CORRUPTION AS A POLITICAL CHALLENGE IN PHILIPPINES By Romil Jagunap I. INTRODUCTION Philippines held its 15th presidential election last May 10‚ 2010. The obvious winner of the said election was Mr. Benigno “Noynoy” Aguino III. He won by landslide garnering 42% from more than 36 million total votes. Noynoy won the heart of the Filipino people during the May 2010 election thru his campaign on clean government and on his fight to eradicate corruption to drive economic growth
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river Nile and Delta. The common religion in Egypt is Muslim‚ which is also a basis from which its political system was created (US Department of State 2010). Government and political system The type of Government in Egypt is that of a republican nature. In republic form of a government‚ administration affairs are open to the public‚ all citizens are thus participants. A republic is thus a political state that is independent in its form of government. There is no monarch and instead‚ there is a president
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Political Platform Preamble: It is the duty of the people‚ that do provide for themselves‚ to share the basic commonwealth of their communities and create peace within the United States as a whole. We must therefore establish a code of living to follow and become peaceful throughout. This code is as follows: 1. Taxes: I believe that taxes have become an issue that if not alleviated now‚ my hope is that it will not become an illness beyond our individual cure. 2. Budget: I believe that the United
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Position Paper: Political Ideology Upon entering my first semester at Southern Nazarene University I could not have told you my political ideology. I knew what my opinions‚ observations‚ expectations‚ and ideals were‚ but did not know the proper ideology that would define them. Through several courses that I have taken‚ I have become more informed as to the role that I would like to see the government take throughout society as a whole and in the economy. Upon reading the section of ideology
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himself taking it as his duty to God‚ to society‚ or to some other institution. It remands a strict control over an individual’s rights and privilege‚ which if allowed swelling uncurbed and unregulated may result in disorder and anarchy in social and political life of a country. Discipline is vital to a successful life. Without discipline army is reduced to a disordered mob‚ democracy degenerates into monocracy and social life becomes chaotic and anarchical. Nature provides the best example of discipline
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Confucius’ political mind -------Education and feeding Confucius‚ who is also honored as Master Kong‚ is considered to be a master‚ a sage by people in China and even around the world nowadays. Yet‚ back to the years when he was alive‚ he was no famous man. Confucius was born in the state Lu. And by the sixth century of the Zhou dynasty‚ the state and other states around was in rapid decline with warfare fighting
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Lokayuktas in Indian Parliament The performance of Lokayuktas in the Indian parliament donot present a very encouraging trend. A few lokayuktas could make a mark‚ thanks to the efforts of the state political leadership; the rest mainly suffered the apathy of the govt. In Andhra Pradesh‚ this office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt
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lives but should be given the opportunity where possible. Empowerment Empowerment is an initiated process that enables the masses to gain power and extend it in such a way that they can use this power to share in changing social‚ economic and political structures. Empowerment is successful if the participants regard the result of their action as beneficial. Therefore participation is a cornerstone of empowerment. It is a prerequisite for achieving empowerment. Empowerment is one of the consequences
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Logan Roth Mr. Weber Government 9/18/14 Political Party Essay Are you liberal or conservative? As you begin to read this essay you will begin to see that I’m a very moderate conservative. You’ll see my views on gay marriage‚ stem cell research‚ abortion and all those other great social issues. I’ll tell you how I feel about the current Oregon state senate race between Jeff Merkley and Monica Wehby and who I would vote for. My views on foreign policy and veterans are clearly stated and clearly
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The Political Environment of the Philippines Historical Facts: The Philippines overcame many obstacles in history that reshaped the political environment of modern times. The Philippine islands have a strong Spanish influence. Records in history date back to 1521 where Ferdinand Magellan colonized the islands in the name of Charles I of Spain. The Spanish objectives focused Philippine society toward the spread of Christianity‚ colonization in the name of Spain‚ and acquiring key positions
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