The Unlucky Country. The Republic of the Philippines in the 21st Century.
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According to the United States Census , there were 10,, people in the Philippines. The census was undertaken in conformity with Section 1 of Commonwealth Act In the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,, In , Tagalog was selected to be the basis for a national language. In , the government of the Philippines conducted a survey on both population, and housing. The population was pegged at 27,, Successive surveys were again conducted on , , , and , which gave the population as 36,,, 42,,, 48,,, and 60,, respectively.
On , the POPCEN was launched, undertaken at the month of September, The data provided the bases for the Internal Revenue Allocation to local government units, and for the creation of new legislative areas.
Filipinos have integrated democracy in their culture. Big business houses influence dailies, like Rappler, and use these for creating public opinion to their favor Vajpeyi, , p. Temptation in Vote- Selling: In this respect, Philippine electoral democracy is a splitting image of its parent, American democracy. There's a problem loading this menu right now.
UN World Population Prospects [31]. Total fertility rate TFR and other related statistics by region , as of The reasons for the high illegitimate birthrate and single motherhood include the unpopularity of artificial contraception in the Philippines [39] [ not in citation given ] inadequate sex education , delays in implementing birth control legislation and a machismo attitude among many Filipino males. There are three million household heads without a spouse, two million of whom were female PSA estimates. The following table, based on the annual official data sourced from Philippine Statistics Authority , shows the growing annual trend of illegitimate child births by percentages:.
The majority of the people in the Philippines are of Malay descent. The indigenous peoples of the Philippines form a minority of the population. There are more than ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, its own culture, identity, literature, tradition, music, dances, foods, beliefs, and history, which are all part of Filipino culture.
The latest censuses did not take account of ethnicity, and the only census that included questions on ethnicity is of the census. According to the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino , there are ethnic languages in the Philippine archipelago spoken by the respective Filipino ethno-linguistic group, except for the national Filipino language which is spoken by all ethno-linguistic groups in the country.
Most of the languages have several varieties dialects , totaling over across the archipelago.
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In the s in an act of cultural hegemony, the government imposed the use of the Tagalog language as the national language, and called the new Tagalog-based language as the national Filipino language, becoming the th ethnic language of the country. Ilokano is the lingua franca of Northern Luzon excluding Pangasinan.
Filipino and English are the official languages of the country for purposes of communication and instruction. The Philippine Statistics Authority in October reported that Minority religions include Buddhism , Hinduism , and Judaism. Roman Catholics and Protestants were converted during the four centuries of Western influence by Spain, and the United States. Under Spanish rule, much of the population was converted to Christianity. Orthodox Christians also live in Philippines.
Protestant Christianity arrived in the Philippines during the 20th century, introduced by American missionaries.
Animism and Paganism are also followed. Education in the Philippines is based on both Western and Eastern ideology and philosophy influenced by China, the United States, Spain, and its neighboring Asian countries. Philippine students enter public school at about age four, starting from nursery school up to kindergarten. At about seven years of age, students enter elementary school 6 to 7 years.
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This is followed by junior high school 4 years and senior high school 2 years. Students then take the college entrance examinations CEE , after which they enter university 3 to 5 years. Other types of schools include private school, preparatory school, international school, laboratory high school, and science high school.
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School year in the Philippines starts from June, and ends in March with a two-month summer break from April to May, one week of semestral break in October, and a week or two during Christmas and New Year holidays. Starting in SY — there has been a phased implementation of a new program.
The K to 12 Program covers kindergarten and 12 years of basic education six years of primary education, four years of junior high school, and two years of senior high school [SHS]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Demographics of Philippines Population ,, census Growth rate 1. Infant mortality rate Age structure 0—14 years years: Ethnic groups in the Philippines.
Languages of the Philippines and Philippine languages. However, for the most part, it is only the elite families and the wealthy that have the means to engage in politics Filipino-style. What happens in this regard in the Philippines also happens in other third-world countries. In these ways, the linkages and high correlation between politics and wealth become evident.
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The Philippines has a relatively high level of wealth inequality, compared with most of its regional neighbors. It transpired that a good deal of the foreign debt of the Philippines consisted of loans that financed projects of political cronies of the then president.
Most of the projects failed, and because the loans were coursed through Government financial institutions, they were eventually assumed by the Government. What this means in practical and simple terms is that the money ended up in private pockets. However, the repayment of the loan was assumed by the nation and therefore indirectly by the populace.
Those Filipinos that engaged in this embezzlement took off to the States, bought real estate there, and likely hired blonde prostitutes that they drove around in their silver Mercedes. Or perhaps it was a black BMW. The blondes were a nice change from the Filipina mistresses they kept at home. It was a nice lifestyle away from the prying eyes back home in the Philippines. The tab was picked up by the Philippine government and thereby the Philippine populace.
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The Republic of the Philippines in the 21st Century By Duncan Alexander It is the truth about the country, as seen through the eyes of a foreigner who lives. The Unlucky Country: The Republic of the Philippines in the 21st Century. Published. Mitcham: Duncan McKenzie. Physical Description. v.: ill. Language.