The Philippine news media today is at a state where they seem to be more and more fearless on their commentary and more vigilant in their society. Significant events, like the infamous Maguindanao massacre, where 57 people, including 34 journalists have been slain, and the recently concluded 2010 Philippine elections, where our nation opened another chapter as we inaugurated our 15th President in Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, the Filipino people has grown immense awareness in the status of our country
responsive to their interests and needs, which is in direct conflict with the interests of the proletariat. It is due to the power that the bourgeoisie posses and the State's bias that perpetuate the oppression of workers (Marx & Engels, 1898). The Philippines is an archipelago that is very rich in natural ...
Methamphetamine hydrochloride or famously known as shabu is considered as one of the most committed violent acts in the Philippines. According to the United Nations World Drug Report, the Philippine has the highest abuse rate of shabu (Esplanada, 2012). Filipinos between the ages of 16 to 64 had been using this illegal drug. The Methamphetamine hydrochloride is known as “the poor man’s cocaine.” Shabu is described as white, odorless crystal or crystalline powder with a bitter numbing taste. Internationally
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Cultural Heritage refers to our most fundamental patrimony — the whole Philippine archipelago — without which lift is impossible. It includes palpable inheritance: the land, seas, fauna and flora, and other natural resources, including the hazards, dangers and drawbacks in these islands. We receive monumental structures, ruins, three trillion foreign debt (as of 2005), slums and garbage, pollution, and prevailing social and economic discrepancies between dominant Christians and Muslims, and between
to be one of the major contributors to the economy of the Philippines. Main attractions for foreign tourists supposedly are the famous islands and beaches found throughout in the country though apparently these aren’t the only attractions why foreign men pay to visit the Philippines now these days. These other so called “attractions” are Filipinas working as prostitutes. Though it may not be that surprising anymore, since the Philippines is ranked as the 4th among the top ten countries to have the
For decades the United States has struggled with Communist countries. These struggles have created tensions, wars and many stereotypes that are still going on today. For example, the stereotypes are still noticeable and negatively effects all of Asia. The American beliefs, conflicts and relations with communist countries has created a negative stereotype that all Asians are communists. Communism has always been seen as a negative form of government and through Americans similar view points Asia is
Executive Summary Introduction Vivere Hotel claims their self as a jewel in the southern Metro Manila. This is located in Alabang and its towering a 31-storey fiver star deluxe hotel. The Vivere Hotel is featuring 200 elegant appointed rooms and suites that showcase interiors that echo the beauty of the local culture; also this deluxe hotel provides different business facilities as well as recreational amenities for their business and leisure travelers or guests. The Alabang hotel, Vivere has 15
Good governance, a bright future, and a prosperous country were what everyone had hoped when Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, stepped up to fulfill her role as the president of the Philippines. The country was then in a disarray, with people protesting against the corruption of former president Estrada. Yet with the passing of time, worse had just befallen our country, crisis against crisis, debts piled high up beyond our country’s reach, accusations of corruptions and manipulations, this happened simply
Control: A guide to the use of water quality management principles • Pasig River Watch Website • Tempo Website • Philippines Travel Guide Website 1.3 Background Philippines has at least 99 million people with 13% of the total population residing in Metro Manila. Metro Manila, the National Capital Region is recognised as the main industrial and commercial centre of the Philippines. “Met... ... middle of paper ... ...t Trends and Future Direction. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian
I. What is the significance of heritage tourism? The Philippines has an exceptional history, spanning pre-colonial era to Spanish, American, and Japanese occupations. These periods left their marks in various forms evident in the country’s culture. For example, the City of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the few Hispanic towns reflecting a unique fusion of Philippine, Oriental, and colonial European architecture. In a country where history is kept alive, cultural heritage
Angara (2006) emphasized that in all international achievement tests, the Philippines is rated near the bottom in all subjects. This implies that students had encountered difficulty answering the tests and this difficulty could be a problem on the lack of reading skills. Students cannot comprehend well of what they are reading. In relation to the problem, the study conducted by the European Chamber of commerce of the Philippines revealed that 75 percent of the more than 400,000 Filipino students that
As a result of unfavorable dietary habits and a relatively sedentary lifestyle over the last few decades, cases of lifestyle-related disorders including hyperlipidemia, and consequently, atherosclerosis rose significantly (Grundy, 2004). In the Philippines, according to the 2008 National Nutrition Survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, 31.3 percent of 7,700 Filipinos polled had borderline high to high cholesterol levels (Tarra, 2012). Moreover, cardiovascular diseases are the leading
abolishment of the death penalty gave rise to a significant increase of heinous crimes, thus, it should be reimposed to protect society, promote deterrence against heinous crimes and to attain justice. The imposition of the death penalty in the Philippines has had a repressive history. For the most part from Spanish Period to Marcos years (1521-1986) it was used to shorten the liberties, freedoms and rights of the Filipino people. The death penalty was first abolished The execution of the innocent
It is 7 A.M. and I see my brother sitting in the barber’s chair trembling from absolute nervousness. His hands started to spaz and he began to feel the butterflies moving around in his stomach. Suddenly he began to reminisce with us on the countless nights spent staying up making invitations, and organizing what could be the most memorable day in his life. The excitement is almost unbearable, if only time can speed up to see the love of his life walking down that aisle with her hair let loose and
been a little more curious and peered over the fence, which was about 5ft 6 inches high, would have almost certainly seen Jack the Ripper attacking one of his victims. Elizabeth Long, who was on her way to Spitalfields market where she worked as a cart minder, passed 29 Hanbury Street as the brewer’s clock struck 5.30, and noticed a man and woman talking loudly. She overheard the man say, 'Will you', and the woman reply, 'Yes'. At the mortuary, Mrs. Long, when viewing the body of Annie Chapman was
The Reason Behind the Flooding of Great Salt Lake In Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams blames a natural disaster—the overflowing of the Great Salt Lake in Utah--for the destruction of the place she loved most in the world, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. What Williams attempts to explain, however, is that this disaster wasn’t really “natural” at all. Refuge is critiqued by some for being over-dramatized, and Terry Tempest Williams is often criticized for blaming the world and others for the
is exactly why they must receive help. Stress can become a danger to someone’s body, and can affect a persons health. Those workers with high levels of stress should get the help they need to be able to cope with the stress they are facing in their daily workplace and to be able to work at their full potential. When workers begin to struggle in their jobs and feel like they cannot keep up with tasks, they may begin to experience stress. “Stress in the workplace can be defined as the harmful physical