...a servant having two masters, especially when it comes to a situation when he is needed by both. The situation above can be directly associated with the current condition in the Philippines. Citizens are like the servant, and the Philippines should be their master. The country, as a master, provides natural resources, protection and social welfare for its citizens. On the other hand, as servants, citizens should serve their country by following the state’s government and most of all, by being loyal. What happens when one citizen has to serve two masters at once? Filipino citizenship needs to be strengthened in order to prevent the dilemma of serving two masters. Before tackling any other subject, it seems that there is a need to define citizenship. Normally, dictionaries will define citizenship as a status of being a citizen, or the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community. According to a law review written in UST, citizenship is the state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen who is a native or a naturalized member of a political community. It can also be simplified as the actual relationship between a person and his country, usually where he lives, gets support from and protection from. According to Justice Isagani Cruz, “Philippine citizenship is a gift that must be deserved to be retained . . .” This emphasizes that there are certain measures to consider in order to...
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...Who are the Citizens of the Philippines? A Filipino citizen may be considered natural-born or naturalized citizen. Both statuses bestow upon the individual certain privileges and exclusive rights such as the rights to vote, to run for public, etc. which may be denied the foreigner. NATURAL-BORN FILIPINO Art. IV, sec. 2 of the 1987 Constitution defines the NATURAL-BORN Filipino citizens as: 1. “Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this (1987) Constitution” 2. “those whose fathers OR mothers are citizens of the Philippines” and 3. “those born before January 7, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Even if the child is born to an alien father and a Filipino mother, the Filipino citizenship of the mother will bestow natural-born Philippine citizenship upon the child PROVIDED his birth occurred on or after January 17, 1973 (date of ratification of the 1973 Constitution), otherwise he followed the citizenship of the alien father and acquired at best only an inchoate Philippine citizenship which he could perfect by election upon attaining majority age. EXCEPT if he is born out of lawful wedlock, in which case, he will be considered a Filipino by virtue of his mother’s citizenship. In addition, only natural-born citizens are allowed to hold constitutional offices such as the office of the President; Senators; Members of the House of Representatives;...
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...Dual Citizenship Local Leadership There are many Filipinos who migrated to other countries in search for better lives, mostly in terms of economic prosperity. Some of them migrated to the United States and after a number of years became a citizen of that country. Having an American citizenship have open doors to countless opportunities and one of them is the ability to travel to most countries without having to procure a visa. Because of the strong connections of their native country, some Filipinos went back, do some helpful work for the community and some wanted to work for the government. Technically, they are foreigners in their own country of origin because they are now citizens of another country. In relation to this, because of the strong...
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...rights. A citizen may also be subject to certain duties, such as a duty to uphold law and to serve in the military. A person may have multiple citizenships and a person who does not have citizenship of any state is said to be stateless. He is endowed with legal rights by, and duties to, the country of which one is a citizen. Citizens are the people who owe allegiance to a government and are entitled to be protected by this government. They are the nationals of a city, state and country. They can be inhabitants or in diaspora. Citizens are entitled to be protected, by the government in which they owe allegiance, in terms of security, safety and against molestation by any individual, group, organisation or country. Nationality is often used as a synonym for citizenship in English – notably in international law – although the term is sometimes understood as denoting a person's membership of a nation. In some countries, e.g. the United States, Israel, Philippines and the United Kingdom, "nationality" and "citizenship" have different meanings. Thus, a Nigeria citizen is someone who is allowed to vote in Nigeria state and federal elections, to serve in the Nigeria armed forces, to pass that citizenship on to their spouse and/or children, is entitled to state and federal social services, and who must file state and federal taxes. In Nigeria, Citizenship is based upon the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A good citizen is one who properly fulfills his or her role as a citizen...
