FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session SENATE S. B.No. - 332 Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago EXPLANATORY NOTE The Constitution‚ Article 11‚ Section 25‚ provides: The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments. A local government unit is a political subdivision of the State‚ which is constituted by law and possessed of substantial control over its own affairs. Remaining to an intra sovereign subdivision of one sovereign nation‚ but
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GOALS: 1. Decrease incidence of poverty. 2. Improve the delivery of basic services and facilities. 3. Improve land use and environmental management. 4. Improve Barangay Governance. OBJECTIVES: 1. To decrease the incidence of families below poverty. 2. To provide and enhance the delivery of basic services and facilities mandated in section 17 of RA 7160 by the end of 2013; 3. To provide and enhance the capacities and skills of barangay officials‚ volunteers and members
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Rya Freij Mr. Hamas English Honors 3 20 November 2013 The Undercover Wulf Beowulf‚ the Old-English epic poem‚ is characteristic of its Nordic-Germanic roots as a tale of a great Scandinavian hero Beowulf‚ who saves a neighboring kingdom from the wrath of the destructive‚ blood-thirsty monster‚ Grendel‚ and eventually becomes the king of his own people‚ the Geats. Closely related to modern day tribal and gang customs‚ it is questioned as to whether Beowulf should be considered a hero
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Now I mean to be a match for Grendel‚ settle the outcome in single combat./ my one request is that you wont refuse me‚ who have come this far‚ the privilege of purifying Heorot‚ with my own men to help me‚ and nobody else. (Heaney 425-432). In this passage‚ Beowulf is describing to Hrothgar why he has come to Denmark. Foster writes that a quest has five elements‚ a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason to go there‚ challenges and trials‚ and a real reason to go there. Beowulf is the quester. The
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In the ever so famous epic‚ Beowulf‚ there are three major battles that occur between Beowulf and his enemies. Hrothgar‚ king of the Danes‚ calls upon Beowulf when his mead hall has started becoming a place for the horrible monster Grendel to prey. Grendel is the son of Cain and he is a very vicious jealous type character that hates to see people having a good time and rejoicing with friends. Grendel is Danes biggest fear and misery. Along with grendel being one of the antagonist‚ there is Grendel’s
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Iceland is an island with a population of 350‚ 710 situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Icelandic people pride themselves on their self-sufficiency and independence. This country has a low crime rate‚ low unemployment‚ and is outstanding in gender equality. Consistently ranked in the top ten of “happiest” countries‚ Iceland provides health care‚ maternity/paternity leave‚ and daycare to its residents. Iceland and Canada have shared a long-standing relationship. Many Icelanders have immigrated
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To what extent would you regard Germany and Sweden as coordinated market economies? 1. Introduction In an era where internationalism is contemporary‚ it has become crucial for countries to liberalize markets and renovate traditional structures. This is particularly important for countries whose social values and economic relationships are based on public coordination. This essay is going to explore the degree to which we consider Germany and Sweden as modern coordinated market economies‚ and
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1. What do you think are the economic benefits of liberalizing the EU energy market? Who stands to gain the most from liberalization? - Economic benefits: The consumers would have freedom to choose their energy providers and probably could lower the costs. They will have improved service quality as they will have variety of producers. Energy providers can improve efficiency through innovation to be competitive which in turn will also reduce prices. Larger utilities should be able to realize
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About Finland Finland is a land of contrasts in that while it is known for being highly industrialized and technologically advanced – after all‚ it is the home of Nokia and Linux – the country is also amazingly restful and keeps an unsullied environment. In fact‚ its natural environment is its major pull‚ attracting people across the globe to the land’s 187‚888 lakes and 179‚584 islands. What’s more‚ Finland is not just lakes and islands. The country keeps an abundance of forests‚ hills
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Brief Study of the Attitude of the Chinese State toward NGOs: A Relationship of Dependent Autonomy (The study briefly focuses on the attitude of the regulative state which is providing the non-state actors some sort of dependent autonomy for its own existence. The following parts of the same discussion will be published elsewhere.) Asoke Kumar Mehera (aust35@gmail.com) (Ex-Teacher of La Mart College of Technology‚ Sydney) The principal focus of this brief article is to explore the Chinese state-centric
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