The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, said that its Curriculum Strand is set to discuss the findings of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a national forum. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “The Curriculum strand will …
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Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz (Facebook) SMNI program anchor Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz could be spending both Christmas and New Year in detention at the House of Representatives. This, after Celiz was cited in contempt by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 5 during the continuation of …
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This handout photo taken on December 5, 2023 and released on December 6 by the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office shows rescue personnel working at the scene where a bus plunged into a ravine in Hamtic town, Antique province, central Philippines. – Seventeen people were killed when …
Read More »VP Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Crossing party lines, House rejects VP Sara’s warning vs. dialog with Reds Lawmakers crossed party lines on Tuesday to support President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s peace initiative a day after Vice President Sara Duterte warned him that resuming talks with the communists was …
Read More »A total of 3,812 or 36.77 percent of the 10,387 examinees passed the 2023 online Bar examinations administered by the Supreme Court in September. Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, chairman of the 2023 Bar Examinations, said Ephraim Porciuncula Bie from the University of the Santo Tomas topped the exams with …
Read More »University of Santo Tomas law graduate Ephraim Porciuncula Bie, this year’s Bar exam topnotcher, said being a lawyer was his childhood dream as it will allow him to “serve the people as much as I can.” “[I want to] serve the people as much as I can, to give back …
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Monday, Dec. 4, that he has tested positive for Covid-19 anew as he urged everyone to stay safe amid the increasing cases of pneumonia in the country. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto) According to Sotto, he conducted antigen testing after experiencing mild symptoms. …
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The Philippines and the World Economic Forum (WEF) signed an agreement on blue carbon ecosystem and plastic pollution, Malacañang said. The Philippine delegation officially opens the first-ever Philippine Pavilion during the 2023 United Nations 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) at the Dubai Expo City in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on …
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Dec. 4, said the easterlies prevail in all parts of the country. (Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group) PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said in the next 24 hours, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers …
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The Violence Against Women (VAW) is a “grave concern” that leaves victim-survivors trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, guilt, and shame, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said. (Pixabay) In its statement issued Dec. 3, PCW said the causes of the occurrences of that violence include misogyny, patriarchy, macho culture, and …
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