Assessment of Aquino Administration’s policies and achievements The Aquino Administration at the mid of its term: assessment of its policies and achievements in key areas. When Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino was elected in May 2010, it was a huge wave of hope that swept him in a landslide victory into the office of the Philippine President: * hope that he would bring back honesty as guiding principle into the actions and decisions of this office – as it had been the case during the presidency
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coral reefs and seagrass beds where these fishes supposed to live. For the welfare of Philippine citizens, and as part of its mandate, the national government of the Philippines, particularly our current and his preceding president, President Noynoy Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched different projects that concern our environment. The Executive Order 533, signed by former President Arroyo is an
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Life of the Former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the First Female President and First elected Female Head of State in Asia and the 11th President of the Philippines. She was born on January 25, 1993 in Tarlac as the sixth of eight children, Ceferino, Pedro, Josephine Reyes, Tere Lopa, Carmen, Peping and Maria Paz Teopaco. She had her grade school studies in St. Scholastica’s College Manila as class valedictorian
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Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipina television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media, Philippines' Queen of Talk, and Queen of Philippine Game Shows, both of her parents are natives from Tarlac. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President
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The Economics of Amartya Sen “Social Choice and Welfare Economics” (NPWES, 2008) And as related to Philippine Economy: National Budget Cycle In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant By: Binalingbing, Jhan Ray N. February 2014 INTRODUCTION “…a budget is a useful tool to help ensure that what limited money is available will be spent for the family’s most important needs, like food, clothing and shelter.” -Florencio Abad Secretary
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Address (SONA) 2013 His Honorable President Benigno S. Aquino III again delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, 2013 as mandated by the Constitution. The joint session of the Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives were called to order at exactly 4:00 in the afternoon. It started with the singing of the National Anthem and a short ecumenical prayer from various religious groups. President Noynoy started to address the nation at exactly 4:03 in the afternoon
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Solar power won’t end Mindanao’s energy crisis MANILA, Philippines—The clamor for a quick installation of solar projects in Mindanao is not the solution to the power crisis on the island as it will only worsen the burden on consumers, a group of prominent economists said. The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) warned the government against heeding calls for solar projects as a way out of the power blackouts in Mindanao, noting that certain vested interests were being pushed “in the guise
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after we have ousted former President Marcos, the aged-old problems of poverty, unemployment; violence, pollution, injustice and oppressions are still very much prevalent at present. Despite the leadership of these people-- Ferdinand Marcos, Cory Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—in running the affairs of the state in a span of many years, still majority of our people have not felt any meaningful changes in their lives; most of them are still poor, victims of injustice
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Table of Specification Bacsil Elementary School Grade V Topics | # of Sessions | Behavior/Skill | #of Items | | | K | C | Ap | An | S | E | | Note details in a selection listened to | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | 7 | Sequence events in the story | 6 | | | | 5 | | | 5 | Pronouns | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | 8 | Verb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | 8 | Adjectives | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | 5 | Main idea in a selection | 5 | | | | | 6 | | 6 | Cause and effect relationship | 2 | | | |
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President Benigno "PNoy" Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address in front of senators and congressmen in Batasan Complex, Quezon City on Monday, July 22, 2014. This year's SONA had no published theme, but the striking message he mentioned was, "The Filipino is definitely worth fighting for." The President's penultimate SONA, which marked the opening of the 16th Congress, started at exactly 4:00PM and ended after an hour and 31 minutes. It earned 58 rounds of applause from an
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