Copyreading and Headline Writing

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Manila, PHIL. — Pres. Duterte,Rodrigo again revise upward his estimated of illegal drug use in the
Philippinessaying theer will besoon be 4 million drug ‘addicts". The number however, comes from vague
sources..
Encouraging idlecopps in Cagayan De Oro on thur. to carry out the war on drugs, Duterte said "t ere are
about
three million addicts contaminated by drugs," citing a supposed estimate two to 3 year/s ago by former
Philippines Drug enforcement agency (PDEA) chief Dionisio Santiago.
"sabi ni santigo before, 2 (to) three years ago, there are already about 3 million addicts contamminated by
drugs. the recent events would show that there are about, we're c ounting, it would hit one million by the end
of the month", he said.
"So, 3 million plus 1 million is 4 million," he added.
Citing Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whom he met early this month, Duterte sai d Indonesia has
about 4 million drug "addicts."
Duterte was veryquick to point out that all decision regardin g appointments of Cabinet members and
other key officials are his alone.
"We're catching up with endonesia," she ahs said.
The President made no distincsion between users drug and addictsdrug, but official number count the
prevallence of drug use at 1.8 percent (%) of the country's 101-million population .
In this recent nat’l survey, the Dangerous ruDgs Bourd counted about 1.76 M illegal drug users in 2015. The
board did not classify them as addicts, but only drug users in general.
It also found at around 4.74 Million Filipinos took illegal substances atleast once in their lifetime.
Both figures—/whether the recent 1.8-% prevalence or the 4.74-percent rate of once-in-their-lifetime users—
are below the global average of 5.2 percent.

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MANILA, Philippines –
Another text message sent on September. 5 was omminous as Marelino said “pressure is mounting” to reopen his
case and plans to be incognito. “Rest assured, I wll never give in to them”, he said De Anim said she was alarmed
oer a report in The StAR that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reversed its previous dismiss sal of drug charged
against Marinela Lt. Colonel. Ferdinand Marcelino, a former official of the Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency
(PEA).
“The struggle is sweetest if you’re on the side of truth,” he said.
De Lima read to reporters t wo text mesages purportedly Marcelino from by forwarded common friend that she
said had made sense after she read the news item.
Marcelino said he never had any doubt about De Lima’s integrity and expressed plans to personally visit her in her
office “when everything’s settled down.”
“that’s clear, no one pressured him to testify against anyone. That’s because he is ready to tell the truth and only
the truth, whatever he knows, anywhere”, acosta added, to emphasize marcelino’s statements.
marcelino asked their comm. on friend to tell de lima to “keep the faith and be strong”.
however, marcelino last night denied de lima’s claims that he is being pressured to testify against her.
marcelino tolds an impromptu news conference with public attorney’s office (pao) Chief persida acosta that he will
issue a written statement over the reversal of the doj resolution dismiss sing his drug case.
Sen. Leila de Lima yesterday accused the Rody’s administration of increasing presure and intimidation on her
known associates as well as on oth r convicts at the New binilibid Prison to boost their allegations that she was a
protector of illegal drug operetions at the NBP when she was justice sec.
Acosta said they will fight the drug case in court as she expressed dismay over how intelligence officers like
Marcelino are being subjected to questionable charges when he is just performing his duty.
Marcelino, who was arrested along with his Chinese companion Yan Yi Shou, had maintained they were framed
as they were working under-cover when PDEA agents found them in a condominium in Manila with 60 kilos of
shabu last Jan. 21.In a supposed text msg. sent last Jul 19, Marcelino was thanking a “mistah” or clasmate
in the Philipine Military Academy Class 1994 for defending him from “fabricated stories” and gave asurrance that
he will not allow himself to be use in the demolition job against Leila ‘tuwad queen’ De Lima
“The struggle is sweetest if yo u’re on the side of truth,” he said.

