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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Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines MULANAY BRANCH Mulanay, Quezon ___________________________________________________________________ November 26, 2012 Mr. JOSE MARIO D. AQUINO Municipal Link, 4Ps Department of Social Welfare and Development Mulanay, Quezon Dear Sir: We are third year Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEED) students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mulanay who are presently working on our research study entitled
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can make a native speaker like me forget some aspects of the Filipino language. I forget about grammatical rules like right syntax, verbs tenses, and some Filipino words that a native Filipino should know. I have studied Filipino language from Philippine Education system before I move to Hawaii. That means, I should have great extent of Filipino language skills but since I have to stop studying it and even practicing it, the Americanization in me has start and lose my mother language. I think its
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Early Resistance against Spain Although the Spain had conquered the Philippines, the liberty loving people never gave up their dream of independence. They were Christianized and Hispanized, but they retained their fighting spirit and their love for freedom. To prove their aspiration for freedom and to resist Spanish abuses, they rose in more than 100 revolts. Causes of Revolts: 1. Our love for freedom and independence 2. Abuses of Spanish encomenderos 3. Tribute (residence tax)
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THE EC-PHILIPPINES STRATEGY PAPER 2007-2013 i TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................... 7 1. COUNTRY ANALYSIS ............................................................................................ 9 1.1. Analysis of the political situation....................................
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“A Dangerous Life” Characters: Historical Characters • Ruben Rustia - President Ferdinand Marcos, the sitting Philippine president in the film's setting. • Laurice Guillen - Corazon Aquino, the widow of Benigno Aquino Jr. • Tessie Tomas - First Lady Imelda Marcos • Cris Vertido - former Vice-Pres. Salvador "Doy" Laurel • Robert Talabis - Joker Arroyo • Mervyn Samson - Gen. Fabian Ver, AFP Chief 0f Staff • Joonee Gamboa - Senate President Juan Ponce "Johnny" Enrile, at that time Minister
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Project in Soc.Sci 1BsCriminology-C Arthur B. Libradilla Jasper Junedee Lidasan Chapter 14 RIZAL IN LONDON (1888-1889) Chapter 14:RIZAL IN LONDON (1888-1889) TRIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC >He won many of friends of different nationalities on board the palatial City of Rome because of his friendly nature and ability as a linguist. >Amazed some American and European passengers with his marvelous skill with the Yo-Yo as an offensive weapon. >Arrived on Liverpool, England, on May
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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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with the idea that the Americans are totally of help. Reading Renato Constantino’s essay entitled “The Miseducation of the Filipinos” gives me an impression that there’s much more to what we see in these days about the educational system in the Philippines. There are many concepts presented by the author that has been taken for granted by the leaders, curriculum planners and other key players in the education system in the country. It is evident that no educator has come up with an educational system
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION While the distinction between children “on the street” and “of the street has been useful, some overlaps and grey areas still remain. Some Children “of the street” may have been abandoned and rejected by their families while others may have left their families due to prevailing circumstances. Maybe some of them might be noted that in a sense “they abandoned the family”. Other Children may stay and wander the streets, becoming involved in
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