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Activity 16
SOCIO -ECONOMIC ISSUES

Throughout
the
world,
wealth and income are becoming more concentrated. Growing evidence suggests that the distribution of
incomein addition to the absolute standard of living enjoyed by the pooris a key determinant of
population health. A large gap between rich people and poor people leads to higher mortality through the
breakdown of social cohesion. The recent surge in income inequality in many countries has been
accompanied by a marked increase in the residential concentration of poverty and affluence. Residential
segregation diminishes the opportunities for social cohesion. Income inequality has spillover effects on
society at large, including increased rates of crime and violence, impeded productivity and economic
growth, and the impaired functioning of representative democracy. The extent of inequality in society is
often a consequence of explicit policies and public choice. Reducing income inequality offers the prospect
of greater social cohesiveness and better population standard of living.
Objectives :
At the end of this activity the students are expected to :
1. have an awareness of the health status and problems of the
community and individual
2. find out how the government responds to the situation of the society

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Activity 16B
Poverty

The English word "poverty" came from Latin pauper = "poor", via Anglo-Norman poverty. Poverty is
pronounced deprivation in well-being, and comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the
inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity.
Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation,
inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better ones life.
World Bank.
Objectives :
At the end of this activity the students are expected to :
1. assess the effect of poverty to the quality of life of the individual and
his access to basic health goods and services
2. identify the different programs of the government of the Philippines
directed to solve poverty.
B. Poverty in the World
1. What proportion of the worlds population goes to bed hungry
each night?
(A) 1 in 7 people (B) 1 in 10 people (C) 1 in 12 people
2. How many people in the world today do not have access to
clean drinking water?
(A) 378 million
(B) 783 million
(C) 873 million
3. Approximately how many Syrian refugees are now registered
in Lebanon?
(A) 650,000
(B) 850,000
(C) 1,000,000
4. Which country has the most deaths of children under the age of
5 years?
(A) Ethiopia
(B) India
(C) Haiti
5. How many children around the world are engaged in child
labor?
(A) 218 million
(B) 281 million
(C) 128 million

6. Which sickness is the biggest killer of children in Africa?

(A) Pneumonia
(B) Diarrhea
(C) Malaria
7. What percentage of children in Kenya are undernourished?
(A) 20%
(B) 30%
(C) 40%
8. Which of the following countries has the highest poverty level?
(A) Cambodia
(B) Vietnam
(C) Afghanistan
9. Which of the following countries is well known for its use of child
soldiers?
(A) Lebanon
(B) South Sudan
(C) Haiti
10. Which country where Kids Alive works has the lowest life
expectancy?
(A) Haiti
(B) Zambia
(C) Kenya

A. Poverty in the Philippines

1. Identify the region in the Philippines which has the highest poverty level in 2014 and provide the
poverty rate.
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2. Enumerate at least three International Non Government Organizations in the Philippines that aim
to reduce or alleviate poverty conditions.
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3. In what way poverty, illiteracy, culture and attitude lead to poor health status of the community
and of the individual?
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4. If you are given an extraordinary power of the wonderful lamp of Alladin, what
will you give to the society or community to solve the problem on poverty. You
are granted three wishes only. (DONT EXPLAIN, just enumerate).
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Activity No. 16C
Overpopulation

Population growth is closely tied to economic development. Fundamentally, labor shortages will slow the
rate of economic growth in industrialized countries, but on the other hand, a high birthrate in a
developing country may stress limited renewable resources.
As world population continues to grow geometrically, natural resources are under increasing pressure,
threatening public health and social and economic development, According to the World Bank and the
United Nations, from 1 to 2 billion humans are now malnourished, indicating a combination of insufficient
food, low incomes, and inadequate distribution of food. This is the largest number of hungry humans ever
recorded in history.
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) warned the negative impact of population growth on economic
development. He argued that populations will always tend to increase past the natural levels of the food
supply, and therefore public policy should encourage what he called "moral restraint" to limit the
birthrate. Otherwise, argued Malthus, the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the measure
of wealth per individual, will inevitably decline.
Objectives : At the end of this activity the students are expected to :
1. describe the trends of human population growth
2. explain the basic attributes of exponential growth
3. assess the effect of population growth to the individual, society and economy

Questions :
1. What is the worlds population on the following years :
a. 1500:____________________
d. 1800:__________________
b. 1600:___________________
e. 1900:___________________
c. 1700:___________________
f. 2000:___________________
2. By how many people does the world grow each year?
a) 11 million b) 24 million c) 45 million d) 78 million e) 160 million
3. If the world's population continues at its current rate of growth,
approximately how long will it take to double?
a) 9 years b) 22 years c) 58 years d) 95 years e) 148 years
4. Which of the following countries has the highest teen pregnancy
rate?
a) Australia b) United States c) Japan d) Italy e) Morocco
5. Enumerate top five causes of geometric increases of population.
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6. List down three (3) positive and negative effects of overpopulation to the society and economy.
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7. What is the current population of the World and the Philippines ?
World :_________________________________Philippines________________________
8. If one day you see Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, desire, beauty, fertility, the sea, and
vegetation, in your dreams what would you tell her about the relentless geometric increases of the
worlds population.
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Activity 17
TAXATION

