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CHED, magpapatupad ng bagong Business Education curriculum

(Eagle News) — Magpapatupad ng bagong curriculum ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) sa Business Education simula ngayong academic year 2018. Ito ay nakatuon sa mga requirement ng mga industriya na dapat ituro at maging bahagi ng curriculum upang maging madali sa mga graduate ang mag-apply ng trabaho. Ang limang major ng Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ay Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management, Operations Management at Business Economics. Ang mga kurso at […]

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Duterte tells police to follow order vs loiterers despite criticisms

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 25, urged the police to continue following his order against loiterers, including minors. “That is my order. And you continue to frisk people who are there doon sa daan,” Duterte said in a speech before newly-elected barangay chairmen of Northern Mindanao in Cagayan de Oro. According to Duterte, the President “can order, the mayor can order the barangay, issue regulations to protect public health, public safety, public order and to […]

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Another complaint filed vs Garin, others over alleged Dengvaxia-related death

(Eagle News) — A tenth complaint has been filed in connection with the Dengvaxia brouhaha. Fredeswinda Jajalla-Nimura filed the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the Anti-Torture Act against former Health Secretary Janette Garin, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and several others before the Department of Justice,  following the death of her daughter Naomi. According to Nimura, this came seven days after her daughter received a dose of Dengvaxia on Nov. […]

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Ilocos Norte Gov. Marcos supports PNP’s campaign vs idlers, loiterers

(Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos expressed her support for the intensified campaign to implement local government ordinances, including those against loitering, by the Philippine National Police (PNP). She also expressed her sadness for criticisms the PNP has received despite their efforts. Marcos noted that while many have complained about what they say were violations of human rights, the rights of women to get home safe were being neglected. The official cited as […]

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Hontiveros lashes out at Cayetano; urges Duterte admin to heed call of 38 states

(Eagle News) –Senator Risa Hontiveros lashed out at Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, as she called on the government to heed the calls of 38 states for the Philippines to put an end to drug killings and to collaborate in a United Nations probe into the drug war. “I find Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s remark, saying that the 38 countries are simply biased and misinformed, ridiculous. So ibig sabihin biased ang Montenegro […]

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Albayalde: No PNP “misinterpretation” of Duterte order vs loiterers

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde reiterated on Monday, June 25,  that there was never any “misinterpretation” of President Rodrigo Duterte’s order against loiterers. According to Albayalde, only those who violated ordinances and other laws were arrested, a statement President Rodrigo Duterte himself said in a recent speech in Davao. Albayalde said only “a small percentage” of those who were caught were charged and detained. “There is no violation known as tambay. […]

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Palace junks PDEA proposal to drug-test 10-year-old students

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, June 25, junked the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to drug-test students aged 10 years old and older. “We take the side of (Education) Secretary (Leonor) Briones invoking that in the United States, what has been upheld as being constitutional is only random testing for high school,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Briones had said the PDEA’s proposal would require the amendment of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act […]

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Pangilinan to PDEA: Shelve plan to drug-test elementary students

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to shelve the proposed mandatory drug test for elementary students age 10 and older, as he noted that there is no law that authorizes such an action. In a statement on Monday, June 25, Pangilinan described the proposal as a “slapdash and panicky plan trained on little children.” “This proposal is an admission that the brutal government war on […]

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Senator Aquino urges Senate probe into gov’t policy vs loiterers

(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino is seeking a Senate probe into the government’s policy against loiterers, following the death of Genesis Argoncillo while he was detained at the Novaliches police station. According to Aquino, Argoncillo would not have died if not for the “polisiya na nakatarget ang mahihirap.” “There is a need to assess whether the (Philippine National Police’s) anti-tambay campaign, as well as the local ordinances on which they are supposedly based, are […]

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JBC officially begins search for new Chief Justice

Also draws up shortlist of 8 nominees to Associate Justice post (Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has officially begun its search for a new Chief Justice. In a statement, the Supreme Court said this was one of the actions taken by the JBC in its regular meeting on June 25, Monday. According to the SC, the deadline for the filing and completion of all requirements was July 26. The SC said the […]

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UPDATED: Ombudsman finds probable cause to indict Abaya, 16 others over P4.2-B MRT 3 maintenance contract

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Transportation Secretary Emilio Abaya and 16 others over the P4.2-billion Metro Rail Transit maintenance contract. Apart from Abaya, facing charges for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in connection with the awarding of the contract to Busan Universal Rail Inc. were then-Transportation Undersecretaries Edwin Lopez, Rene Limcaoco, and Catherine Jennifer Gonzales; former MRT3 general manager Roman Buenafe; former Assistant Secretary Camille […]

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Monsoon break mararanasan sa bansa sa mga susunod na araw – PAGASA

(Eagle News) — Makararanas ng ‘monsoon break’ ang bansa sa mga susunod na araw dahil sa paghina ng southwest monsoon o hanging habagat. Ayon kay Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Specialist Samuel Duran, posibleng hindi makaranas ng pag-uulan ang bansa dahil sa paghina ng habagat at pag-iral ng ridge of high pressure area (HPA) na isang weather system na nakatutulong para maiwasan ang mga bagyo. Kasalukuyang nakakaapekto ang ridge of HPA […]

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