commercial sexual exploitation. However, in 2007 traffickers increasingly used false documents, including passports, to obtain tourist visas for women and girls who are subsequently forced into prostitution in Japan, through the unlawful exploitation of recruitment debts as high as $20,000 each. Trafficking of young girls to Taiwan as brides, mainly from West Kalimantan, persisted. Traffickers use false marriage licenses and other false documentation in order to obtain visas and subsequently force the women
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justice, and equality. Her Story Women’s role in Philippine society has been shaped, by and large, by the Filipina’s demand for social justice, equality, freedom and democracy. That yearning and her consequent struggle have had a long and glorious, albeit invisible, history. Almost 400 years after she led a regional revolt against Spanish colonizers, Gabriela Silang remains a model, a beacon, and an icon to women of the Philippines. She was the seminal Filipina, leading long after her death
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heard that graft and corruption was introduced to us by the Spaniards during the time of their colonization. In the History class, it was said that it is because of those governor generals that did nothing but to enrich their selves here in the Philippines. But if we just think out of the box, graft and corruption is not just something that we inherited before. We should not blame Spaniards because of it. Then, you may probably asked, who then should be blamed for it? As researchers, we are not saying
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Sustainable Business Operation in the Philippines Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc. In partial fulfilment of the course requirements in Management Accounting By: Ma. Isabel Lagunilla Hocson sab.lagu@gmail.com Submitted to : Dr. Marivic Manalo December 13, 2013 Sustainable Business Operation in the Philippines 2 I. Introduction Just last month, the country experienced the strongest typhoon to hit the Earth. No amount of preparation is enough to survive such wrath from Mother
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Batas Pambansa Blg. 32, 70, 130 and 227 Executive Orders Nos. 47, 111, 126, 179, 180, 203, 247, 251, 252, 307 and Republic Acts Nos. 6640, 6657, 6715, 6725 and 6727 A DECREE INSTITUTING A LABOR CODE, THEREBY REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING LABOR AND SOCIAL LAWS TO AFFORD PROTECTION TO LABOR, PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURE INDUSTRIAL PEACE BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE. Preliminary Title Chapter 1 EMANCIPATION OF TENANTS Article 7. Statement of objectives. Inasmuch as the old concept
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Philippine Laws Affecting Market By: Carla P. Yglopaz Mark Anthony S. Catahina Claudine M. Pascual Ryan-John L. Rivero Melissa Joy R. Suarez 14 June 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Laws Affecting Marketers Marketing Law ………………………………………………………………….. 5 Republic Act No. 8424: The National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 .................... 5 Republic Act No. 8293: Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines …………… 6 Batas Pambansa Bilang 68: Corporation Code of The Philippines …………
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In an article published in the University of St. Thomas Law Journal it highlights that a major tenet of the laws of war is that “civilians, and women and children in particular, are to be protected from the trials and suffering of war to the fullest extent possible”. Therefore, it is ultimately the task of each military and its members to make sure their behaviors are consistent with the specifications in International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Even though the complete avoidance of civilian deaths
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armed group in any capacity, including but not limited to cooks, porters, messengers and anyone accompanying such groups, other than family members, this also includes girls recruited for sexual purposes and for forced marriage. The recruitment of children is an illegal global phenomenon that occurs through force or coercion to exploit children in areas of conflict, such practices are committed by some government forces, paramilitary organizations or rebel groups. Child soldiers are often abducted
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Conner, 2009) In some arrest situations and other law enforcement activities, the use of force may be required to protect the safety of the officer or the public. Occasionally, the threat to an officer or the public justifies the use of deadly force an amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. (Graham, Conner, 2009) When use of force is required, but deadly force may not be appropriate, law enforcement officers may employ less-lethal weapons
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Employee HANDBOOK PHILIPPINES Welcome to STARTEK Welcome Brand Warrior! Thank you for joining the STARTEK family. Our mission is to enable and empower you to successfully promote and defend our clients’ brands. Our focus is on ensuring that you are successful in your new position. You are now a Brand Warrior ready to empathize with your customers and fellow employees and take ownership to solve the customer’s issue. You have been hired because you have the determination, enthusiasm and
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