Did you know that the life expectancy in the Philippines for a female is 69 years old and 63 years old for males? Also 2.8% of preschoolers are suffering from 3rd degree malnutrition, and 17.6% of preschoolers at 2nd degree malnutrition. Did you know a couple of years ago in the Philippines a little over half of the country's population was living below the poverty line? These statistics show just how vital health is. Living in America shows how thankful people should be for what we have because other people in different countries are struggling more than you. In the Philippines an average family of 6 only earn $54.18 a month, and an average family in America can earn that within a few hours of work.
The high rate of people in need of a job is very insufficient because the lack of access to land, also which makes it very tough to build buildings and open up more job markets. A history of inappropriate economic policies contributed to high unemployment and a high proportion of the labor force. Most of the wages are really low it declined about 3% each year since 1960. The weak labor unions were unable to affect the deterioration of others earning power.
Individuals living in the Philippines are said to be living in absolute poverty when they are unable to obtain at least a specified minimum of food, clothing, and shelter, all of these are necessary things to a key to survival. In the Philippines it is said that if you are not consuming a basket of food with 2,016 calories and 50 grams of protein per day it is considered that you are living under the poverty line. In 1988 the poverty line for a family of 6, it was estimated that P$2,709 pesos a month which now calculates to US$54.18. In 1985 a little more that half of the countries population was living below the poverty line, also in 1971 the same thing reoccurred. It seems like a reoccurring theme that will happen over and over until the government can do something about it.
By doing this we make them people who are more worthy to be called a Filipino. ... In turn the Think Philippines program has three goals. ... While only 54% of the 97% are proud to be called a Filipino. Meaning people are only proud of the heritage of the Filipino people and not what the Filipino people are today. ... Think Philippines isn't the final name yet of the program. ...
Through Rizal's "The Philippines a Century Hence," a desire to understand and deconstruct the legacy of occupation is utilized to try to formulate what a future might look like in the Philippines. ... Eventually, even some Filipinos themselves helped maintain the rule of the Spanish through roles in the military and local government. ... Over 300 years of occupation, the cultural lines between Filipino groups have been further blurred by political associations, as Spanish authority now also lied in some ethnic Filipino's hands. ... Filipinos by that time had a degree of ...
While farming was the primary industry, early Filipinos engaged in other industries. ... The peoples of the Philippines exported, among other things, betel nuts, pearls, tortoise shells, etc. ... The early Filipinos usually married within their rank. ...
To illustrate, looking at the Philippines' economic growth as an example, it is the region's newest economic success, and its GDP growth rate is the second highest in Asia, but that is only few sections of Philippine (Keenan, 2013). He also stated that some areas in Philippines still face the problem as they were. ... Moreover, according to UNICEF, almost 60 percent of Filipinos are dying because they do not have an opportunity to get a healthcare. ...
The Philippines is mountainous in nature. ... Philippines were named after Spain's King Phillip II. ... Voros 4 In 1898, when the United States bought the Philippines from Spain, Americans had to fight the Filipino rebels. ... Aquino convinced the Filipino people that there was hope for the poor economic situation in the Philippines. ... Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino was elected president of the Philippines: the first female president of the Philippines. ...
The Philippines is a tropical paradise. ... The people of the Philippines are mainly Malay. ... There are many types of jobs held in the Philippines. ... Going to school in the Philippines is highly valued. ... That is the education route in the Philippines. ...
FILIPINOS FILIPINOS CAME TO THE UNITES STATES DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN THREE GENERAL WAVES. ... THE 1965 IMMIGRATION ACT CHANGED COMPLETELY FILIPINO IMMIGARTION PATTERNS. ... BY 1920, 5,603 FILIPINOS LIVED IN ALASKA OR ON THE MAILAND AS YOUNG FILIPINOS. ... THERE WERE QUOTAS ON THE AMOUNT OF FILIPINOS MIGRATING TO THE UNTIED STATES. ... THE OBLY BAD THING WAS THE LANGUAGE BARRIER THE CONFRONTED THE MINOR FILIPINOS....
Mining and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has stated that the Philippines is top five in the world in terms of mineral reserves. ... What these small-scale miners fail to understand is that all the minerals in the Philippines belong to the state. ... Imagine how many struggling Filipinos were helped to get back on their feet in order to live a good life? ... They only focus on the damages and fail to acknowledge that mining has served Filipinos well. ... Responsible mining is not an enemy for the Philippines. ...