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...Vincent Chou Professor Bascara AAS 133 Midterm 11/11/13 “The Production of Knowledge through Lived Experiences” The history and legacy of US colonialism has had a subjective view of the migration of Filipinos, particularly Filipinos immigrating from the Philippines to the United States. It is through this lived experience of Filipino Americans that has given useful forms to their lived realities, transforming their subjective experiences into objects of knowledge. One will find that it is often through the perspective of an insider that will provide us the most authentic and most informative perspective of the transformation of a lived experience to an object of knowledge as it provides us a more personal social commentary of the ideologies present at the time. The production of knowledge of these lived experiences comes from the construction of an alternate world view that is particular to the Filipino American community. The transformation stems from the idea of empowerment through the colonial oppression of Filipinos in the Philippines as well as the racial oppression and backlash that Filipinos faced in America when they immigrated here. This is the case in Carlos Bulosan’s “America is in the Heart” as the author provides us his own personal story in order to personalize the history of Filipino immigrants in America who came to America to fulfill “promises of a better life”, the ideological belief of the ‘American Dream.’ From Bulosan’s accounting of his story,...
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...Important Reminders Your appointment is on Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:30 am. Please be at DFA- NCR Central (Robinsons Galleria) by 11:30 am. Please make sure you have prepared all the requirements. You can view the list at www.galleria.passport.com.ph Please make sure to photocopy all of your requirements. Applicants without a complete set of photocopies will not be entertained. For your NSO certificate requirements, you may call (02) 737-1111. Nationwide delivery within 3-4 days. You may have your passport delivered for extra convenience. Please prepare extra P120 for the delivery fee. Please print this page and the application form on LONG BOND PAPER. Applicants without the printed application form will not be allowed entry at the DFA. Please complete the application form before going to the DFA. For questions or concerns, you may email info@passport.com.ph. Thank you for using the DFA Passport Appointment System. Wed, Nov 19, 2014 11:30 am ABDULLA BOSHRA ANIEVAS MUNTINLUPA CITY 15/APR/2000 X ...
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...fighting to keep the embers of freedom alive despite the authoritarian rule of a military junta. I was in Thailand as the representative of the Center for International Law (Centerlaw), a nongovernment organization founded by my colleague Harry Roque. Centerlaw represents victims of human rights violations, especially persecuted advocates of freedom of expression. It is working to strengthen the network of free expression advocates in Southeast Asia. For four days, I listened to stories of arbitrary arrest and detention, intimidation, and some instances of torture committed by the very government that is supposed to protect the Thai citizenry against such crimes. It is all too reminiscent of the martial rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. The Thai military junta, euphemistically known as the National Council for Peace and Order, mounted a coup d’état and ousted the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The junta imposed martial law when it seized power in May 2014, and while the regime officially lifted it in April 2015, Thailand remains under martial rule because the junta continues to wield executive, legislative and judicial powers. It is all too similar to Marcos who imposed martial law in 1972, officially lifted it in 1981, but continued to act as dictator by exercising executive and legislative powers until he was toppled by people power in February 1986. The Thai junta bans all criticism of its actions. It can jail violators for as...
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...Theoretical Analysis of Narrative of Migration Hannah is a migrant from Philippines who came to UK in 1985. This analysis will review the original narrative of migration and determine the topics that will be examined in depth. In addition, the analysis will explore the historical and socio-cultural aspects of Philippine migration and the formation of Filipino diaspora in the UK. The concept of identity and the idea of homeland and hostland will be analysed in the context of diaspora community. Furthermore, this analysis will reflect on the issues related to cross-cultural transmission of values and identify the influence of diaspora communities in contemporary British society. Hannah migrated to UK together with her mother and three brothers as dependents of the father who came few years earlier for employment in London. According to available data of Philippine Embassy in London (PEL), there are approximately 250,000 Filipino migrants in the UK (PEL, 2011a). However, the original narrative lacks detailed description of the Filipino diaspora in the UK to support a conclusive definition of this community. This analysis will review all available information from the narrative and other data gathered about the history of Philippine migration to UK. The first wave of Filipino labour migration took place from 1900 to early 1940s with USA as main destination (Gonzales 1998, p.26). The second wave was from 1940s to early 1970s. After World War II, Filipino war veterans and...
