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WEB1 day ago · PNP chief orders reinvestigation of ex-PCSO exec’s slay. September 29, 2024, 4:52 pm Updated on September 29, 2024, 6:01 pm MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has ordered the immediate reopening of the investigation on the killing of retired police general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga.
Registered voters can now access Comelec’s precinct finderwebsite
WEBApr 22, 2022 · MANILA – Registered voters may now check their actual polling precincts before election day. This as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday made the Precinct Finder accessible to the public for the first time since 2016. Filipinos may now check the details of their voter registration…
DepEd launches MATATAG Curriculum to address basic education …
WEBAug 10, 2023 · The DepEd announced that the MATATAG Curriculum will be implemented in SY 2024-2025 for Kindergarten, Grades 1, 4, and 7. In SY 2025-2026, Grades 2, 5, and 8 will be under the new curriculum with Grades 3, 6, and 9 in SY 2026-2027. Grade 10 learners will join them on SY 2027-2028. (PNA)
July 4, 1946: The day Filipinos gained freedom from US as RP
WEBJuly 4, 2021, 11:12 am. Share. Share. MANILA – On this day and month in 1946, or exactly 75 years ago, the Filipino people got their long-desired independence from the United States of America and since then officially became the Republic of the Philippines or RP. According to the book "The American Half-Century (1898-1946)" in the ...
Duterte signs bill raising age of sexual consent to 16
WEBMar 7, 2022 · President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo). MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed into law a bill raising the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16.. Republic Act (RA) No. 11648, signed by Duterte on March 4, amends RA 3815 or the Revised Penal Code and RA 7610 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.
Solid waste segregation remains major challenge in PH: DENR chief
WEBMay 30, 2022 · UNSEGREGATED. Garbage collectors have to use shovels and plastic boxes to collect unsegregated trash along Zapote Road near Caloocan City Hall Extension on May 24, 2022. Environment Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna on Monday (May 30) said solid waste management remains a major problem for the Philippines mostly due to the mismanagement of waste ...
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WEBSeptember 21, 2024, 10:54 pm. MANILA – Mark Palomar is optimistic that his forthcoming duel with Chinese Darui Tang in the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) Fight Night on Sept. 28 at Octopus Bar in Makati City would cement the Philippines' position in combat sports. "One of us will fall, probably him (Tang).
DepEd presents reforms for MATATAG basic education
WEBDec 27, 2023 · We will overcome,” Duterte said delivering the DepEd 2023 Basic Education Report. The reforms also include the creation of a Procurement Strand in the DepEd for faster delivery of services and learning resources. Meanwhile, the School and Infrastructure Facilities Strand was also created to focus on addressing classroom backlogs and other ...
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WEB2 days ago · September 26, 2024, 7:01 pm. MANILA – A bill allowing equal access for Filipino Muslims and indigenous peoples (IPs) in public cemeteries has gained support from Senate minority leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. In his "supportive" interpellation of Senate Bill 1273, Pimentel commended Senator Robinhood Padilla for….