...SEARCA Agriculture & Development Discussion Paper Series No. 2007-1 Why Does Poverty Persist in the Philippines? Facts, Fancies, and Policies Arsenio M. Balisacan SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE Science and education for agriculture and development Arsenio M. Balisacan SEARCA College, Los Baños, Laguna Tel/Fax: (63) 495362290 E-mail: post@agri.searca.org The SEARCA Agriculture and Development Discussion Paper Series aims to disseminate information on current trends or researches to inspire discussion between the author and other stakeholders in the same field of interest. SEARCA encourages readers to directly contact the author through the address provided or join the discussion board for this paper at http://bit.ly/searca-dps-2007-1. DISCLAIMER The point of view taken in this paper is entirely that of the author and does not reflect in any way, SEARCA’s position. INTRODUCTION A ddresing the widespread poverty problem is the single most important policy challenge facing the Philippines. Not only is poverty high compared with other countries in East Asia, but also its reduction is so slow that the country has become the basket case in the region. Proposals peddled to address the poverty problem are plenty—and keep growing. At one end of the spectrum are proposals contending that the root of the problem is simply the lack of a respectable economic growth. Putting the economy on a high-growth path is prescribed...
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...Sharon K Santayana Professor Ashley Trunko English 101 25 June 2014 Writer’s Checklist for Cause and Effect Essay 1. Have I identified the cause or effect I am analyzing in my thesis? Yes I have by describing what the causes are for poverty and the great effects this has. 2. Have I explained the cause-and-effect relationship convincingly? Yes I have by citing examples. 3. Have I organized my causes and/or effects logically? Yes I have by using transtions. 4. Have I used sound logic? Yes I did. 5. Have I concluded my essay effectively? Yes I did 6. Have I proofread thoroughly? Yes I did. Sharon K. Santayana Professor Ashley Trunko English 101 25 June 2014 The Poor Get Poorer “It’s More Fun in the Philippines!” a famous tourism campaign for this island of 7,107. The Philippines is one of the major countries frequently visited by tourists every year. From its booming nightlife to its immaculate white sand beaches, one would think that this country has it all. Think again. Poverty is a big problem in the country. With its lack of education, health care, food, shelter, and jobs, to add the high crime rate, this country is far from where someone would imagine living in. “Poverty is often identified as a situational condition contributing to the possibility of negative outcome for at-risk populations” (Tuason 40). What causes poverty? Who are affected? Poverty stems from the lack of resources for an over populated geographic location...
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...Overview o The Americans used concentration camps to imprison the Filipinos. It became commonplace for entire villages to be burned and whole populations to be imprisoned in concentration camps. o The concentration camps were labelled as reconcentrados, which were surrounded by free fire zones that were also known as “dead-zones”. o Furthermore, these camps were overcrowded and filled with disease, causing the death rate to be extremely high. Conditions in these “reconcentrados” were inhumane. Between January and April 1902, 8,350 prisoners of approximately 298,000 died. Some camps incurred death rates as high as 20 percent. “One camp was two miles by one mile (3.2 by 1.6 km) in area and ‘home’ to some 8,000 Filipinos. Men were rounded up for questioning, tortured, and summarily executed. o Between January and April 1902, 8,350 prisoners of approximately 298,000 died. Some camps incurred death rates as high as 20 percent. For example "One camp was two miles by one mile (3.2 by 1.6 km) in area and 'home' to some 8,000 Filipinos. Men were rounded up for questioning, tortured, and summarily executed." o Marinduque was the first island to have American concentration camps. An American, Andrew Birtle, wrote in 1972: "The pacification of Marinduque was characterized by extensive devastation and marked one of the earliest employments of population concentration in the Philippine War, techniques that would eventually be used on a much larger scale in the two most...
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...Global Business Plan 1 Developing a Global Business Plan: Philippines Kimberly Bynum Rowel Famy Phil Winney International Business 550, Evening MBA Professor Sepheri December 11, 2002 Global Business Plan 2 Identifying Global Business Opportunities “Water is a precious commodity without which life as we know cannot exist. National Geographic research indicates that although two thirds of the earth’s surface is covered with water, only 5% of this two thirds is safe for domestic consumption.” (www.aquatreatment.com/deep.html). This research paper examines the market for an in-home water purification system in the Philippines. Our product is the Aquasmart Double Filter Under Sink Water Purification System, which is designed for home or office use, to provide clean drinking water at a lower cost than bottled water. Our initial target market will be the growing urban middle class of Filipinos. A majority of the Filipino population live in rural regions, and are involved in the agricultural economy. However, urban centers are growing quickly as the Philippines gradually shift from an agriculturally-based economy to an urban-based modern industrial economy. Urban residence currently accounts for 45% of the Philippine population, but as migration patterns continue...
