PHILIPPINEW HISTORY

• History


  an account of incidents or events
• Story of the Filipino people through time: past, present and somehow predict its future
• Filipino history covers social, political, economic and cultural issues in Philippine history
• Learning Objectives

  • Awareness on the different issues in the Philippines
  • Propose recommendations or solutions to the issues based on understanding of root cause and anticipation of future scenarios
  • Display the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a group endeavor
• Social issues


  any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed
• Types of social issues

  • Socio-Economic
  • Socio-Political
  • Environmental, Health, and Sports Issues
• Corruption


  a form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
• Forms of corruption


  • Graft, Bribery, Embezzlement, Backdoor Deals, Nepotism, and Patronage
• Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perception Index ranks the Philippines in the 99th place out of 180 countries
• Padrino system


  one gains favor, promotion, or political appointment through family affiliation (nepotism) or friendship (cryonyism), as opposed to one's merit
• Causes of corruption


  • Greed of money, desires
  • Gain is greater than the PENALTY
  • Low press freedom
  • Low levels of education
  • Lack of commitment to society
• Poverty


  about not having enough money to meet basic needs: FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER
• According to POPCOM (Population Commission), more than 12 million families are living in "extreme poverty" in 2015
• World Bank Organization: 'Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. More often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action – for the poor and the wealthy alike – a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities.'
• Overpopulation

  a state in which there are too many people for the environment to sustain
• Every year, more than 1 million people is added to the existing population here in the Philippines
• Causes of overpopulation

  • Birthrate, Immigration
  • Mortality rates, depletion of resources
• Effects of overpopulation


  • Quality of life
  • Risk of mass starvation or even extinction
  • Pollution
• Unemployment


  you don't have a job
• Underemployment


  the job you have is inadequate. People who are working in a lower capacity than one in which they are qualified
• Unemployment rate in April 2020 rose to 17.7 % accounting to 7.3 million unemployed Filipinos in the labor force
• Causes of unemployment and underemployment

  • Rapid population growth
  • Increased labor forced participation
  • COVID-19
• Criminality


  an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. It is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society or the state. Acts that are forbidden and punishable by law.
• In 2018, according to PNP theft, physical assault, and robbery were among the most common crimes reported to local authorities
• In 2014, the Philippines has a high rate of murder cases, which is the highest in Southeast Asia at 9.84 % per 100 000 people
• Rape cases are increasing daily. It is estimated that there are 8 cases of rape each day and one rape incident every 3 hours
• Causes of criminality


  • Poverty
  • Lack of moral and spiritual development in the family
• Child sexual abuse

  also called child molestation, is a form of abuse in which adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation
• About 7 000 000 children are sexually abused every year in the Philippines ages between 10-18 years old
• The 2015 Child Protection Network Annual Report states that 87% of all the cases of sexual abuse are GIRLS, 11.7% of which occurred in the family home

  
• Forms of child sexual abuse

  • rape, forced for prostitution, pornography
• Causes of child sexual abuse

  • Persistent culture of discrimination toward girls and women in families and society
• Effects of child sexual abuse

  • Psychological Trauma
• Prostitution


  the practice of engaging in relatively indiscriminate sexual activity, in general with someone who is a stranger in exchange for immediate payment in money or other valuables
• In 2013, it was estimated that there were up to 500 000 prostitutes in the Philippines from a population of roughly 97.5 million
• In 2000, according to GABRIELA there are already 400 000 women working as prostitutes
• In 2000, UNICEF reported about 60 000- 100 000 Filipino children are prostitutes
• Effects of prostitution

  • Sexually Transmitted diseases AIDS/HIV
  • Intentional Abortion
• Cybersex


  Also referred as computer sex, internet sex and net sex. It is a VIRTUAL sex encounter in which two or more person connected remotely via computer network send each other sexually explicit messages describing a sexual experience
• From 2002 – 2012, a total of 2776 cybercrime-related offenses was recorded by the PNP