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...I. Introduction San Miguel Corporation is one of the largest companies in the whole word. One of the country’s premier conglomerates, San Miguel’s extensive products portfolio includes over 400 products ranging from beer, hard liquor, juices basic and process meats, poultry, dairy products, condiments, coffee, flour, animal feeds and various packaging products. The San Miguel Corporation makes a greats difference to their competitors. Making everyday life a celebration they will carry a new markets our over a century-old tradition of quality and integrity. Consumer will take pleasure in reaching for the product and service because they are the best value for money. The food and beverage brands will be in every household and every retail outlet, they will meet their consumer’s everyday need, delighting their taste. Through the products and services, every occasion to drink and eat will bring enjoyment celebration. II. Objectives Goals are specific accomplishments or action plans targeted usually for the particular time or period. Another term for goal is objectives. For San Miguel Corporation, to expand the market share to multiply their current scope, to grow their products-services portfolio, and to increase sales , to assess whether the business strategy are approximate given by the current situation of the business and to determine the right strategy; to achieve the business growth...
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...Discuss thoroughly the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Examination. – Cite a local counterpart or possible similar assessments in the Philippines What is the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award? An award given to businesses—manufacturing and service, small and large—and to education and health care organizations that apply and are judged to be outstanding in seven areas: leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, information and analysis, human resource focus, process management, and business results. Congress established the award program in 1987 to recognize U.S. organizations for their achievements in quality and performance and to raise awareness about the importance of quality and performance excellence as a competitive edge. The award is not given for specific products or services. Three awards may be given annually in each of these categories: manufacturing, service, small business and, starting in 1999, education and health care. What are the Baldrige criteria? The Baldrige performance excellence criteria are a framework that any organization can use to improve overall performance. Seven categories make up the award criteria: 1. Leadership. Examines how senior executives guide the organization and how the organization addresses its responsibilities to the public and practices good citizenship. 2. Strategic planning. Examines how the organization sets strategic directions and how it determines key action plans. 3. Customer and market focus...
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...Introduction Canada boasts about being a multi-cultural mosaic, a land of opportunity, with a vision to build “a stronger Canada – a safe and secure country with a shared bond of citizenship and values; a country that continues to support our humanitarian tradition and draws the best from the world to help build a nation that is economically, socially and culturally prosperous” (Government of Canada, 2011). Yet a look at the income statistics for Canadian immigrants makes one wonder whom is prospering economically. Are Canadian immigrants given equal economic opportunity when they arrive here, or are they subject to economic inequality? To answer this question, one can first look at earnings statistics and reports from Statistics Canada. This information can provide basic earnings information on immigrants, which will show how much Canadian immigrants earn in comparison to their native Canadian counterparts. A few drawbacks of using this information are that the statistics haven’t been updated since 2006, so the numbers may not be completely accurate, and numbers alone do not tell the whole story. As such, peer reviewed research articles and papers on the subject of economic inequality in Canadian immigrants can be used. These articles and papers provide both qualitative and quantitative information that paints a clearer picture of the situation. However, many of these papers are usually biased towards writer’s point-of-view, so there may be a lack of complete information...
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...In May 2003, the United States began the daunting task of nation building in Iraq by rebuilding the Iraqi infrastructure and reformulating its political institutions. The military's role in modern stability operations, though seemingly new, fits into a preexisting American foreign policy formula. However, the military sees stability operations through contemporary ethical lenses. Since each case depends upon current ethical understanding about what the military should or should not do, past examples of stability operations do not necessarily provide fitting frameworks for modern efforts. This article focuses on ethical abstractions as well as the ways national and social views of how "right" and "wrong" translate into political and military application, and it examines examples of stability operations and the ethical challenges and implications such efforts raise.1 Morality in Post-war Operations Even though moral rhetoric often permeates stability operations, international stability and perceived strategic interests have overridden moral obligations as determinants for American military commitments. A study of the ethical implications of conducting stability operations today bridges a historiographic gap in the understanding of morality in warfare. Scholars have often alluded to the prevalence of the just war tradition in (Western) military thought.2 However, the Just War model is insufficient when discussing stability operations because it only describes jus ad bellum (rationale...
