Senate of the Philippines

including increased: droughts and longer periods of heavy rain, more extreme temperatures, increased death rates and reduced crop yield, limited water availability, and flooding of coastlines because of sea level rise (The World Bank, 2013). The Philippines are no exception to this. The recent typhoon Yolanda proved to the strongest storm in Pilipino history. The most pressing priority for their people is to augment resiliency to disasters to reduce the threat the people of the islands face.…

Congress urged against war, one being Billy’s father John Mitchell (Davis). However, after the sinking of the battleship Maine near Havana there was little use resisting the inevitable war with Spain. Young Billy Mitchell was in the gallery of the U.S. Senate when the resolution of war was passed. Billy was now eighteen and he quickly packed his bag with the intent to join his father’s old regiment in Wisconsin. Upon the return of John Mitchell to Wisconsin the family was surprised when…

Hillandale is an example of someone who understands his operational environment. In the Philippines, the people called him "The Ragtime Kid” because of his ability to interact with the local populace and sing and play the harmonica. In the northern Philippines, his outgoing personality gave him the ability to halt the rumors about the riches of the American people and allowed further influence by the Philippine government. After Amb. MacWhite’s meeting with Ramon Magsaysay; Col. Hillandale…

unsuccessful because of the amount of time he had in office and the loss of support he had. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Just like Taft, he was involved in the government before becoming president. He was a Senate to New York, assistant secretary of the Navy, and nominated to be the Democratic vice president. Unfortunately, he had gotten polio. This did slow down his political career, but it did not stop him completely. In 1932, when he got over the…

EDITORIAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The imperialistic lifestyle greatly appeals to the US, but why? The government wants to expand to other territories around the world. Many of the worlds great powers such as Russia and China hold territories that the US wants. The U.S. recently bought Alaska from Russia in order…

Foreign policies are very important to the United States. The US is recognized as the strongest nation and with that power comes ultimate sense of responsibility. The main purpose of every countries foreign policy is to survive and stay strong in today's world affairs. There were many policies put into place during the years 1895-1920. Many of these policies were made do to realism. Although there were times when we did things do to idealism. Some of these key events include the League of…

of war against Japan. With this edition of the paper, the majority of the content was still from reports from the military stationed at Pearl Harbor, as well as telling of Japan’s other exploits in the Pacific, including “Japanese Bombers Blast Philippines,” “Thailand Gives Up After Brief Fight,” and “Japs Raid Singapore,” which I believe was helpful in leading Americans to draft for the military. Lastly, another article of this issue of The Free Lance-Star that I believe was helpful to garner…

With the Senate vote of 82 to 0 and the House of Representatives vote at 388 to 0, there was no debate and Congress had approved FDR’s declaration for war. In Roosevelt’s speech he states,” the U.S. of American was suddenly and deliberately attacked,” and, ” No matter…

On February 15, 1898, the U.S. Battleship Maine was blown up in Havana harbor in Cuba. The ensuing Spanish-American War, part of which was fought in the Philippine Islands, established the strategic value of the Hawaiian Islands as a mid-Pacific fueling station and naval installation. The pro-annexation forces in Congress submitted a proposal to annex the Hawaiian Islands by joint resolution, which required…

people around the world plus, it gives more people the option to volunteer. About 15 years ago the project built 157 houses in New York City, and also in Jacksonville, Florida. Other JCWP projects have taken place in different countries, such as the Philippines which built 293 houses, and in Houston, Texas the project built 100 houses. The 2017 Project will be held at sites across Canada July 9-14, 2017 (Habitat for…