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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. · ManilaMANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he expects the Department of Education (DepEd) to revert to the old school calendar next year.The chief executive said he asked Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to circle back to the old calendar amid the cancellation of face-to-face classes due to the extreme hot weather brought by the El Niño."I Inday Sara to give me a concerted plan because it looks like we …See the Story
Marcos wants old school calendar implemented next year
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. · ManilaMANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday thumbed down proposals of putting water cannons on Philippine vessels patrolling the West Philippine Sea. Asked in an ambush interview in Pasay City about his reaction to such plans, Marcos said “no.” READ: China water cannons 2 PH vessels in Scarborough Shoal anew “What we are doing is defending our sovereign rights and our sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea and we have no inten…See the Story
Marcos: We have no intention to attack anyone with water cannon
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Manila · ManilaMANILA, Philippines: The easterlies continue to bring warm and humid weather but some areas will have isolated rain showers especially in the late afternoon or at night, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.Pagasa forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said the easterlies will bring partly cloudy to overcast skies in Metro Manila and the rest of the country.The weather agency said the National…See the Story
Isolated downpours expected in some parts of PH
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Philippines · PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday that it is not aware of the agreement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines — Western Command (AFP WESCOM) and Chinese authorities on a “new model” for Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Based on previous reports, this “new model,” allegedly approved by the Department of National Defense officials and the National Security Advisor, aims to m…See the Story
DFA not aware of China's 'new model' pact for Ayungin Shoal
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Manila · ManilaAT least eight Chinese vessels have been sighted off Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, a feature located in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that is under the jurisdiction of Pag-asa village in the Kalayaan town in Palawan.Based on monitoring by Sealight, a US-based maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea, the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships have been spotted off the shoal, which lies just 124 nautical mi…See the Story
Chinese militia ships swarm Sabina Shoal
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Philippines · PhilippinesCHINA lied when it claimed that it reached an internal agreement on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal with the Philippine government on a "new model" for dealing with their territorial dispute."This charade must stop," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said, referring to Chinese Embassy pronouncements that Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian had briefed Teodoro on a "gentleman's agreement" during his courtesy call on the defense secretary in July 2…See the Story
Teodoro scores Chinese 'lies' about Ayungin deal
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Philippines · Philippines(UPDATE) THE ongoing voter registration has reached more than 2.5 million, which is just a little more than 400,000 short of the target of 3 million new voters for the 2025 midterm elections.Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said over the weekend that as of May 2, the commission has processed 2,548,324 applications across all regions and needs only 451,676 to hit the 3 million target.Garcia pointed out that with more than four months more to …See the Story
New voter applicants reach more than 2.5M
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. · PhilippinesPRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) directing the streamlining of the permitting process for infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) to expedite their implementation.EO 59, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 30 on behalf of the President, underscores the need to further improve the country's infrastructure landscape in line with the administration's initiatives to transform the country's economy.T…See the Story
Swift finish of infra projects pushed
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