Palace says it’s not gov’t policy to monitor teachers

January 7, 2019

Malacanang said on Monday it is not the policy of the government to conduct surveillance against members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT). This was after ACT condemned the alleged move by the Philippine National Police  (PNP)  profiling its

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Subsidies Eyed for Use of Translation Systems at School

January 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s education ministry plans to set up a new subsidy system for prefectures and large cities that offer detailed support to foreign students attending public elementary and junior high schools and their parents by using multilingual translation systems. The subsidies

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Work on 2025 World Expo to Start Fully on Yumeshima Island

January 7, 2019

Osaka–Construction work and other preparations for the 2025 World Exposition are set to fully start at the event’s venue–Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Yumeshima, which is part of the city of Osaka, western Japan, is now used as

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Bello ready to face probe by Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission

January 7, 2019

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he is ready to face an investigation by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC). In an ambush interview Monday, Bello said :” Definitely, I am ready.”. Bello said there is no official word of a probe

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Kei Nishikori won the tennis Brisbane international men’s singles (Brisbane current affairs)

January 7, 2019

Kei Nishikori won the tennis Brisbane international men’s singles (Brisbane current affairs). Jiji Press

PNP confident BOL plebiscite will be peaceful

January 7, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said they are confident the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite will be “peaceful”. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde said “everything is in place” and they are ready

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Osaka Girl to Become Youngest-Ever Pro Go Player at Age 10

January 7, 2019

Tokyo–Elementary school fourth-grade girl Sumire Nakamura is set to become the youngest professional “go” player on April 1 at the age of 10, the Nihon Ki-in, a Japanese association for the traditional board game, said Saturday. The girl, now 9

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Inter-Agency Task Force adopts Boracay Action Plan

January 7, 2019

The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force adopted the Medium-Term Boracay Action Plan (BAP) on December 21, 2018, formally laying out proposed programs for the island’s rehabilitation. The BAP will install safeguards from ecological degradation and sustain tourism activities in Boracay. These

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