Understanding
Culture, Society, and
             Politics
Name: Merlita P. Cabais
Subject: Understanding Culture society and politics
Section: 12-Genesis
ACTIVITY 1
        Directions: Identify the cultural elements of the Philippines and the USA then
        select a partner and share your answers with each other.
          Culture                    Philippines                            USA
         Language                Filipino and English                     English
         Religion          Roman Catholic , Muslim ,                      Christian
                           Christian
             Food          Adobo, Lechon , sisig Chicken Cereal, Fast Food Vegetables
                           Inasal
    Musical Instrument     Kubing, Kumintang , Fagllog, Autosharp, banjo , Bass, Dobro
                           budlong, kulitong            Drums, Fiddle, acoustic Guitar
             Dance         Tinikling, Folk Dance              Square dance, Jazz, Hip Hop,
                           ,Cariñosa Pandango sa Ilaw         Ballet Ballroom contemporary.
                           Itik itik maglalatik singkil
             Song          Original Pinoy Music (OPM) Rock , Pop, Country R&B Soul
   Holiday and Ceremony Araw nang kaditingan, EDSA Easter Sunday, Martin Luther
                           day Independence Day,              king day Presidents day
                           Bonifacio Day.                     Memorial Day.
         Costume           Barong tagalog, Filipiniana ,      Western wear, denim jeans,
                           Barot Saya                         cowboy hats, flannel Shirts.
             Sport         Volleyball, Boxing, tennis,        American Football, Basketball,
                           Football, billiards ,sepak         ice hockey , Volleyball,
                           takraw .                           Football, Baseball, Billiards.
         Tradition         Beliefs, Media Noche, Family       Driving Anywhere, not taking
                           Oriented , appreciation in arts,   maternity leave , eating
                           Fashion, and music Religious       fastfood and large portions
                           Beliefs.                           celebrating the Fourth of July.
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ACTIVITY 2
        Directions: Write the causes and consequences of social change with special
       focus on the premise of political scenario creates economic scenario and vice
       versa.
                              SOCIAL CHANGE
                     CAUSES                           CONSEQUENCES
                                         -It helps society and determine how
Technology                               people interact with each other.
Population                               -Increasing population density may
                                         stimulate technological Innovation ,
                                         which in may increase the division of
                                         labor , social differentiation ,
                                         commercialization and urbanization.
Environment                              -Slower changes in the environment and
                                         also have a large social impact.
Social Institution                       -each change in single social institution
                                         leads to changes in all social institutions.
ACTIVITY 3
        Directions: Complete the table by writing the significant contributions of the
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        specified administrations to the different sectors of the country.
        Sector               Arroyo                        Aquino                         Duterte
                          Administration                Administration                 Administration
  Education           Launching of the internet-     Aquino III signed the            Duterte signed the
                      based Education Program        Enhanced Basic Education         “Transnational Higher
                                                     Act of 2013, institutionalizing Education Act” or Republic
                                                     the K to 12 Basic Education      Act No. 11448 on Aug. 28
                                                     Program, which covers one        but a copy of the document
                                                     year of kindergarten and 12 was made public on
                                                     years of basic education (six Wednesday.
                                                     years of primary education,
                                                     four years of junior high      Under the law, "the State
                                                     school, and two years of       shall endeavor to modernize
                                                     senior high school             the Philippine higher
                                                                                    education sector and bring
                                                                                    international quality
                                                                                    standards and expertise into
                                                                                    the country with a view to
                                                                                    making higher education
                                                                                    globally competitive,
                                                                                    attracting a flow of talented
                                                                                    students, faculty, and staff
                                                                                    and improving the country's
                                                                                    human resource base.”
  Health              provided the funding for the PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
                      program under Executive        3rd on Monday declared that Universal healthcare act
                      Order No. 276, which she       the “padrino system” in        in the Philippines signed
                      issued to finance the          health services for the poor into law by President
                      government-subsidized          has ended as he vowed to Duterte.
                      universal healthier insurance help local government
                      coverage of all Filipinos. ... officials needing health
                      (PhilHealth) replaced the      support programs from the
                      Medicare system and was national government.
                      created under the
                      National Health Insurance
                      Act of 1995.
  Agriculture         She implemented various        the National Rice Program President Rodrigo Roa
                      projects and policies towards plays an important role in      Duterte on Friday, January
                      the attainment of food         the flagship food program of 10, led the ceremonial
                      security and self-sufficiency, the administration of          distribution of P58-million
                      particularly the FIELDS        President Benigno S. Aquino worth of agricultural
                      program, launched by           III.                           assistance to farmers in
                      President Gloria Macapagal                                    Soccsksargen, providing
              Arroyo in April 2008. Under                                      them with much needed
              her term, massive agri-                                          relief as they confront
              fishery infrastructure                                           multiple challenges.
              projects were established, as
              the DA's budget greatly
              increased.
Finance       During her 6 year term there      In his last month in office,   The administration of
              are several Jobs Created          President Benigno Aquino       President Rodrigo Duterte
              which resulted to an              III signed into law the        was quicker in addressing
              increased of 23% in the rate      creation of a committee        inflation than any of its
              of new investment in the          that will monitor the          predecessors, according to
              Philippines.                      delivery of financial          the Philippine Department of
                                                services to low-income         Finance (DOF).
                                                households in the
                                                Philippines.                   Finance Undersecretary Gil S.
