Read more about the article Cops, soldiers foil NPA attack in Bukidnon town
Police investigators cordon off the area in Sitio Aurora, Barangay Santo Niño, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, where the NPA attacked a paramilitary detachment and burned vehicles Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy of Menzie Montes)

Cops, soldiers foil NPA attack in Bukidnon town

Law enforcers and military forces foiled an attack carried out by a group of armed individuals believed to be members of the Communist fighters in a Bukidnon town Tuesday night, the police regional office said Wednesday.

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Read more about the article CHED’s memo manifests hypocrisy, anti-Filipino, groups say
Youth activists decry the Commission on Higher Education's memorandum that would no longer require subjects on Filipino and Panitikan (Literature) in college. The Supreme Court uphold its previous decision affirming the CHED memorandum. (Photo from League of Filipino Student's Facebook page)

CHED’s memo manifests hypocrisy, anti-Filipino, groups say

Youth and teacher’s groups decry the recent decision of the Supreme Court (SC) affirming Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) memorandum that would no longer require subjects on Filipino and Philippine Literature in college.

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Read more about the article CWR: Institutionalization of 4Ps a failure of gov’t to end roots of poverty
A street kid falls asleep while waiting for pennies to drop on his cup. Poverty has increased in Davao City in the past year. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

CWR: Institutionalization of 4Ps a failure of gov’t to end roots of poverty

The research group Center for Women Research (CWR) said the institutionalization of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) “merely reflects the inadequacies of the government in providing basic social services and its failure to eliminate the roots of poverty in the country.”

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