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    issued Proclamation 1081, declaring martial law over the Philippines. It has been 44 years since that dreadful day, but the scars still remain in the heart of every Filipino citizen. Martial Law proclaims that an area is placed under the control of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is usually imposed when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively. The reason behind the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines was to suppress a series of bombings, threat of a communist

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    Capellan S10 24 October 2016 The academic calendar in the Philippines should be reverted back to June Definition of 'Academic calendar ' Oxford dictionary defines the term 'academic calendar ' as the schedule of events occurring in an academic year. This includes term times, examination dates, school activities and many others. A Glimpse of the Current Situation, The Policy, and Objectives of this Paper The Philippines, which is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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    An Argumentative Essay About a Phillipine or Local Issue Topic: Political Dynasty Despite not being an economically rich state, Philippines is known for having people who deeply value their family members. Family-oriented Filipinos give importance to even to their most distant relatives as long as they have the same blood running through their veins. In this practice also, Filipinos tend to seek advices from the elders of the family before making a huge decision. Thus, decisions are made not by

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    Philippine-American War In the past centuries, colonialism has been a country’s way of gaining great amounts of wealth and cheap labor. The idea of colonialism has been heavily controversial, in terms of today’s standards. In the United States of America, Americans were also against this idea, since they also have been under the harsh rule of the British empire. However, after the Spanish-American war ended in 1898 through the Treaty of Paris, the US government decided to own the colonies that have

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    Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, is an industrial and modernized city because of the numerous business firms, prestigious universities, and remarkable tourist spots located in it. The most remarkable tourist spot in Manila is the Luneta Park. This park has witnessed some significant events in Philippine History, particularly, the execution of the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. In commemoration of Rizal’s patriotism, the Philippine Assembly approved the monumentalizing of

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    tremendous impact on society. The Philippines is one those developing country in Asia that seeks to uplift the technology advancement of the nation since ICT is considered a valuable tool that can be used for the economic development of the country. And in a region where other countries are already ahead in using ICT to their benefit, we are still struggling to make effective used of it. One of the advantages mentioned is that the development of ICT in the Philippines makes communication faster, reliable

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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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    Changing the form of government to Federalism in the Philippines will positively impact Northern Mindanao. But what exactly is Federalism? Federalism is another political system that is practiced by other countries such as the United States. In federalism, authority is divided and not centered. In short, federalism is division of authority and its subunits. These subunits are the different local government in the country which will be called as states. Federalism is very different from the unitary

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    The advertising of love teams in the Philippines has slowly been changing the Filipino’s colonial mentality mindset because it allows Filipinos to emulate local celebrities instead of foreign ones. Local and global companies are capitalizing on this, making use of the love team’s fame in order to advertise their products. For global companies, they use glocalization in order to make their product seem more localized to attract Filipinos. This is effective because Filipinos become attracted to love

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    Philippine Cultural Awareness Culture is the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that is learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns, identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group. Five major characteristics of a Philippine culture include family, beliefs, customs, food, and language. In this essay geography and military conflict history, weather analysis, and civil considerations

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