The problems of pollution due to rapid urbanization and industrialization, together
with the introduction of new fisheries methods posed threats to subsistence fisherfolks.
In response to these concerns, the government ...
Sexual Harassment, although not a new problem, was recognized as a social issue
in the U.S. only in the mid-70s. In the Philippines feminists in the late 80s were the first
to raise awareness of sexual harassment. Suddenly, ...
The Project CALABARZON is one of the most important development
strategies of the government. According to its proponents, the said project
would be very beneficial, not just to the government and to the capitalists ...
History could attest that the peasantry ever since had been oppressed. Since the colonial times, where the very root of the agrarian dilemma began, up until the present, the conditions of the peasants had hardly improved. ...
In the national scene, the pace by which agricultural lands are being converted
into uses of non-agricultural orientation despite ‘supposedly existing government land
reform measures is going on at an alarming rate. ...
This study deals with the role of non-government organizations
(NGOs), particularly the St. Augustine SAMBALI Fund, Inc. (SASFI), as active
players in the pursuit for rural development. It presents a general picture ...
Development has played a big role recently in the grassroots
level. The development of a barangay is now on the shoulders of the
local government, more specifically, the barangay administration.
Development entails ...
Abel Paoay industry is a cultural heritage of the people of Paoay which
must be preserved and revitalized because it is part of the national patrimony.
Meanwhile, the Local Government Code of 1991 transferred some functions ...
Street children are perennial problems in major urban areas of the
country. This thesis is an exploratory study of the socio-economic conditions and
other factors that prompted these street children to engage in prostitution ...
The development of modern road systems has truly been very beneficial
for man, not just his traveling for business or work but also for his pleasure.
As more and more roads were made and as needs of people to travel
increase, ...
The Philippines has experienced numerous land reform schemes, to no
apparent avail to the farmers’ lives. This thesis seeks to know if the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program has brought about a more
equitable ...