The planned teachers’ protest will push through today as classes begin. This is in view of the statement of the Palace that there will be no salary increase for teachers this school year.
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President Aquino approves rehabilitation budget for universities in Yolanda stricken areas
President Aquino finally approves the release of an almost Php 1 billion budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of state universities and colleges affected by Yolanda.
DepEd sets up Info center
The Department of Education (DepED) set up an Information Assistance Center which will last till June 17. Here’s an update from Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo.
Family of U.S. soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan, says son needs time to heal
(Reuters) — The U.S. soldier freed from nearly five years in captivity in Afghanistan, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, needs patience and time to heal from his harrowing ordeal, his parents told a news conference in Boise, Idaho on Sunday (June 1). Bergdahl was released on Saturday (May 31) in an exchange deal in which five Talibanprisoners were freed from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and flown to Qatar. Bergdahl’s parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl, said they have not yet spoken to their son and couldn’t wait to […]
More than 20 million students come back to school
As more than 20 million students come back for the first day of classes, the “Day 1, Lesson 1” plan was implemented to ensure that no time is wasted for the students to learn their lessons.
Update from Batasan High School regarding first day of classes
As classes start, let’s find out the latest update from Eagle News reporter Juliet Caranguian.
Nigeria bomb kills at least 14 at northeast football TV showing
(Reuters) – A bomb blast targeting a television viewing center for football in northeast Nigeria killed at least 14 people and wounded 12 on Sunday, police and the military said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in Gavan in the Mubi area of Adamawa state. Islamist militant group Boko Haram, whose struggle for an Islamic state is concentrated in the Northeast, would be the prime suspect. “So far we have 14 […]
Hottest temperature this year recorded at 40.4 °C in Tuguegarao
MANILA (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded on Sunday, June 1, the highest temperature in country so far for this year. In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said Tuguegarao, Cagayan experienced its hottest temperature when temperature sizzled to 40.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The latest reading surpassed the previous high of 39.8 degrees Celsius recorded last May 22 also in Tuguegarao. However, Quitlong […]
Malacanang asks for cooperation for orderly school opening today
MANILA — Malacanang has called on the public to work together and observe the ‘bayanihan’ spirit in assuring an orderly school opening where some 26 million public and private school students are expected to troop back to their schools nationwide. Some 18,000 policemen will also be deployed nationwide as part of maintaining peace and order for the school opening today. “We are calling on to all citizens to execute the spirit of bayanihan in the […]
Donaire wins WBA featherweight title in headbutt-marred fight
MANILA, June 1 (PNA) – Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire survived an accidental headbutt to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title against South African Simpiwe Vetyeka via a fifth-round technical decision at the Venetian Resort in Macau Saturday night. The two fighters accidentally butted heads toward the end of the first round, causing a nasty cut in the left eye of Donaire. In the second round, the South African fighter targeted the wound […]
Chinese national and Filipino worker kidnapped in Borneo, freed by Abu Sayyaf
May 31 (Reuters) – Two women, including a Chinese national, who were kidnapped on the Malaysian island of Borneo in early April have been freed with no ransom demanded by the abductors, local media reported. The two women, a Chinese tourist and a Philippine hotel worker, were released from an island in the southern Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group on Friday, The Star reported. Philippine police then took a speedboat to transfer the […]
President Aquino approves 9 development projects worth P62.3 billion
President Aquino and the NEDA Board approved 9 projects worth P62.3 billion, mostly development projects on infrastructure, transportation, health and the country’s water supply.
