LET REVIEWER

2012
 Who was the ever present ruler in the
history of Cambodia from the time
Cambodia broke away from French rule in
1953 up to the establishment of Democratic
Kampuchea?

a. Pol Pot
b. Ho Chi Minh
c. Lon Nol
d. Norodom Sihanouk
 Pol Pot, original name SalothSar,  
Khmer political leader whose totalitarian regime (1975–
79) imposed severe hardships on the Cambodian people.
His radical communist government forced the mass
evacuations of cities, killed or displaced millions of
people, and left a legacy of brutality and impoverishment.
 Ho Chi Minh, original name Nguyen SinhCung, also
called Nguyen Tat Thanh, or Nguyen Ai Quoc    founder
of the Indochina Communist Party (1930) and its
successor, the Viet-Minh (1941), and president from 1945
to 1969 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North
Vietnam). Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the North
Vietnamese when war with America broke out.
 Lon Nol,  soldier and politician whose overthrow of
Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1970) involved Cambodia
in the Indochina war and ended in the takeover (1975)
of the country by the communist Khmer Rouge.

Norodom Sihanouk, in full Preah Bat

SamdechPreahNorodom Sihanouk , twice king of
Cambodia (1941–55 and 1993–2004), who also
served as prime minister, head of state, and president.
He attempted to steer a neutral course for Cambodia
in its civil and foreign wars of the late 20th century.
 The best answer is letter D. because Norodom
Sihanouk is the king of Cambodia in the year
1941–55 when Cambodia broke away from the
French rule in 1953. Letter C. Lon Nol is not
the correct answer because he overthrow Prince
Norodom Sihanouk in the year 1970, likewise,
letter A. Pol Pot, becomes leader after Lon Nol,
whose totalitarian regime lasted (1975–79).
Finally letter B. Ho Chi Minh did not become a
Cambodian leader because he is a Vietnamese.
http://www.britannica.com
As a form of government, the
barangay during the Spanish
period was a/an:

a. Monarchy
b. Obligacy
c. Aristocracy
d. Democracy
http://www.slideshare.net
• Monarchy- undivided rule or absolute
sovereignity by a single person.
• Aristocracy- a government in which power
is vested in a minority consisting of those
believed to be best qualified.
• Democracy- a government in which the
supreme power is vested in the people and is
exercised by them directly or indirectly
through a asysytem of representation usually
involving eriodically held free elections.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The best answer is letter A since the power
of the King of Spain extends up to their
colony Phlippines, from Provincial Alcalde
Mayor to the Cabeza de Barangay. C and D
is not likely the answer since aristocarcy is
only for the best qulified and democracy is
a government of the people, by the people
and for the people, which during this period
is not evident in the Phlippines. And letter
B, there is no such term as obligacy.
 Which once/s is/are in line with the 1987
Constitution philosophy of “less government” and
more private enterprise?

I. Local autonomy
II. Strengthening of cooperatives
III. Limiting the powes of the president to incur
foreign loans
 
a. II and III
b. I and II
c. I, II and III
d. I and III
 Decentralization- the dispersion or
distribution of poulation and industry from
urban centers to outlying areas.

The right answer is D considering the word

less government as redistributing of
powers. The word local autonomy in no. I
and limiting in no. III as diminishing the
powers of the government from a central
authority to regional and local authorities.
Which new development philosophy can be
discerned from the 1987 Constitution?

a.Programs are initiated from the top

b.Programs are initiated from below
c.Is the exclusive concern of the state
d.Is seen merely in terms of economic
growth
 Article II
Declaration of Principles and State Policies
Section 1
The Philippines is a democratic and
Republican State. Sovereignity resides
in the people and all government
authority emanates from them.

