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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by Graciano Lopez-Jaena , a Filipino propagandist during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines, 19th century (This article was published in La Solidaridad, May 15, 1889. It was written in commemoration of the French Revolution.) One hundred years ago, an event that occured in France shook the world. Let us salute, as good democrats, that grand French Revolution and its immortal Assembly which changed the face of the world and the history of the centuries. Without it, without that Revolution, humanity as a whole would be lying in the most stinking obscurantism, dominated by the ironhand of the ancient, tyrannical institutions. Without it, we would not be enjoying the conquest of science, especially physical and chemical, which have given a downright lie to the stern assertion that certain truths were revealed. It was astonishing how that Assembly in spite of violent tempests and the severe attacks hurled against it by the corrupt aristocracy, with the...

Mga Tala ng Aking Buhay ni Gregoria de Jesus Alay kay G. Jose P. Santos na siyang humiling na sulatin ko ang aking kabuhayan. Ako'y si Gregoria de Jesus, taong tunay dito sa bayang Kalookan, lalawigan ng Rizal. Isinilang ako ng araw ng Martes, ika-9 ng Mayo ng taong 1875, sa pook na pinagbaunan ng libolibong sandatang ginamit sa himagsikan at pinagdausan din naman ng kasunduan ng mga punong naghimagsik bago lumabas ng bayan, lugar na tinatawag na Daang Baltazar noong araw at ngayo'y P. Zamora, blg. 13. Ang ama ko'y si Nicolas de Jesus, taong tunay din sa bayang ito na ang hanapbuhay ay Maestro de Obra ng Catero Carpentero at isa sa naghawak ng ilang tungkulin noong panahon ng kastila, naging teniente segundo, teniente mayor at gobernadorsilyo. Ang ina ko ay si Baltazara Alvarez Francisco na tagabayang Nobeleta, lalawigan ng Kabite, pamangkin ni Heneral Mariano Alvarez ng Magdiwang sa Kabite na siyang unang gumalaw ng himagsikan sa nasabing lalawigan. Ako'...

This is a copy of sample ballot for Barangay Election 2010. Three columns in a short bond paper (8 1/2" x 11"). In one ream, 500 x 6 copies, will produce 3,000 sample ballots. The copy above is the sample ballot for Barangay Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100929-295102/Major-major-Death-by-plastic TOP 12 PROPOSALS TO PLASTICS LAW (Excerpted from an Inquirer news, Sept. 30, 2010 entitled ‘Major, major’: Death by Plastic b y Ma. Ceres P. Doyo) EcoWaste recently sought out proposals regarding the plastics problem from its partner groups. Proposals came from Buklod Tao, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Kinaiyahan Foundation, Miss Earth Foundation, Mother Earth Foundation, Philippine Earth Justice Center and Zero Waste Philippines. Here are the top 12 proposals that they want included in the plastics law. 1. Ban the practice of giving free plastic bags to consumers in all commercial establishments. 2. Impose a plastic bag environmental tax or levy. 3. Prohibit the use of plastic bags (i.e., thin-film, single-use plastic bags) as banderitas (fiesta buntings). 4. Phase out and eventually ban plastic sando bags. 5. Bar the importation of plast...

Top 15 Most Populated Countries in the World from http://www.mahalo.com/population-of-philippines As of 2010, the Philippines were the 12th most populous country in the world, among nations such as: 1. China: 1,330,044,605 2. India: 1,147,995,898 3. United States: 303,824,646 4. Indonesia: 237,512,355 5. Brazil: 191,908,598 6. Pakistan: 167,762,040 7. Bangladesh: 153,546,901 8. Russia: 140,702,094 9. Nigeria: 138,283,240 10. Japan: 127,288,419 11. Mexico: 109,955,400 12. Philippines: 92,681,453 13. Vietnam: 86,116,559 14. Germany: 82,369,548 15. Egypt: 81,713,517