REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINES INTRODUCTION It has been a politically perceived issue that there is over population in the Philippines. This issue has been constantly blamed for the aggravating poverty situation. One side is claiming that unbridled population increase is putting so much strain on the financial and food resources of the country that more and more Filipinos are no longer eating three square meals a day. Economic rating system is also stating a poor Filipino family
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Even before the foreign invaders came to the Philippines‚ the Filipinos already had their own cultural traditions‚ folklore‚ mythologies and epics. There were substantial writings by early natives that Jesuit historian Fr. Pedro Chirino noted: "All of the islanders are much given to reading and writing. And there is hardly a man‚ much less a woman who did not read and write." Epics are stories that are written in poetic form. They are usually described to display such tremendous vitality‚ color
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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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Martial law‚ "Philippine style"‚ has mainly been criticized as the end of democracy in the Philippines. This attack has come primarily from the constitutionalists‚ civil libertarians and legalists. This conclusion is based mainly in the fusion in one-man of all powers of government‚ resulting in the destruction of the legal institutions and their underlying principles consistent with a democratic state. Essential to their criterion of
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however‚ women like Mulan still continue to prove that they can play an important role in society. This statement holds true even in the Philippines. Even though we always think of Rizal‚ Bonifacio‚ and Aguinaldo when we hear the word ‘hero’‚ we must not forget about Teodora Alonzo‚ Melchora Aquino‚ Marcela Agoncillo‚ and the other women who have made an impact in Philippine history. Women in the Films (Documentaries) A. The Women of Ifugao In the documentary Ifugao‚ the roles of the men and women
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PASIG CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL Rainforest Park Maybunga‚ Pasig City Group 4 Health Report: Typhoons Reginald Goodie Tan Joenny Pavillar Jr. Czarina Rivera Erika Marie Salasibar Janell Lyka Santos Beatrice Ray Tan IV-Marx GABBY S. LAMSEN MAPEH IV- TEACHER What Are Typhoons? A typhoon is a region-specific term given to a type of tropical cyclone‚ usually occurring within the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean‚ west of the International
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After we look the plant site we proceed to the buying area of their products. After we buy we take our lunch in mang inasal and after that we proceed to Philippine Stock Exchange. But unfortunately we are late more than an hour due to traffic and they do not accommodate us. That’s why we proceed to our next destination which is the Philippine Trade and Training Center. We got there at the exact time given to us. We have our seminar and they teach us on how to market products and how to create a
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heads‚ more evidence of indigenous burial practices in the Philippines. The burial jar which is unrivaled in Southeast Asia and considered as the work of a master potter‚ signifies the belief of early Filipinos in life after death. It is dated to the late Neolithic Period‚ about 890-710 B.C. Laguna Copperplate Inscription [pic] The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the oldest written document ever found in the Philippines‚ and one of very few available artifacts of precolonial times
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Philippine Traditions: The Greatest Heritage The Philippines has vast practices‚ traditions‚ and cultures. They existed a hundred years ago or may be thousands but they are still practiced up to now. It is like a legacy which is passed on from generation to generation. Usually‚ it is the old folks who relate these traditions over and over again. On my Grandma’s burial‚ her valued possessions are also buried in her grave. I asked my Mama why they have to do that and she simply answered‚ “So that
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Poverty in the Philippines can be described in many ways. There are numerous stories that I have observed‚ researched‚ and heard about that paint a clear picture on how “poor” people in our country live their lives. I think that I should first mention my own perspective of what poverty is and who the poor people are in our country. I am confident that I can give at least a brief and general description of poverty because I come from Cubao‚ a place packed by multiple informal settlers and street
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