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The following are our constitutional rights
EXCEPT to:

a.Form association, labor unions

b.Have access to the records of the
government
c.Be presumed guilty until proven
otherwise
d.Be entitled to free legal assistance if
we are a pauper litigant
 Article III
Bill of Rights
Section 14(2) in all criminal proseutions, the
accused shall be presumed innocent until the
contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be
heard by himself nad counsel, to be informed of
the nature ad case of the accusation against him, to
have a speedy, impartial and public trial, to met the
witnesses face to face and to have compulsary
process to secure the attendance of witnesses and
the prodution of evidence in his behalf.
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What is meant by the workers right to security
of tenure?

I. To continue in their jobs

II.Not to be contractual after six months
III.May not be dismissed unless there is just or
valid cause provided by law
 
a. I and II
b.I and III
c. II and III
d.I, II and III
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6656

AN ACT TO PROTECT THE SECURITY OF TENURE

OF CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT
REORGANIZATION.
Section 1. It is hereby declared the policy of the
State to protect the security of tenure of civil
service officers and employees in the
reorganization of the various agencies of the
National Government and of local governments,
state colleges and universities expressly authorized
by law, including government-owned or
 controlled corporations with original
charters, without sacrificing the need to
promote morale, efficiency in the civil
service pursuant to Article IX, B, Section
3 of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. No officer or employee in the
career service shall be removed except
for a valid cause and after due notice and
hearing.
In which place in the Philippines is the
DOLE pineapple plantation found?

a. Cotabato
b. Zamboanga
c. Cagayan De Oro
d. Bukidnon
 Snapshot: One ‘Pine’ Day at DOLE PINEAPPLE
PLANTATION – Polomolok, South Cotabato
The town’s progress had been dragging its feet until
December 1963 when Dole Philippines was
inaugurated and became its largest industrial firm.

Polomolok is said to be the richest municipality in

South Cotabato (and one of the richest in Mindanao),
with DOLE Philippines being the biggest taxpayer.

http://www.thepoortraveler.net
Agno river delta, Cagayan river delta,
Pampanga river delta are good soures
of:

a.Nipa palm products

b.Ornamental flowers
c.Virgin coconut oil
d.Mahogany lumber
  
Rivers 

The rivers are short but copious.  Some of the
rivers, for example, the Pampanga, form deltas. Al
l the rivers are fed primarily by rain. The chief
rivers are the Pulangi (or Río Grande de 
Mindanao) and the Agusan, located on the island o
fMindanao, and the Pampanga, Agno, and 
Cagayan, on the island of Luzon.Swampy 
mangrove forests and groves of nipa palmtrees 
occur along the 
shores of gulfs and near the river estuaries.
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/
A UNESCO World heritage Site in Ilocos
Norte.

a.Bangui windmills
b.Paoay Church
c.Currimao Rock formation
d.Pagudpud
 World Heritage Sites in Ilocos: Paoay Church, Sta.
Maria Church and Vigan City

The Paoay Church is sometimes called “Severe

Earthquake Baroque” for reasons obvious to
anyone looking upon it. It has buttresses that
extend out considerably from the exterior walls
and provides a visual experience that is three-
dimensional, unlike most of the churches in the
country where the inherent beauty of the church is
limited only at the facade.

https://biagkensiak.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/unesco-world-
heritage-sites-in-ilocos
Option B is the correct answer.
Although all places are found in
Ilocos Norte, Paoay Church is
considered as one of the
UNESCO world heritage site in
the Philippines.
The author of “Flora de Filipinas” circa in
1837, the botanical illustrations of plant
specimen that grew in to the Philippines
herbarium.

a.Gov. Polavieja
b.Padre Emmanuel Gonzales
c.Fr. Manuel Blanco
d.Gov. Narciso Claveria
 Francisco Manuel Blanco
-is the author of one of the first
comprehensive flora of the
Philippines, Flora de Filipinas.
Según el sistema de Linneo (Flora of
the Philippines according to the
system of Linnaeus) which followed
after the work done by Georg Joseph
Kamel.
The standard author abbreviation
Blanco is used to indicate this
individual as the author
when citing a botanical name.
http://en.wikipedia.org
The municipal mayor is for today while
_____________ was during the Spanish
period.

