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QUEZON CITY, July 17—The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Thursday that over to 6,400 education stakeholders pledge their support for the K-to-12 Program and the benefits it entails. “DepEd cannot do all of the reforms by ourselves. We thank our industry partners for making employment programs fit for our learners; our local government units for their constant promotion of the program; and for all of you who have expressed support for this major education […]
JULY 17 — Fast pace, fast technologies, fast foods. Five out of ten Filipinos are eating in quick-service restaurants. With so many eateries offering a wide variety of fast foods and drinks in any street corner, the time has come to ask: How safe is the food Filipinos on the go are eating and drinking? Hand in hand with the boom and growing importance of the food and beverage industry, 47% share of the country’s […]
The Unity Games International is getting nearer and nearer and the excitement is already mounting. Here’s your daily dose of fun sports facts and trivia as we wait for the Unity Games! #UnityGamesIntl2015 Infographics designed by Lianne Erica Soro Research by Mary Rose Faith Bonalos
JULY 17 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Police Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina for leading the police during his seven-month stint as Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The President led the PNP Change of Command ceremony and the retirement honors for Espina in Camp Crame. In his speech during the event, the President praised Espina for his humility and dedication even during very […]
(REUTERS) President Barack Obama said on Thursday (July 16) that U.S. officials would be thorough and prompt about getting answers after a suspected gunman opened fire at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines. “It is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion,” Obama said in a statement from the Oval Office. The suspected gunman was fatally shot in […]
(Reuters) — Two bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants killed more than 30 people at a market in Gombe, in northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, a Red Cross official said. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which went off around 5.30pm (1630 GMT), but they bear the hallmarks of attacks by Boko Haram. The militant Islamists have killed thousands in a six-year insurgency in the country’s northeast. “We were in the market and suddenly […]
(Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III said he is close to announcing who he would endorse in next year’s presidential elections, after a six-hour meeting with possible presidential candidates at the Palace Wednesday night. The President is expected to announce his presidential bet after his state-of-the nation address (SONA) on July 27. Aquino on Thursday said he is pleased that there are a number of qualified people who could succeed him as chief […]
(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (July 16) pushed through legislation in the lower house of parliament that could see troops sent to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, despite thousands of protesters overnight chanting and holding up placards reading “No War, No Killing” outside. A lower house panel approval on Wednesday (July 15) of the unpopular bills, which would drop a ban on collective self-defence or […]
THE National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint of complex crime of direct assault with murder and theft against more than 100 Moro rebels for the carnage in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in January this year where more than 35 policemen were killed. The filing of the complaint came in more than six months after the tragedy which shocked the nation and put a spotlight on the Mindanao peace efforts, including the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, July 16) – For approximately twenty years, I have been wearing a pair of eyeglasses. I was plagued with poor eyesight ever since I was young. My parents would always scold me because when I am watching the TV, my face would be only inches from the screen. They said that I will ruin my eyesight, but actually, the reverse is true. I sit extremely close to the TV […]
HULYO 16 (Agila Balita) — Isinagawa sa Oasis New Hotel, Los Baños Laguna ang Regional Launching ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST’s) “Agham na Ramdam” o “Science that is felt”. Tinalakay sa nasabing programa ang masusing pagsusuri para sa mga ibinebentang pagkain malapit sa paaralan at iba pang mga establisyemento. (Agila Probinsya Correpondent Melanie Oguan)
HULYO 16 (Agila Balita) – -Ipinakita ng mga guro sa lalawigan ng Albay na suportado nila ang isinusulong ng Department of Education (DepEd) na basic K-to-12 Program na ipatutupad sa bansa. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Jorge Hallare)
