The current violent conflicts in Mindanao in the southern Philippines can be broadly categorised into three interrelated types: those that are related to secessionist movement, those that are related to inter clan or intra clan, and those that are criminal in nature such as kidnapping, murder or homicide, robbery and other petty crimes. The same with other violent conflicts anywhere, these violent conflicts are not spontaneous but are products of structural and cultural violence that have accumulated
Next is Western Visayas with a total production of 2.2 million metric Tons of palay with also 600 00 hectares of area of production. Southern Mindanao’s palay production reached 500 000 metric tons and with an area of 199 000 hectares while Northern Mindanao has 600 00 metric tons with only 150 000 hectares. (Bureau of Agriculture Statistics, 2011). The total production of rice in the Philippines was up to 16.68 million metric tons in the year 2011. This number has decreased from its highest peak in
The Visayans make up a quarter of the Philippine people. The term Visayan comes from people who live around the islands surround the Visayan Sea. Some islands where the Visayans live are: Luzon, Mindanao, and Manila. Also a lot of Visayans have migrated to other parts of the Philippines. Visayans speak one of three languages. The three different languages are: Cebuano, Panayan or Samaran. These languages are from the Malayo-Polynesian family. The majority of Visayans are Roman Catholic but some
famous landforms are many and include the famed Chocolate Hills in Bohol , the famous rice terraces in Benguit, the Maria Cristina Water Falls (this is one of Philippines famous landforms and is know to be one of the world’s highest water falls) in Mindanao and of course the Palawan Underground River. One of the best known Philippines famous landforms are the Chocolate Hills in Bohol. The Chocolate Hills are a unique geological landform located in Bohol, Philippines. These famous landforms of the
Cordillera Central contains three ranges that are 5900 feet in height and run parallel to each other (blaza, 2016). Mindanao is a large island in the South of the Philippine archipelago. Mindanao has many significant ranges; the Diuata (Diwata) Mountains is the largest mountain range that runs along the east coast (blaza, 2016). Another range west of Diuata is in the middle of Mindanao and runs south (blaza, 2016). From the northeastern corner of the Moro Gulf, the Butig Mountains run northwest and
the State: The Context of Poverty of a Lumads in Mindanao The situation in Mindanao for the past decades has been varying from the issues of conflict to the achievement of apparent peace in the eyes of many Filipinos. We can always hear the news of war, bombing, kidnappings and the most affected by these are the displaced people living in the affected areas. This reality that still continues and hinders the development for a more progressive Mindanao has a greater impact on the lives of the indigenous
literature and reading related to the variable of the study. The sources of information that the researcher used where internet, books, magazines and newspapers. The Students’ Perception towards the System of Payment of Tuition in the University of Mindanao, these reading helps the researchers in seeing the impact of the study as seen by other community as a whole. Online Tuition Payments According to Michael D. Baybusky (2013), the easiest way for self-financing students to pay their fees is through
the extended implementation of the Martial Law in the entire island of Mindanao,
The country is made up of 7100 islands, and only about 460 are more than 1 sq mi (2.9 sq km) in area. Eleven islands have an area of more than 1000 sq mi (more than 2600 sq km) each and have a huge amount of the population. These islands are Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Masbate. The total area of the Philippines is about 120,000 sq mi (about 300,000 sq km). Manila is the capital and largest city of the Philippines. Physical Characteristics The Philippines
and assimilate with dominant traditions. By 1964, political, economic, and social clashes between shifta and Kenyans led to a four year conflict that challenged the nation’s unity. Today in the Philippines, the Muslim minority group residing in Mindanao is forming a similar secessionist movement. Their situation is reminiscent of Kenya in its antebellum period, but with proper governing the Filipinos and Muslims still have a chance at peaceful co-existence. The deepest crack in Kenya’s solidarity
portray meaningful representations of the people in the south. Overview of Mr. Sanchez’s Work Ming Ming His entry entitled “Ming Ming,” which while in production,n many consider to be the epitome of Mindanao Theatre production achievement, is the first postmodern Philippine play about a Mindanao subject. Ming Ming is a tale of family, lies, the costs of greed and shame, and the consequences of those who are wrathful. It all revolves around eighteen-year-old Ming Ming after she returns from the
infected. According to his story, they all worked in a particular rice field in Palo, Leyte which was already reported to have a high number of infected residents. Sadly, his co-workers died of the disease. Likewise, in Basa, Trento, Agusan del Sur in Mindanao, 70% of the residents were infected with the disease. Award-winning Filipino documentary “Alaga” by Kara David exposed public awareness of a tremendous number of people who acquired the disease and used Basa as the basis of the report. In the said
The weather that have been experiencing by Mindanao is generally wet. There is no significant difference between the usual dry and wet seasons. Mango trees bear more fruits during the dry season. Since then, mango production in Mindanao is decreased by more than 30% amounting to 300,000 metric tons per year therefore affecting the supply in the market and the 2.5 million farmers by reducing
different concepts and theories that were previously discussed could be related to the material. “This book is a love story”. As the opening line of the book, it tells a lot of how the author is still in admiration with the now extinct tribe in Mindanao. The book was about how an anthropologist slowly fell in love with
Over thousands of year’s people of various nations have become part of the Philippines and have added to its rich heritage. It is now one of the most highly populated countries in the world. The Republic of the Philippines is a democratic island nation made up of over 7,000 islands with over 80 million people. Geography and climate play a large part in how people live on the island. It is a country with an interesting cultural background. It is a culture influenced by many diverse ethnic groups
Australia. Hofmann had two choices. He could go with his friends or go with Kelly to another island. Hofmann said, “Something deep inside of me, something I could not explain, said I had to go Mindanao.” So with that, Hofmann and Kelly headed off in a banca towards
was not that easy to maintain their livelihood. Thus, they migrated to Bohol, Mindanao, and some even to Luzon. I. Pasco Family Background A. Dad’s Background My father, Dale, was born in Mountain View College, while my grandpa and grandma were there. The reason why my father is called Dale was because he was born in laundry valley, part of the school campus. “Dale” means valley. His lineage comes from Mindanao, particularly in Lake Apo, Ginuyoran, Bukidnon.
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In a world we live in, language is a necessity. It is because language is a form of understanding in a community where everyone stays. It is the basic formula of an individual to communicate and to mingle to others by way of either non-verbal or verbal communication whether in local places of the Philippines or abroad. Its function gives vital role to society where people come and go with different purposes and who come from different lives, cultures, and traditions. People do the actions to let