intestinal parasites and gastrointestinal diseases which health workers estimate deprive youngsters of at least 5-10% of the nutritional value in food they do consume. This problem is particularly prevalent in rural villages and city slums where many people eat with their fingers. According to the Philippine Ministry of Health‚ nearly 1/2 of all reported deaths are among infants and children through age 4‚ and about 1/2 of the accelerated death rate among those age 5 and younger is related to malnutrition
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Region Literary Types Prominent Author Bicol Literature -extraordinary vitalityof richness in depicting historical events‚ specific persons and social conditions in Bicol Region. - characterized by clarity and grace of expression evident in song and dance. - friction writing in Bicol has not flourished. Handiog (epic) – First important work in Bicol. Liturgical Play (play) – combination of miming and punning with religious to cover up doubled edge statements
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FILIPINO FARMERS Jose Rizal (march 25‚ 1889) We applaud the efforts of the minister of colonies to foster agriculture in the Philippines. Proofs of these are the boards‚ commissions‚ and committees and numerous projects. We suggest‚ however‚ that the farmer be consulted also‚ the one in direct contact with the land‚ who makes the land productive with his capital and labor and puts into practice the measures that science and experience suggest. And not only must he not
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“Yes it’s sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along.” This song was running in my head while I was reading the story Dead Stars. Reading the story brought me mixed emotions: anger‚ sadness‚ excitement‚ confusion‚ etc. etc. I was not sure if I’ll feel sorry for Esperanza or Julia. However‚ in the end‚ I felt sorry‚ for‚ none other than the main character of the story‚ Alfredo. Alfredo‚ at his 30’s had not yet married but engaged to Esperanza for 3 years. However‚ Esperanza patiently
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experience that happens between two people. So why do people fall in love? Professor Arthur Aron from State University of New York at Stonybrook has been exploring the dynamics of what happens when two people are falling in love: Q: What motivates people to seek out love? A: Our primary motivation as human beings is to expand the self and to increase our abilities and our effectiveness. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our relationships with other people. We have learned in our research
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How to Deal with Difficult People at Work Interpersonal relationships can influence consistently the effectiveness of work and well-being of employees as well as their psychological state. However‚ often the problem of the formation of positive interpersonal relationships arises‚ especially when there are some difficult people within an organization‚ who ignore interests and needs of other employees. In fact‚ it is possible to find such difficult people practically in any organization. Many employs
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Title: Dead Stars Author: Born in 1894 in Lucena City‚ Quezon. Marquez - Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English language short story‚ Dead Stars‚ published in the Philippine Herald in 1925. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province‚ she was among the first generation of Filipino people trained in the American education system which used English as the medium of instruction. She graduated high school in Tayabas High School now‚ Quezon National High School and college from
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Research Draft on “Vulgarized Filipino Identity: Development of Filipino Profanity” Introduction Vulgarity of Language Humans express their feelings in many different ways physically‚ mentally or verbally. Vulgar words‚ also known as swearing or cursing exists in all human languages that perform certain functions. One study found that swearing is not merely a common reaction to pain; it actually functions as a pain reliever where psychologist would advise people to swear than to hurt someone
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THE MATS * Francisco "Franz“ Arcellana (September 6‚ 1916 – August 1‚ 2002) was a Filipino writer‚ poet‚ essayist‚ critic‚ journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16‚ 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing‚ however‚ started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers at the University of the Philippines Diliman . He
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Early Filipinos’ Government Form of Government The barangay was the Filipino’s earliest form of government. It was an independent settlement consisting of thirty to one hundred families usually situated along a river bank or at the mouth of a river spilling out to the sea Ruler * Each barangay was ruled by a datu or village chief who was also known as raha or rajah. * The primary duty of the datu was to rule and govern his subjects and to promote their well-being. In times of peace‚ he was
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