Jerome L.

Legaspi Readings in Philippine History

BSIE-1A November 30, 2019

Reflection Paper About The Taxation In The Philippines

Taxes are involuntary fees levied on individuals or corporations and enforced

by a government entity whether local, regional or national in order to finance
government activities. It is a manner by which authorities make exactions for gross
in order to back up their being and carry out their legitimate aims. It is the most
permeant and the strongest of all the powers of the authorities. Taxs are the
lifeblood of the authorities.
Philippines is one of the countries that has a taxation system within its
nation. Philippines taxation started during the pre-colonial period (900-1521).
Government that time were called “barangays” and the collected tax or tribute was
called “buwis” or “handug”. The Philippines taxation system were continuing to
evolved from Pre-Colonial period to Spanish period up to until now. It has a lot of
history that was way too long to discussed but more importantly we’d come up
now with a balance and stable taxation system. The main purpose of the taxation
in the Philippines is to provide funds or property with which to promote the general
welfare of its citizen and to enable it to finance its multifarious activities.
I see taxes as part of almost everything. Love 'em or mostly hate 'em, taxes
are an integral part of everyone's life. We tend to focus on the bad tax implications
because that's just how we humans roll. Tax policy is essentially a balancing act
between efficiency and equity. We want to impose progressive taxes to make
society a fairer place to live in. But at the same time, we want to make sure that
such taxes do not reduce economic activity so much. So in order for us to achieved
our goal we need to follow the rule not just only with the taxation policy but also
all the rules that will greatly benefit the economy and the whole country itself.
Jerome L. Legaspi Readings in Philippine History
BSIE-1A November 30,2019

Reflection About The Philippine Constitution

The constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established

precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be
governed. It is the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that
determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights
to the people in it. Constitutions symbolizes the country’s freedom as well its
independence.
The foundation of the system of the government of the Philippines is the
constitution itself. The Constitution of the Philippines (Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in
Filipino) is the supreme law of the Philippines. The Philippine constitution was
started during the 1897 with the purposed of the separation of the Philippines from
Spanish monarchy and the start of the Philippine Republic. The Philippine
Constitution has evolved since 1897: the 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato, the
1899 Malolos Constitution, Acts of the United States Congress, The 1935
Constitution up to the current 1987 Constitution. There are a lot of things
happened that is too long to discussed before we come up with our current
constitution. The Philippine Constitution evolved throughout the Philippines
History. The purposed of Philippine Constitution is to keep the balance and the
stability of government to its state and people.
Being a Filipino, it is important for me to express what I feel and need to see
in our country and I also wanted my voice to be heard in terms of political and
economical issues. It would be nice to live freely and practice sovereignty in your
own country. The Philippine Constitution is important because it protects our
rights. It enables us to have justice and live a beautiful life. It helps us to know our
limitations and the right things we should do in order for us to become a good
citizen. We need a constitution because we need a government that will protect
our natural rights.