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Date Posted: 23:09:14 05/29/12 Tue
Author: IMRD
Subject: May 25-30, 2012 news

May 25, 2012 news

http://mb.com.ph/node/360379/pinoy-population-in-u

please read the above link below.

Pinoy Population In US Rising
By ROY C. MABASA
May 24, 2012, 6:55pm
MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Filipino descent are now the second largest subgroup in the single-race Asian category in the United States, according to latest data from the US Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau said there are now 3.4 million residents of Filipino descent in the US in 2010, a 44.5 percent increase from year 2000.
Among the Asian race, Filipinos rank second in the US to the Chinese who number around 4 million in 2010. People of Indian descent rank third with 3.2 million.
These three groups accounted for 60 percent of Asians which is considered as the fastest-growing segment by race of the US population within the period 2000-2010.
According to the bureau, almost half of the total Filipino population in the US (49 percent) reside in the West Coast, 16.3 percent live in the South, 9.7 percent in the Northeast and 8.4 in the Midwest, while the rest are scattered throughout the other states of the US.
Meanwhile, Filipinos had the highest proportion of Asians that lived in California (43 percent).
The state with the second-largest proportion of Filipinos was Hawaii (10 percent), followed by Illinois (4.1 percent), Texas and Washington (both with 4 percent).
The latest bureau report said people in the US population who trace 100 percent of their origins back to Asia numbered 14.7 million in the 2010 census, while people who said their Asian heritage was mixed with one or more other races numbered 2.6 million.
Combined, the two categories totaled 17.3 million, accounting for 5.6 percent of the US population.
Their numbers grew by 45.6 percent from 2000 to 2010, compared to 9.7 percent growth for the overall population.
The bureau defines the US Asian population as people who say their roots extend entirely or partially back to the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, North or South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
The report pointed out that Asians in the United States are faring well economically, by and large.
The median household income for single-race Asians was nearly $69,000 in 2010, compared to the $52,000 US national average.
Asian communities in the United States reported a range of incomes, including a median annual income of more than $90,000 among Indian households and less than $47,000 for Bangladeshi households.
In terms of educational attainment, a high percentage of US Asians go to university.
The bureau reports that 50 percent of people at least 25 years old who identify themselves as single-race Asians have a bachelor’s degree. The percentage for the overall US population is 28 percent.
Twenty percent of the same category has gone on for more advanced degrees, such as master’s, doctorates or professional degrees. This is double the percentage of the total US population that has advanced degrees.
The fastest-growing subgroup among US Asians was the population from the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. There were about 200 Bhutanese living in the United States in 2000; their number expanded to more than 19,000 by 2010. Still, the Bhutanese population remains one of the smaller Asian subgroups in the United States.
The Census Bureau says that Asian population in every state except Hawaii grew by at least 30 percent, with the most growth occurring in Nevada (116 percent), Arizona (95 percent), North Carolina (94 percent), North Dakota (85 percent), and Georgia (83 percent). But the U.S. Asian population is not evenly distributed across the country. Nearly three-fourths of all Asians live in just 10 states — California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, Washington, Florida, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the bureau reported.
The Census Bureau projects that the number of US residents who identify themselves as Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races will rise to 40.6 million by the 21st century’s midpoint, making up 9 percent of the US population.
The data for this report are based on the 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, which was the first 2010 Census data product released with data on race and Hispanic origin, including information on the Asian population, and was provided to each state for use in drawing boundaries for legislative districts.
Data for this report also come from the 2010 Census Summary File 1, which was one of the first 2010 Census data products to provide information on selected detailed groups, such as Asian Indians, Koreans, and Filipinos.

