The local government is divided into three layers: provinces, municipalities, and independent cities where each local government unit (LGU) has an elected chief of governors, mayors, and barangay captains, respectively (Manasan, 2004). Through the Local Government Code of 1991, the provision of basic services to their constituents and generation of revenues for their targeted expenditures were tasked to LGUs (The Local Government Code of the Philippines, 1991), consequently giving them greater financial
A. Introduction The Province of Batanes is the northernmost province of the Philippines and is the smallest province in the country with a population of 16,604 (Conesus 2010) people and land area of 219.01 km2. The capital of Batanes is Basco, 280 kilo meters north of Apari, Cagayan. The island is approximately 162 kilometers north of Luzon and 190 kilometers south of Taiwan. This island-province comprises of ten small islands; out of which, Batan, Sabtang and Itabayat are the mainly inhabited islands
Japanese surrendered in 1945, Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, proclaimed the end to colonial rule in Indonesia. The Dutch did not recognize this and 4 years of armed conflict followed. Finally in 1949, under much pressure from international governments, the Dutch finally recognised the independence of Indonesia. The conflict in Indonesia’s independence is apparent, however without the cooperation of the two countries and both countries compromising, Indonesia would not have gained its independence
ways i.e. Indonesia versus Malaysia and Singapore (Konfrontasi activities), Malaysia versus Singapore (Separation away from Malaysia), Philippines versus Malaysia (Dispute of Sabah), Thailand versus Myanmar/Burma (Border Disputes). In the midst of the messy situation, ASEAN was formed by then foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines on 8 August 1967 to act as the go-between for all Southeast Asian countries, with the motto” One Vision, One Identity, One Community”
Pascual, Joe-Cai B. November 19, 2015 (T-5R) Final Requirement; Persuasive essay “Change is Inevitable" Cases of poverty throughout the nation still increase.The number of unemployed Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) remains the same.Manifestations of illiteracy in the Philippines are still unsolved.The quality of education here in our country is still low. We still suffer from heavy traffic every day. Drug trafficking cases are rampant. Child labor in our country is still
This essay will look at how the ‘new imperialism’ affected relations between the major European powers, between 1870 and 1914 and will also discuss the weaknesses of ‘Europeanism’. This essay will also evaluate the main factors which were responsible for increasing tension in Europe during this time and will evaluate historical sources relating to the cause of the First World War, assessing the degree of responsibility of the major powers which provoked it. One of the main causes of the First World
good keeps on occurring in the Philippines political life. While the Roman Catholic Church has been incompletely in charge of equitable shortage, all things considered remains a social power with an ethical high ground for political change, in the event that it can change its social area and re-create its social mission. A self-basic Filipino church whose base ecclesial groups are embedded in common society holds the most essential key to the democratization of Philippine country and society in the
precious metal. Some of the biggest effects of the silver trade are observed in the Ming Dynasty China. The Chinese government was able to gain riches because they were trading “perishable
duty to help heathen countries reach “the star-studded heavens,” and if expansion could further result in free trade and markets, all the better . The bloody conflicts peppered throughout this path of enlightenment – the Spanish-American war, the Philippine-American war, the Boxer Rebellion – were but small hiccups to this fundamental goal, committed by racial inferiors not yet aware of the beauties of democracy. Yet to progressive reformers such as Jane Addams, Manifest Destiny meant something different
PUBLIC ECONOMICS CIA I Topic: Article review on public expenditure policies of the Government Submitted By, Nohin Pappy Nelson 1313612 III BA Economics Honours Kalbe Abbas. Public Expenditure and Analysis. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 44. No. 22 (Summer 2005), pp. 226-230 The paper mainly aims to accord to the public sector reforms by enhancing the Government in the public expenditure analysis that is to expend the benefits to the grass root levels in the developing nations. It