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    Most drainage systems in the country cannot handle the amount of water because they are blocked due to the trashes of people throw on sidewalks. Two examples of storms that caused flood were Hurricane Camille in 1969 in Virginia and the recent Typhoon Ondoy. The second cause of flood is Global Warming. According to the Forces of Nature website‚ Global Warming is the heat trapped in the earth’s atmosphere which slowly warms the earth. Global warming heats water from oceans and seas. It helps the

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    One of the most densely populated and largest areas in the world is Metro Manila which is composed of 16 cities. Today‚ it is home to approximately 20 million people rising by a quarter million yearly. It is considered as one of the most populous areas in the world because the number of people living in it is just too much for the area. This is just one among many problems that Manila is experiencing but poses a big threat to the economic growth of not only the city but the whole country as well

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    Faith‚ Love‚ Time and Dr. Lazaro By: Gregorio C. Brillantes I. About the Author Gregorio C. Brillantes‚ a Palanca Award Hall of Famer and a multi-awarded fiction writer‚[1] is one of the Philippines’ most popular writers in English. Born in Camiling‚ Tarlac in 1932‚ Mr. Brillantes has finished his Bachelor of Literature degree with honors in the Ateneo de Manila University where he has edited the college literary magazine and has won top prizes in writing contests. Mr. Brillantes has worked

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    Economy To Survive Haiyan Despite a terrible human toll‚ Haiyan is unlikely to derail the nation’s impressive economic performance. By Anthony Fensom Asia’s “strong man” economy of the Philippines is considered tough enough to weather the effects of Typhoon Haiyan. Yet even after the deadliest typhoonin the nation’s recorded history‚ analysts have warned of potentially worse storms ahead. After making landfall on November 8‚ Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) flattened dozens of towns in the

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    Ricardo Enriquez Reyes‚ Jr. (born April 12‚ 1950)‚ commonly known as Ricky Reyes‚ also known as "Mother Ricky" is a Filipino hairdresser‚ philanthropist and businessman. He is the owner of Ricky Reyes chain of salons and host of TV program "Gandang Ricky Reyes". The money he earned from sweeping floors was used as capital for his first beauty parlor in 1970. Reyes now has a 44-branch network of Gandang Ricky Reyes salons.[1] MANILA‚ Philippines - What is beauty guru Ricky Reyes‚ a mere parlor

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    by: Angela Nicole Mananghaya 2012 Forests are significant to mankind as well as to other living organisms for they provide beneficial materials and effects that the living need. These include the wood‚ raw materials that are usually converted to usable products such as furniture‚ wooden shelters‚ etc. In addition‚ these forests help prevent floods and soil erosion‚ increase underground water supply and humidity of air‚ provide an abode for the wildlife‚ and check air pollution (“Save Forests

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    Likewise‚ the blind idealism I’ve seen in some of them made me understand that the world is not a place full of sunshine and rainbows. I once had a friend who was going through a very difficult time in his life. I saw him suffer at the hands of typhoon Ondoy. The next time I saw him‚ he was practically homeless. His grades plummeted and he told me he kept seeing flashes of the flood happening again and again. I assumed there was no hope for him. I thought he was falling in a downward spiral. That taught

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    When you look around at Manila’s streets‚ what do you see? Even not in Manila‚ in your streets‚ what do you see? In the news today‚ what do you hear? Good or Bad News? In our Economy‚ what is your position? Are you rich‚ able or poor? In today’s social integration‚ what is your stand? In the Philippine’s state today‚ what can you say? In the growth of the country’s problems in every aspect‚ what can you do? In this essay‚ I will make my stand. It is said that man cannot live in bread alone. Man

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    e. the destruction typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) brought to the country. Destruction of property costs billions while rebuilding is just as bad‚ the researchers would like to see if these natural disasters actually increase the GDP because it can be observed that during calamities‚ it can be expected that consumption increases drastically to match consumer needs as well as government expenditures boost up or drop down to compensate for at least a portion of the damages the typhoon caused. This paper will

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    lawmakers want to amend the opening of classes. The existing school calendar which spans from June to March is often disrupted as destructive typhoons plague the region during the rainy season that’s why our lawmakers decided to move the opening of classes from September through May to avoid numerous class suspensions and serve to protect the students during strong typhoons. The Department of Education said that it is open to the proposal by some sectors‚ including lawmakers to move the opening of classes

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