Even before the foreign invaders came to the Philippines‚ the Filipinos already had their own cultural traditions‚ folklore‚ mythologies and epics. There were substantial writings by early natives that Jesuit historian Fr. Pedro Chirino noted: "All of the islanders are much given to reading and writing. And there is hardly a man‚ much less a woman who did not read and write." Epics are stories that are written in poetic form. They are usually described to display such tremendous vitality‚ color
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The existing literature of the Philippine ethnic groups at the time of conquest and conversion into Christianity was mainly oral‚ consisting of epics‚ legends‚ songs‚ riddles‚ and proverbs. The conquistador‚ especially its ecclesiastical arm‚ destroyed whatever written literature he could find‚ and hence rendered the system of writing (e.g.‚ the Tagalog syllabary) inoperable. Among the only native systems of writing that have survived are the syllabaries of the Mindoro Mangyans and the Tagbanua of
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Importance of Voting In his Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln called democracy “government of the people‚ by the people and for the people.” It means that we are not here to serve our government‚ but that our government is here to serve us — and we have the right to decide who will represent us and how we want to be represented. It means that we have one of the greatest rights any free people can have: the right to vote. Voting is a right that‚ throughout history‚ many have fought for and
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Martial law‚ "Philippine style"‚ has mainly been criticized as the end of democracy in the Philippines. This attack has come primarily from the constitutionalists‚ civil libertarians and legalists. This conclusion is based mainly in the fusion in one-man of all powers of government‚ resulting in the destruction of the legal institutions and their underlying principles consistent with a democratic state. Essential to their criterion of
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So theres a debate about rather the voting age should be lowered to 16 or stay at 18‚ in my opinion it should stay at 18. Lowering the voting age would cause problems because younger voters would probaly be voting without a purpose. Voting is something very importart and should not be done just for fun. When I was 16 I didn’t take voting to serious. I really didn’t understand what it was about or what I was voting for. If I had legal rights to vote at 16 I would have probaly just did it for fun
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was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your head is that which makes a difference.” I then hastily replied‚ “Nuns wear head coverings too right?” About five centuries ago‚ the people of the south‚ particularly the Maranao tribe‚ lived a healthy living. They have their own civilization. They call their chieftain a sultan. They were governed by their law called taritib and ijma. Taritib
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Analysis ’ of Articles on the Subject of Lowering the Voting Age to 16 A debate that has seemed to become more popular in the past couple of years is the voting age n the United States‚ and whether it should be lowered to 16. Many teenagers across the nation have reached out and tried to bigot to help get the subject some attention and get those in the political world talking. Many others‚ mostly adults‚ are astonished and appalled at this idea‚ and don ’t seem to take them or the uproar towards
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Philippine Traditions: The Greatest Heritage The Philippines has vast practices‚ traditions‚ and cultures. They existed a hundred years ago or may be thousands but they are still practiced up to now. It is like a legacy which is passed on from generation to generation. Usually‚ it is the old folks who relate these traditions over and over again. On my Grandma’s burial‚ her valued possessions are also buried in her grave. I asked my Mama why they have to do that and she simply answered‚ “So that
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May Sheryl J. Javierto MBA - 1 PANASONIC PHILIPPINES I. Point of View This paper is based on the information provided by the article and is divided into two sections. The first section discusses the problems or difficulties currently confronting the Panasonic Philippines. The second section offers suggestions that would allow Panasonic to address the difficulties it now faces. II. The Problem Productivity has dropped within the Department and employees there appear to have low
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vote-buying and intimidation. Graft and corruption in the Philippines has long been a topic of concern for those interested in improving the conditions in the area. The corruption of government officials and the failure of governmental leaders to use their position of power wisely has led to ongoing financial hardship throughout the nation and restricted its economic growth and cultural development. Since its inception‚ the Philippines has been known as an area suffering from such severe corruption
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