May 30, 2012 news
http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/opinion/5165-rh-and-tobacco-debates-resume

Please the above news below.
RH and tobacco debates resume
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Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:00
Written by A.G. ROMUALDEZ
By A Web design Company

‘The adverse economic impact of smoking far outweighs the short-term economic gains offered by continuing tax protection for a tobacco industry.’
BY the time this piece is published, the Senate impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona should have been decided.
Hopefully, whatever the decision, the issue is laid to rest so that the country’s legislative processes can resume with a modicum of normality. Health advocates can once again hope that Congress will continue discussions on two of the most important pieces of pending health legislation.
Proposals on reproductive health and rationalizing tobacco taxation have moved at snail’s pace through the law-making process while the entire government machinery (executive, legislative, and judicial branches) as well as media and the public concentrated on the question of Mr. Corona’s innocence or guilt.
The Reproductive Health or Responsible Parenthood Bills (HB 4244 and SB 2865) are being debated in the two chambers of the Philippine Congress. Given the time available before the congressional recess, neither measure is likely to pass in the next few weeks. RH advocates however are hopeful of early passage by the House of Representatives soon after resumption of sessions following the State of the Nation Address late in July considering that majority of Congressmen have expressed support.
The situation is more complex in the Senate where strong opposition to reproductive health in line with the Catholic Church’s stand against RH legislation is spearheaded by that chamber’s leadership. The proponents of SB 2865 are nevertheless confident that most questions have been answered and the bill can be eventually vote upon and passed during by this 15th Congress - hopefully even ahead of the budget.
Opposition to RH is based on the following points:
1. A denial that rapid population growth is an impediment to development;
2. An assertion that all methods of family planning except those requiring periodic abstinence from sex are unnatural and morally unacceptable;
3. A perception that radical liberals favoring absolute sexual freedom and sexual promiscuity dominate the pro-RH movement; and,
4. A fear that acceptance of RH will erode near absolute authority of the religious authorities on all spiritual matters.
On the other hand, the pro-RH government agencies led by the Department of Health believe that mandated provision of family planning and related information and services would empower even the poorest of Filipino families to achieve their aspirations in health and education. This will enable the attainment of the equity goals of its program of Universal Health Care or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan. Moreover, RH advocates in and out of government argue that the right to health includes the right to access RH information and services.
The second urgent piece of legislation is embodied in HB 5727 also known as the Sin Tax Bill or the Bill for the reform of Tobacco and Alcohol taxes. Recently, the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed the proposal to finally amend the taxes on tobacco and alcohol. The proposal is currently the subject of floor debates in the Batasan. Despite continued strong objections from legislators of tobacco-growing provinces supported by formidable tobacco and alcohol lobby groups, approval of an amended tax law for tobacco and alcohol by the House appears likely before the next Congressional recess.
Tobacco control advocates however expect rough sailing for the amendments in the Senate. While there are Senators who will listen to the economic arguments against increased cigarette taxes, it is also possible that there are those who are better disposed to hearing the health arguments supporting taxation as a measure to discourage the unhealthy habit of smoking. Senate debates are therefore expected to be lively and interesting.
Opposition to sin taxes as a means of tobacco control is anchored on the following points:
1. Loss of livelihood on the part of tobacco farmers and workers in the tobacco industry;
2. The fear of an unduly strict regulatory regime that discourages business investments;
3. An assertion that high prices of tobacco products discriminate against the poor; and,
4. The persistent denial of the harmful health effects of tobacco consumption.
As far as health experts are concerned, the harmful effects of smoking are clear and unequivocal – all non-communicable or degenerative diseases (not just lung cancer) are causally linked to tobacco consumption. Health systems of the future will certainly be extremely burdened by the expected epidemic of degenerative illnesses that will accompany progress in infectious disease control, improved child survival, and increased longevity. The adverse economic impact of smoking far outweighs the short-term economic gains offered by continuing tax protection for a tobacco industry that is by and large foreign-based in any case.
While reproductive health and tobacco control are the most urgent policy issues in the Congress, there are other policy questions that still await legislative responses. These include possible revisions of the Local Government Code to remedy perceived adverse effects on health systems governance, consideration of proposals to improve the National Health Insurance Program, as well as measures to rationalize the production and deployment of health professionals – all requirements for progress towards the goal of Universal Health Care.
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Email: alberto.romualdez@gmail.com


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http://www.journal.com.ph/
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http://www.tribune.net.ph/
http://www.bworldonline.com/
http://www.manilatimes.net
http://www.malaya.com.ph/
http://www.philstar.com
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/

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