with the Filipino?" have set many Filipino minds upon some deep and not-so-deep soul-searching and brainstorming. Is American democracy fit for the Philippines? Is Catholicism brought by Spain partly responsible for the failure of the country to become another economic "tiger" of Asia? The questions have not been answered with finality, although short-term and medium-term responses have been proposed and realized. Many seem to agree, however, that the root of the crisis facing the Filipinos in the
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A MORAL RECOVERY PROGRAM: BUILDING A PEOPLE--BUILDING A NATION PATRICIA LICUANAN The events at EDSA in February 1986 not only ousted a dictator, but also demonstrated to the world and to ourselves our great strengths as a people. At EDSA we saw courage, determination and strength of purpose; we saw unity and concern for one another; we saw deep faith in God; and even in the grimmest moments, there was some laughter and humor. We were proud of ourselves at EDSA and we expected great changes
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cultures as far as food and population. This is partially evident by the menu appealing to Americans in Guam. Moreover, Jollibee’s analysis of California indicates a high Filipino expatriate concentration and low level of competitors; two things relatively easy to quantify. The Hong Kong location is expected to have far less Filipinos than the Central location which struggled to attract locals, but did an excellent job with expatriates. This company understands expatriates. Moreover, the ongoing issues
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Living the Filipino Music Today A Reflection of the Filipino-ness in Lucio San Pedo’s Music Lucio San Pedro has been known to be one of the historical figures of Philippine music. Being dubbed as the creative nationalist, his philosophy in music paved the way for his memorable career as an artist. Conferred with the National Artist Award for Music in 1991, his contributions have indeed made a mark in defining the “Filipino-ness” in music. With the onset of the Original Pilipino Music in the
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Alamat ng Bulacan (Legend of Bulacan) -Contains legends, and folklores of his native town. * Pagpugot kay Longinos (The Beheading of Longinos) - A play shown at the plaza of Malolos, Bulacan. * Sobre Filipinos (About the Filipinos) * Ang mga Pilipino sa Indo-Tsina (The Filipinos in Indo-China) * In 1909 he was made director of El Renacimiento Pen Names * Naning * Kalipulako - named after Lapu-Lapu; and * Tikbalang – a supernatural being in Pilipino folklore. His Journey
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The Philippines has around one million OFWs in Saudi Arabia, according to the DFA. Saudi Arabia is currently the largest hirer of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), and has the largest Filipino population in the Middle East. "All undocumented Filipinos are advised to take advantage of this extension and immediately proceed to concerned Saudi government agencies or seek the assistance of our Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia for their repatriation or the regularization of their status," the DFA
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to find a good living abroad is in fact a loss from our country because Filipinos are really hard working people and well motivated to achieve their objectives and goals in life. These are the kind of people who are mostly a believer and pursuer of dreams and some of them are highly appreciated and honored abroad by their working ethics and the way they value and do their works. Well it’s not just the nurses but all Filipinos working abroad is such loss from our country. What are the reasons why nurses
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ADVOCACY ADVERTISING I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 II. SITUATION ANALYSIS 4 A. Industry Study: 4 1. Composition/Size/Market Segments 4 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises 4 Microenterprises 5 2. Current Situation 6 a) Microenterprises 7 b) Small Scale Businesses 7 c) Medium-Sized Businesses 7 3. Similar Campaigns 8 a) “Made In” vs. “Product Of” vs. “Owned by” (Australia & South Africa) 8 b) Buy Philippine Made Movement, Inc. 9 c) Seal
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LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES HISTORY * August 8, 1963 LANDBANK was established as part of the Agricultural Land Reform Code, or Republic Act No. 3844 to help with land reform, especially the purchase of agricultural estates for division and resale to small landholders and the purchase of land by the agricultural lessee. * In 1965, LANDBANK's by-laws were approved and its first board of trustees was formed, with the Secretary of Finance as chairman. * In 1988, LANDBANK became the financial
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individual-paying overseas workers. It is said that from the annual premium P1200, Philhealth will increase it to P2400. This circular aims to add more benefits to its clients and members. The agency’s mission is to provide financial assistance to Filipinos in terms of health services through the National Health Insurance Program (B. Garcia, January 16, 2012). In addition, in line with this circular, this will be helpful in the attainment of one of the Millennium Development Goal health targets (Banzon
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