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and mental wellbeing.
Health
HEALTH RELATED LAW?
According to World Health Organization, Health
Law is the area of law concerned with the
health of individuals and populations, the
provision of health care and the operation of
the health care system.
WHAT IS A REPUBLIC ACT?
A Republic Act (RA) is a piece of legislation used
to create policy to carry out the principles of
the Constitution
1. Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act.
To aid the reproductive health needs of the
citizens, the government mandated the RA
10354 or commonly known as the
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Act.
Pillars of Foundation
1. Informed choice – as stated in the act,
effective and quality reproductive
healthcare services which are ethically
and medically safe, legal, accessible,
and affordable, shall be given primacy
to ensure the health to the mother and
child.
2. Respect for life – The Act recognized
that abortion is illegal and punishable
by law.
3. Birth Control – Reproductive
healthcare, information, and supplies
shall be made available most especially
to financially challenged beneficiaries.
4. Responsible Parenthood – couples
determine their ideal family size
2. Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control
Act.
The Republic Act No. 8504 or the Philippine
AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
was passed by the congress on July 28,
1997.
3. Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
Republice Act No. 9145 or the
Comprehensive dangerous Drugs Act of
2002 protects citizens from the harmful
effects of dangerous drugs to their physical
A. Importion of Dangerous drugs and/or
controlled precursors and essential
chemicals (narcostic drugs and
psychotropic substances).
B. Selling, trading, administering,
Dispensing, Delivering, Distributing And
Transporting dangerous drugs and/or
controlled precursors and essential
chemical
4. Tobacco Regulation Act.
On the other hand, Republic Act No. 9211
or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
protects people from the sale, use and
advertisements of hazardous tobacco
products.
5. Cybercrime Prevention Act.
To protect the citizens from this concern,
the government mandated Republic Act No.
10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012.
6. Child Pornography Act.
In relation to cybercrime, child pornography
has become a pressing concern of this
generation Republice Act No. 9775 or the
Anti Child pornography Act of 2009 define
the crime of child pornography
7. Hazing.
The government protects the youth through
the Republice Act 8949 or the Anti-Hazing
Law.
8. Blood Donation.
One of the emerging forms of voluntary
service is Blood Donation. Republic Act No.
7719 or the National Blood Services Act of
1994 aims to promote and encourage
voluntary blood donation by the citenzenry
9. National Environmental Awareness and
Education Act.
Republic Act No. 9512 or the National
Environmental Awareness and Education
Act of 2008.
10. Seat Belts Use Act.
Republic Act No. 8750 or the Seat Belts use
Act of 1999 aims to secure and safeguard
passengers and drivers of motor vehicles
from injuries and other effects of vehicular
accidents
11. Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Law.
In addition, Republic Act No. 10586 or the
AntiDrunk and Drugged Driving Law also
penalizes those who will be caight driving
under the influence of Alcohol, Drugs, and
other similar substance
12. Consumer Act.
Republic Act No. 7394 or the Consumer Act
aims to protect people against hazard to
health and safety, and deceptive and unfair
sales acts and practices.
13. Traditional and Alternative Medicine
Act.
In connection with the Consumer Act,
Republice Act 8423 or the Traditional and
Alternative Medice if 1997 (TAMA) provides
for the improvement of quality and delivery
of healthcare services in the country
through the development of traditional and
alternative healthcare and its integration
into the national healthcare system.
Arts
Technology Based Art.
Modern Art – Modern Art includes artistic
work produced during the period extending
roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s and
denotes the styles and philosophies of the
art produced during that era.
Origin of Computer/Digital Arts
In the early 1960s, the computer or digital
art popularized due to the constant
development of technology that has
emerged during that time.
Engineers and Scientist who has access and
experience with the hardware were
necessarily the artists during this time.
You will note a mathematical look and
scientific feel to the creations of many
digital artists.
The geometric forms and repeating patterns
appear frequently in the works of modern
artists.
More traditional subjects like human
beings, Landscapes, animals, and still life
elements are incorporated as part of forms
and patterns.
Computer art exhibits became highly
popular and critically acclaimed, as digital
artists or computer art masters or
“superstart” came to the fore in Europe,
Russia, and the United States.
Examples:
1. Polygon Drawings
2. (Des) Orders
3.Georg Nees Schrotter (“gravel”)
4. The present count olga kisselva 20??
5. Jean-Pierre Hebert, 2007
6. Mountain and staurolite 1997
7. Manfred Mohr, 1999
Some digital artists used their works to
express their views on political, social, and
cultural issues; as well as advocate causes
that are critical to modern life, such as the
environment and climate change.
Music
Afro-Latin American and Popular Music.
Traditional Music of Africa.
African traditional music is mainly
functional in nature which is used primarily
in ceremonial rites, such as birth, death,
marriage, succession, worship, and spirit
invocations. Others are work related or
social in nature, while many traditional
societies view their music as a form of
entertainment.
Some Types of African Music
1. Afrobeat – It is a term used to describe
the fusion of West African with Black
American music
 2. Apala (Akpala) – it is a musical genre
from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style
to wake up the worshippers after
fasting during the muslim holy feast of
Ramadan.
3. Axe – It is popular musical genre from
Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil. It fuses the
Afro-Caribbean styles of Marcha,
Reggae, And Calypso.
4. Jit – It is a hard and fast percussive
Zimbabwean dance music played on
drums with guitar accompaniment
influenced by mbira-based guitar styles
5. Jive – It is popular form of South African
music featuring a lively and uninhibited
variation of the jitterbug, a form of
swing dance.
6. Juju – It is popukar music style from
Nigeria that relies on the traditional
Yoruba rhythms. A drum kit, Keyboard,
Pedal steel guitar, and accordion are
used along with the traditional dun-dun
(talking drum or squeeze drum).
7. Kwassa Kwassa – It is a music style
begun in Zaire in the late 1980’s
popularized by Kanda Bongo Man. In
this dance style, the hips move back
and forth while the arms move
following the hips.
3. Soul – It is popular music genre of the
1950’s and 1960’s which originated in
the African American community
throughout the United States. It
combines elements if African-American
gospel music, rhythm and blues, and
often jazz
4. Spiritual – It originated in the Unites
States and created by African-American
slaves. It is also known as “Negro
Spiritual”. It became a means of
imparting Christian values and a way of
venting their hardships as slaves…
5. Call and Respone – It is likened to a
question and answer sequence in
human communication. The slaves used
to sing these songs while
simultaneously doing all their tasks in a
day…
Musical Instruments of Africa
African music has a very wide range of
genres. It includes all the major
instrumental genres of western music
including strings, winds, and percussion,
along with a tremendous variety of specific
African musical instruments for solo or
ensemble playing. Get ready to learn their
most popular instruments!

Vocal Forms of African Music

1. Maracatu – it is combination of strong

rhythms of African Percussion
Instruments and Portuguese melodies.
This form of music is being paraded
along the streets by up to 100
participants.
2. Blues – It is one of the most widely
performed musical forms of the late
19th century. The melodies of blues are
expressive and soulful. The slaves and
their descendants used to sing these as
they work in the fields.