a.Alcalde mayor
b.Gobernadorcillo
c.Cabeza de barangay
d.Gobernador General
 The Gobernadorcillo was a municipal judge
or governor in the Philippines during the
Spanish colonial period, who carried out in a
town the combined charges or responsibilities
of leadership, economic, and judicial
administration.
This "mayor", who was at the same
time Justice of the Peace and port captain, was
directly responsible to the governor of the
province in the exercise of his office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobernadorcillo
 After the Second World War, which
emerged as new powers?

a.People’s Republic of China and United

States of America
b.South Korea and Soviet Union
c.Germany and Soviet Union
d.United States of America and Soviet
Union
 New 'superpowers‘

Two powers, so great that the new term

"superpower" had to be coined for them,
dominated the world in 1945. The United States
was both a military power and an economic one;
the Soviet Union had only brute force and the
intangible attraction of Marxist ideology to keep its
own people down and manage its newly acquired
empire in the heart of Europe.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/11/second-world-war-
rebuilding
The best answer is D because the rise of the
US and the Soviet Union had been
happening long before 1939. The war only
acted as an accelerator. Letter A,and C is not
the correct answer since China turned
increasingly from the corrupt and
incompetent nationalists to the communists,
and Germany looked as though they would
never rise again after the war was ended.
Lastly, letter B, South Korea did not
participate much in the second world war.
 Legislation granting special priveleges to
senior citizens help to neutralized prejudice
and discrimination toward a social category
based on:

a.Age
b.Ethnicity
c.Gender
d.Race
• Age- an individual’s development
measured in terms of the years requisite
for like development of an average
individual.
• Ethnicity- a particular ethnic affiliation or
group
• Gender- the state of being male or female.
• Race- a class or kind of people unified by
sared interests, habits or characteristics.
 The best answer is A since it is
through a person’s age that he is
recognize whether he is still a child,
teenager, adult or senior citizen. In
contrast letter B, C and D does not
fall into this social category.
What is the power of the State to take
property for the public use with “just
compensation?”

a. Taxation
b. Eminent Domain
c. Judicial review
d. Police Power
 Article III section 9
Private property shall not be taken for public
use without just compensation.

• Eminent domain- is the right or power of

the state or of theose to whom the power
has been lawfully delegated to take private
property for public use upon paying to the
owner a just compensation to be ascertained
according to law.
• Police power- the power of the state to enact
such laws or regulations in relation to persons
and property as may promote public health,
public morals, public safety and the general
welfare and convinience of the people.
• Taxation- is the power of the state to impose
charge or burden upon persons, property, or
property rights for the use and support of the
government and to enable it to discharge its
appropriate functions.
The correct answer is A.
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This can be identified with public
purpose, public interest and public
convenience.

a. Property
b. Public use
c. Eminent Domain
d. Just compensation
• Property: the exclusive right to possess enkoy and
dispose of a thing: ownership
• Eminent Domain: The power of a sovereign entity to
take or appropriate any land within its borders for
any purpose that it deems necessary or beneficial.
• Public Use: A use for property that is designed to
benefit the public as a whole, rather than just a
private individual or entity.
• Just Compensation: Fair market value of a parcel of
property that must be paid to a land owner who has
had his or her property taken by the government.
The correct answer is B
http://nationalparalegal.edu/public_documents/courseware_asp_files/realProperty/RightsandDuties/Eminen
tDomain.asp
_____________ anthropology, focuses on
the study of human population using an
evolutionary framework.

a.Biological and Physical Anthropology

b.Cultural Anthropology
c.Human Anthropology
d.Linguistic Anthropology
• Biological Anthropology- extends the study
of what it is to be human through time and
space to focus on humans from a biological
perspective, within an evolutionary
framework.
• Cultural Anthropology- examines the
diversity of human culture of the present
and even of the recent past.
• Linguistic Anthropology- studies the
processs of human communication.
 The best answer is A sincebiological/
physical anthropologists pertains to three broad
areas: human biology and variability, the
anatomy and behaviour of non-human
primates, and the fossilized evidence
supporting the concept of human evolution. B
and D do not study human poulation although
Cultural Anthropology focus on human society
and culture. Finally the term Human
Anthropology does not exist.
He coined the term “survival of the
fittest.”

