Election 2013

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Name:Janine Mae T. Lasam Section:IV-Mere Barbe Foucauld

Manuel L. Quezon, Declaration of Filipino as the national language, Malacañan Palace | Sergio Osmeña, First Philippine Assembly,Leyte Landing | Manuel A. Roxas, Old BSP building inIntramuros, Manila, Inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic | Diosdado P. Macapagal, EDSA People Power 2001, Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite,Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan | Corazon C. Aquino, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.,EDSA People Power I, Benigno Aquino monument in Makati City | José Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda; Centennial celebration ofPhilippine independence; Medal of Honor, which was awarded to Abad Santos, Lim, and Escoda | 1. embossed prints 2. serial number (in variable sized figures) 3. security fibers 4. watermark 5. see-through mark ("Pilipino" spelled in Baybayin, letters, used before the arrival of the Spanish.) 6. concealed value 7. security thread 8. optically variable device (only on 500 and 1000 peso notes)
20 Peso
The front or obverse shows President Manuel L. Quezon (1878-1940), president of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 until 1944, and considered the Father of the National Language. This note, like the previous 20 Peso note, commemorates the declaration of Filipino as the National Language in 1935. The Malacañan, the Philippine presidential palace, has moved to the front.
*On the back or reverse, you'll find the Banaue Rice Terraces and a Palm civet, and a woven design from the Cordilleras.
The Banaue Rice Terraces have been carved into the Cordilleras mountains in central Luzon by Ifugao tribesmen over thousands of years with very limited means.
The palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis) is an indigenous animal in the Philippines, and curiously related to the most expensive coffee in the world, the coffee alamid, which is made from coffee beans eaten and partly digested by palm civets, and collected from their droppings.
50 Peso
The front shows President Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), was President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He had already become a member of the assembly in 1907, at the age of 29. He was also present with the 1944 landing of General Douglas McArthur in 1944. The "Leyte Landing" monument on Palo beach, Leyte, that commemorates this event is also shown here.
*The back displays Taal Lake and the giant trevally, and embroidery design from Batangas.
Taal Lake is the deepest freshwater lake in the country. Taal volcano, an island in the middle of this lake is one of the worlds smallest volcano's, and is still regularly active.
The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is a fish that only lives in the water of Taal Lake. It is locally known as Maliputo, and considered highly delicious.
100 Peso
President Manuel A. Roxas (1892-1948) is honored on the front of the 100 Peso note. He was the first president of the Philippines after independence, and died in office from a heart attack in 1948. Further depicted is the Inauguration of the Third Republic on 4 July 1946, and the Central Bank of the Philippines, of which Roxas initiated the foundation.
Some nationalists are happy that the American flag that was on the previous note has been removed in this redesign.
*The back depicts Mayon Volcano and a whale shark, and indigenous textile from Bicol.
Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region. This volcano is famous for its almost perfect cone shape.
The whale shark, (Rhincodon typus), locally known as the butanding, is the largest living fish in the world, and can be found in Sorsogon, not far from Mayon Volcano. Although it is a member of the shark family, it is a gentle giant that feeds on plankton, and poises no danger to humans.
200 Peso

The front carries the portrait of president Diosdado P. Macapagal (1910-1997), father of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who also still poses on this note, but now neatly tucked away in the lower-left corner, commemorating EDSA People Power II. Also shown here is the Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, where in 1898 General Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence from Spanish colonial rule.
*The back side shows the Chocolate Hills of Bohol, a Philippine tarsier, and textile designs from the Visayas.
The Chocolate Hills are a characteristic karst landscape in central Bohol, named after the chocolate-brown color they acquire at the end of the dry season. The exact number of those 30 to 50 meter high mounds is under dispute, but some claim to have counted 1268.
The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is a shy nocturnal animal, that can be found in Bohol. One of the smallest primates in the world, it can be held in one's hand, but still is capable to make jumps of three meters between trees. Besides Bohol, it can be found in Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao.
500 Peso

On the front of the 500 peso note, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932-1983) - no longer frowning - is now joined by his wife, President Corazon C. Aquino (1933-2009), who became president after the non-violent People Power revolution ousted Marcos from office. This side further depicts the crowds who participated in the People Power revolution and the monument for Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr.

