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At least 35 schools pilot-testing DepEd’s new K to 10 curriculum: PBBM

(Eagle News) — At least 35 schools in the country are pilot-testing the Department of Education’s  K to10 curriculum, President Bongbong Marcos said. According to the President, the aim is to “decongest” the present curriculum, “with a focus on the development of foundational skills.” The  K to 10 curriculum reportedly decongests the present K to 12 curriculum specifically by 70%, and emphasizes “essential elements” that include reading and literacy, language, mathematics, good manners and right […]

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BFAR: Toxic red tide detected in several areas

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has warned the public against consuming all types of shellfish and “alamang” from several coastal areas. According to BFAR, this was because the types of seafood gathered from the following specific areas have tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit: Dauis in Bohol Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur; coastal […]

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PBBM: Country can draw inspiration from heroism of SAF 44

(Eagle News)–The country can draw inspiration from the heroism of the 44 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in a firefight in Mamasapano, Maguindanao nine years ago, President Bongbong Marcos said on Thursday, Jan. 25. In his message during the National Day of Remembrance of the Heroic Sacrifice of the SAF 44, the President said Filipinos should honor them “by never letting down the flag that they fought for” and by being worthy stewards […]

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Shear line affecting eastern section of Visayas

Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Aklan, and […]

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Ukraine opens criminal probe into downing of Russian plane

KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – Ukraine’s SBU security service on Thursday opened a criminal probe into the downing of a Russian military plane that Moscow said killed 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Kyiv has not said whether captured Ukrainian soldiers were killed — or if it was involved — in Wednesday’s shooting down of a military transport plane over Russia’s western Belgorod region, close to the border with Ukraine. “The security service of […]

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URGENT: Seoul lawmaker ‘attacked’ in street : Yonhap news agency

SEOUL, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – A South Korean ruling party lawmaker was “attacked” on a street in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district on Thursday by an unidentified assailant, Yonhap news agency reported. Bae Hyun-jin, 40, was struck with an “object believed to be a blunt instrument” and was taken to hospital, the report said, adding her condition was “not life threatening”. The attack comes just about a month after the country’s opposition party leader Lee […]

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Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires

BOGOTÁ, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest fires burned wide swathes of the country and left the capital choking on smoke during record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon. Colombia has already extinguished hundreds of fires this month, but 25 continue to burn, according to data from the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD) on Wednesday. In the departments of […]

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Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says

By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – Japan’s “Moon Sniper” craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission. A photo taken by a mini-rover showed the boxy yellow lander sitting intact at a slight angle on the rocky grey surface, lunar slopes rising in the distance. Saturday’s touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a […]

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Japanese man sentenced to death in anime arson trial

By Hiroshi HIYAMA   KYOTO, Japan, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced to death the perpetrator of a 2019 arson attack on an animation studio that killed 36 people, local media reported. The blaze that ripped through the studios of Kyoto Animation four-and-a-half years ago was Japan’s deadliest crime in decades, stunning the anime industry and its fans around the world. Shinji Aoba, now 45, broke into the building, spread […]

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Yemen’s Huthis fire missiles at ships in Red Sea

By Jamal al-Jabiri SANAA, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) – Yemen’s Huthis fired three missiles at two merchant ships in the Red Sea on Wednesday in their latest attack in the commercially vital waterway, the White House and the Iran-backed rebels said. It came after the Huthis vowed to keep up their attacks despite repeated US and British strikes against them. One missile missed its target and a US Navy destroyer shot down the other two, […]

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Heavens remain shut over Catalonia as three-year drought persists

By Anahi Aradas with Alfons Luna in Madrid VALLIRANA, Spain (AFP) – Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst drought in living memory and may soon have to restrict water use. Ghost villages that were flooded to create reservoirs in this northeastern region are once again emerging because water reserves have run so low. And when the reservoirs fall below 16 […]

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US approves inspection program to return Boeing 737 MAX to service

By John BIERS NEW YORK, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) – US regulators approved a detailed inspection framework that would allow the return to service of Boeing 737 MAX planes grounded after an emergency landing earlier this month, officials said Wednesday. Shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration announced inspection protocols on the Boeing 737 MAX 9, United Airlines said it expects grounded aircraft to return to service starting Sunday. “We will only return each MAX 9 […]

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