Critique of Equal Opportunity Act‚ 2000 1. Indicate (if any exists) the definition for discrimination in the Equal Opportunities Act. Comment on the said issue. There is no clearly defined meaning for discrimination in the Equal Opportunity Act‚ 2000. According to Boatright‚ discrimination describes a large number of wrongful acts in employment‚ housing‚ education‚ medical care and other important areas of public life. Although discrimination in each of these areas take different forms
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Republic Act 7836 Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PRESCRIBING A LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Sec. 17. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional License. — The registration of a professional teacher commences from the date his name is enrolled in the roster of professional teachers. Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the
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Republic Act 9211: The Smoking Ban I wasn’t aware till recently that a smoking ban was being enforced not only in Makati (as everyone generally knows)‚ but nationwide. The Republic Act 9211‚ also known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003‚ was signed into law last June 2003 to be in sync with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The purpose of this act is to protect citizens from the hazards of tobacco smoke‚ to regulate all tobacco advertisements and sponsorship
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Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act No. 10175 was signed into law on 12 September 2012. What are the Cybercrime Offenses? offenses against confidentiality‚ integrity and availability of computer data and systems includes illegal access‚ illegal interception‚ data interference‚ system interference‚ misuse of device and cybersquatting computer related offenses this includes computer-related forgery‚ fraud‚ identity theft content-related offenses this includes cybersex‚ child
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against violence was emphasized during the Cold War and postwar era when women leaders brought up the subject relating to the rank of women in the society. This discussion resulted to the affirmation of the Decade for Women (1976-1985) which talks about the desire of women worldwide for equality‚ peace and development. Despite this improvement‚ violence against women was not acknowledged as a human rights issue up until the Vienna Conference on Human Rights which was held last 1993. In the conference
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The signed Republic Act No. 10963 by President “Roa” Duterte‚ is part of the change our president wanted to do. The implementation of TRAIN Law will be beneficial to the government and the poor as it was stated by the Department of Finance that whose income below 250‚ 000 pesos are exempted from paying personal income tax (PIT). On the other hand the rich people will have a bigger contribution that will help the government to pursue and allot money to their projects such as infrastructures. The funds
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According to Republic Act 5173‚ to ensure all safe passage of all vessels and watercrafts thru all navigable waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Philippines‚ the construction of all bridges over navigable waters has to be referred to the PCG for issuance of appropriate clearance‚ particularly confirming that the structure would not be hazardous to navigation. In addition to Republic Act 5173‚ the navigational span of the bridge should be provided in a way that it does not
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Right vs. Wrong In Plato’s Republic‚ Book 1‚ various interlocutors make arguments on the definition of justice. Cephalus proposes the definition of justice as “speaking the truth and paying whatever debts one has incurred” (Plato‚ 331c). I will prove Cephalus’ argument true by analyzing the structure and his use of examples‚ discussing possible errors in his reasoning and finally rebutting those who disagree. Justice is knowing right versus wrong and acting on that understanding. Cephalus begins
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Republic Act No. 9275: The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 Albert P. Aquino and Aleta Belissa D. Correa Introduction As an archipelago‚ the Philippines is surrounded with water. It ranks fourth with the longest coastline in the world measuring 36‚289 km (22‚559 miles) while its water area covers 1‚830 sq km (The World Factbook). The country’s water resources have played a significant role in its development. However‚ some development efforts‚ combined with the rising demands of the ever-increasing
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The End of Poverty. This is a movie about how poverty will endure as long as capitalism thrives. Diaz connects the history of colonialism with the history of Western capitalism. He offers up a slew of talking-head academics and politics‚ ranging from Nobel economists Amartya Sen and he takes his cameras into some of the poorest regions of the world. Statistics showed in the film that‚ "In Latin America the richest 1 percent of the population receives over 400 times as much income as the poorest
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