UNDER U.S. COLONIALISM (1898-1945) Revolution of 1896 – taga-bayan-taga-bukid polarization (def.: division of a group into factions Tejeros Convention * Taga-bayan – ilustrados of Cavite who wrested from Bonifacio; masses the leadership of the revolution * Education – requirement for leadership * Wealth – requirement for education * Filipino native elite – succeeded in reserving for itself the role of determining Filipino response to independence and nation-building
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Chapter I THE PHILIPPINES COCONUT COPRA INDUSTRY Early Beginnings of the Philippine Copra Industry Ronald E. Dolan stated that‚ “Cocos nucifera is the scientific name of common coconuts. Cocos mean “spectre goblin” or “grinning face” and Nucifera means “bearing nuts”. This very tall palm tree is always an inviting symbol of the tropics. The coconut palm is widely distributed throughout Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the Pacific Region. Its center of origin is still under debate. However‚ its
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------------------------------------------------- A Brief History of Philippine Literature in English I. Pre-Colonial Period - Consisted of early Filipino literature passed down orally; oral pieces have a communal authorship – it was difficult to trace the original author of the piece since oral literature did not focus on ownership or copyright‚ rather on the act of storytelling itself; - Many oral pieces became lost in the wave of the new literary
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Historical Background The Filipino Revolutionists won against the Spaniards who colonized us for more than 300 years. Our flag was hoisted on June 12‚ 1898 as a symbol of our independence. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was elected the first President of the Philippine Republic but this was short-lived. The Fil.-American was resulted in the defeat of Gen. Miguel Malvar in 1903. The peace movements started as early as 1900. Many Filipinos started writing again and the nationalism of the
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Davila Sa bangkang papel nila isinulat noon ang kanilang mga pangarap para sa mas magandang buhay at pinalutang ito sa ilog Pasig. Ika-23 ng Hulyo 2001‚ sinagot ng langit ang kanilang dasal. Mula Payatas sa Lungsod Quezon‚ biglang napunta sa bulwagan ng Batasang Pambansa sina Jayson Banogon‚ Jomer Pabalan at Erwin Dolera. Sila ang napili ng kauupo pa lang na Pangulong Arroyo para maging mukha ng kanyang programa para sa mahihirap na mamamayan. Libreng pag-aaral‚ kabuhayan para sa magulang
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impeksiyon na sanhi ng isang virus na dinadala mga lamok. Ang sakit na ito ay nakikita sa mga tropikal na rehiyon sa mundo katulad ng sa mga bansa sa Timog Silangang Asya. May apat na klase ng virus na dengue‚ ang bawat isa ay maaaring magdulot ng lagnat (dengue fever) at lagnat na may pagdurugo (dengue hemorrhagic fever). Mga Sintomas Ang mga sintomas ng lagnat ng dengue (dengue fever) ay ang
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Reflection on “Boy Pusit” The day starts early for a group of children at a remote coastal village in Masbate‚ an island province in the central Philippines. Even before dawn breaks‚ several children and a few adults line the seashore‚ busily preparing their boats and nets for a day of squid fishing. I-Witness’ Sandra Aguinaldo meets three boys -- Jameson‚ Estoy‚ and Jason -- who at a very young age were taught by their fathers to dive for squids. The residents largely depend on the sea to make
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Rolf: So‚ first ma’am magstart mi sa history sa… Interviewee 1: History sa OSPA? Rolf: Naka-on na? So magrequest lang mi ma’am nga ano (referring to the voice recording) kay kailangan man sa exact nga ano .. exact transcript .. ng ano‚ conversation. Interviewee 1: Ah. Okay. So dapat mao gyud ang kuan .. unsay tawag ani‚ details. Okay sige. Rolf: So first question ma’am‚ under history na ano .. topic. May we request you to tetll us why and how OSPA-FMC was established? Interviewee 1: Actually‚
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uniformed police doing administrative work to go to the front lines. "Sa halip na maghapong nakaposte sa mga presinto’t opisina ang ating mga pulis‚ magsisilbi silang karagdagang puwersa sa pagbabantay sa mga komunidad‚" Aquino said. Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said it will address the shortage of PNP personnel. "Inaprubahan ng Pangulo ’yung pagtugon sa pangangailangan ‘nung PNP. Unang-una‚ ’yung kakulangan sa personnel‚ ano. Iniutos ng Pangulo na isang mabilis na paraan ay mag-hire
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