I know [Elvin] was sleeping, because it was 3:30 a.m. It was very quiet, like a twilight zone. The police entered my house”no knocking or anything. I asked, ?Why are you there?’ They didn’t respond. … I said, Sir, please! Sir, stop! Sir, please! Each time, I heard a shot. Sir, please! Shot. Sir, stop! Shot. It was six [gunshots] in total. They say my son shot them. No. They say my son ran. No. (If You Are Poor, You […]
The Philippine Drug War also known as the “War on Drugs” is basically the drug policy followed by Philippine government implemented their President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte came into power on June 30, 2016.The drug policy’s goal is to neutralize the illegal drug personalities nationwide. The president encouraged and continues to encourage citizens to kill either suspected criminals and/or drug addicts. Police almost daily kill unarmed people who they believe are suspects, and then they proceed to place guns or drugs […]
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Get help with your assignmentThe organization was started by a group of classmates studying different branches of agriculture in university, with the aim of becoming a “one-stop-shop” of knowledge for clients, who are often landowners without a background in agriculture. The firm provides guidance on how landowners can operate their farms effectively even if they are relative beginners in the industry. The “Dream Team,” which is scattered across the country, uses mobile phones, email, Slack, and Google Drive to stay connected and provide real-time […]
COUNTRY ANALYSIS UNIT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 2010 Microfinance in the Philippines uring the last few years, the volume of microfinance activity has grown considerably in the Philippines and an increasing number of financial institutions have engaged in retail microfinance operations. While this sector has been traditionally dominated by rural banks, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and finance cooperatives, in 2009 a number of commercial banks sought entrance into the retail microfinance market. This Asia Focus report reviews the […]
Children in the Philippines: “No Time for Play” What brand of sugar are you using right now? Where was it made? Do you know what went into the making of your sugar? It could be the blood of a child, the sweat of a child, the tears of a child. Now, as I read about child labor, I look down at the pack of sugar I am using. I twist it around in an attempt to get a look at […]
The Philippine cinema is the youngest of the Philippine arts, and still is considered as one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipinos. It directly employs some 260,000 Filipinos and generates around PHP 1. 5 billion revenues annually. [Contents [hide] Overview History Origins American period World War II and Japanese occupation 1950s 2. 5 1960s 2. 6 1970s to early 1980s Contemporary period Late 1980s to 1990s 2000 and beyond See also References External links [edit] Overview The […]
Poverty is the lack of basic needs in life like food, water, clothing, and shelter. It is one of the problems of our society, our country rather. People experience poverty because of many reasons and it leads in affecting many things. There are major causes why poverty is happening to our country. Having an irresponsible leaders or officials of government is one of the reasons of this problem. The issue, graft and corruption, takes place because after many years, still, […]
Our newborn heroes Front liners are the newborn heroes in this time of a pandemic. They have a brave heart and a strong faith just to serve the people. They are also human. They do fear for their lives. They also have a family and beliefs set aside to help people who are in need of their service. They are heroes. Thus, they have a dilemma of working and fulfilling their duties or preserving their life and be with their […]
Introduction Over the last fifty years or so, globalization and technological advancement in the transport and communication has seen the world’s population become highly mobile regarding their places of work and residence. This alongside tourism has become an important segment of the global, economy with many countries investing a lot of time and resources in marketing themselves as an attractive destination to foreign tourists and expatriates. One important factor people consider before relocating to a country either temporarily or permanently […]
>Decentralization And Democratization In the later part of the 20th Century there has been a dramatic shift in the manner governments around the world managed their states. Instead of having a centralized form of government, most nation nation-state now somehow adopts the idea of shifting some of the national or central powers to the local government units. This shifting of powers is called Decentralization. Decentralization is the transfer of planning, decision making, or administrative authority from the central government to […]
Author Heather Brady, is a producer for National Geographic. Her work has been in Slate, U.S. News and World Report, and NPR. She also has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University. Summary Mount Mayon is well known for its perfect steep-sloped cone shape and for being the most active volcano in the Philippines while being located on the island of Luzon and is also located on the Ring of Fire (is a chain of volcanoes that sit alongside […]
After the Spanish-American War the United States got a hold of many new territories and took over much of Spain’s overseas holdings. Due to the hunger to expand their empire and the desire to tap over sea markets, the United States exerted control over Cuba, Germany, Austria, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. Ultimately meaning that the United States got its hands on a port located in the Pacific Ocean, granting the United States its first oversea empire. The Philippines turned […]
After the Spanish-American War in 1898, imperialism became a popular and important topic in America. American grew with the annexation of Hawaii, Commodore’s victory in the Philippines and the US now possessing Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine islands. However, controversies and conflicts arose on whether Americans should support imperialism. Carl Schurz, the leader of the liberal reform wing of the Republican Party and one of the leading opponents of overseas American expansion, argued against imperialism. He believed it was […]
Governance In today’s generation, we suffer from different kinds of issues in terms of economic, environmental, and political issues. I gather different information about various problems that we encounter during the President Duterte administration War On Drugs During the start of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration, he focuses on ‘ War on Drugs’ that leads to numerous scales of death in our country. This is a campaign that aims to lessen the illegal trades here in the Philippines. Extrajudicial killing […]
In this essay, I will explain how the political ideas helps in the building of the Filipino Nation. I will start on the background of the development of the nineteenth century and the nature or origin of Filipino nation, followed by the discussions on the political ideas of the illustrados and other writers and lastly is in its connection of building of the concept Filipino nation and if they are successful in its establishment. Background on the Nineteenth Century The […]
The Philippines is known for its crude political scenes like political failures which resulted to the impending progress of the country. Those events that occurred in history had reshaped the world of politics in the Philippines. To start with, the structures of Philippine democracy had resulted political crises like political hegemony, capital accumulation, narrow oligarchic predominance’s staying in power, and political offices only for national-level oligarchs and local political bosses which began from its foundation in the 1935 Commonwealth-era Constitution. […]
Mother language education in President Noynoy’s 1ST SONA (reposted from DILA Forum, by Sir Manny) The good news from Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo is that he was able to talk to President Noynoy Aquino and President Aquino said he would mention in his SONA his 10 point agenda which includes MLE. President Noynoy Aquino recognizes the importance of mother tongue-based multilingual education in the formative years of children and harmonizes it with recommendations of UNESCO. Point 8 in his 10-point Education […]
