Mining in the Philippines Concerns and conflicts Report of a Fact-Finding Trip to the Philippines July-August 2006 Acknowledgments The Fact Finding Mission wishes to thank all those who took time to meet with us. The right to enjoy human rights and development is universal. We wish to encourage any and all communities and local authorities adversely affected by mining impacts to continue to explore and pursue all avenues available within the law at local‚ national and international levels
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Magat Dam Magat Dam in Ramon‚ Isabela used to be the largest dam in the Philippines back when it was built in 1983. The controversial San Roque Dam (featured previously) has since eclipsed it in both structural and reservoir size in 2004. Magat Dam generates 360 megawatts of electricity (with a water head of 81 meters high) and supplies irrigation water for approximately 85‚000 hectares of farmland in Isabela and surrounding areas. The dam was constructed at a cost of 6.5 billion pesos and consists
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HBR.ORG NOVEMBER REPRINT R E It’s Hard to Be Good But it’s worth it. Here are five companies whose success is built on responsible business practices. by Alison Beard and Richard Hornik SPOTLIGHT ON THE GOOD COMPANY Do No This document is authorized for use only by GERARDO LOZANO until July 2013. Copying or posting is an infringement of copyright. Permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu or 617.783.7860. tC op yo rP os t SPOTLIGHT ON THE GOOD COMPANY rP os t But it’s worth it
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I. INTRODUCTION The country faces so many problems nowadays. There are the natural calamities that happened especially when rainy season. Like the flood that happened only this past year in Manila that caused different diseases to the people. We all know that the caused of the flood was the scattered garbage that when it rains they gather in one place that causes overflow in canals. If we cannot dispose properly these garbages‚ it will cause problem in the environment and
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Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Setting This chapter includes the introduction‚ statement of the problem‚ hypothesis‚ scope and delimitation‚ significance of the study and the definition of terms used. Introduction The Philippine Wildlife has a significant number of plant and animal species that are indigenous in the Philippines. The country’s surrounding waters reportedly have the highest level of biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is considered as one of the seventeen mega diverse
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Dugong Research Scientific name: Dugong Dugon Status: Vulnerable to extinction since 1982 (IUCN) Appendix I of CITES Taxonomy: Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Family Dugongidae Genus Dugong Species dugon Common Name dugong or sea cow Local Name duyong or baboy dagat Description: The dugong is one of the 24 species of marine mammals present in the Philippine waters. The dugong is the only representative of the order Sirenia to be found in the country. It is a truly unique
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K-12 education curriculum as perceived by the selected students and parents of victorious christian montessori college‚ inc.–Alfonso during S.Y. 2014-2015 A Research Presented to the Faculty of Victorious Christian Montessori College‚ Inc. Mabini St. Alfonso‚ Cavite In Partial Completion of the Requirements For Graduation GEDEON VERGEL DEL MUNDO VALIENTE March 2015 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled K-12 education curriculum as perceived by the Selected students and
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Approval Sheet This research paper entitled “Why Rizal became the Philippine National Hero?” has been submitted and successfully defended by Group VIII (8). Members: Dianne Beleno Gerald Lirag Raymond Lomerio Aiza Cuenca Angelica Delos Reyes Jonamie Ravelo Remarks : _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Synopsis of "Noli Me Tangere" The novel Noli Me Tangere contains 63 chapters and epilogue. It begins with a reception given by Capitan Tiago (Santiago de los Santos) at his house in Calle Analogue (now Juan Luna Street) on the last day of October. The reception or dinner is given in honor of Crisostomo Ibarra‚ a young and rich Filipino who had just returned after seven years of study in Europe. Ibarra was the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra‚ friend of Capitan Tiago‚ and a fiancé of beautiful Maria
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Briefer on the Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program Briefer prepared by the Department of Education‚ November 2‚ 2010 Salient Points on the Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program What is K+12? * K+12 means Kindergarten and the 12 years of elementary and secondary education. Kindergarten refers to the 5-year old cohort that takes a standardized kinder curriculum. Elementary education refers to primary schooling that involves six or seven years of education Secondary education refers to high
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