Main Religions in the Philippines [1] History + distrbution Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five
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I. INTRODUCTION Philippine democracy and politics has long been a troubled environment. With the recent developments regarding the Napoles case‚ it has only reaffirmed the fact that there are a lot of failures within this system. Aside from this latest scandal‚ democracy in the nation has been plagued long before the Pork Barrel story. Issues regarding nepotism‚ lack of transparency‚ participation of the masses‚ and so on have been present for the longest time. Being a Management student‚ I am
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------------------------------------------------- Libel Laws of the Philippines Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines‚ libel is defined as a public and malicious imputation of a crime‚ or of a vice or defect‚ real or imaginary‚ or any act‚ omission‚ condition‚ status or circumstance tending to discredit or cause the dishonor or contempt of a natural or juridical person‚ or to blacken the memory of one who is dead. Thus‚ the elements of libel are: (a) imputation of a discreditable
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1946-1948 | | | | 6. Elpidio R. Quirino | 1948-1953 | | | | 7. Ramon F. Magsaysay | 1953-1957 | | | | 8. Carlos P. Garcia | 1957-1961 | * Filipino First Policy * Bohlen-Serrano Agreement | Strengthening of democracy in the Philippines; Revival of Filipino culture; Creation of Dr. Jose Rizal Centennial; Fostering international good will and friendship by state visits to Japan‚ the United States‚ South Vietnam‚ and Malaysia. | | 9. Diosdado P. Macapagal | 1961-1965 | *
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NOTES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY American Period (1898-1946) April 25‚ 1898 - beginning of the US-Spain War. The Americans declared war against Spain on the allegation that Spain blew up the American warship named “Maine” causing the deaths and injuries of several Americans. May 1‚ 1898 - the Battle of Manila Bay. The Spaniards were defeated by the American naval fleet led by Commodore George Dewey. May 18‚ 1898 - Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo arrived in Cavite from Hongkong through the assistance
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poverty in the philippines always been aware of the gap that exists between theory and practice. Way back in my grad student days‚ Big Theory was the rule (see Reflections on Globalization for an example of the syndrome). Indeed‚ I suppose I was somewhat unusual in that I made the transition from the theoretical disciplines of political science and economics to the practical level of hands-on development work. (I also never managed to finish my dissertation and never quite made it to the big Ivory
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Philippine History Early History -The Negritos are believed to have migrated to the Philippines some 30‚000 years ago from Borneo‚ Sumatra‚ and Malaya. The Malayans followed in successive waves. These people belonged to a primitive epoch of Malayan culture‚ which has apparently survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The Malayan tribes that came later had more highly developed material cultures. In the 14th cent. Arab traders from Malay and Borneo introduced Islam into the
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Completely Non-corrupt Philippines: Is it even possible? To my dear audience‚ fellow students‚ classmates‚ teachers‚ and other concerned citizens‚ a pleasant day to each and every one! Today‚ I would like to convince all the Filipinos that corruption can still be eradicated from our beloved country. The Republic of the Philippines suffers a widespread corruption including the graft‚ bribery‚ embezzlement‚ backdoor deals‚ nepotism and patronage. In the early 1960s‚ the Philippines was an economic power
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Are you a filipino? First and foremost‚ you have to study and understand the history of the philippines. They won’t tell you the whys and the hows in history book. Like any other history‚ you have to find out and understand their cultures beofre we can pas any judgement on them. 1. Philippines consist of about 7100 islands. The inhabitants of the Philippines consist of different races with different languages. Geographical and geological factor are some of the reason why the filipinos don’t have
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THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT introduction The Philippines is an archipelago comprising some 7‚100 islands with a total land area of almost 300‚000 square kilometres. Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Brunei border the Philippines to the south‚ China—and Taiwan—to the north‚ Vietnam to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Three main island groups divide the country: Luzon in the north‚ the Visayas in the centre‚ and Mindanao in the south. Luzon and Mindanao together make up 65 per cent of the Philippines’
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