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Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday expressed optimism on the possible benefits of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of education in the Philippines. In an ambush interview at the sidelines of the University of the Philippines’ (UP) AI Horizons PH 2024 Conference, Angara said utilizing AI may advance efficiency in learning. ‘Talagang pinag-aaralan namin ano iyong posibilidad diyan. Kasi nakikita natin, may pakinabang talaga diyan yung mga guro, meron din pakinabang sa mga estudyante (We are really studying the possibilities there. Because we see that there’s really a benefit for teachers, even for students),’ he

Datu Rico Maca, an Indigenous People (IP) leader in Surigao del Sur, praised the recent transfer of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to the Office of the President (OP) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Maca believes the move, outlined in Executive Order No. 71, will enhance government attention on IP concerns, improving resource allocation and ensuring more efficient implementation of programs that protect IP rights and ancestral lands. He thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos for prioritizing IP communities. “This transfer assures us that our concerns will be heard at the highest level,” Maca said

The provincial government here has begun distributing medical supplies and dispatching mobile kitchens to evacuees affected by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami). In an interview on Thursday, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Amor Banuelos-Calayan said they have coordinated efforts with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) to distribute hot meals and conduct medical assessment in different evacuation sites. She said they opened a total of 34 evacuation centers in Calatagan, Alitagtag, Batangas City, Lobo, Tuy, Lipa City, San Juan, Taal, Cuenca, Sta. Teresita, San Luis,

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 13 areas in two Samar provinces have been placed under state of calamity as massive flooding triggered by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) displaced thousands of families. These areas are Maydolong, Borongan City, San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, and Jipapad in Eastern Samar; and Lope de Vega in Northern Samar. The hardest hit is the town of Jipapad, where all its 13 villages were submerged in flood water that lasted for two days. ‘The five-foot flooding affected the food and drinking water supply in Jipapad hence,

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured it has sufficient stockpile of relief goods and budget for the provision of financial assistance for recovery efforts of those affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) which continue to batter most of Luzon and parts of the Visayas. In a Palace press briefing, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said family food packs have been prepositioned to the DSWD’s regional, provincial and municipal hubs ahead of the onslaught of Kristine, in line with its ‘Buong Bansa Handa’ program which replenishes supply of essential goods all-year round.