Whoever coined the idea that a leader has to convince voters to pick only the candidates from one party alone come election period will be courting disaster not only for themselves but for the entire populace they are representing.
Despite having a law in place, Philippine education officials remain helpless in achieving a zero tolerance policy for any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination, bullying and other forms of abuse in schools.
Let’s admit it, much of the economic growth (and comfort) in the Philippines depend on the hands of our OFWs now swelling to 11 million.
At least six women groups in Asia came forward today slamming the recently held Rio+20 Earth Summit on the blatant “failure” of participating countries to include critical women issues in their negotiations.
Children and constituents alike from far-flung communities in Catarman, Northern Samar are lucky enough to experience “world class” performing arts for two weeks starting June 6 courtesy of Juilliard School with its six artists who are already here in the region, namely: Chelsea Ainsworth, Leonides Arpon, Brian Gnojek, Kyle Netzeband , Kendra Samson, and Midori Samson.
The United Nations Human Rights Council Periodic Review (UPR) which happened May 29 in Geneva, Switzerland, had the Philippines on its “grilling” part due to its continued record of human rights abuses particularly with those tagged as political enemies of the state despite Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s pro-people agenda.
As the nation is glued in the Corona’s impeachment brouhahas, this corner seems to believe that equally important social issues like terrorism and insurgency in the country are being relegated into the backstage for obvious reason that our government remains clueless on how to deal with it.
“There may have been lapses in judgment but not in intention. Let it be sins of the mind, but not of the heart, “ snapped Marisa “Dundeet” Lerias of Kaya Natin!
Leyte division is heading into the limelight as it plays an important role for the experimental K-12 program of the Department of Education. In a report from this paper, Palo National High School and Merida Comprehensive Vocational High School in Leyte are selected to “showcase” the said DepEd’s experimental program this school year, particularly on its Senior High School curriculum.
The successful hosting of the 2nd Eastern Visayas Business Conference on April 25-26, 2012 by the So. Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SLCCI) and the provincial government clearly illustrated Southern Leyte’s unique brand of Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
