to be left behind in upgrading one’s learning when in the first place the educational arena is very dynamic and fast-changing nowadays? Unlike in the first-world countries, the quality of education among the third world countries just like the Philippines, is relatively poor due to inadequate if not dilapidated learning facilities and infrastructures, lack of support and funds to cater the needs of school communities, and less motivated teachers and school heads in realizing the genuine quality of
Results and Discussion The population of farmers in the Philippines is declining and aging. According to a study recently conducted, the average age of Filipino farmers is already 57 years old. Moreover, Filipino youths are increasingly dissuaded in pursuing opportunities in the agricultural sector due to the persistent poverty levels seen in agricultural areas (Santiago, 2015). This view has been reinforced by other factors such as its perceived hardships as described in a famous Filipino song “Magtanim
One specific group showed particularly exceptional unification; That group was the youth of the Philippines, in these regions. Many of those fighters that hindered the Japanese with such force were in fact Filipino youth.33 These were not your basic youth fighters but instead described as “red-blooded”, durable, defiant, and daring. These traits were brought out of the youth because of the invasion.34 They were an enemy, the Japanese never accounted for and would prove to be a real problem for the
Enraged lament spread like rumours of corruption throughout the country last weekend when news of the untimely, unjust and brutal death of the young promising Santo Tomas University law student, Horacio 'Atio' Castillo III, caught wind. Not only was Castillo's violent end preventable, it is also an evident symptom of a festering disease that continues to cripple the country. The death of the bright-eyed Castillo deepens both the pain and anxiety that manifest as an undercurrent of fear in the hearts
The never-ending debate on the corruption of Philippine governance and politics has been the talk of the town that encompasses all generations. From those who were under the reign of the Marshall Law down to President Noynoy, politics is a complex yet elusive issue since what the media tells us is only a small fragment of the whole picture. Filipino citizens have the right to information yet its ironic how our democracy works since politicians put on a show on stage by framing the story that’s’ not
The Philippines is now the only country in the world that denies divorce to the majority of its citizens and is the last hold out among a group of faithfully catholic countries in where the church has fought hard to enforce its views on the holiness of marriage. But in today’s fast-paced generation, divorce became a serious topic in the country which leads to the forced implementation of divorce bill since annulment is now circulating the country. However, 75% of the country’s population does not
The most exceedingly terrible crackdown by any one-man lead in present day history turned into a identification of shame of the military administration of President Marcos. Marcos did not take any risks. He requested the conclusion of all daily papers, radio and TV offices and kept those newsmen who were unsympathetic to the Marcos organization. The crackdown was led as though the broad communications were belligerents in a full-vowed war which the rescuer of the Republic, Marcos, won with his splendid
the drugs came from herbs either in its natural form or processed form. Until about 150 years ago, all medicines were derived from the natural materials. Most of those early medicines described under the board as healing “herbs” although that term may prove misleading. Even though people often think of herbs as plants or plant derived materials, several commonly used items were obtained from animals
regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and even barangays especially in the Philippines. The Philippines is experiencing poverty since then and the government officials can't come up with a good solution to eradicate this kind of problem. Sometimes they have a plan to lessen this problem but it is not suitable for the whole nation that's why the problem remains to the country. According to the PSA or Philippine Statistics Office (2016) the poverty incidence among Filipino families based on the
1.1 Introduction In the Philippines, cancer is the third in the ranks of the top leading causes of death according to Department of Health-Health Intelligence Service. 75% of cancer in the Philippines occur after the age of 50 and 3% occur at the age of 14 and below. An estimation of one for every 1,800 Filipinos develop cancer and for one out of two cancers diagnosed annually, one Filipino would die within the year. In the present generation where almost everything is instant and easy-to-access