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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With the K+12 style of education being implemented in the Philippines‚ one must wonder what factors that prompted policy makers to implement this form of educational system. According to the Department of Education (2012‚ http://www.gov.ph/k-12/)‚ K+12 is there to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills‚ develop lifelong learners‚ and prepare graduates for tertiary education‚ middle level skills development‚ employment and entrepreneurship. This is all well and good in paper but
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PHILIPPINE SOCIETY AND REVOLUTION Amado Guerrero Originally Published in Mimeograph by the Revolutionary School of Mao Tsetung Thought 1970 TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................... 2 A REVIEW OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY .......................................................................
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Philippine Agriculture over the Years: Performance‚ Policies and Pitfalls 1 Cielito F. Habito and Roehlano M. Briones 2 Introduction Although many still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy‚ strictly speaking‚ it is not. Agriculture‚ fishery and forestry directly account for just one-fifth (20 percent) of the economy’s aggregate domestic output (GDP). Ever since the 1960s‚ the direct share of agriculture in the GDP had fallen below one-third‚ and by 1981‚ the sector’s share had decreased
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There have always been a continuous trend of people migrating from rural dwellings to urban area in search of an earning‚ better education or may be due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even‚ political conflicts‚ wars‚ and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether international or national. Whatever may be the reasons‚ migration is a very common phenomenon nowadays in most of the cities. Recent studies reveal that
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combination of the Chinese languages (depending on whether or not distinctions in the latter are classified as "languages" or "dialects"). Countries such as the Philippines‚ Jamaica and Nigeria also have millions of native speakers of dialect continua ranging from an English-based creole to a more standard version of English. The Philippine-American connection has undergone considerable changes since then. Today‚ English - the means the Americans used to teach us via the mass media‚ the arts‚ social
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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The Philippines Under Japan: Occupation Policy and Reaction Ikehata Setsuho and Ricardo Trota Jose‚ editors Quezon City / Ateneo de Manila University Press / 1999 By Temario C. Rivera If understanding the past is a key to making sense of the present and the future‚ this collection of eight meticulously researched and clearly written articles on the Japanese occupation of the Philippines is a must read. The book stands out for its extensive use of hitherto inaccessible primary Japanese
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Agrarian Reform Philippines Agrarian Reform Philippines not only accelerated the productivity of the agricultural sector of the country‚ but promoted the agro-based industries as well. Agrarian Reform acts and laws in Philippines: gradual evolution * The beginning: The idea of initiating land reform programs in Philippines can be traced back to 1963. The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 3844‚ Section 49‚ better known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code emphasized on the foundation of an
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The Philippines Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of The Philippines delivered by Worldometers’ RTS algorithm‚ which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division. The Population of The Philippines (1950 - 2014) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year‚ from 1950 to 2014. The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year
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