UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA College of Arts and Sciences Department of Social Sciences DEVELOPMENT STUDIES PROGRAM THE EFFECTS OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM IN THE LIVES OF BENEFICIARIES IN THE CITY OF MANILA (Thesis Proposal) MARY GRACE FABROS BA Development Studies UP Manila Statement of the problem The Philippines has been battling against poverty for over several years now. The problem with poverty was inherited by every president‚ the highest ranking official of the republic
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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. People Nationality: Noun--Filipino(s). Adjective--Philippine. Population
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Philippine History Early History -The Negritos are believed to have migrated to the Philippines some 30‚000 years ago from Borneo‚ Sumatra‚ and Malaya. The Malayans followed in successive waves. These people belonged to a primitive epoch of Malayan culture‚ which has apparently survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The Malayan tribes that came later had more highly developed material cultures. In the 14th cent. Arab traders from Malay and Borneo introduced Islam into the
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in order to prevent anyone from gaining too much power. In effect‚ they say that the presidential system we have right now is just fine. In reality‚ there have been few objective discussions regarding this topic. As a result‚ the citizens of the Philippines are left in the dark as to what the real pros and cons of a parliament are. Shifting to a parliamentary system might not be the best move at this time because of the flaws of a parliament‚ the political nature of the country and the character of
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TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES Executive Summary Philippine Tourism indeed is one of the major contributors in our Gross Domestic Product. History shows that there are already long term developments of tourism in the Philippines that has been influenced by the interaction of both internal and external factors. Some of these factors include the relative attractiveness of the country over time‚ its proximity to markets‚ the availability of tourist infrastructure and superstructure‚ and the extent
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PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK MAN IN THE WORLD A. The Social Nature of Man Man is “social by nature”: he relates himself to other men with the same naturalness as a fish takes to water Man is entirely dependent on others for everything Aristotle said‚ “every man feels naturally like a friend to other men. “ The natural feeling of man towards other men is friendliness Being unfriendly is like an afterthought‚ not something spontaneous Only when he starts thinking
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The May 2010 election was considered to be the cleanest and fastest elections in the Philippines since the restoration of elite democracy after the dark Martial Law years of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. This is despite the controversies looming on the automated elections‚ the system glitches during the elections‚ the failure of elections in some towns‚ the reported massive vote buying‚ the reported pre-shading of ballots‚ the millions of disenfranchised voters‚ most of them first time voters
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Title: "Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels in Zamboanga siege." Date: Monday‚ September 16‚ 2013. Source: Internet - http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/asia/philippines-mindanao-unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 How does the article relate to social studies/history? This article relates to the social studies discipline of world history. The article discusses about war‚ Muslim rebels and the Philippine military. The article also takes place in the Philippines which is a sovereign
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The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea located between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometer square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. The Philippines is mountainous in nature. The highest mountain is Mt. Apo‚ which is located in Mindanao. The second largest is Mt.Pulog in
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Commonwealth Period -Tyding Mcduffie Law; granted independence and commonwealth to the Philippines -Conditions: -Framing of the constitution; july 1934‚ election of delegates once the constitution is completed it is passed to American president and senate for approval -once approved; plebiscite for the approval by the Filipinos -once the plebiscite was approved‚ the commonwealth was to be inaugurated 40 committees -draft the framework of the constitution July 10‚ 1934 -election of delegates
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