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    quake destroyed tens of thousands of houses, so people acted quickly to build shelters to survive mother nature’s other storms. The quake destroyed over 45,00 homes. Over 25,000 people are living in tents, canvases, or evacuation centers (Doc D). In Barangay Tupas not a single house was spared from mother nature’s wrath, so people built tents and makeshifts on open grounds (doc B). People knew shelter was important because of 25,000 people went to find it. They also knew shelter is helpful because it

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    Background The Philippines is an archipelago with 7,107 islands located in the Southeast Asian region with a landmass of 343 283 square kilometres. It is incredibly disaster prone because of its location in the equator. It is in both the typhoon belt in the Western Pacific and the Ring of Fire. This means that the Philippines has an average of twenty typhoons each year during the rainy seasons not only is it extremely prone to typhoons and flooding, it also experiences frequent volcanic eruptions

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    There are so many ways on how to practice mercy and compassion. There are three simple steps given to us by Pope Francis during his apostolic visit here in the Philippines on how to become ministers of mercy and compassion. First is to rest with God. Second is to renew one’s self. Third is to love others. Pope Francis tells us that “To be an ambassador for Christ means to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with Christ.” (Evangelii Gaudium). A renewed personal encounter with Christ

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    SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF A FISHING COMMUNITY Mary Ann B. Nicolas Thesis Student College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Baños Dr. Ma. Theresa H. Velasco Adviser and Chairperson Department of Science Communication College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños Nancy Tandang Statistical Consultant and Assistant Professor I Institute of Statistics

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    There are only two things assured in this world: death and taxes. Whether you’re a corporate employee or an entrepreneur, you will have to pay your taxes. For every entrepreneur, taxation is a very crucial factor in their financial investment’s decision making process because the lower the tax burden the higher the revenue which equivalently paid out in forms of wages and salaries or dividends (Lynn, 2015). The word tax comes from the latin word taxo which means I estimate. It varies from different

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    In June 1991, those second biggest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century occurred on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, a mere 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of the capital city puppet. Dependent upon 800 individuals were murdered What's more 100,000 got homeless taking after those Mount Pinatubo eruption, which climaxed with nine hours from claiming ejection around June 15, 1991. On June 15, a large number for tonsil about sulfur hexafluoride were released under the atmosphere, bringing

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    Proposition: Resoloved that Mining in the Philippines be Banned. I. Exordium (opening) “Where you stand on this issue is determined by the question: do you love this country? If you do, you'll fight for it..” “Mining is a search-and-destroy mission.” II. Salutation: Member of the Board of Judges, my worthy opponents, ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon. III. Definition: According to Meriam-Webster’s Dictionary, mining is the excavation of materials from the Earth's crust, including those

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    the Spanish, Philippines had barely developed their religion and culture. During that time, most people living in the country were mainland Asia immigrants who kept little contact or communications with each other, separated into groups called as barangays. This caused them to develop at a very slow rate. Just before the colonialism, Islam was several islands in the Philippines and caused changes in religious beliefs and practices. However, the Spanish came before they had a chance to spread islam

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    The Philippine were discovered in 1521 by the Spanish. It's the third largest nation that speaks English in the world. The country is divided into three main areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 122 cities, and 42,025 barangays. The Philippines were colonized by three countries Spain, America, and Japan. America colonized the Philippines, because they wanted to become an empire, and to expand more. They wanted to expand to have more lands, power, resources, more production, and

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    1.0 Introduction Interest in information system has increased during the recent years not only in education but also in all areas where resources are managed. Student information system has always been a difficult task, but it is more so today than ever before, where administrators uses the traditional way of filing records on a cabinet. As the population of the students goes up, it is becoming more complex. Data should be stored in safer places, and can be retrieved easily and fast when someone

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