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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14-UC-1882 UC-38 Dr. Alma Nacua Autoimmune Disease Causes Effects Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis has no known specific cause‚ though genetic factors seem to be involved. In particular‚ people who have a gene called HLA-B27 are at significantly increased risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis. Although other joints can be involved
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THE MORO JIHAD Continuous Struggle for Islamic Independence in Southern Philippines The Moroland The Moroland (presently known as "Southern Philippines") is composed of Mindanao island (the second largest island of the Philippine islands) the Sulu archipelago‚ Palawan‚ Basilan and the neighbouring islands. The Moroland has the area of 116‚ 895 square kilometres (more than one third of the whole Philippine islands)‚ with the population of more than twenty million of which 12 million are Muslims
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poverty in the philippines always been aware of the gap that exists between theory and practice. Way back in my grad student days‚ Big Theory was the rule (see Reflections on Globalization for an example of the syndrome). Indeed‚ I suppose I was somewhat unusual in that I made the transition from the theoretical disciplines of political science and economics to the practical level of hands-on development work. (I also never managed to finish my dissertation and never quite made it to the big Ivory
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Philippine history is a very rich and interesting topic. The Philippines can really have many ways to be proud‚ from the colorful variety of the local cultures to its natural geography. It boasts different cultures and traditions that came from different places all over the areas of the Philippines. Upon reading the article given‚ I have put in mind new knowledge that I have never encountered before. I have learned some of the variations of Filipinos like those who like to wear four-inch shoes
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Ferdinand Magellan‚ the Portuguese navigator explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later‚ a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years. The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1899 after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile‚ the Filipinos‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted
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Philipinne Folk Dances 1. SAYAW SA BANGKO This dance is native to the barrio of Pangasinan‚ Lingayen‚ Pangasinan‚ and demands skid from its performers who must dance on top of a bench roughly six inches wide. Performed on a top of a narrow bench. Dancers need good balance as they go through a series of movements that include some impressive acrobatic. COSTUMES : Men: camisa de chino with neckerchief around neck‚trousers rolled up‚ Women: Patadyong: Both are without
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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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A Brief History of the Philippines from a Filipino Perspective Pre-Colonial Period The oldest human fossil remains are found in Palawan‚ on the western fringe of the archipelago. These remains are about 30‚000 years old‚ suggesting that the first human migrations to the islands took palce during the last Ice Age‚ when land bridiges connected the archipelago to mainland Asia and Borneo. The islands were eventually inhabited by different groups that developed domestic trade linkages. The archaelogical
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Philippines’ Colonization Maurice Deborah S. Tolentino English PACE 1132 July 17‚ 2013
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