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May 18, 2024
Joint police operatives seized some PHP680,000 worth of suspected shabu from three suspects during a buy-bust in Barangay 31 here on Sunday afternoon. A report from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Monday identified the arrested suspects as Rolly Moncillo Asumbre, 24, a high-value individual and resident of Barangay 14 in this city and Inocentes Villanueva Posadas, 43, of Barangay Cabanbanan, Himamaylan City. The third suspect, Ericson Sungkip Abillana, 29, of Barangay 40, also in this city, evaded arrest. The operation was carried out along Napoleon Street at around 3 p.m. by personnel of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in areas classified with “minimal risk” for the coronavirus. In a televised public briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the schools for pilot in-person classes, expected to begin in two months, should pass the Department of Education’s safety assessment qualifications. “Local governments must allow it because they will host the face-to-face classes. There also must be written consent from the parents that they will allow their children to join the pilot classes,” Briones said. Only about 100 public schools nationwide located in minimal risk areas and a limited number
Google will host a live fact-check battle for tertiary students across countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, the Philippines included. In an email to the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Monday, Google explained that the University Verification Challenge will pit teams of two or three members on Sept. 25 They will be challenged with intense quizzes that will put their fact-checking skills to the test. The battle will happen in seven languages, including English. Winning teams from each bracket will advance to the finals on Sept. 29. Interested students can register until Thursday (Sept. 23). Google News Initiative (GNI) said it
The Schools Board of Sagada and the Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs) in the town are asking to allow face-to-face classes for students considering the poor cellphone and internet connectivity and the difficulty of parents to teach their children. Mayor James Pooten, in a phone interview on Monday, said the residents want that all schools in the municipality be included in the face-to-face classes. He said that during the Schools Board meeting, one of the agenda taken was the opening of the school year where members aired the position of the different PTAs who are asking that the face-to-face classes resume.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be training at least 20 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on urban farming and agripreneurship. “This is voluntary for those who would like to avail of the training. This would run for five days, and tentatively set to start on September 30,” TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña told the Philippine News Agency on Monday. Initially, 5,000 square meters were allotted for this project, but Lapeña said the Bureau of Corrections has allocated 2.5 hectares of land that can be developed. “This is not the first time
The head of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) on Monday assured that minimum health protocols will be observed once limited face to face classes begin in some pilot schools here. On Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the holding of limited in-school classes in a maximum of 120 public and private schools in areas deemed low-risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 regional director, in a radio interview said his office is waiting for the guidelines from the office of Education Secretary Leonor Briones as well as