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...Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma. Aung San Aung San Suu Kyi’s father died when she was two year old. Her father was assassinated by political rivals in Yangon. In 1946, Aung San delivered a fiery pro-independence speech on the steps of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi was catapulted to the opposition leadership by giving a passionate speech embracing the Buddhist principle of nonviolent protest. Aung San Suu Kyi found in the Buddhist practice of vipassana that she gained control of her thoughts and became aware of the pros and cons of each act. Vipassana is an insight meditation. The NLD (National League for Democracy) is a democratic socialistic-liberal Burmese political party. NLD was not able to take power after winning a sweeping electoral victory in 1990 because the military nullified the vote, is boycotting the vote. Than Shwe is a Burmese Strongman politician who was chairman of the State Peace and Development Council. Than Shwe fused his Buddhism with belief in nats, or spirits, and yadaya, magic rituals performed to ward off misfortune. Than Shwe’s wife attended a rededication and placed jewel-encrusted hti, or sacred umbrella, atop the spire. It is a sign that Than Shwe has done so many evil things. After Danok Pagoda, Than Shwe decided to step down – as a means of escaping his karmic destiny. There are 4 million of mons in hammer, and 4 million soilders in...
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...Gerald Y. Cruz 2003-30983 BA Political Science Econ 141 Prof. Mesina 23 March 2011 Sweet Deals: The Philippine Sugar Industry History From the 19th century until 1970s, sugar has been one of the most important agricultural products in the Philippines. Philippines have been one of top exporter of sugar in the world and the sugar has been one of the pillar of the agricultural Philippine Economy. Jose Maria Zabaleta in his paper discusses the Philippines’ comparative advantage in the sugar industry: “Comparative Advantage The middle islands of the Visayas and the northernmost island of Luzon lie in the typhoon belt of the Pacific Ocean, and its eastern seaboard, often visited by as many as twenty hurricanes a year two or three of which are often considered as destructive, is not suitable for maize, many tree crops, and year round agriculture. Sugarcane, however, grows luxuriantly and well, and suffers little from typhoon damage. It is, therefore, a crop of preference not only because its product, sugar, has a long shelf life and is easily transported, but because the farmer is never really in danger of losing his entire harvest because of its resiliency.”(Jose Maria Zabaleta) Sugar started to be commercially produced in the Philippines during the 18th century. Since then the sugar industry flourished to become a major commodity for export. In the 20th century, the greater demand for sugar in the American Market resulted into growth of the industry...
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...The Spanish had controlled the Philippines for years but when the United States stepped in and won the power transferred. Initially the Phillipines thought they would be free, but due to white supremacy the United States took control of the Phillipines out of an obligation to “save” them from themselves. These efforts were entirely successful for the United States as they did end up controlling the Philippines for years and the Philippines didn’t gain independence until after World War II. The Americas advanced technology due to industrialization allowed them to respond in numerous ways and take over countries, gain more land and make more money. Lastly for Africa, industrialization never quite reached Africa. Africa shows a different perspective of how their lack of industrialization allowed other countries to be successful in their efforts to control Africa to the fullest extent. The Scramble for Africa puts this into context. It...
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...Drug addiction has become a major social problem in Phillipines. In a developing country like Phillipines incidence of drug addiction increasing day by day. It was a problem of developed country beforehand, but now it is one of the important social problem of country trapped by this addiction it will affects the future of our country. It is spreading like mushroom & invading the every level of our nation like home, educational institution & affecting individuals of all classes. Increasing number of drug addiction not only decrease the economical development of a country but also directly related to increased incidence of crime, unexpected violence and corruption. Easy availability of drugs is a major cause of prevalence of drug addiction. Peer pressure is generally considered to be an important factor in the initiation of taking drugs. This descriptive research was conducted aiming at studying situation of drug use addiction as well as knowledge and attitude of people concerning drugs. Study population, Sukhothai people,aged 15-70 years, during January - September 2007, amounted to 476,956 people. The samples,drawn by multistage random sampling from districts, sub-districts and villages, included 400 subjects.The questionnaire was composed of 4 parts : 1) general information, 2) general health survey,3) drug use experiences, and 4) knowledge and attitude related to drugs. The questionnaire was both close and open ended were filled up by well trained interviewers. Data was analyzed...
