WITH A FLUCTUATING global economy, the national budget is key for the country to stay afloat. The following data are what you need to know about the Philippines’ current fiscal allocations. 12.15.2011 The date when President Aquino signed Republic Act (RA) No. 10155, the General Appropriations Act for 2012, the earliest date of budget approval [...]
How can the government adhere to the prescriptions of progress?
Is the 2012 national budget something to celebrate?
“WE CANNOT accept the explosion of the euro, which would mean the explosion of Europe,” said French president Nicolas Sarkozy, a key player in Europe’s debt crisis, in a statement during the G20 summit held in Cannes. The Eurozone debt crisis continues to threaten the continent’s financial stability and is causing ripple effects on economies [...]
How these countries stand still is a matter of multilateral interest
Beyond Loyola breaks down a worldwide phenomenon – The European Crisis.
Out on the streets, various groups—the youth, the unemployed, the debt-ridden, the middle class—are relentlessly fighting for equality, better lives, more stable futures. Together they confront a faceless enemy: capitalism.
Taking a look into how Occupy Protests have shaped our lives.
Beyond Loyola looks back at some of the most influential protests that have shaped history: here and around the world. FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789-1799 This revolution lasted for ten years and gave birth to the Estates-General, Tennis Court Oath, Assault on the Bastille, Declaration of the Rights of Manand of the Citizen, and March on Versailles. [...]
*Recommended by the Philippine Olympic Committee, in a report from the Philippine Sports Commission, passed on March 2011. Manuel V. Pangilinan is currently supporting eight sports through the MVP Sports Foundation – basketball, boxing, taekwondo, badminton, tennis, baseball, cycling, running and football.
WITH THE 26th Jakarta-Palembang Southeast Asian Games and the London 2012 Olympic games close at hand, Philippine teams are rigorously preparing for grand sporting events amidst difficult hurdles and challenges. Beyond Loyola zooms in on six teams bent on gaining recognition, here and throughout the sporting world. Rugby: The Volcanoes British, Australians and New Zealanders [...]
How does team Philippines measure up to the world’s standards?
Worldwide, no one is exempt from facing the fury of the earth and skies. THE REMARKABLE resilience of people is best seen in dreadful times. With natural disasters, however, nations have varying pliability levels. A 2011 atlas report by Maplecroft, an international risk analysis firm, showed China, India, the Philippines and Indonesia with high economic [...]
With disasters coming one after the other, how does our country cope?
THERE WAS a time when social networking was a domain reserved for more personal affairs. While this is still true, we now find ourselves glued to our Twitter or Facebook feeds for “official” information on class cancellations, traffic reports or weather updates. This shift to a new medium of information raises some significant issues. Filipinos [...]
ONCE EVERY year, Filipinos go out of their way to witness one of the country’s most important occasions, where government officials and honored guests gather to hear the president deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint session of Congress. However, even with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s most recent SONA delivered [...]
FILIPINOS DEMAND president Aquino to tackle a multitude of issues such as land reforms, the Reproduction Healthy Bill, and regaining people’s trust in the government. In similar respects, other countries are burdened with identical issues: India with overpoppulation, and the United States with their questionable health care system. With a year in office under his [...]
In the light of the SONA, what can the country expect in the coming year?
Philippine Army Regular personnel: 120,000 active troops Headquarters: Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Military expenditure: 0.9% of GDP, 144/173 worldwide Main Battle Tank: FV101 Scorpion Light tank – 41, delivered 1977 Armored Personnel Carriers ( 1:50 ) Aircraft Philippine Navy Regular Personnel: 24,000 Headquarters: Navy Headquarters, Roxas Boulevard, Manila Ships Aircraft Philippine Air Force Headquarters: Villamor [...]