The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness that infects the respiratory system and is caused by a coronavirus of the same name (MERS-CoV). Its first case was reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Last July 6, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second MERS case in the Philippines, after a 36-year-old foreigner who came from…
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“Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo? Buwan ng Pebrero HB 4296 ipasa mo. Bakit nang siningil namin ito, bumbero at tear gas binigay mo sa harap ng Kongreso? Pangulong Aquino, hustisya kailangan namin dito. Kapwa magsasaka umaasa sa tulong mo. Bakit ‘di namin nakamtan at pinagkait sa amin? Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo?” These…
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Politics aside, DAP explained
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled last July that three provisions of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), an undertaking by Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III’s (PNoy) administration, are unconstitutional. Nevertheless, the administration has fought for the program by filing a motion of reconsideration to the SC. The administration has been defending the legitimacy of the…
After giving out his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 28 at the Batasang Pambansa in the Batasan Complex, Quezon City, critics are still going after President Benigno S. Aquino III (PNoy) for not mentioning issues such as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill, the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday, July 28, in front of a joint session at Batasang Pambansa at the Session Hall of the Batasan Complex, Quezon City. Attended by lawmakers, department secretaries, distinguished diplomats, media, among others, PNoy’s 5th SONA enumerated the achievements of the Aquino…
Experts tackle the labor implications of K-12 on La Salle in a forum last Friday. Two more years. Students should expect more than just two more years in high school as the implementation of the Basic Education Act of 2013 moves into full swing this year. Rethinking DLSU’s business model Among the law’s many features,…
The Philippine nation weathered on powerfully through a stormy 2013, battered as it was with the many threats to national security from the South, tightening international tension and militarization over hotly contested waters, May elections, the abolition of discretionary funds in the legislature, high-profile prosecutions and resignations in government, a sudden plummeting of the stock…
This year’s barangay elections sent the country abuzz as candidates from approximately 42,028 barangays vied for positions in their respective local governments. Within the span of eight hours, around 54 million Filipinos flocked to polling precincts last October 28 in an effort to exercise their right to democratically select local government unit (LGU) representatives. …
A man from a community by Laguna Bay tries to clear the shore as the area faces the winds and rain of super typhoon Yolanda during the peak of the tempest last November 8. Super typhoon Yolanda battered the Philippines last November 8, plowing across a number of offshore towns in the Visayas region while…
After all is said and done, there is no other solution but to abolish the pork barrel. This was the message of Bantay PDAF, a seminar spearheaded by student organization Poliscy in cooperation with Stratbase Research Institute’s Democracy Watch and the Commission on National Issues and Concerns, held at Henry Sy, Sr. Hall the…