TOP TOURIST SPOT IN THE PHILIPPINES BORACAY – Malay ‚ Aklan Philippines Tourism came to the island beginning in about the 1970s. The name Boracay is attributed to different origins. One story says that it is derived from the local word "borac" which means white cotton with characteristics close to the color and texture of Boracay’s white sugary and powdery sand. Another credits the name to local words "bora‚" meaning bubbles‚ and "bocay‚" meaning white. Yet another version dating back to the Spanish
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Book Review The Bureaucracy in the Philippines Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz ------------------------------------------------- Institute of Public Administration: University of the Philippines‚ 1957. 268 pp. This book is about the administrative history of the bureaucracy in the Philippines. It spans from the 1560’s when Spain undertook to administer the affairs of the natives of the archipelago to the 1950’s when the Filipinos assumed the responsibility of self-government. The author presented the significant
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Is there really a separation of church and state in the philippines? Catholic leaders ready voting guidelines: ’Pro-choice is anti-life. Vote for anti-RH candidates’ The Philippines’ powerful Catholic Church is to ask Filipinos to vote candidates who support birth control out of office in the May elections‚ a Church official said Saturday. The guidelines‚ to be read at Sunday masses across the country‚ are seen as an attack on President Benigno Aquino’s allies who pushed for a controversial
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For me‚ the social system of the Philippines is neither conservative or liberated‚ maybe both. Because there are conservative people that still uses old practices and beliefs. There are also liberated people that go with the new world‚ they do what Americans and other races do. They also do not treasure practices and beliefs anymore. The current economic system of the Philippines for me was very bad because the rich is only getting richer and the poor is only getting poorer. The rich families have
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Peaceful revolutions Successful political revolutions in the last three decades have been dominated by masses of unarmed people. They have challenged the present political establishment and refused to obey orders‚ often at central places in the capitals. Different from the traditional armed guerillas confronting the state army these movements have not used deadly means‚ not even when confronted with violent police and militaries. These cases are on crucial points different from the traditional
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The powerful force of democracy is the masses or the people. It can topple dictatorship that suppresses the basic rights of an individual; the rights for freedom of speech‚ freedom for want‚ and freedom for religion. It happened in the Philippines. Since the proclamation of Martial Law in September 21‚ 1972 (Proclamation No. 1081) through the government of the deposed President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos‚ these basic rights were suppressed by the military rule. I remember in the 70s‚ when you get
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PHILIPPINE POLITICAL THOUGHTS Political Thinkers Ideas are meant not to immortalize history but rather to make sense of it. The manufacture of such ideas is influenced by circumstances that shape it and also‚ the vital thoughts of their authors. If we are to analyze our history‚ we could see that ideas are not only important for their interpretation of our history but also for their contribution to changes in our nation. Groundbreaking ideas have moved our nation to change. It is thus valuable
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The Philippines had been colonized by Spain for 300 years. Within three centuries‚ the Spaniards had greatly influenced the country. Though indirect‚ major events in the West‚ particularly in Europe‚ had affected Spain. Because of this‚ there was a huge impact and major changes in the Philippines‚ as Spain’s colony. At around 18th and 19th century‚ changes in the world were precipitated by three great revolutions in Europe and in America. The industrial revolution is basically an economic revolution
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:March 20‚ 2013 Subject: Philippine Government and Constitution Introduction: * Background of Citizenship= Citizenship is one of the article of the Philippine Constitution or the Fourth (4) Article. It says here that the citizenship can be loss‚ re-acquire‚ or naturalized depend on the decision of a citizen. The citizenship is a law that shows‚ it should be followed legally. * Background of Suffrage= Suffrage means the right to vote. Article Six (6) of the Philippine Constitution is a law
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Problem Statement The Ballet Philippines gets its funds from two major sources: ticket-selling and subscription packages or sponsorships. However‚ the revenues it obtains from these sources are not sufficient to support the expenses of the company. The expenses involved in ballet are quite high. These include the costs of costumes‚ shoes‚ tours‚ performances‚ training‚ and artists ’ compensation. The hard truth is that Ballet Philippines is not financially sustainable. The root of this problem
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