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PTA wants indefinite ban on student seen bullying in viral videos

(Eagle News)—The Philippine Taekwondo Association wants an “indefinite ban” on the now-dismissed Ateneo Junior High School student who was seen bullying another in a viral video. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 24, the PTA said it wants the boy, a member of the Ateneo taekwondo varsity team before he was dismissed after the video went viral, banned indefinitely from “all sanctioned events not limited to taekwondo-related events, belt promotions, tournaments, or facilities of member-institutions […]

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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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DOH, MERCK, and Philippine Thyroid Association unite to fight thyroid disorders

The Department of Health (DOH), MERCK, and the Philippine Thyroid Association (PTA) on September 16 sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to implement activities in increasing awareness among Filipinos with thyroid disorders as the 2013 National Nutrition Survey showed that about 5.8 million Filipinos are now afflicted with thyroid disorder in different clinical presentations. Under the said MOA, the partnership of DOH, MERCK, and PTA will also strive to improve the capacity of health care professionals […]

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