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Four more persons ? two of them young poll watchers ? were killed while another poll watcher went missing in the week of the elections.
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My first day as a voter went smoothly. Though there were many unprecedented events that happened later on, I was just relieved that I was able to vote without any worries.
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Teachers are often said to be the heroes of every election season. This is because they are called on to do back-breaking, largely thankless work during the polls. Two teachers recount their experiences regarding the recently-concluded elections in this article.
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MANILA — The usual classroom, textbook and teacher shortages that accompany every school opening in the country is expected to be a thing of the past as the government included these perennial problems among its priority concerns this year.

In a status report on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s priority projects and concerns released last Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said a total of 412,707 classrooms are now ready for use in the coming school year,
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MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) today kicked off its school opening preparations with the launch of Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE), the department’s annual campaign to ensure the smooth opening of classes on June 4.

“Oplan Balik Eskwela is government’s effort to ensure the orderly conduct of the opening of the school year,” said Education Undersecretary for Regional Operations Ramon Bacani. “The project seeks to streamline efforts of different government agencies to address common problems usually associated with the opening of classes.”
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