It has been four years since the horrific Maguindanao Massacre or also known as the Ampatuan Massacre, but the painful memory that it left to the devastated family and friends felt like only yesterday. Last November 23, the Maguindano massacre victims remembered one again the said tragic event. It is even dubbed as the “deadliest day for the press” for 32 to 58 people in media was killed. It was estimated that there were at least 59 lives were brutally taken. Sadly, until now, finding justice had
Philippines is a country known for having an abundant ecology. Its diverse nature is a home for many plants and animals. Forests, mountains, plains and variety of water forms are some of the remarkable features of the archipelago. However, behind this beauty, there has been a terrible and alarming dilemma that has been encumbering the Filipinos and the government- a parasitic disease that can kill humans, Schistosomiasis. The number of people being infected with this disease is very alarming. This
The Philippine news media today is at a state where they seem to be more and more fearless on their commentary and more vigilant in their society. Significant events, like the infamous Maguindanao massacre, where 57 people, including 34 journalists have been slain, and the recently concluded 2010 Philippine elections, where our nation opened another chapter as we inaugurated our 15th President in Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, the Filipino people has grown immense awareness in the status of our country
The Philippines is in Southeast Asia and was discovered in 1521 by a Spaniard named Ferdinand Magelan and in 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi created the first settlement in this country that lasted about three-hundred years until after World War Two when the Treaty of Manila made the Philippines its own country. Today the Philippines is the 12th most populated country in the world and occupies a space of 115,831 square miles. The country consists of over seven-thousand islands with a tropical maritime
campaigning against was the presence of political dynasties in the Philippines. Is it time to get rid of political dynasties in the Philippines? Some people certainly thought so. The Gordon/De Los Reyes family of Zambales, the Ampatuan family of Maguindanao, as well as the Jalosjos family of Zamboanga seem to have lost their control over their ‘jurisdiction’. Meanwhile, other families such as the Singson family of Ilocos Sur, Ejercito family of Manila and Laguna and Escudero family of Sorsogon are
Philippines Cultural Paper Culture is the customs, traditions, and unique way of life for a people. Culture is beauty, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Culture is the bedrock of a nation. Culture includes the body language that is not seen elsewhere, common used crutch words, and the unique accents they hold. What they consider to be polite such as table manners that may seem odd to others. For more homogenous people, it can be the way they look. Some have a traditional outfit or dress
The current violent conflicts in Mindanao in the southern Philippines can be broadly categorised into three interrelated types: those that are related to secessionist movement, those that are related to inter clan or intra clan, and those that are criminal in nature such as kidnapping, murder or homicide, robbery and other petty crimes. The same with other violent conflicts anywhere, these violent conflicts are not spontaneous but are products of structural and cultural violence that have accumulated
Jennine Selina G. Boado 11418877 CITIGOV EXAM 2: GOVERNANCE What is Daang Matuwid? Explain in detail and discuss how this principle is related to the concept of good governance? (15 pts) According to PNoy, “Daang Matuwid” “…is the quickest, in fact, the only way to reach the progress, inclusive growth, and stability we aspire to for our country” (Jadulco, n.d.). It aims for government reform and national transformation (Diaz, 2014) in order to achieve high economic growth and reduce poverty. Daang