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5 days ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Nicole Rile |Jove Moya
BAYAN Muna Executive Vice President Carlos Zarate called on the Marcos administration and Congress to take swift action to address the growing vaping epidemic, which he says endangers the health of millions of Filipinos, particularly the youth. Zarate criticized the government’s “deadly inaction” amid mounting evidence linking e-cigarette use to severe health issues, including the death of a 22-year-old Filipino—the country’s first recorded fatality from vaping-associated lung injury.
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6 days ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Jove Moya |Janelle Meneses
CONGRESSWOMAN-ELECT Leila De Lima urged graduates of the University of Northeastern Philippines to keep learning and to always choose a path of service. De Lima served as the Commencement Speaker during UNEP’s graduation ceremony. “To the graduates, I want to tell you this—as someone who’s lived a life of unexpected turns, uphill battles, and hard-won victories: Life is not just a continuation of what you’ve achieved. It’s the unfolding of what you choose to become,” she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Pauline Nacar |Jove Moya
THE DEPARTMENT of Education has confirmed it is investigating the spread of false information online claiming that a Grade 13 is being proposed in the Philippine basic education system. During a hearing of the House Committee on Basic Education, Pasig City Representative Roman Romulo raised concerns over the misinformation circulating on YouTube and other social media platforms. Romulo asked DepEd officials what concrete steps are being taken beyond issuing public statements.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Janelle Meneses |Nicole Rile |Jove Moya
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian hailed the signing of the Early Childhood Care and Development System Act or Republic Act No. 12199, a landmark law that seeks to promote the optimum growth and development of children younger than five years old. The new law applies the Early Childhood Care and Development System to all provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays to achieve universal ECCD access for all children below five years old.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Jove Moya |Marco Manalac |Janelle Meneses
RECOGNIZING that reading is a fundamental part of learning, the City of Malabon University has launched a Capability Building Training program for 144 learning facilitators. The training serves as preparation for the upcoming implementation of TARA BASA, a program aimed at helping children improve their reading skills.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Jove Moya
THE DEPARTMENT of Education has activated its Election Command Center at TechZone in Makati City to support teaching and non-teaching personnel serving in the national and local elections on Monday (12 May 2025). The center began full operations at 1 p.m. on Sunday and will remain operational until 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In a press release, DepEd stated that the center will provide real-time assistance and rapid response to any issues encountered by DepEd personnel serving as poll workers.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Andrei Rafael Fabellon |Daniel Asido |Christa Escudero
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian asserted that the Senior High School program should deliver on its original promise to shorten the number of years required in college. In a hearing on the “strengthened” SHS program—set to be piloted starting School Year 2025–2026—Gatchalian recalled that the additional two years of high school were intended to reduce the duration of tertiary education. “What happened in reality is that we added two years in high school and maintained four years in college.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Mikylla Bucabal |Daniel Asido |Christa Escudero
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management has approved a P2,000 across-the-board increase in compensation for teachers and other electoral workers serving in the upcoming May 12 midterm elections. The DBM confirmed the new honoraria rates for members of the Electoral Board. Under the revised scheme, the chairperson will receive P12,000, up from the previous P10,000, while the poll clerk and third member will now get P11,000 each, an increase from P9,000.
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1 month ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Jove Moya |Daniel Asido
ISANG bagong kadete ng Philippine National Police Academy ang nasawi matapos umanong himatayin habang nanananghalian kamakalawa sa Camp Castaneda, Silang, Cavite. Ang biktima na si Ryan Lucena mula sa Peñablanca, Cagayan ay nasawi nitong Mayo 7. Ayon sa ulat ng PNPA, unang dinala sa Academy Health Service ang biktima. Una umano siyang na-diagnose ng heatstroke kaya mabilis nilapatan ng paunang lunas bago dinala sa PNP General Hospital.
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1 month ago | 
thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Christa Escudero |John Santos
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday congratulated 36 individuals— including 11 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and 25 released individuals— from the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory for completing senior high school through the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s “education behind bars” program. In his statement, Gatchalian extended his warmest congratulations and praised the initiative’s commitment to inclusive education.
