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“No man is an island.”
• Extended outside the personal network • Consist of the family, local community and country • People rely on local networks to compensate what personal network lacks • People need to form local networks to protect their right to life A family is ______. 1. FAMILY • “A basic autonomous social institution” - 1987 Phil. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 12 • “As the foundation of the nation” - Art. XV, Sec. 1 • “Family, being the foundation of the nation, is a basic social institution which public policy cherishes and protects.” - Family Code of the Phil. 1. FAMILY • In the Philippines ...
The family is the basic unit of society and
the foundation of the nation, which the State cherishes and protects.
• Members of the family are the first and
immediate networks 1. FAMILY • Family relations include those: a. Between husband and wife; b. Between parents and children; c. Among ascendants and descendants; and d. Among brothers and sisters, whether of the full or half-blood. - Family Code of the Phil., Art. 150 1. FAMILY • Sempio-Diy (2006): Members of the household Illegitimate and adopted children Nephews, nieces, uncles and aunts • Language of the law may be deemed lacking when it is applied in the language of everyday life 1. FAMILY • Characteristics of a family according to Aristotle: a. Human lack of self-sufficiency b. Reproduction of species c. Satisfaction of daily needs d. Necessity of labor e. Rearing and education of children f. Worship of the gods A barangay is ______. 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • Barangay Municipality/City Province • Balangay /ba-lang-gay/ 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • Balangay /ba-lang-gay/ First boat National boat of the Phil. Central in the trading of the inhabitants of the islands Political unit of the society 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • Barangay Made up of hundreds of families There is a total of 42, 028 barangays in the Phil. as of Dec. 31, 2013 Before: Made up of families that were related with one another Now: More diversified 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • Municipality/City There is a total of 1,490 municipalities and 144 cities in the Phil. as of Dec. 31, 2013 Each municipality/city has distinct culture (Dialect, feasts, etc.) 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • Province There is a total of 81 provinces in the Phil. as of Dec. 31, 2013 Residents of the same province often share the same language What about regions? - Political or geographical subdivision - Composed of different provinces with varied communities 2. LOCAL COMMUNITY • One’s network of friends and acquaintances are usually found in the local community • People find a place where they fit (friends, classmates, church mates and community) • Contributes in the emergence and progression of trends A country is ______. 3. COUNTRY • Composed of different local communities What is a state? • Bernas (1933): Community of persons more or less numerous Permanently occupying a definite portion of the territory Independent of external control 3. COUNTRY • Bernas (1933): Possesses an organized government Great body of the inhabitants render habitual obedience Four elements: People, Territory, Sovereignty, Government 3. COUNTRY • Nation vs. State Can be used interchangeably but essentially different NATION STATE • Group of people who • Created through the share the same collective declaration language, culture, of the members of the traditions, customs, nation of their practices and beliefs sovereignty • Does not have sovereignty 3. COUNTRY • Country vs. State Often used synonymously with the term “State” Refers more to an area of land that forms part of the national territory of a State over which it exercises its own sovereignty 3. COUNTRY • 18 geo-political regions • Three important areas: Metro Manila (Luzon), Metro Cebu (Visayas), Metro Davao (Mindanao)