a.Auguste Comte
b.Karl Marx
c.Herbert Spencer
d.Arnold Toynbee
• Auguste Comte- coined sociology meaning
Social Study.
• Herbert Spencer-coined the phrase "survival of
the fittest" to describe the outcome of
competition between social groups.
• Karl marx-he was heavily critical of the
current socio-economic form of society,
capitalism, which he called the "dictatorship of
the bourgeoisie," believing it to be run by the
wealthy middle and upper classes purely for
their own benefit, and predicted that it
 would inevitably produce internal tensions which
would lead to its self-destruction and replacement
by a new system, socialism.

Dr Arnold Toynbee- a British Historian who quoted,

 "It is already becoming clear that a chapter which
had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian
ending if it is not to end in the self-destruction of
the human race. At this supremely dangerous
moment in history, the only way of salvation for
mankind is the Indian way.“

The correct answer is C

http://sociology.about.com
The legislative power shall be vested in the
Congress of the Philippines which shall
consist of _____________ except to the
extent reserved to the people by the
provision on initiative and referendum.

a.Senate and House of Representatives

b.Senate
c.House of Representatives
d.Malacańang
 Article VI
Legislative DEpartment
Section 1
The legislative power shall be vested
in the Congress of the Philippines which
shall consist of a Senate and a House
of Representatives, except to the extent
reserved to the people by the provision
on initiative and referendum.
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 The people of this country shows
courtesy by leaving their footwears on
the stairs.

a.Italians
b.Japanese
c.Americans
d.Koreans
The correct answer is B. Letter D can also be
the corect answer, since Koreans also
practice leaving their footwears on the stairs
but originally , the Custom of Removing
Shoes at the Door is from the Japanese. A
and C is not the answer because Italy and
America are Western countries and this
custom of removing the shoes before entering
a home, is practicedin Asian homes
throughout the world.
http://asianlifestyledesign.com/2010/04/asian-custom-removing-shoes-
at-door/
 The State recognizes the Filipino
_____________ as the foundation of the
nation. Accordingly it shall srengthen its
solidarity and actively promote it total
development.

a.Family
b.Barangay
c.Church
d.School
 Article XV
THE FAMILY
Section 1. The State recognizes the
Filipino family as the foundation of the
nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its
solidarity and actively promote its total
development.
Violators of R.A. 9165 are positive with the
use and trafficking of _____________ and
sentenced to lethal injection before the
lifting of death penalty for the heinous
crime.

a.Antibiotics
b.Sleeping pills
c.Marijuana
d.Shabu
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165
AN ACT INSTITUTING THE
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT
OF 2002, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO.
6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS
AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SEC. 11.Possession of Dangerous Drugs. – The
penalty of life
imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten
million pesos (P10,000,000.00)
shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall possess any dangerous drug in
the following quantities, regardless of the degree of
purity thereof:
1) 10 grams or more of opium;
2) 10 grams or more of morphine;
3) 10 grams or more of heroin;
4) 10 grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride;
5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
hydrochloride or “shabu”;
6) 10 grams or more of marijuana resin or marijuana
resin oil;
7) 500 grams or more of marijuana;
The Philippines National Bank has used an
icon for its advertisement. It is
_____________.

a.Pigeon
b.Hawk
c.Eagle
d.Parrot
 The Coat of Arms of the Philippines  features the
eight-rayed sun of the Philippines with each ray
representing the eight provinces which were placed
under martial law by Governor-General Ramón Blanco
during the Philippine Revolution, and the three five-
pointed stars representing the three primary geographic
regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
 On the blue field on the dexter side is
the American bald eagle of the  United
States, and on the red field on the sinister
side is the lion rampant of the coat of arms
of Castile and León, both representing the
country's colonial past. TheFlag of the
Philippines is essentially an armorial banner
of the simplified version of the arms, which
is used in a modified form as the logo of
thePhilippine National Bank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Philippines
NO country will experience economic
progress unless it is part of a world
organization. What international
organization this saying is true?

