RPH - Finals - Enumeration

Question 1

7 facts that remain in varying in 1872 mutiny

Answer 1

1. First, there was dissatisfaction among the workers of the arsenal as well as the members of the native army after their privileges were drawn back by Gen. Izquierdo;
2. Second, Gen. Izquierdo introduced rigid and strict policies that made the Filipinos move and turn away from Spanish government out of disgust;
3. Third, the Central Government failed to conduct an investigation on what truly transpired but relied on reports of Izquierdo and the friars and the opinion of the public;
4. Fourth, the happy days of the friars were already numbered in 1872 when the Central Government in Spain decided to deprive them of the power to intervene in government affairs as well as in the direction and management of schools prompting them to commit frantic moves to extend their stay and power;
5. Fifth, the Filipino clergy members actively participated in the secularization movement in order to allow Filipino priests to take hold of the parishes in the country making them prey to the rage of the friars;
6. Sixth, Filipinos during the time were active participants, and responded to what they deemed as injustices; and
7. Lastly, the execution of GOMBURZA was a blunder on the part of the Spanish government, for the action severed the ill-feelings of the Filipinos and the event inspired Filipino patriots to call for reforms and eventually independence.

Question 2

6 significant differences between the original text of the retraction paper

Answer 2

1. First, instead of the words “mi cualidad” (with “u”) which appear in the original and the newspaper texts, the Jesuits’ copies have “mi calidad” (with “u”).
2. Second, the Jesuits’ copies of the retraction omit the word “Catolica” after the first “Iglesias” which are found in the original and the newspaper texts.
3. Third, the Jesuits’ copies of the retraction add before the third “Iglesias” the word “misma” which is not found in the original and the newspaper texts of the retraction.
4. Fourth, with regards to paragraphing which immediately strikes the eye of the critical reader, Fr. Balaguer’s text does not begin the second paragraph until the fifth sentences while the original and the newspaper copies start the second paragraph immediately with the second sentences.
5. Fifth, whereas the texts of the retraction in the original and in the manila newspapers have only four commas, the text of Fr. Balaguer’s copy has eleven commas.
6. Sixth, the most important of all, Fr. Balaguer’s copy did not have the names of the witnesses from the texts of the newspapers in Manila

Question 3

Kinds of Constitution

Answer 3

1. Conventional or enacted
2. Cumulative or evolved
3. Written
4. Unwritten
5. Rigid or inelastic
6. Flexible or elastic

Question 4

Malolos Constitution is Unique in 3 ways

Answer 4

1. The Assembly or the legislative branch was more powerful than the executive or the judicial branch;
2. It provided that when the Assembly was not in session, a Permanent Commission, composed of members of the Assembly, would sit as a legislatuve body; and lastly
3. The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.

Question 5

new provisions of 1987

Answer 5

1. a single fixed term of six years for the President;
2. the President’s power to appoint cabinet members, ambassadors and consuls, the Armed Forces (from the rank of colonel and up)subject to confirmation by the Commission on Appointments in Congress;
3. the power of the President to declare martial law that needs the approval of Congress and that the President reports on his/her action within fourty-eight (48) hours;
4. the Senator’s term is limited to two (2) terms, the Representative to three (3) terms and;
5. members of the judiciary, although to be appointed by the President, should be recommended by a Judicial and Bar Council.

Question 6

Qualified Beneficiaries of CARP

Answer 6

1. agricultural lessees and share tenants;
2. regular farmworkers;
3. seasonal farmworkers;
4. other farmworkers;
5. actual tillers or occupants of public lands;
6. collectives or cooperatives of the above beneficiaries; and
7. others directly working on the land. (Par. 1, Sec. 22, RA 6657)

Question 7

classification of taxes as of subject matter or object

Answer 7

1. personal tax
2. poll tax
3. capitation tax
4. property tax
5. excise tax
6. community tax

Question 8

Government entities exempted from income tax

Answer 8

1. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
2. Social Security System (SSS)
3. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
4. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
5. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)