The back shows the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, a blue-naped parrot, and woven cloth from the Southern Philippines.
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is an eight kilometer long underground river on Palawan, that winds through a huge cave.
The blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis) lives in the primary forests of Palawan and Mindoro.
1000 Peso
The 1000 peso note is the only one not to depict a former president. On it are three World War II heros: Josefa Llanes Escoda (1898-1945), Vicente P. Lim (1888-1944_, and Jose Abad Santos (1886-1942).
Josefa Llanes Escoda was an advocate for women's rights, educator and social worker. She founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, and edited a newspaper. She was killed for helping prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation.
Brigadier General Vicente P. Lim, was Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army, who, although wounded, organized guerrilla activities. He was captured and killed by the Japanese.
Jose Abad Santos was the Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. He refused to cooperate with the Japanese occupation forces, and was executed for that.
*The reverse shows the Tubattaha Reef Marine Park, a South Sea pearl oyster, and tinalak or ikat-dyed abaca cloth from Mindanoa.
Tubattaha Reef Marine Park, a nature reserve of 130,000 hectares in the Sulu Sea is a unique underwater ecosystem. This huge coral reef is home to whales, dolphins, turtles, sharks, and hundreds species of fish.
The South Sea pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) can grow some of the largest pearls in the world.

Divorce is a controversial topic, except that it’s often discussed with hushed voices (related discussion here). In 2005, party-list representative Liza Masa of Gabriela filed a divorce bill. In 2001, similar bills were filed in the Senate (Bill No. 782), introduced by Senator Rodolfo G. Biazon, and House of Representatives (Bill No. 878), introduced by Honorable Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo. In 1999, Representative Manuel C. Ortega filed House Bill No. 6993, seeking for the legalization of divorce. This Congress (14th Congress), Gabriela again filed a bill to introduce divorce in the Philippines. Here’s the explanatory note of House Bill 3461, filed by GABRIELA Women’s Party Representatives Liza Largoza-Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan. Let’s open this topic for discussion by everyone. Let’s avoid name-calling and focus on the merits. If you support or oppose the bill, then perhaps you could talk to your respective representatives in the House.
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Underpinning this proposal is a commitment to the policy of the State to protect and strengthen marriage and the family as basic social institutions, to value the dignity of every human person, to guarantee full respect for human rights, and to ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. The provisions of this bill are consistent with and in pursuit of those State policies.
The reasons why this law needs to be passed presented here are:
1. promiscuity of MEN
2. inequality of the law because of religion
3. abusive nature of the husband
4. absentee spouse
5. mental capacity to keep a marriage and believe or not..
6. cause we’re 1 of only 2 countries who doesn’t have one! the list could go on..
Though some of the above reasons are undeniable and would merit the passing of this law, I would like to bring to attention that we have existing laws which could address several specific concerns such as promiscuity and abuse. These laws can be amended if some groups feel they are insufficient. I feel the problem points to our country’s incapacity to enforce our laws (especially to the more privileged). What good will it do us if we pass another law which would be bent sideways, thrown up and down by our ‘creative’ countrymen? If we continue to present to the masses actors, men in uniform, wealthy individuals, mayors, governors and even a president who are above these laws; why should the masses be made to abide to these laws?
I hope divorce bill in the Philippines will be approved soon. By stating this, doesn’t mean that I don’t acknowledge the sanctity of marriage, I personally do. But to keep marriage sacred, both husband and wife must be responsible enough in their commitment and treat it with utmost respect. Once unfaithfulness and all other unwanted nightmares in a relationship creep in, can it still be regarded as sacred? We were given just one life to live. No one would want to waste it by living miserably by enduring the beatings, nagging, emotional and psychological pains. After all, when a couple entered in a marriage with genuine love and it’s God’s Will, there will be no room for separation even beyond grave.
If I were to answer that question with a simple yes or no answer, the answer would be
Declaration of Nullity of Marriage
Grounds rendering a marriage “void ab initio” are: 1. those contracted by any party below 18 even with the consent of parents or guardians; 2. those solemnized by any person not legally authorized to perform marriage unless either or both parties believed in good faith that the solemnizing officer had the legal authority to do so; 3. those solemnized without a marriage license except those expresslyexempted by law to secure a marriage license; 4. those bigamous or polygamous marriages; 5. those contracted through mistake of one of the contracting parties as to the identity of the other; 6. incestuous marriages as defined in Article 37 of the FC; and 7. void marriages by reason of public policy (i.e. between step-parents and step-children, between adopting parent and adopted child).
An action for the declaration of the absolute nullity of marriage may be instituted at any time and shall not prescribe (Art. 39, FC).
It must be emphasized that although the marriage is void from the beginning, a party cannot unilaterally contract a subsequent marriage with the thought in mind that the previous marriage was invalid. For example, A and B contracted a marriage with a fake marriage license. Spouse B who knew that the marriage license was fake contracted a second marriage with C. Is the marriage between Spouse B and C valid? No! The marriage between A and B should have first been declared null and void by the Court before Spouse B and C can marry.
Annulment of Marriage
In an Action for Annulment of Marriage, the following marriages may be annulled: 1. that the party in whose behalf it is sought to have the marriage annulled was eighteen years of age or over, but below twenty-one, and the marriage was solemnized without the consent of the parents, guardian or person having substitute parental authority over the party, in that order, unless after attaining the age of twenty-one, such party freely cohabited with the other and both lived together as husband and wife; 2. that either party was of unsound mind, unless such party after coming to reason, freely cohabited with the other as husband and wife; 3. that the consent of either party was obtained by fraud, unless such party afterwards, with full knowledge of the facts constituting the fraud, freely cohabited with the other as husband and wife; 4. that the consent of either party was obtained by force, intimidation or undue influence, unless the same having disappeared or ceased, such party thereafter freely cohabited with the other as husband and wife; 5. that either party was physically incapable of consummating the marriage with the other, and such incapacity continues and appears to be incurable; or 6. that either party was afflicted with a sexually-transmissible disease found to be serious and appears to be incurable.
The appropriate remedy for these grounds is an action for the annulment of marriage. Unlike in the first set of grounds above mentioned, an action for the annulment of marriage prescribes; in case of lack of consent, until the party filing for annulment reaches 21; in case of insanity until the death of either party or the lucid interval of the insane spouse; in case of fraud, force, intimidation or undue influence, incapacity to consummate the marriage or knowledge of the sexually-transmissible disease, within five years from the occurrence of the fraud, force, intimidation or undue influence, incapacity to consummate the marriage or knowledge of the sexually-transmissible disease.
There are at least three other ways to terminate a marriage celebrated in the
Philippines. But I will leave that for a future article. Please submit any questions or concerns regarding this article, as this will serve as the grist of a future Q & A article. Each article on this subject will be headed with the same title (Is there Divorce In the Philippines?), followed by the numeral designating it’s chronology in the series. Hope I was of some help in clarifying dissolution of marriage in The Philippines
There are two ways to legally end a marriage - annulment and divorce. An annulment is a legal procedure which cancels a marriage between a man and a woman. Annulling a marriage is as though it is completely erased - legally, it declares that the marriage never technically existed and was never valid.

A divorce, or legal dissolution of a marriage, is the ending of a valid marriage between a man and a woman returning both parties to single status with the ability to remarry. While each individual state has its own laws regarding the grounds for an annulment or for a divorce, certain requirements apply nationwide.
An annulment case can be initiated by either the husband or the wife in the marriage. The party initiating the annulment must prove that he or she has the grounds to do so and if it can be proven, the marriage will be considered null and void by the court. The following is a list of common grounds for annulment and a short explanation of each point:
Bigamy - either party was already married to another person at the time of the marriage
Forced Consent - one of the spouses was forced or threatened into marriage and only entered into it under duress
Fraud - one of the spouses agreed to the marriage based on the lies or misrepresentation of the other
Marriage Prohibited By Law - marriage between parties that based on their familial relationship is considered incestuous
Mental Illness - either spouse was mentally ill or emotionally disturbed at the time of the marriage
Mental Incapacity - either spouse was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the marriage and was unable to make informed consent
Inability to Consummate Marriage - either spouse was physically incapable of having sexual relations or impotent during the marriage
Underage Marriage - either spouse was too young to enter into marriage without parental consent or court approval
Depending on your state of residence, a divorce can be much more complicated than an annulment. Like annulment cases, each state has its own set of laws regarding divorce. In most divorce cases, marital assets are divided and debts are settled. If the marriage has produced children, a divorce proceeding determines custody of the children, visitation rights and spousal and child support issues.
Each state can have either a "no-fault" divorce or a "fault" divorce. A no-fault divorce allows the dissolution of a legal marriage with neither spouse being named the "guilty party" or the cause for the marital break-up.
Many states now offer the "no-fault" divorce option, a dissolution of a legal marriage in which neither party accepts blame for the marital break-up. In the absence of a "guilty party," some states require a waiting period of a legal separation before a no-fault divorce can take place. For this reason, in addition to cases where one spouse wishes to assign blame, some parties seek to expedite the legal process by pursuing a traditional, "fault" divorce.
A "fault" divorce is only granted when one spouse can prove adequate grounds. Like an annulment, these grounds vary from state to state, however, there are some overarching commonalities. These guidelines often include addition to drugs, alcohol or gambling, incurable mental illness, and conviction of a crime. The major grounds for divorce that apply in every state are listed below:
Adultery - one or both spouses engages in extramarital relationships with others during the marriage
Desertion - one spouse abandons the other, physically and emotionally, for a lengthy period of time
Physical/Emotional Abuse - one spouse subjects the other to physical or violent attacks or emotional or psychological abuse such as abusive language, and threats of physical violence
Your state law and particular situation will determine whether or not your annulment or divorce will be simple or complex. Familiarizing yourself with the laws for your particular state is the best way to learn what your rights are in the case of a marital dissolution. annulment vs divorce
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Couples who want to end their long time marriage have to undergo certain legal procedures. Annulment and divorce are the two legal procedures for ending a marriage.
Annulment is a procedure by which a marriage is completely erased, declaring that such a marriage ever existed technically or had any validity. Divorce is the procedure of ending a valid marriage, which gives both the husband and the wife a single status.
When talking of the difference between annulment and divorce, the former one is a legal process to obtain a verdict that such a marriage was invalid even from the very beginning. This means that a court will assume that a legal marriage had not taken place and there is no need for annihilation of the marriage. On the other hand, divorce is a legal procedure for ending a valid marriage.
In the case of divorce, factors such as alimony, child custody and property division are taken into account. Â But in the case of annulment, no such factors are taken into consideration. Â Â
Another difference seen is with regard to time of filing annulment and divorce petitions. An annulment has to be filed within a specific time after the issuance of a marriage certificate. However, a divorce petition can be filed at any point of time.
Divorce involves lengthy legal proceedings whereas an annulment is so fast. An annulment can take just a couple of weeks, whereas a divorce can take a couple of months or even a year. It can also be seen that an annulment is less messy when compared to divorce. Â
Summary
1. Annulment is a procedure by which a marriage is completely erased, declaring that such a marriage never existed technically or had any validity. 2. Divorce is the process of ending a valid marriage, which gives both the husband and the wife a single status. 3. In the case of divorce, factors such as alimony, child custody and property division are taken into account.  But in the case of annulment, no such factors are taken into consideration.   4. An annulment has to be filed within a specific time after the issuance of a marriage certificate. However, a divorce petition can be filed at any point of time. 5. An annulment can just take a couple of weeks whereas a divorce can take a couple of months or even a year. 6. An annulment is less messy when compared to divorce. Â