nation address (SONA). It was Pnoy’s longest SONA so far but has been applauded less frequently compared to last year. SONA this year were focused on the achievements of the government on his term such as approval of the Sin Tax Reform Law and “ Responsible Parenthood Law”( RH Law), reforms in Education System(K-12), Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program(4Ps), increase in number of TESDA graduates, increase in Phil Health enrollees from 62% to 81% and improved benefits, allocation of P 6.2 Billion for
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Abstract This paper is a cumulation of a three part portfolio assignment describing the tobacco tax issue in the United States. The first part of the paper defines the tax issue and gives a brief history of the tobacco excise tax. The second section discusses the stakeholders and an analysis of the issue. And lastly, I describe my policy perspective. The Tobacco Tax Issue Is taxation on tobacco an effective means of decreasing the smoking rate or is it just an elaborate ploy
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Civil Disobedience [1] I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto, — "That government is best which governs least";(1) and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe, — "That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient
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Reaction Paper on State of the Nation 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
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stores are slowly starting to degrade, thus alarming the government on the collection of lesser tax since the law regarding electronic commerce taxation is still being debated. This income generating phenomenon has been an attractive target to the government to cope with its huge loss on tax collection. So why pay tax? Richard Carlson (2002) once said, “At tax time, it helps to remember that if your tax obligation has increased from the previous year, it’s usually because you’re enjoying more income
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assuming that being gay is a sin or mental illness. Pros of Same Sex Married 1. If the newlywed resides in the United States then will get to experience the advantages, which the government offers to married couples. These benefits take account of nursing home, social security as well as health care. 2. Another significant advantage of getting married is the reason that you can have kids and have similar assistance, responsibilities and rights as imposed by the law with LGBT couples. They can
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DEMAND Medical Expenditures. Do increased expenditures = increased health? - Distinguish diff b/n medical services and health - Medical Services: Treatment of disease and Preventative measure, Diagnostics, Pain Management, Counseling - Health: General Well-being. - Narrowing objective - Affects how you will allocate medical resources. - To produce health, there are more factors than just medical services **Provide a medical treatment efficiently ≠ produce health efficiently
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Social Security just turned 80 years old this year and it still remains the single most effective anti-poverty program ever created in the United States. Throughout history, mankind has struggled with the welfare of the elderly and disabled. Before social security was available, many in the United States were unable to accumulate enough wealth to support themselves in the later years of their lives. The elderly and disabled would become a burden to the family and society. Unless you happen to die
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de los Santos Avenue, more commonly known by its acronym EDSA, in Metro Manila from February 22–25, 1986. They involved over two million Filipino civilians, as well as several political and military groups, and religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila and the CBCP President Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the Archbishop of Cebu. The protests, fueled by the resistance and opposition from years of corrupt governance by Marcos, culminated with the departure of the dictator from Malacañang
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translates exactly as ‘the path that one walks...’ Halakah is made up of a series of Mitzvot Aseh (positive commandments ‘to do’) and Mitzvot lo ta’aseh (negative commandments ‘do not’) which are Mitzvot D’oraita (Laws directly from the torah). Then there are Mitzvot D’rabbanan which are Laws instituted by the Rabbis. There are 613 Mitzvot, made up of 248 mitzvot aseh and 365 mitzvot lo ta’aseh, which some of the early Jews claimed to have special meaning because there are 365 days in a year, and 248
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