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Wants a ban in the giving of assignments during weekends (Eagle News)–Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill that aims to limit the homework given to select students during weekdays, and bans it entirely during weekends. In filing Senate Bill No. 966 on Aug. 27, Poe noted that the welfare of students from the kindergarten to Grade 12 levels, who are covered by the bill, and teachers should be promoted, noting that assignments were only […]
(Eagle News)–The approval of the Justice Secretary is required before an inmate who was sentenced to life imprisonment or reclusion perpetua and who has served his sentence can be released. According to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, this is according to a department order issued by then-Justice Secretary Alfredo Caguioa in 2015. Caguioa is now a Supreme Court justice. According to Guevarra, the department order also affirmed the authority of the Bureau of Corrections director general […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said he “merely noted” the apology issued by the owner of a Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing vessel in Recto Bank and abandoned the Filipino crew at sea. Locsin made the comment in a Tweet on Wednesday night, after the Palace said it “accept(s) the recent apology extended by the owner of the Chinese vessel to our fishermen affected by the incident.” The apology was contained in […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 16 kilometers northeast of Mapanas at 7:25 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte left for his trip to China on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The President left Manila for what would be his fifth visit to the Asian giant around 7 p.m. The Palace has said the President would raise the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s nine-dash line during the trip, when he is expected to meet with China President Xi Jinping. The nine-dash line delineates China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has accepted the apology of the owner of the Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino boat in Recto Bank in June and abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen in distress at sea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace also “welcome(s) the owner’s humility to take responsibility and acknowledgment that compensation must be provided to cover the actual loss.” The apology was contained in a letter signed by Chen Shiqin, president of the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law ordering the development of a curriculum on advanced energy and green building technologies. Under Republic Act 11393 signed on Aug. 22, tasked to do this for the undergraduate and graduate levels were the Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Department of Energy and higher education institutions recognized by the Commission on Higher Education. The curriculum should cover design resilience, and sustainable design and building practices, […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Jenny” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains, however, will be experienced over Western Visayas, Negros Oriental, Mindoro Provinces, Romblon, and Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands) due to the southwest monsoon. PAGASA said residents of these areas, especially those living in areas identified to be highly or very highly susceptible to floods and rain-induced […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that requires schools to have desks suited for both right-handed and left-handed students. Under Republic Act No. 11394 or the Mandatory Provision of Neutral Desks in Educational Institutions Act signed on August 22, educational institutions, both private and public, should provide for the “neutral desks” equivalent to ten percent of the student population. Under the law, this should have been done within one year from the effectivity […]
(Eagle News)–Santa Rosa, Laguna will have its own representative in the House of Representatives soon. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11395 that creates the new legislative district separate from the existing first legislative district of Laguna. The law was signed on Aug. 22. The Commission on Elections has 60 days to draft the implementing rules and regulations of the measure.
(Eagle News)–The owner of the Chinese vessel that hit a Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank in June has apologized. The apology was contained in a letter translated by the Philippine Embassy in China, a portion of which was included in an Aug. 28 memorandum to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin. “The shipowner of the Chinese fishing boat involved, through our association, would like to express his sincere apology to the Filipino fishermen,” the English […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed raps against 21 Philippine Health Insurance Corporation officials and employees over the accreditation of Wellmed despite allegations it was involved in a massive dialysis scam. NBI Director Dante A. Gierran said charged for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the National Health Insurance Act of 2013 and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees were the following: 1. Dr. RIZZA […]
