stopping military coup d’états as well as a policy of military transparency and peace, recent news articles suggest this may not be enough as a military coup seems imminent with war ravaging southern Philippines as well as the refusal of President Aquino III to step down after his alleged embezzlement of public funds. Kohn suggests that there is an ideal civil-military relationship in a democracy and this is best preserved through a clear chain of command, placing decisions of war into the hands
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I. Introduction II. Background of the issue The call to serve the rural indigents echoed since the early '60s when the Philippine medical association introduced the maria project which prioritized aid to communities in need of medical assistance. The project would then be considered a valuable precursor to the Medicare program, from which a medical care plan for the entire Philippines was created. On august 4, 1969, republic act 6111 or the Philippine medical care act of 1969 was signed by President
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Philippines Law Historical Overview Introduction The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,107 islands (about 2,000 of which are inhabited), with a land area of 115,600 sq m, has a population of 76.5 m. Some 87 major dialects are spoken all over the islands. English and Filipino are the official languages with English as the language of instruction in higher education. According to the 2000 census, the functional literacy rate is 83.8%. Agriculture constitutes the largest single sector of the
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centers. Children’s education – already on hold in many areas where school buildings were destroyed – will be further set back. The suffering of Pablo’s victims has entered a new phase that calls for an urgent response. --- ECONOMIC TEAM President Aquino (right)
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President Benigno S. Aquino III or commonly referred to as “Pnoy” delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 22, 2013 with the theme, “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid.” The midterm SONA marked his third year in presidency and opened the 16th Congress in a joint session of both houses. The annual address started at exactly 4:03 PM and ended at 5:46 PM. It was the longest SONA he had given so far, earning 88 rounds of applause from Senators
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CORRUPT POLITICIANS (The true kidnappers of our society) TABLE OF CONTENTS Preliminaries Page Title i Biographical Data ii Table of Contents ii Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1 Background of the study 2 Importance of the study 2 Definition of term 3 Statement of the problem 3 Scope and Delimitation of the study 3 Time and Place of the study 4
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A RESEARCH PAPER PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT OUTLINE Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions and Protests III. Abolishment
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transparency in office, which he described as a “worthy premium” in leadership positions. He went on to discuss examples of these principles in action using his experience when he was appointed mayor after the events of 1986 by the late President Aquino. How the many sectors of Makati developed under
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easily maneuver the rewriting of the Philippine Constitution. The Marcos-sponsored Constitution served as a legal foundation to legitimize his political agenda. Some of the prominent opposition figures who were detained by President Marcos were Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Jose
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Presidency, there were many coup d’état attempts and uprisings during the Aquino administration. This lead to a destabilized government. Politics were shaken and people started to lose their trust in the government. During the Ramos administration, civil liberty and government stability was restored. Economic The Philippines was recovering from economical difficulties that arose from the lack of foreign investors during the Aquino administration. Because of the Coup attempts, foreign investors felt
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