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Changing the start of classes from June to August: Advantages and Disadvantages

 Different universities are now changing the start of classes, from June to Augusts. According to sources, the Philippines and Thailand are the only countries that start their classes in June. Under the new academic calendar, the first semester will be from August to December; the second semester, from January to May; and the short term, from June to July. When I was in high school, I had always wished that classes would start in summer […]

The success behind the K-pop songs

OPM or Original Pinoy Music is the country’s music industry and has been serving the Pinoy’s love for music. But for quite some time now, a new range of tune has invaded our shores and stirred the music industry. Going as far as calling it the new genre of music, KPop has taken the world, especially the Philippines. K-pop is a musical genre from South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual […]

Every page is information

In the new age of technology many teenagers today forget to value the importance of reading books. Nowadays, some teens spend sleepless night surfing the web as opposed to reading their books. Some children frequently ask this question, “Why do we need to read books?” when their parents force them to study and read. Obviously we all know that books are essential in our lives since every page contains vital information. This means that if […]

February is Youth Leadership Month

February is hailed as Youth Leadership Month, a month to celebrate young people who take on leadership roles within their communities. Those who have not yet dedicated their time to a leadership role are encouraged to find something, a cause they love and step up to help in this effort. There are many ways children of all ages can take a leadership role Here are several ways you can encourage your children to become leaders. […]

Executive Clemency to Prisoners: Should or not?

Forgiveness and the compassion in action. This is how the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president sees Presidents’ granting of executive clemency to elderly, long-interned and sick prisoners. They said that they don’t only wish to give these inmates the gift of freedom, but also to give them and their loved ones the opportunity to spend this period of time together as a family. President Noy Noy Aquino has finally grant pardon to […]

Clemency on probation

As a human being, trust and forgiveness is very essential for our society to develop and for world peace to triumph. But if our president will grant executive clemency to inmates from the New Bilibid Prisons in time for the Papal visit here in the Philippines, are you fine with that? According to the news, President Aquino plans to give executive clemency to some NBP inmates. De Lima said the deadline for the NBP to […]

Talks about holiday

“Holidaaaaaaaaay! “ Sounds good, doesn’t it? When we hear the word ‘holiday’ the first thing that comes to our mind is a vacation that makes us really excited. Most of us, usually celebrate it by going to the beach, hanging out with family and friends, and visiting new places. We are very glad when we get holidays specially students and workers who spend a lot of time in their work and studies. But then again, […]

From Old blotter system to Incident Record form (IRF): The PNP upgrades for 2015

If you are a victim of crime or felony in the Philippines, it is wise to report the crime or felony with the barangay and police authorities on what happened to you. Thereafter, you must secure a barangay blotter and police blotter or report so that you may use them as evidences. But this 2015, according to the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas, a lot of things will be upgraded in […]

Ebola Disease: What you need to know

What is Ebola Virus? The Ebola virus disease is a disease of humans and other primates caused by the Ebola virus. Signs and symptoms such fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus. How Ebola Virus is transmitted? It is thought that fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are natural Ebola virus hosts. Ebola then spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken […]

Bangsamoro Basic Law; Housebill No. 4994

HOUSE BILL NO. 4994 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE BASIC LAW FOR THE BANGSAMORO AND ABOLISHING THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9054, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE ORGANIC ACT FOR THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO,” AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6734, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ORGANIC ACT FOR THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES   The Bangsamoro Basic […]

DOTA, to be banned or not?

With the verge of new Media and Internet, people these days got addicted to a game that everyone known as DOTA. DOTA is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide mostly by teenagers. Towards the negative result of this game, the province of Cavite implemented banning system of the online battle arena DOTA 2 due to various teenagers, mostly students spent sleepless night in […]

LTFRB on allowing rollback in jeep fares

Oil prices have been decreasing in the past months. Demand for petroleum products is low in Asia, which led to an increase in fuel reserves in the US. Fears of a recession in Europe and the slowing down of China’s economy also affected the low demand of oil products. The public who commutes every single day has been waiting always for the implementation of the rollback of the minimum fare for the passenger buses, jeepneys, […]