What is It

Please carefully read and follow the instructions given.

1. Read this part of a text entitled “Philippines 2013 International Religious
Freedom Report Executive Summary” from the United States Department of State,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.

The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom and, in
practice, the government generally respected religious freedom. There were reports on
societal abuse or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice.
Combined with economic disparities, societal and religious tensions contributed to
persistent armed conflict in certain provinces in the southern part of the country. The
government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed two of the four annexes
of the peace framework agreement on the Bangsamoro – a roadmap of the creation of
the Bangsamoro entity which will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
U.S. embassy officials actively encouraged the peace process between the government
and the MILF, discussed religious freedom issues with government officials, and
maintained outreach with religious leaders and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
to engage them in interfaith activities.
Section I. Religious Demography. The U.S. government estimates the total
population to be 105.7 million (July 2013 estimate). According to a survey conducted by
the National Statistics Office in 2000, approximately 93 percent of the population is
Christian. A large majority of Christians are Roman Catholic, constituting 80 to 85
percent of the total population. The 2000 survey states that Islam is the largest minority
religion, constituting approximately 5 percent of the population. A 2012 estimate by the
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), however, states that there are 10.7
million Muslims, which is approximately 11 percent of the total population. Most
Muslims are members of various ethnic minority groups. Approximately 60 percent of
Muslims reside in Mindanao in the south and nearby islands. Although most belong to
the Sunni branch of Islam, a small number of Shia live in the provinces of Lanao del
Sur and Zamboanga del Sur in Mindanao. An increasing number of Muslims are
migrating to the urban centers of Manila and Cebu.
2. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
a. What is the function of the survey to the article?
b. On the article read, what are the advantages/disadvantages of surveys in a
report?
c. Why are surveys important in a report?
d. What information or central idea is given in the text?
e. Was the text written in a subjective or objective manner? If yes/no, why then?
f. What is the thesis statement in the text?
g. On what purpose was the text written?
 What I Have Learned

For you to fully determine positive understanding, please use separate sheet of
paper to write down the questions and your answers for the following instructions:

1. What are the guidelines for writing the reports?

2. List down using Roman numbers the basic parts of a research report.

3. Complete the following sentences:

a. Survey contains

b. Observation allows

c. Experiment undertakes

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 What I Can Do

Let us see how you master the lesson presented. Just follow the directions
below and present your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

For the Academic Track:

Using the appropriate format, write a report on one experiment that you or
your group mates did before.