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...CHAPTER 2 Car Rental Literature Review The car rental company PH-Rent has 6 companies and more branches all over the phillipines. At each branch cars,classified by car group, are available for rental. Each branch has a manager and booking clerks who arrange rentals and reservations for future rentals. Cars rented from one branch of PH-Rent may be returned to any other branch. The rental period and the car group are specified at the time of reservation. The renting branch must ensure that the car has been returned to some branch at the end of the rental period. If a car is returned to a branch other than the one that rented it, the car is assigned to the new branch. At the end of each day cars are assigned to reservations for the following day. If no car of a requested group is available, a branch manager may ask other nearby branches if they have cars transfer to him. PH-Rent has 600 service depots, each serving several branches. Cars may be booked for maintenance at any time provides that the service depot has capacity on the day in question. For simplicity, only one booking per day is allowed. A rental or service may cover several days. There are about 20,000,000 rental bookings and 700,000 service bookings per year. A customer can have several reservations but only one booking at the time. PH-Rent keeps records of about 5,000,000 customers, their rentals and bad experiences with customers. This information is used to decide whatever to approve a rental. Customers records...
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...RH Bill Reproductive Health Bill: Killing Lives, Killing Minds. These will be the effects of the Bill in the lives of the people. Upon reading the content of the Bill, we have decided that we are anti-RH Bill. The Bill is not the answer of the outraging primary problems of our country. This Bill will only be dehumanizing the Phillipine society in a way that it helps lose the sense of responsibility of each individual to others and even to his/herself. It has flaws that can lead to violations of human rights and freedom of conscience. It can bring a lot of bad changes to the lives of the people especially how they will live in this altered society. When this Bill will be implemented, contraceptives will be legalized and be given free to the citizens in this nation. Every student with their young age will be taught sex education as early as Grade Five. Finally, other methods of artificial contraceptions will be introduced to the public regardless of educational attainment and be legalized that can cause high percentage of sexually transmitted cases and other diseases. These contraceptions will not decrease the cases of STD and other diseases, instead, it will continously rise. Do you think these are good implications of the aims of the Reproductive Helath Bill? When does life begin? Life begins upon fertilization, thus we are bound to protect and save the life of the unborn. With the legalization of contraceptives, this prevents the implantation of an embryo in the mother's...
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...Essay #1 Foreign policies * Imperialism-a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world. ~The discussion of imperialism can be very broad, encompassing many different elements. It allows for not only a discussion of political or military imperialism, which is what most often comes to mind, but also imperialism within America and movements that have mobilized groups of people. Imperialism can refer to many things including, cultural imperialism, economic imperialism and military or territorial imperialism. ~Specific application of policy: Spanish American War The Spanish-American War was officially declared on April 25th, 1898 after the sinking of the Maine battleship in Havana of February earlier that year. This sinking has been commonly thought of as the final action that provoked the declaration of war. However, there were other underlying reasons for going to war. Those included but were not limited to economic interests and general humanitarian concern. The American public had become intolerant of “yellow journalism” and was unwavering in their demand for a completely independent Cuba. After a series of battles, the war ended with the capture of Manila Bay on August 13th 1898. After the capture the Spanish surrendered and the Peace Treaty was signed in Paris on December 10th 1898. The Treaty established Cuba as a completely independent state and assigned Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. It also...
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...The Mali government and politics revolves around a republican framework. Mali Government Mali has a republic government. The President is the Chief of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The presidential election in Mali takes place after every five years. Each president of Mali can serve a maximum of two terms. The President appoints the Prime Minister as the Head of the government. The sole legislative arm of the government is the National Assembly. Currently the National Assembly of Mali has 116 members, and has additional 13 seats for Malians staying abroad. Africa Mali Mali gained independence from France and became an independent republic in September 22, 1960. After independence, the economic development of Mali took place at a rapid rate. The country got financial aid from the Western nations and Soviet Russia. Mali plays a very significant role in the economy of Western Africa because of its rich mineral resources. The country has huge natural reserves of gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydro power, note, bauxite, iron ore, manganese and copper. The southern fertile region of Mali is very suitable for the production of cotton. Mali is in fact one of the major producers of cotton in Western Africa. The major trading partners are China, Pakistan, Thailand, Italy, Germany, India, Bangladesh and France. Mali's exports form a major chunk in the West African economy. Mali Prime Minister The Prime Minister plays a pivotal role in the Mali government...
