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Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is asking Congress to take note of his proposed bill seeking to create a regulatory board that will look into the tuition fee increases in private schools. The private school fee regulation Act of 2013 was proposed in July last year, along with other members of the so-called Makabayan bloc, but it has yet to gain ground in Congress. “The legislative branch cannot sit idly as the cost of education […]
Rafael Nadal enters the third round of the French Open after beating his Austrian opponent.
The camp of Benhur Luy once again called for the incarceration of Janet Lim Napoles in an ordinary jail, saying that there are no more threats to Lim’s life now that she has already made and released to the public her affidavit.
After staying for two months at the Ospital ng Makati, alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles is now back at Fort Sto. Domingo in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
Justin Timberlake’s concert in Tel Aviv, Israel was attended by thousand of fans.
The Philippine National Police is ready for the school opening on June 2, and they will respond not only to petty crimes but to acts of bullying as well. Some 18,000 policemen will be deployed nationwide for the school opening next week. At least 2,500 will be deployed in Metro Manila alone. The police also gave some safety tips for student and their parents, particularly to avoid robbers, kidnappers and other criminals.
An experimental program in Cambridge, involving junior high school students proves that 3D printers can be used to solve many problems.
The Interpol will aid in the search and rescue of the 200 girls abducted by a militant group, the Boko Haram militants, in Nigeria.
Some light news that you don’t want to miss: An Australian street luge racer aims to get a new world record; ice cream vans proliferate across the United Kingdom as spring nears; and in Brazil, a team plane for the the national soccer team gets public attention for its unique design.
A commercial/residential building in Pasay City was gutted by fire dawn Friday, May 30, with eight recorded dead because the owner locked the employees inside the building. All the fatalities were women who were reportedly locked inside their room by their Filipino-Chinese employer during the night. Firemen found the dead women inside the locked room. They apparently died from suffocation. Nine other women employees were able to escape. Authorities are now investigating the incident.
Prices of many meat products, which are ordinarily used as packed meals or “baon” for students, rose as school opening nears.
From Php 8, the minimum fare will now be Php 8.50 for the first four kilometers and an additional 10 centavos for the succeeding kilometers. The fare increase is approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
