Importance of Voting In his Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln called democracy “government of the people‚ by the people and for the people.” It means that we are not here to serve our government‚ but that our government is here to serve us — and we have the right to decide who will represent us and how we want to be represented. It means that we have one of the greatest rights any free people can have: the right to vote. Voting is a right that‚ throughout history‚ many have fought for and
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References: A reporter for Business Week * Philippines tops neighboring countries in unemployment (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Labor&title=Philippines-tops-neighboring-countries-in-unemployment&id=52743) * Daniel Anne Nepomuceno-Rodriguez May 31‚ 2012 Philippine Daily Inquirer January 13‚ 2012
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It also harm the environment. So why use it? For fun or because you are depressed? No. That’s why when the sintax bill was passed it came to be a good news for me. But here comes the new technology of having electronic cigarettes here in the Philippines. It is not yet proven that the vapor coming out from the e-cigarettes are harmful or harmless that is why even these e-cigarettes are not that advisable especially for children. Smoker must take in mind the consequences that they may cause‚ respect
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Philippine ILL-ection: Poor‚ Buy‚ and Off the People I. Abstract II. Introduction III. Philippine Electoral System IV. “ILLS” of Election A. Fraud/ Electoral Sabotage 1. Manipulation of Political Elites on the Results of Election B. Electoral Violence C. Vote Buying 1. Definition of Vote Buying 2. The “BOBOTERS” (Voters) V. Awareness of the Public on the so- called “ILLS” of Election VI. The Challenge (Conclusion) VII. References I. Abstract Philippines as a democratic
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to vote; both natural-born and naturalized citizens have the right to vote B. Age: 18-21 is the minimum voting age in most states C. Residence: to guarantee that the voter is familiar with the needs of the voting community D. Registration: for the purposes of official verification; ensure that voters can vote just once and only in their designated areas -some states consider gender‚ property and academic qualification The right to vote is not granted to: a. aliens b.
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The sporadic but effective New Public Management practices in the Philippines as presented by the author may be good catalysts for NPM proliferation and actual practice‚ but as presented by Vina and Aceron in “Building the Basics”‚ the small sources of hope often die a natural death due to partisan politics‚ corruption and in my own opinion‚ in some areas‚ violence. The idea of managing the government like a business and treating citizens not as constituents but customers/clients‚ public administration
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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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was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your head is that which makes a difference.” I then hastily replied‚ “Nuns wear head coverings too right?” About five centuries ago‚ the people of the south‚ particularly the Maranao tribe‚ lived a healthy living. They have their own civilization. They call their chieftain a sultan. They were governed by their law called taritib and ijma. Taritib
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ELECTORAL SECURITY IN THE PHILIPPINES (Automated Election System Assessment) A paper to be presented to Professor Fe Atanacio-Blas Department of International Studies Institute of Arts and Sciences Far Eastern University
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