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...CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA NAME : Estrellita Butchayo Tangara-Galleposo ADDRESS : Purok 26, Poblacion, Manticao, Misamis Oriental PLACE OF BIRTH : Sapad, Lanao del Norte DATE OF BIRTH : November 12, 1960 CIVIL STATUS : Widow HUSBAND : Alexander T. Galleposo DAUGHTERS : Phoebe Mnemosyne Athena, 20 years old : Hestia, 12 years old SCHOLASTIC DATA GRADUATE : St. Peter’s College Sabayle St., Iligan City Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Management, March 2012 UNDERGRADUATE : Bukidnon State University-ESC Manticao, Misamis Oriental, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education April 1993 : Philippine Women’s University Taft Avenue, Manila Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Management, March 1983 SECONDARY : St. Anthony High School Manticao, Misamis Oriental, March 1977 ELEMENTARY : North Central School Saray, Iligan City, March 1973 ELIGIBILITY : Philippine Board Examination for Teachers (PBET), October 25, 1992 WORK EXPERIENCE : Cashier, Holiday Inn, Manila 1983-1986 : Sales Representative, Philippine Publishing House, 1986-1987 : Plant Cashier, Integrated Chrome Corporation Manticao, Misamis Oriental, 1989-1991 : Public Elementary School Teacher 1994 to the present SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED : Region-wide National English Proficiency Program (NEPP) Enhancement...
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...as both an Atlantic and a Pacific power due to the unique geography of North America. However, as globalization expands in the Pacific, America seeks to build a network of partnerships consistent with those built across the Atlantic. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, “Harnessing Asia’s growth and dynamism is central to American economic and strategic interests and a key priority for President Obama.” Properly leveraging diplomacy with constructivist in the Trans Pacific Partnership states could mean strategic leadership for the U.S. in the Pacific and an estimated $78 billion in annual income. The effects of expansion into the Asia Pacific is yet to be seen, however treaty alliances with Japan, South Korea, Austrailia, the Phillipines, and Thailand are the fulcrum for strategic turn in the Asia-Pacific, especially with China. Obama’s three objectives for the Asia-Pacific “pivot” are: maintain political consensus on the core objectives of US alliances; ensure alliances are nimble and adaptive in order to address new challenges and opportunities; and to guarantee that defense capabilities and communication infrastructure of our alliances are operationally and materially capable of deterring aggression of both state and non state actors. In turn, President Obama bolstered defense ties with countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region and expanded US naval presence there. However, the relationship with China remains the United States biggest pivot challenge. In “The...
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...Table of Contents 1. Understand the concept Fast Food Restaurants 1 1.1 Define Fast Food Restaurants 1 1.2 Enumerate and discuss various Fast Food Restaurants available in Danang. Discuss how the government supports these restaurant chains. 2 2. Be able to use the concepts of Fast Food Restaurants 4 2.1 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Fast Food Restaurants 4 Advantages 4 Disavantages 5 2.2 Propose different ways to improve Fast Food Restaurants to be healthier and safer to customers’ health 7 Bibliography 8 1. Understand the concept Fast Food Restaurants 1.1 Define Fast Food Restaurants * A fast food restaurant is understood as a quick service restaurant within the industry. It is common in the world and even in Vietnam. It is a specific type of restaurant is characterized by its fast foods and by minimal table service. The food at the restaurant is supplied from limited menu .The food is served quickly in a short time. Besides the Food can be pre-ordered at restaurant. * Fast food restaurant are often chains. Fast food restaurants are often developed from numerous locations operation under the same upper management. Some of the fast food restaurant in Vietnam's most successful. Such as Lotteria, KFC, Buger king and so on. In it, lotteria (South Korea) is considered the "big brother" with more than 200 stores, followed by KFC (USA) has opened 140 stores and No. 3 is Jollibee (Philippines) with over 30 stores. * Quick-service restaurants...
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