Aquino Rising‚ Change Underway? MIDYEAR 2010: Midyear Briefing‚ July 15 and 16‚ 2010 UP Balay Internasyonal‚ UP Diliman Quezon City IBON Foundation is an independent development institution established in 1978 2 IBON Economic and Political Briefing 15-16 July 2010 Aquino Rising‚ Change Underway? he start of a new administration after the May 10‚ 2010 national elections has raised public hopes of a break from the past. Various crises marked the last decade under the Arroyo
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x1.)October 2009 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Beach in Cebu Province‚ Philippines‚ April 23‚ 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Philippines Geography Area: 300‚000 sq. km. (117‚187 sq. mi.). Major cities (2007 estimate): Capital--Manila (pop. 11.55 million in metropolitan area); other cities--Davao City (1.36 million); Cebu City (0.80 million). Terrain: Islands‚ 65% mountainous‚ with narrow coastal lowlands. Climate: Tropical‚ astride typhoon belt
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Napoles before the Office of the Ombudsman. Unfazed about the accusation and even daring the opposition to go ahead and file impeachment charges against‚ Aquino painted even a gloomier picture when he recently revealed that it was worst during Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s administration.Referring to Arroyo’s administration‚ during his speech before the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals‚
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The Aquino Administration at the mid of its term: assessment of its policies and achievements in key areas May 27‚ 2013 at 7:57pm by Dr. Peter Koeppinger Manila‚ May 17‚ 2013 Resident Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation The Aquino Administration at the mid of its term: assessment of its policies and achievements in key areas When Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino was elected in May 2010‚ it was a huge wave of hope
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CHAPTER I. RATIONALE Introduction The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation was created by Republic Act No. 7875 to administer the National Health Insurance Program which is designed to provide health insurance coverage and ensure affordable‚ acceptable and health services for all Filipinos. The Enhanced "PCSO Greater Medicare Access (GMA) Program" is a partnership forged by four important agencies of the government: the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)‚ the Local Government Unit
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Petitioners all face charges for Rebellion under Article 134 in relation to Article 135 of the Revised Penal Code in two criminal cases pending with the RTC Makati. G.R. No. 175013 (The Beltran Petition) Following the issuance by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Presidential Proclamation No. 1017 on 24 February 2006 declaring a "State of National Emergency‚" police officers3 arrested Beltran on 25 February 2006‚ while he was en route to Marilao‚ Bulacan‚ and detained him in Camp Crame‚ Quezon City
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Money makes the world go round thats what they say. Money plays an important role in our lives; it is money which often dictates ones power - more money‚ more power‚ more recognized; less money‚ less power‚ unrecognized. A problem worldwide is the unequal distribution of the money. The rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. While the rich is constantly having big houses‚ the poor is constantly struggling to get a house well built. The rich often raises less children while the poor believes that
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In the past few years‚ increase in cybercrime conducted through the Internet‚ has emerged as a significant concern for government. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012‚ officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175‚ is a law in the Philippines approved on September 12‚ 2012. It aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting‚ cybersex
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Good day‚ I’m Gaspar P. Asco Jr.‚ defending the affirmative side on whether the priority development assistance fund or also known as the pork barrel funds should be abolish. To begin with let me discuss a brief backgrounder of the PDAF or the so called “pork barrel”. What really is PDAF or pork barrel? The term "pork barrel" is used to mean funds allocated to the members of the Philippine House of Representatives and the Philippine Senate to spend as they see fit without going through the normal
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Benigno Aquino delivered his first State of the Nation Address on Monday as president of the Philippines‚ reciting a litany of wrongdoings allegedly committed by the previous administration. He promised that his government would follow a straighter path – but gave few specifics on how he plans to clean up government and balance the books. Mr. Aquino took office at the end of June‚ having campaigned on the legacy of his beloved politician-parents. He ran on the slogan: “If there’s no corruption‚
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