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...Number UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES UPCAT APPLICATION FOR FRESHMAN ADMISSION FIRST SEMESTER AY 2013-2014 TO THE STUDENT AND PARENTS/GUARDIAN: Carefully read the GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN ON FRESHMAN ADMISSION before filling out this application form. Testing Fee: P450 US$50 US$100 Exempted : TOP 10 INCOME Deficiency/cies: List of Top 10 across all curricular programs/annexes BIR Certificate / ITR / Cert of Compensation 2316 Testing Fee F2 OTR GP/GR Affidavit PEPT GCSE/GCE Passport NBCR/ICR Remarks: Print legibly all information required. Place X marks in appropriate boxes. Only accomplished application forms, UPCAT Form 1 and UPCAT Form 2 (Secondary School Record) will be processed. 1. Received by Exemption Evaluator TP Checker NAME OF STUDENT: Print or type your full name in the following sequence: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME. Place one letter in each box. Leave one box blank between names. LAST Staple here FIRST S taple a recent 2" X 2" photograph (taken within the last six months) in this box. MIDDLE 2. SEX 1 Male 2 3. DATE OF BIRTH (Month, Day, Year) 4. PLACE OF BIRTH (City/Town, Province) 5. MEMBER OF CULTURAL MINORITY GROUP? 2 6. CITIZENSHIP 1 2 7. Female - Be sure to print your name at the back of the photo. - No 1 Staple here Yes (Specify) Filipino (If born abroad please submit a photocopy of a valid Philippine passport or a BOI Identification...
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... 1 Factors determining citizenship: - Parents are citizens -Born within a county -Marriage to a citizen -Naturalization 2 History * 2.1 Polis citizenship * 2.2 Roman ideas of citizenship * 2.3 Middle Ages * 2.4 Renaissance * 2.5 Modern times 3 Different senses of citizenship -International citizenship -Commonwealth citizenship -European Union citizenship -Subnational citizenship Citizenship education * United Kingdom * Ireland citizenship in Bangladesh CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship laws are based upon the Bangladesh Citizenship Order dated 1972. Questions concerning persons born before March 26, 1971, should be directed to the Bangladesh Embassy. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation) BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of Bangladesh does not automatically confer citizenship. Only persons born before March 26, 1971 would be deemed Bangladesh citizens by birth. BY DESCENT: Rules stated below apply to persons born after March 26, 1971. Child born of a Bangladesh father, regardless of the child's country of birth. Child whose grandfather was a citizen of Bangladesh, regardless of the child's country of birth. Child born of a Bangladesh mother and an unknown or stateless father, regardless of the child's country of birth. OTHER: Person who was a permanent resident of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971, is granted citizenship, unless disqualified by law at that time. BY NATURALIZATION: A person...
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...OUTLINE: Topic - Impact of Migration: Focus on Philippines I. Introduction Ia. Defining Migration a.1 Kinds of Migration a.2 Who are Migrants a.3 Factors of Migration a.4 Reasons for Migration II. Review of Related Literature III. History of Migration and its Policies III.a. Migration Policies - Critique III.b. Statistics b.1.Number of Migrants b.2.Main destinations b.3.Occupations b.4.Sex b.5.Remittances III.c. Case Study c.1. Flor Contemplacion c.2. Angelo Dela Cruz c.3. Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza IV. Impact of Saudization to Filipino OFWs V. Impact of Migration V.a. Impact of Migration to the Sending State a.1 Positive effects a.2 Negative effects V.b. Impact of Migration to the Receiving State b.1. Positive effects b.2. Negative effects VI. Implication of the Effects to the Philippines (Actions made to combat negative migration effects) VII. Implications of Migration to the Youth - Youth Migration VIII. Migration and Filipino Family Life, Society and Culture VIII.a. Effects on the family of an OFW VIII.b. Migration and Filipino Society IX. Solving Migration Problems X. Conclusion I. Introduction What is migration...
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