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Read more about the article Solons press for inclusion of teachers’ salary hike in 2018 budget
BALIK ESKWELA. Pupils from Magallanes Elementary School line up as their teacher tours them inside the school premises on June 6, the second day of the opening of classes across the country. The opening of classes on June 5 is mar with the usual problems of insufficient number of classrooms, teachers, among others. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Solons press for inclusion of teachers’ salary hike in 2018 budget

Two militant lawmakers urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to include in the 2018 proposed budget, a substantial salary increase for teachers and other government employees.

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Read more about the article Music album for homegrown composers pushed? in Tagum City bootcamp?
A group performs before the rest of the participants their song composition about Tagum City. The Songwriting Bootcamp is aimed to hone the musical ingenuities of the youth of Tagum City especially in the aspect of songwriting. Photos by Roy Banias/CIO Tagum

Music album for homegrown composers pushed? in Tagum City bootcamp?

The city government of Tagum successfully held its first-ever Tagumpay Songwriting Bootcamp aimed at producing a multi-genre album, showcasing the city’s homegrown musical composers.

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Read more about the article Group lauds dissenting SC justice, 3 others who favor to limit ML in Mindanao
(From L-R) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa

Group lauds dissenting SC justice, 3 others who favor to limit ML in Mindanao

A multisectoral group here lauded a dissenting Supreme Court Justice and three other SC justices after the High Tribunal upheld the enforcement of Martial Law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article US, PHL hold coordinated patrol in Sulu sea for peace, stability
Sailors assigned to littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) drive an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to Philippine Navy ship Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16) for personnel transfer. The U.S. and Philippine navies are conducting a coordinated counter-piracy patrol to protect maritime commerce and enhance maritime security in the region by enhancing both navies' ability to respond to transnational criminal and terror activity. Top right: Sailors operate a twin-boom extensible crane during boat operations aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during boat operations while the Philippine Navy ship Ramon Alcaraz steams astern. The U.S. and Philippine navies are conducting a coordinated counter-piracy patrol to protect maritime commerce and enhance maritime security in the region by enhancing both navies' ability to respond to transnational criminal and terror activity. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released).

US, PHL hold coordinated patrol in Sulu sea for peace, stability

Both the government of the Philippines and the United States held a coordinated and completed patrol in the Sulu Sea to enhance regional peace and stability.

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