DepEd ‘to abandon mother tongue as subject’ but not as medium of instruction

Beatrice Pinlac 10/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Teaching the mother tongue or one’s native language as a separate subject in schools may soon be abandoned, the Department of Education (DepEd) told senators on Monday, although it will remain as a medium…

CPADAO backs proposal to subject candidates to drug testing

Rosalie Abatayo 10/18/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse office (CPADAO) backs the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject all candidates in the 2018 midterm elections to drug testing. Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, CPADAO head, said…

Pernia: “Cebu BRT still subject for further deliberation”

Morexette B. Erram 04/25/2018

The National Economic and Development Authority – Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA – ICC) needs to further deliberate the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). This was the outcome during the NEDA ICC Cabinet Committee held earlier today. Socioeconomic…

Tuburan mayor subject of complaint before Ombuds

04/18/2018

Tuburan Mayor Democrito Diamante Jr. is facing a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsan for allegedly using heavy equipment owned by the municipality to improve his personal property in Barangay Poblacion I. In his complaint, a…

Poe: Bloggers are not above libel laws

Inquirer.net 01/30/2018

  “BLOGGERS are not above libel laws,” and they should be held liable if they spread fake news, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday. Poe made the remark during the resumption of the hearing of the Senate…

Driven to distraction: Pyongyang’s ‘traffic ladies’

AFP 06/15/2017

Snapping their heads from side to side, marching into the roads in close-fitting blue uniforms and black heels, the “traffic ladies” who marshal vehicles at the intersections of Pyongyang are an emblematic image of the North Korean…

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