about 100 million people, these figures represent a substantial percentage which cannot simply be ignored. The burning question Why do my countrymen choose to leave the country temporarily, or for keeps? Our grandparents fondly recall the Philippines’ ‘Golden Years’ – the post-war ‘50s – when our engineers, doctors, architects, and other white-collar professionals would be invited by our neighbors such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia to share their professional expertise. Funds and other
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Case 1: Roland Hortaleza Principles of Management AP Pong Trinidad Nothing can be truer than this aphorism: A drop, no matter how small, always makes a splash. In 1985, Dr. Rolando Hortaleza, who was earning P7,000 a month from a government hospital in Tondo, Manila, decided to let go of his stethoscope to become an entrepreneur. His decision was borne out of his desire to provide better for his growing family. He never knew that he was in for an uphill battle when he decided to choose amber
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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/cct-beneficiaries-seen-improve-poor-000000365.html RETRIEVED SEPT. 24, 2015 11:29 PM By By Prinz Magtulis Some family-beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program are expected to have improved living conditions, moving up from being poor to “near poor.” “Near poor” is a new classification of families crafted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), implementing agency of the national government’s CCT program. Social Welfare Secretary
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Running head: A new deal to recovery From Boom to Depression HIS105: Contemporary U.S. History May 10, 2012 From Boom to Depression The period after the civil war was a time of physical, economic, social, political and geographical reconstruction for the United States of America. The nation had experienced mark destruction by the civil war. Slaves were now emancipated and must be considered. These events were marked turning points for the country. Of these turning points, the social
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RAPID INCREASE POPULATION INTRODUCTION: It is often suggested that rapid population growth, especially in developing countries, correspondingly intensifies environmental degradation, which must therefore be mitigated by reducing the rate of population growth. The validity of this assumption can be tested by means of an algebraic identity that relates the amount of a pollutant introduced into the environment to the product of three factors: population, "affluence" (the amount of goods produced
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ENTRY LEVELS MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION OF MICROECONOMICS Economics is the study of how human coordinate their wants and desires, given the decision making mechanisms, social customs and political realities of the society. This definition of economics rotates mainly on the basic force there is the economic system, that is the individuals within. We cannot appreciate the bigger picture more should we not look closely to the minute details of what constitutes the economy. Therefore we studied microeconomics
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THE 2015 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS TECHNICAL REPORT Prepared by: The Office of the President of the Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE 1. Institutionalized Public Accountability .............................................................. 1 2. Upheld Transparency and Citizen Engagement in Government .................... 11 RAPID, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH 1. Sustained Strong and Broad-Based Economic Growth .....
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the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its jurisdiction, against those who: 1. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship; 2. Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands; 3. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction
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PRELIMINARY TITLE CHAPTER I EFFECT AND APPLICATION OF LAWS Article 1. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Philippines." (n) Art. 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it is otherwise provided. This Code shall take effect one year after such publication. (1a) Art. 3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith. (2) Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect
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excellent example of the kinds of problems that arise in an increasingly crowded society (Hanson,ND). The Philippines is having a large population that results to low quality of life of women and children, health and family welfare. Population is admittedly one of the many causes of poverty since the government had difficulty in addressing the needs of its people. In addition to, the Philippines is the 39th most densely populated country, with a density over 335 per squared kilometer, and the population
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