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Guevarra says circumspection should be exercised in dealing with Ateneo bullying incident

Adds issue should be addressed “internally,” within school policy parameters (Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, “circumspection” should be exercised in dealing with the bullying incident in Ateneo Junior High School. According to Guevarra, an Atenean, “we are dealing with growing up and adolescent children lacking in maturity and discernment here.” “..Sensitive care and understanding should be extended to those young children who commit and/or are at the receiving end of these acts,” […]

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Gatchalian: Pacquiao should call out Ateneo bully

(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Dec. 21, said the Ateneo Junior High School boy who was seen physically and verbally assaulting students in separate viral videos should be called out by Senator Manny Pacquiao, a world-renowned boxer. The boy is allegedly a member of the school’s taekwondo varsity team. “Sasabihan ko sa aking colleague…na pagsabihan niya itong bully ng Ateneo,” Gatchalian said in a Tweet. According to Gatchalian, “tingin ko, hindi makakapalag […]

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PHL is 10th in global terrorism index, becomes only ASEAN country among top 10 countries impacted with terrorism

(Eagle News) – The Philippines is the 10th country most impacted by terrorism, becoming the only country in Southeast Asia to land in the top 10 of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018. The country was also rated the 8th among countries with the highest increase in terrorism deaths worldwide this year. The list of countries considered as emerging terrorism hotspots was released by the Institute for Economics and Peace in its 2018 Global Terrorism […]

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“Bothered” by bullying incident, Palace calls on Ateneo to take action

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 21, urged Ateneo to act on the bullying incident involving an Ateneo de Manila Junior High School student and his companions, and which was caught in a now-viral video. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that in the first place, there was a law against allowing bullying “inside the classroom, school.” He was apparently referring to Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act, which requires […]

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CHR sa gobyerno: Tiyakin ang proteksyon ng human rights defenders

(Eagle News) — Kinakailangan umanong matiyak ng gobyerno ang proteksyon ng mga human rights defender sa bansa. Pahayag ito ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) matapos na manawagan si United Nations Special Rapporteur Michel Forst sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas na itigil na umano ang pag-atake nito laban sa mga human rights defender at kilalanin ang kanilang ginagawa. Ayon kay CHR Spokesperson Jacqueline De Guia, nananawagan din ang komisyon sa gobyerno na gawin nito ang tungkulin […]

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Binay, Pangilinan: Stop bullying the bully

(Eagle News) — Senators Nancy Binay and Francis Pangilinan on Friday, Dec. 21, condemned the bullying incidents involving a student from the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School and his companions and that were caught in viral videos. The two, however, added that “all forms of bullying” should be condemned. Binay, for instance, lamented what she said was the “vicious cycle of bullying” that has now ensued, with some now bashing the boy who was […]

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Duterte names new envoys to African, European countries

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed new envoys to several countries. Duterte appointed former Foreign Affairs spokesperson Raul Hernandez as ambassador to Turkey, appointment papers showed. Hernandez shall have concurrent jurisdiction over Georgia and Azerbaijan. Edward Fereira was also appointed as special envoy to Kazakhstan for a six-month term, Leah Ruiz as ambassador to Poland, and Alex Chua as ambassador to Kenya. Ruiz shall have concurrent jurisdiction over Ukraine, Latvia and Lithuania, the appointment papers showed. […]

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Philippine Taekwondo Association condemns bullying incidents in viral videos

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Taekwondo Association has condemned the bullying incidents involving an Ateneo Junior High School student, allegedly a member of the taekwondo varsity team, that were caught in viral videos. In a statement, the group said it “condemns any form of misbehavior that includes harassment, bullying, and acts of violence.” In the first place, the PTA said modesty was “one of the five tenets of Taekwondo that is being taught to all Taekwondo […]

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World Bank downgrades PHL economic growth outlook for 2019

Country still “remains one of the fastest-growing economies in East Asia and Pacific Region,” though, WB says (Eagle News) — The World Bank has downgraded the Philippines’ economic outlook for 2019, even as it noted that the Southeast Asian country remains “one of the fastest-growing economies in the East Asia and Pacific Region.” In a statement, the WB forecast the country’s economic growth for next year at 6.5 percent, from the previous outlook of 6.7 […]

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Amid viral videos, DepEd reminds public and private schools to adopt, enforce anti-bullying policies

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Friday, Dec. 21, reminded all public and private schools of the “necessity and importance of adopting and enforcing anti-bullying policies” in their respective institutions. The DepEd issued the reminder after at least four videos of an Ateneo Junior High School student physically and verbally assaulting other students went viral on social media. According to the DepEd, DepEd Order No. 40, series of 2012, or the DepEd Child […]

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ADMU president says school “will not hesitate” to impose penalties “in cases of grave misconduct”

(Eagle News)–Ateneo De Manila University president Jose Ramon Villarin said on Thursday night that the school was “not silent on its stand against violence,” and will “not hesitate to impose the penalty of dismissal or even expulsion in cases of grave misconduct.” Villarin  issued the statement after a video showing a student physically assaulting another, and several other videos showing the same student throwing punches at other boys of the school, went viral online. According to […]

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In photos: Duterte meets Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray

(Eagle News) — In these pictures released by Malacanang, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen meeting newly crowned Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray at the Villamor Air Base on Thursday, Dec. 20. Gray is the fourth Filipina to have been named Miss Universe, after Pia Wurtzbach, Margie Moran and Gloria Diaz. In a previous statement, the Palace hailed Gray, saying she showcased the “genuine qualities” of the Filipina: “confidence, grace, intelligence and strength in the face […]

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