Article: Cesar Guarin: “The first Filipino Global Runner”” Will you gamble your own welfare for the sake of others? Cesar Guarin‚ a 56-year-old entrepreneur and the first Filipino‚ first Asian and fourth person in history to run around the world proved that with a strong determination and with a purpose to help‚ anyone can bring their dream into reality. Guarin is known as the “Father of the Philippines Ultramarathon”. He joined Global Run which considered as one-of-a-kind marathon and the toughest
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Economy and Filipino Families Since television came out in the Philippines in the 1950s‚ it has become “the most accessible and most influential medium to the society” (SEECTV‚ 2012). The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. Not just for entertainment value‚ but TV is also a valuable resource for advertising and different kinds of programming (Jezek Geno‚ 2014). The TV affects many lives of Filipino people. One’s
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Task 1 There are many cultures that share similarities and differences in this world. Two cultures that are different in their traditions and rituals‚ though similar in their sexuality and beliefs are the Chinese and Filipino. Both cultures’ beliefs‚ sexualities‚ rituals‚ values‚ and traditions have changed over time due to the influence of other cultures and the media. The Chinese and Filipino celebrate different traditions that are held each year. Generally Chinese believe in Buddhism and the
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Our Filipino Values: A Connotation to the World What are Filipino values? What is distinctly Filipino in our value system? The Filipino value system arises from our culture or way of life‚ our distinctive way of becoming human in this particular place and time. We speak of Filipino values in a fourfold sense. First‚ although mankind shares universal human values‚ it is obvious that certain values take on for us a distinctively Filipino flavor. The Greek ideal of moderation or meden agan‚ the
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the Philippine economy to produce high-paying jobs especially for women has pushed Filipinos to marry foreigners as a way to provide for their families‚ the study Country Gender Assessment by regional lender Asian Development Bank said. The number of Filipinos marrying foreigners has also tripled in just a span of eight years from 7‚819 in 1998 to 24‚954 in 2006. It is also estimated that currently‚ 300‚000 Filipinos‚ 92 percent of whom are women‚ are married to foreigners mainly from the United States
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW) IN TACLOBAN CITY ______________ A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate School _______________ In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Degree Master of Arts in Administration and Supervision _______________ By Jeanilen T. Salubon March 2014 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION` Background of the Study The academic performances of pupils differ
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Literature 1 (Midterm Project) Submitted by: Romano Guerrero AB Psychology Submitted to: Ms. Bibiana Jocelyn Cuasay Estrella Alfon Estrella D. Alfon (July 18‚ 1917 – December 28‚ 1983) was a well-known prolific Filipina author who wrote in English. Because of continued poor health‚ she could manage only an A. A. degree from the University of the Philippines. She then became a member of the U. P. writers club and earned and was given the privileged post of National Fellowship in Fiction
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Culture Defined Culture is a complex term that consists of so many things. At the base of culture one would find people who live in social groups and share a way of living which separates them from other human groups. A culture may include rituals‚ religion‚ economic systems‚ language‚ a style of dress‚ a way of cooking‚ and a political system. People who share a culture typically follow the same rules and form a social society. Culture is not inherited‚ but must be learned and shared. A culture
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Cultures and Co-Cultures By: Anna Skidmore Delta College A Culture is the language‚ values‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and customs people share and learn according to Larry Samovar and his colleagues (2007). Culture includes two different groups called in-groups which are groups that you identify yourself with and out-groups which is a group of people we view as different (Frings & Abram‚ 2010; Quist & Jorgensen‚ 2010). Examples of culture is the foods we eat‚ holidays we celebrate‚ the
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Chapter 1 Introduction In a very literal way ‚ a home is the child’s first school. A home as defined by the Webster Dictionary is “ the place where something originated and developed ” Therefore‚ a home is where a child gains his first exposurte to the skills‚ values and attitudes which would enable him to succeed. Much of his success and achievement in the school is the attached directly to the kind of experience occurs in a home. A home will never be called a home without its members –
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