To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate", which in turn is from tang; "I touch") is to impose a
financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the
functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law.
Taxes consist of direct tax or indirect tax, and is paid in money. A tax may be defined as a
"pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government [] a
payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an
enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution
imposed by government [] whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabel, impost, duty,
custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name."
In economic terms, taxation transfers wealth from households or businesses to the government
of a nation.
Objectives :
At the end of this activity the students are expected to :
1. summarize the importance and process of taxation
2. learn how to compute income taxes
3. identify the different forms of escape from taxation

ACTIVITY and QUESTIONS :

1. What are the purposes of taxation?
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2. Why taxation is considered as the strongest of all inherent powers of the government?
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When taxes must be paid?
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Enumerate individuals and entities exempted from taxation.
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Which of the forms of escape from taxation is illegal and punishable by law?
a. Shifting
c. Tax Capitalization
b. Transformation
d. Tax Avoidance
e. Tax Evasion
Compute the Income Tax of the case below and enter in 1701 form
a. Ms. Lumba D. Lumba, is a regular private employee who earns a gross monthly
compensation of P50, 000. She has filed for legal separation 10 years ago with
her husband Mr. Hayun O. Hayun who is impotent, and within the year before
filing the income tax the court favored to her side. She pays P1,400 for her SSS,
P500 for Phil.Health; P200 for PAG-IBIG.
Other facts :
Ms. Lumba Lumba lives in Tap-oc St., Iloilo City since birth. She is now 38 years
old. She will pay her income tax of 2008. Her TIN 924-789-908
b. Mr. Karag O. Karag is a bank employee who earns a gross compensation of P35,
000. He is living in with Ms. Hining A. Hining, his first and last love. Mr. Karag O.
Karags supports his father who is 76 years old. He pays P1, 000 for her SSS, P400
for Phil.Health; P100 for PAG-IBIG. He receives P20,000 as 13th month pay.(MA11)
Other facts :
Mr. Karag O. Karag lives in Rizal Pala Pala, Molo, Iloilo City. He is now 35 years
old. He will pay his income tax of 2008 this year. His tin#337-348-342
1. Compute the taxable income and tax due. Show the computation in a separate
paper.
2. Enter the figures in 1701 Form.

Attached to the next page the accomplished 1701 form of this activity

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Activity 18
AGRARIAN REFORM

Agrarian Reform could be defined as the rectification of the whole system of agriculture. It is
normally done by the government where they redistribute the agricultural land among the
farmers of the country. The agrarian reform is concerned with the relation between production
and distribution of land among the farmers.
There can be different types of agrarian reform measures like credit measures, integration of
land and training of the farmers. The measures also focus on securing the rights of the farmers,
the rights of the peasants working on leased land and aiding them in availing loans from private
sectors.
Agrarian Reform is very significant for the economy of any country because more than half of the
population is employed in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood
especially for the developing countries. Reforms are important because they protect the rights of
the farmers .
Objectives :
At the end of this activity the students are expected to:
1. trace the history of agrarian reform
2. outline the various services under CARP
3. explain the Agrarian Reform Community Strategy enumerate
various contributions of the President of the Philippines in
terms of the countrys Agrarian Reform development.
4. compare RA 6657 to RA 9700

Activity and Questions:

A. QUESTIONS
1. Who was the Speaker of the House of Representative who approved RA 6657?
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2. What government agency is vested with the primary jurisdiction to determine and
adjudicate agrarian reform matters and to extend free legal assistance to farmerbeneficiaries affected by agrarian cases?
3. Provide the figures of the following accomplishment of DAR from January March 2014 in
terms of :
a) Land Distribution: Total Target: _______ha
Areas Distributed: _______
b) Adjudication Agrarian Reform Case Total Target: _____;
Resolve Cases : _______
c) Farm to market Roads: Total Target : ____
Roads Built : ______
4. Enumerate the DARs Policy Thrusts and Directions.
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5. Enumerate the sources of fund for the implementation of CARP .
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6. Write RA 6657 on item/s which are provisions of this act, and RA 9700 which are
provisions of this act

1. "The State recognizes that there is not enough agricultural land to be

divided and distributed to each farmer and regular farmworker so that each
one can own his/her economic-size family farm.
2. Farmer refers to a natural person whose primary livelihood is cultivation
of land or the production of agricultural crops, livestock and/or fisheries
3. The DAR, in coordination with the PARC shall plan and program the
acquisition and distribution of all agricultural lands through a period of ten
(10) years from the effectivity of this Act.
4. In determining just compensation, the cost of acquisition of the land, the
value of the standing crop, the current: value of like properties, its nature,
actual use and income, the sworn valuation by the owner, the tax
declarations, the assessment made by government assessors, and seventy
percent (70%) of the zonal valuation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR), translated into a basic formula by the DAR shall be considered,
subject to the final decision of the proper court.
5. The social and economic benefits contributed by the farmers and the
farmworkers and by government to the property as well as the nonpayment of taxes or loans secured from any government financing
institution on the said land shall be considered as additional factors to
determine its valuation

7. Attached logo of DAR, DA, NFA, NIA below.

a. What do the logos have in common?
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b. Give the meaning of the following g in the logo of DAR:
1) sun radiating light:___________________________________________
2) green color: _________________________________________________
3) yellow color : _______________________________________________
c. Give the meaning of the Acronyms below:
1. DAR :_____________________________________
2. DA:______________________________________
3. LBP:______________________________________
4. BARC:____________________________________
5. DPWH:___________________________________
6. MARO:____________________________________