                                              Aquino signed Executive          Beltran, DOF chief
                                              Order No. 208 last June 2 to     economist, said in a report
                                              institutionalize the Financial   to his boss, Finance
                                              Inclusion Steering               Secretary Carlos G.
                                              Committee (FISC).                Dominguez, that the Duterte
                                                                               administration was able to
                                                                               tame inflation, which
                                                                               averaged 5.6 percent last
                                                                               year, in 11 months.
Environment   President Arroyo implement The Aquino administration’s           He raised urgency for Manila
              ed policies that opened up biggest environmental                 Bay’s rehabilitation, noting
              our forests, mountains and program, the National                 decades-long flow of solid
              seas to foreign and private Greening Program (NGP),              waste and untreated
              corporations for the reckless has been extended for              discharges into this water
              extraction and plunder of     another 12 years through an        body raised level of coliform
              our mineral, timber, oil and executive order.                    bacteria there to over 330
              marine resources. These                                          million most probable
              policies have brought so                                         number (MPN) per 100
              much environmental devasta                                       milliliters -- surpassing the
              tion.                                                            level in Boracay Island.
Labor and                                                                      President Rodrigo Duterte
              Launching of Self-              One of the biggest               asked Congress on
Employment    Employment Assistance           accomplishments of               Wednesday to pass
              kaunlaran (SEA-K) which is a    President Benigno S. Aquino      measures that would protect
              mcro-financing project that     III’s administration was to      workers’ right to security of
              builds abilities of people’s    provide kasambahay with          tenure and self-organization,
              organization to administer a    welfare and social               a move that labor leaders
              socialized credit system.       protection.                      said was meant to quell the
                                                                               anger of protesters who
                                                                               marched on Labor Day.
Justice       STRENGHTENING THE               The Aquino administration        President Rodrigo Duterte to
              POWERS OF THE SECRETARY         has defended the country’s       withdraw the Philippines
              OF JUSTICE OVER THE             sovereignty and territorial      from the International
              BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION           integrity through diplomacy,     Criminal Court (ICC) was no
                                              believing that adherence to      surprise. Soon after taking
                                              international law will result    office in June 2016, Duterte
                                              not only in greater regional     unleashed his “war on
                                              sustainability but also in       drugs,” which has left more
                                               favorable resolutions to      than 12,000 people dead. No
                                               maritime disputes             one responsible for these
                                                                             unlawful killings has yet been
                                                                             held to account.
 Science and     Arroyo, who earned a                                        President Rodrigo Duterte
                 master's degree and            President Benigno Aquino III has declared the fourth week
 Technology      doctorate in economics,        signed EO No 193 on          of November every year as
                 made the Philippine            November 12 creating the National Science and
                 economy the focus of her       Expanded National Greening Technology Week.
                 presidency. Annual economic Program, that aims to
                 growth in the Philippines      reforest “all remaining      Duterte signed Proclamation
                 averaged 4.5% during the       unproductive, denuded, and No. 780 on August 2,
                 Arroyo administration,         degraded forestlands” from amending Proclamation No.
                 expanding every quarter of 2016 to 2028, Malacanañang 169 issued in 1993, which
                 her presidency.                announced in a statement. declared the third week of
                                                                             July every year as National
                                                                             Science and Technology
                                                                             Week.
 Tourism         The administration's           In a greater thrust by the   President Rodrigo Duterte
                 "culture of tourism" policy Aquino administration to        has signed four laws
                 dovetails with the thrust of pump billions of dollars into declaring new tourist
                 globalization. Instead of      the sector, tourism is       destinations, including three
                 promoting critical thinking expected to employ 7.4          in Ilocos Sur province.
                 through a culture of           million people by 2016, or
                 resistance and change          about 18.8 per cent of the
                 exemplified by our history of total workforce, contributing
                 revolts against colonial rule, 8 per cent to 9 per cent to
                 the Arroyo administration the GDP.
                 opts to promote global
                 conformity and blind
                 obedience.
TRANSPORTATION   Arroyo proposed that the       President Benigno Aquino the Duterte Administration
                 Office of the Transportation has given the go ahead for launched the ambitious $180
                 Security (OTS) which was       six projects, collectively   billion “Build, Build, Build”
                 created during her             worth 373 billion Philippine (BBB) Program to address
                 administration be              pesos ($8.42 billion), aimed the nation’s mounting
                 transformed into the           at advancing the country's infrastructure challenges.
                 National Transportation        ailing transportation        The initiative initially
                 Security Regulatory            infrastructure.              designated 75 projects
                 Commission (NTSRC). ... The                                 valued at $48 billion as
                 NTRSC will also cover                                       flagship projects. These
                 government and private                                      included big-ticket rail,
                 airports, sea ports and land                                airport, road, and bridge
                 transportation operators.                                   projects across the nation.
Learning Competency 3: Analyze social, political and cultural change
Code: UCSP11/12SPU-Ib-3
ACTIVITY 4
      Directions: Draw a picture of public tranportation means in Philippine society
      accross different eras to depict the techonological, cultural, social and
      political change in every society.
      19th Century                20th Century                21st Century
ACTIVITY 5: Picture Perfect
      Directions: The teacher will divide the students into 3 groups and each group
      is given 2 minutes to prepare illustrations for their assigned community
      guided by the details below:
      Group 1: Urban community
      Group 2: Rural community
      Group 3: IP community
      After the group presentations, the teacher will draw an expanded venn
      diagram to compare the three communities discussed: