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Archipelagic Baseline of the Philippines

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF R.A. 3046, AS AMENDED BY R.A. 5446, TO DEFINE ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

By the use of this law, we will have a much specific territorial baseline. Philippines also have the right to dominate the places which this law stated to be its property. We may also do whatever we want as long as it is on our territory and no other country can put control on it. With this act, it also define achipelagic baseline to include Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal in our territory, but under a "regime of islands" or defined as naturally formed area surrounded by water.

But conflict to that, I think there will be many complications in this law. Let's try to remember the Treaty of Paris which also includes Philippine Baseline. If we are still going to pursue R.A 9522, the boundaries of our country will become very much smaller if we declare it an archipelagic state under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea because the boundaries of the Philippines as specified in the treaty are so much wider.

If the Philippines will still pursue this law, other countries who also claimed Kalayaan Island Group as part if their territory, will argue with us. As we can see, we really don't have the right to claim Kalayaan Island Group that easy because we never regarded it as part of our archipelago even if we take a look in the past. What if our Southeast Asian neighbors declare war just because of this issue? Our economy will be affected and we don't have enough military or navy force to match other countries. We might also be in risk of violating international law if we include Kalayaan Island Group within our baseline without further consultations with other parties and international groups.

And lastly, in my concern, if this law will not cause harm to us, then let the government officials pursue it. But of course, as long as we are on the right track and it will not cause war, no other countries will get angry to us, and also for our good economic relationships with other countries not to be affected by any means.

Gordon H

H. ROLE-RELATIONSHIP PATTERN

They are five in the family and they live at Raankipot, Bagumbayan. They own their house and is a nuclear family. The only problem that they encounter is lack of financial support when there are no harvest in the fields. When there is a problem, parents always find a solution and always take time to think and as much as possible, avoid fighting. They depend on mother and father's income. She is not a member of any social groups. At school, the normal activities that she is doing is listening to the lectures and reading. She describes her neighbors as friendly and easy to deal with. She always play with her neighbors when she is permitted by her mom.

Gordon G

G. SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT PATTERN

When asked to describe herself, she said that she is jolly, friendly, adorable, good in reading, drawing, and likes to play with her sister. She also said that she doesn't feel any pain in her body. According to her, she was told not to play outside anymore because of her fever and cold. She easily gets angry when bullied by other kids and when scolded. She doesn't like toys for male kids like robots and cars. She tells her mother about being bullied and she sometimes cry when other kids tease her.

Gordon F

F. COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL PATTERN

Our patient has no hearing difficulty. She doesn't wear eyeglasses and doesn't consult an eye doctor because there's no such reason to do so. She easily learn new things on her own by reading books. She doesn't feel any pain except for mild difficulty in breathing because of colds and always feels that her bladder is full but can't void.

Gordon E

E. SLEEP-REST PATTERN

Time of Sleep
Nov. 25, 2010
8pm
Nov. 26, 2010
8:30pm

Time of Awakening
Nov. 25, 2010
6am
Nov. 26, 2010
6am

Total number of Sleep
Nov. 25, 2010
10hrs
Nov. 26, 2010
9hrs and 30mins

The patient usually gets enough sleep. She gets 9-10 hours of sleep every night. She normally sleeps at 8pm and wakes up at 6am for school. She doesn't experience any difficulty in sleeping and she doesn't take a nap in the afternoon. Playing with her younger sister and reading books is her way of relaxing.

Gordon D

D. ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE PATTERN

Exercises only at school and the type of exercise she performs are basic stretching only. She plays with her younger sister, read books and watch t.v during her free time.

_0_ Feeding
_0_ Bathing
_0_ Toileting
_0_ Bed Mobility
_0_ Dressing
_0_ Grooming
_0_ General Mobility
_II_ Home Maintenance
_IV_ Shopping

Level
0- Full Self-Care
I- Requires use of equipment/device
II- Requires assistance/supervision from other person
III- Requires assistance and does not participate
IV- Is dependent and does not participate

Gordon C

C. ELIMINATION PATTERN

Urine

Frequency
3x a day

Amount

Characteristics
Yellow

Stool

Frequency
2x a day

Amount

Characteristics
Brownish

The client only drinks 4-6 glasses of water and urinates for about 3x a day only. According to her mother, her child's urine is color yellow and the stool is usually brown. She doesn't perspire that much. No foul body odor. (Take note that the patient doesn't void at school)