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Our children will once again fill the classrooms of about 60,000 schools all over the country to mark the beginning of school year 2024-2025. Coinciding with the start of the new school year, we also welcome the new Department of Education (DepEd) secretary, Sen. Sonny Angara, who has just assumed the position in July.
State of the Nation Addresses are often a balance between the past and the future, especially if it is the third such speech of a president into a six-year term. True enough, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's SONA last Monday was a reckoning of what had been accomplished by his administration and what initiatives had been started so far.
WASHINGTON, United States — Barack Obama pledged support for Kamala Harris on Friday, filling the last major gap in her bid to unite Democrats around her dramatic presidential election run, while Donald Trump announced he will revisit the scene of his near-assassination.
PARIS, France — The concept had been derided as overly ambitious and the location criticized as a prime security risk. But after years of preparation, France could Saturday breathe a sigh of relief -- it had pulled off the Olympic opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Games.
Senator Win Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices for the benefit of consumers who continue to endure high electricity prices.
MANILA, Philippines — International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) chairman/CEO Ricky Razon has laid out incentives for PATAFA Olympians who land a podium finish at the Paris Games and the rewards are hefty. PATAFA president Terry Capistrano, who’s now in Paris, announced yesterday that ICTSI will give P5 million to the athlete and P2.5 million to the coach for a gold medal, P3 million to the athlete and P1.5 million to the coach for a silver and P2 million to the athlete and P1 million to the coach for a bronze.
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 738 public schools nationwide will have to postpone the scheduled opening of classes on Monday due to damage caused by Typhoon Carina and monsoon-induced rains and floods.
MANILA, Philippines — The country needs to have a flood control masterplan as it braces for more torrential rain during the typhoon season that is expected to be worsened by the looming La Niña and climate change, President Marcos said yesterday.