a.UNESCO
b.WHO
c.NATO
d.GATT
• UNESCO- contribute to peace and security in the
world by promoting collaboration among nations
through education, science, culture and
communication in order to further universal
respect for justice, for the rule of law, and for the
human rights and fundamental freedoms which
are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without
distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by
the Charter of the United Nations.
• WHO The Health Academy's goal is to improve
knowledge about attaining and maintaining good
health.
 • The North Atlantic Treaty reaffirm their faith in the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations and their desire to live in peace with all
peoples and all governments. They seek to promote
stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area.
• The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
was a multilateral agreement regulating international
trade. According to its preamble, its purpose was the
"substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade
barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a
reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis."
It refers to the rightness and
wrongness of our decisions.

a.Morality
b.Theology
c.Philosophy
d.Values
• Morality- beliefs about what is right
behavior and what is wrong behavior.
• Theology- the study of religious faith,
practice and experience: the study of God
and God’s relation to the world.
• Philosophy- the study of ideas about
knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning
of life.
• Values- important and lasting beliefs and
ideals shared by the members of a culture.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
SECTION 3 Article XIV states that “ ALL
education institutions shall include the
study of _____________ as a part of the
curriculum.”

a. History
b. Science and Technology
c. Sports
d. Constitution
 ARTICLE XIV
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTURE AND
SPORTS
EDUCATION
Section 3. (1) All educational institutions shall
include the study of the Constitution as part of
the curricula.

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Who has the power to declare the
existence of the state war?

a.Senate President
b.Chief Justice
c.President
d.Congress
 ARTICLE VI
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
 
Section 23.
The Congress, by a vote of two-thirds of
both Houses in joint session assembled,
voting separately, shall have the sole
power to declare the existence of a state
of war.
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How long can elected President of the
Philippines serve under the 1987
Constitution?

a.Two terms, 6 years each

b.Two terms, 4 years each
c.One term for 6 years
d.One term for 4 years
 ARTICLE VII
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
 

Section 4. The President and the Vice-President

shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a
term of six years which shall begin at noon on the
thirtieth day of June next following the day of the
election and shall end at noon of the same date, six
years thereafter. The President shall not be eligible
for any re-election. No person who has succeeded
as President and has served as such for more than
four years shall be qualified for election to the
same office at any time.
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Which of the following describes the Battle of
Manila Bay between American and Spanish naval
forces?

a. The American ships outnumbered thosde of

the Spaniards
b.The Spaniards readily won the battle over
the Americans
c. It was a mock naval battle between the
Spaniards and the Americans
d.The Americans won the battle with great
difficulty
 Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
byArnaldoDumindiAug. 13, 1898: Mock Battle of Manila

PEACE PROTOCOL, Aug. 12, 1898, 4:23 p.m., Washington, D.C. [August 13,
4:23 a.m. in Manila] :  Jules Cambon, Ambassador of France and representing
Spain [SEATED, left] and William R. Day, U.S. Secretary of State [SEATED, near
center], sign the protocol suspending hostilities and defining the terms on which
peace negotiations were to be carried on between the United States and Spain. The
protocol was signed in the presence of Pres. William R. Mckinley [STANDING,
4th from right].
 The mock battle of Manila was staged on August 13. At 7:30
a.m., with American and Spanish commanders unaware that a peace
protocol had been signed between their governments a few
hours earlier, the battle for Manila commenced.  Admiral Dewey had
cut the only cable that linked Manila to the outside world on May
2nd; news of the war's end reached neither General Jaudenes or
Admiral Dewey until August 16th.
http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/mockbattleofmanila.htm
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