Declaration of Principles and State Policies ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES (1987 Philippine Constitution) Principles Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. Section 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy‚ adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy
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TOP TOURIST SPOT IN THE PHILIPPINES BORACAY – Malay ‚ Aklan Philippines Tourism came to the island beginning in about the 1970s. The name Boracay is attributed to different origins. One story says that it is derived from the local word "borac" which means white cotton with characteristics close to the color and texture of Boracay’s white sugary and powdery sand. Another credits the name to local words "bora‚" meaning bubbles‚ and "bocay‚" meaning white. Yet another version dating back to the Spanish
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History Historical records show that the Philippine Customs Service started many centuries back long before the Philippines was discovered by the eastern and western expeditionaries. The Philippines had already a flourishing trade with countries of Southeast Asia‚ but since money at that time was not yet the medium of exchange‚ people then resorted to the barter system of commodities. The rulers of the barangays were known as the “datus” or “rajahs” collected tributes from the people before they
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11th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) EDSA Shangri-La Hotel October 4-5‚ 2010 ESTIMATING INFORMAL SETTLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES In the Housing Backlog Study commissioned by the HUDCC‚ the Consultants prepared the estimates of Informal Settlers in the Philippines. According to the Spatial Statistics of Informal Settlers in the Philippines component of the Study‚ informal settler families reached an estimated 550‚771 households as of August 1‚ 2007. This is based on the extrapolation made using
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The History of Philippine Media The Republic of the Philippines was under Spanish rule begining March 16‚ 1521‚ when Ferdinand Magellan landed on the island of Cebu and claimed it for Spain. In 1565 the first permanent Spanish settlement was founded‚ and later the islands received their name from Philip II of Spain. In effect‚ Spanish rule ended in 1898 when the U.S. Navy ’s Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet anchored in Manila Bay. In December 1898 the United States and Spain signed
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A Filipino Critique of Spanish Colonialism The Spanish rule in the Philippines lasted for nearly 300 years during which time held the native population to a caste system where they had different rights than the Spanish colonist. The Spanish colonizers brought with their new government the Roman Catholic Church which was supported heavily by Spain. The conversion of the native people to Catholicism did not meet much resistance‚ and appealed to most of the population which lacked an organized religion
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I. Introduction The Politics of the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential‚ representative‚ and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent branches: the legislative branch‚ the executive branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president
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Project in Philippine history Titled : Philippine Government in Transition GROUP 2 BPA1-B Datu is the title for chiefs‚ sovereign princes‚ and monarchs in the Visayas andMindanao Regions of the Philippines. Together with Lakan (Luzon)‚ Apo in Central and Northern Luzon‚ Sultan and Rajah‚ they are titles used for native royalty
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The Philippine economy has grown by about 5 percent a year on average over the last ten years‚ significantly higher than in the previous two decades. Yet the number of people living below the poverty line has actually increased. What does the administration of President Benigno “Nonoy” Aquino III —now in office for nearly two years—need to do to be able to maintain rapid economic growth while making it more inclusive? On the eve of the bilateral strategic dialogue between the Philippines and United
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After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898‚ Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4‚ 1899‚ just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty‚ fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4‚200 American and over 20
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