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Outgoing VP concedes, tells supporters that they should not further divide the country (Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo on Friday night, May 13, urged her supporters to accept the decision of the majority of Filipinos, and not to be the root of further divisions in the country. During her “thanksgiving” event for her supporters in Ateneo, Quezon City, Robredo said that she is appealing to her supporters to do what is right and […]
(Eagle News)–A group on Saturday, July 4, filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the anti-terrorism law. The group led by lawyer Howard Calleja filed the petition for certiorari and prohibition electronically with the Supreme Court, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the law that would effectively replace the Human Security Act of 2007. The group also urgently asked the High Court for a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction and/or other […]
(Eagle News)–Ateneo de Manila University President Jett Villarin has acknowledged the “gaps and inadequacies” of the “systems and processes” amid the allegations of sexual harassment against some of its faculty members. In a statement posted on The Guidon, the university publication, Villarin also apologized for “all the terrible hurt and pain our community has been going through the past few days.” “No one should ever feel unsafe in the classroom, in the office, on campus […]
(Eagle News)–Coach Bo Perasol won’t be calling the shots for the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons in their next three games. This was after the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Inc. meted out the suspension against him over his outburst that saw him charging to the court and making a fighting stance against one of the referees in the UP versus Ateneo game on Sunday, Sept. 29. Perasol was ejected from that game […]
Boy’s mother also apologizes but asks for public’s understanding: “Bata ‘tong anak ko” (Eagle News) — The boy who was dismissed from Ateneo Junior High School after he was seen physically assaulting a student in a viral video has apologized for his actions, but claimed merely acting in self-defense. “Sabi niya gusto niya raw makipagsuntukan mamaya. Sabi ko sige, mamayang dismissal. So, nung dismissal nga ‘yon, pumunta kami sa CR tapos umihi siya tapos nagsasalita […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has urged the public to probe first the root cause of the behavior of a bully before passing judgment. De Lima made the comment days after an Ateneo Junior High School student, who was seen physically assaulting a schoolmate in a viral video after asking him to choose between “bugbog or dignidad,” received scathing criticisms from netizens online. The student was also seen physically and verbally assaulting other schoolmates in […]
(Eagle News)–The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School has moved the date of the resumption of classes from Jan. 3, 2019 to Jan. 7, 2019. In a memorandum on its Facebook page, AJHS said the new date was to “allow the school administration, faculty, and staff ample time to prepare for the implementation of a series of concrete and proactive measures that will directly address the bullying issue on campus.” Earlier, an AJHS student was […]
(Eagle News)–The parents of the Ateneo student who was seen being physically assaulted by another in a viral video want their son to be remembered as someone who had a “strong moral foundation” and not as the “poster child for a bullied boy.” Breaking their silence for the first time, the parents said in a statement that their son, after all, “did not fight fire with fire, upholding instead his virtues of what is right […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Education on Monday, Dec. 24, said the bullying incident in Ateneo captured in a now-viral video should serve as a wake-up call for people to take bullying seriously. In a statement, the DepEd said bullying is a “societal issue that demands the cooperation of teachers, parents, school administrators, community members, and even the media to instill among learners the culture of peace and the value of respect for one another.” As such, […]
Notes that probe of the others involved in bullying still ongoing (Eagle News)–The Palace has commended Ateneo for its dismissal of the student seen physically and emotionally assaulting other boys in viral videos, reiterating bullying should not be tolerated nor condoned in any way. In a statement on Sunday, Dec. 23, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted, however, that the probe “as regards the rest of those involved” has yet to be concluded. As for the parents […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has denied the father of the Ateneo Junior high school student who has been dismissed from the school after being seen bullying a schoolmate in a viral video was a member of the police force. PNP Spokesperson Chief Supt. Benigno Durana said this was based on a check by the PNP’s Personnel Accounting Information System and Record Management Division. He said based on information from the Ateneo community, the father […]
Creates task force to conduct assessment of bullying situation on campus (Eagle News)— Ateneo has dismissed its junior high school student who was seen bullying his schoolmate in the school’s bathroom. Ateneo de Manila University president Ramon Villarin made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 23. According to Villarin, this means the boy is no longer allowed to come back to Ateneo. “I have spoken to both parents of both students about this […]
