pro-children right? I could only imagine how children’s rights advocates would worship this law as if it were a deity. The birth of this law shows just how much we love our children. The state does not want them to suffer the stings of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment. The state is concerned of their future. The state believes that they are still not fully equipped with mature moral judgment. But the state‚ to my and my team’s opinion‚ is growing a little too one-sided. So I stand in front
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Death Penalty In Philippines During Spanish colonial rule‚ the most common method of executions were shooting by the firing squad (especially for treason/military crimes‚ usually reserved for independence fighters) and garrotte (a notable case would be the Gomburza). A prominent example is the country’s national hero‚ Jose Rizal‚ who was executed by firing squad on the morning of December 30‚ 1896. In 1926‚ the electric chair was introduced‚ by the United States colonial government. This made
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Doctor of Grace 354-430 AD Birthday: November 13‚ 354 AD Birthplace: Thagaste‚ Numidia‚ North Africa Real Name: Aurelius Augustinus Father: Patricius - Pagan Mother: Monica (St. Monica) - xtianSiblings: 2 Brothers and 1 Sister (Navigius and Perpetua) Death of Augustine: August 28‚ 430 at 76 y/o Principle: Philosophy/ Beliefs He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to one later made famous by René Descartes‚
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Bill of Rights Section 1. No person shall be deprived of life‚ liberty or property without due process of law‚ nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. * Right to due process of law – It is the guarantee that there must be a court with judicial power to hear and decide the matter before it or which hears before it condemns and renders judgment only after trial. * Right to equal protection of the laws – it is the guarantee that all persons or things similarly situated
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The Legalization of Jueteng in the Philippines Jueteng originated from China. It came from two words “jue” that means “flower” and “teng” which means “bet”. It is Illegal but is still being played by both poor and rich and it is a widely popular game. The Present Administration of the Philippines and the Church is against its legalization while other politicians and the people involved with the game continue to persuade them to legalize it. Jueteng is an illegal game played in most
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Pedro Salinas has a reputation of one of the great love poets of his time. In his poem ‘La voz a ti debida’ he explores a deeper meaning of love by comparing appearance with reality and the superficial with the transcendent. This particular poem is one part of a trilogy of love poems written by the author between 1933-1939. All three were well received. The other two poems ‘Razon de amor’ and ‘Largo lamento’ describe the reason for love and the pain of separation‚ whereas the first focuses on the
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INTRODUCTION The main aim of this graduation paper is to show lexical peculiarities in modern political discourse. The structure of the given graduation paper is the following: an introduction‚ two chapters‚ a conclusion and a bibliography. The aim of the first chapter entitled «The nature of political discourse» is to give a brief survey of the nature of Political discourse and lexical peculiarities of political discourse analysis. Discourse refers to expressing oneself
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Christians were under persecutions for their faith since the first century. After the second century‚ the persecution of Christians became more widely. There were four main general persecutions during the third century; each of them lasted no more than three years. However‚ after almost half century’s peace‚ it burst the Great Persecution which lasted for ten years at the beginning of the fourth century. The church were commanded to “be leveled to the ground and the Scriptures be destroyed by fire
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A timeline of death penalty in the Philippines THE imposition of the death penalty in the country has had a repressive history. For the most part (from 1848 to 1987)‚ it was used to curtail the liberties‚ freedoms and rights of the Filipino people. In recent history‚ however‚ the death penalty was reimposed as a knee-jerk response to what has largely been seen as rising criminality in the country. The following‚ with help from the Mamamayang Tutol sa Bitay-Movement for Restorative Justice‚ traces
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Jurisdiction Supreme Court Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan RTC MeTC‚ MTC‚ MCTC Original – Concurrent Exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors‚ other public ministers and consuls. Exercise original jurisdiction over petitions for certiorari‚ prohibition‚ mandamus‚ quo warranto‚ and habeas corpus It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus‚ prohibition‚ certiorari‚ habeas corpus‚ and quo warranto‚ and auxiliary
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