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“It started in davao as a political issue. As a matter of fact, you go to Davao, the DDS is not really a DDS. It was
during the time ‘Sparrow versus the DDS of gov’t,’” SaidDuterte.
“She criticizee me but did not file a case. As secretary of justice, she was building a name at my expense to
become popular Duterte said”,
“That is not mine. They adopted it and attributed it to me. Then the opposition took it during election. But that’s
okay,” he said.
On Monday, De Lima was outsed as Senate justice committee chair and replacerr by Senador. Richard Gordon.
At the Senate hearing, witness and self-confessed hit man Edgar Mato Bato claimed they killed people on
Duterte’s orders, including Jun Pala, kaya pala , a broad-caster and critic of the then mayor of Davao City.
The DDS is widely believe s as being behind the killing of a number of people in Davao City.
He also said the DDS were responsible for the bombing of a Muslim mosque after the Davao Cathedral was
bombed in 1993.president Duterte yesterday denied any involvement in the so-called Davao death squad (DDS),
saying it was a political tool used by the opposition during the elections.
Matobato also alleged Duterte had 4 bodyguards of his rival, Davao City Rep. Prospero Nograles, kidnapped and
killed, aside from sav ying that the President’s son Paolo ordered the killing of billionaire Richard King in 2014 due to
rivalry over woman.
Duterte pointed out not a single case was filed against him when Sen. Leila de Lima was chair of the Comision on
Rights Human for7 years.
“Although the NUJP recognizes the rite of any accused to a defense, the shares group the sentiments of the
relatives of the Ampatuan masacre victims”, it added.
The committee is looking into the alleged extrajudicial killings since duterte took his oath as president lastly june
30.
The 57-year-old witness appeared at the Senate yesterday to continue his testimony.
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has led the creation of an inter-agency task force that would
guarantee social protection and uphold the self-determination of all indigenous peoples (IPs) in the country.
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Sen. Leila de Lima yesterday accused the Duterte administration of increasing pressure and intimidation on her known
associates as well as on other convicts at the New Bilibid Prison to boost their allegations that she was a protector of illegal drug
operations at the NBP when she was justice secretary.
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Enrique Razon’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BRC), the hotel and casino operator of Solaire Resorts and Casino, denied
yesterday the claims of a witness in a congressional hearing on the drug trade and other anomalies at the national penitentiary.
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President Duterte’s clash with Western countries is not limited to his brutal war on drugs, as he slammed developed nations
yesterday for their supposed “stupid inconsistency” on the issue of climate change.
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A day after saying the Philippines still needs the US in the South China Sea, President Duterte yesterday reiterated he would not
allow local troops to go on a joint patrol with their American counterparts.
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Some 489,003 Grade 4 public elementary school students will be given the second dose of dengue vaccine starting next month.
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Kjartan Sekkingstad, the Norwegian hostage released by Abu Sayyaf bandits, left yesterday to finally return to Norway after
almost a year of captivity in the jungles of Sulu.
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Philippine military officials on Thursday announced the first large-scale combat exercises between U.S. and Filipino forces under
President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been critical of American security policies.
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I don’t care. This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s reaction to credit rater Standard & Poor’s assessment that predictability in
policymaking has diminished under his administration.
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Confessed hitman Edgar Matobato on Thursday told the Senate Justice committee that he joined the so-called Davao Death
Squad to seek justice for his slain father.
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The National Security Agency (NSA) is looking at the possibility that drug syndicates crushed in President Duterte’s drug
war might bankroll the ouster moves against him, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday.
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Amid issues involving human rights and the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the heroes’ cemetery, Vice
President Leni Robredo enjoined Filipinos yesterday to remain vigilant against the possible return of martial law “or any of
its elements,” as she called on government leaders to continue to be “instruments of truth and justice.”
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The lawyer of convicted robbery and carjack gang leader Herbert Colanggo and several other inmates of the New Bilibid
Prison (NBP) claimed that the detainees were not coerced to testify against Sen. Leila de Lima at the House of
Representatives’ inquiry on the proliferation of illegal drugs trade in the national penitentiary.
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Another official of the previous administration had reportedly benefitted from drug payoffs from convicted drug lords at the
New Bilibid Prison (NBP), according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
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Sen. Leila de Lima claims that unknown persons have started harassing her since Tuesday night and that she was unable
to go home for fear of her safety after her address and mobile phone number were made public during the illegal drugs
inquiry in the House of Representatives.
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About 40 local judges and several Chinese citizens are in the new list of individuals with suspected links to illegal drugs,
President Duterte revealed yesterday.
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Although faced with the difficulty of solving the country’s drug problem, President Duterte insisted yesterday he does not
want to declare martial law.
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The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the promotions of Gen. Ricardo Visaya as chief of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and 24 other senior officers.
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The grant of immunity to convicted drug lords who testified in the House inquiry on the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid
Prison (NBP) would not affect their conviction and service of time in jail but would spare them from possible charges from
those they implicated in their testimonies.

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She doubts if she could trust the Phil. Nat’l police, the Nat’l Bureau of Investigation & Armed forces of the
Philippines to protect her.
de lima said she intends to file petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data before the sc once she has sorted
things out, as attacks against her are coming from all directions, including the ongoing inquiry at the house of
representatives on the alleged prolifetioran of ilegal drugs at the new prison bilibid (nbp) when she was justice
secretary.
Embattled Senator. Leila De lima intends to seek protection and help from the Supreme Court (SC) as the
Duterte
administration’s continued persecution has put her life in danger. “I’m now a subject of persecution and I am no
longer safe, I don’t feel safe. The truth is, I’m not safe”, De lima said in a conferense press at the Senate.
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She also has cut off the phone line after receiving calls and 2000 obscene and angry text messages from “trolls
and fanatics” of President Duterte.
“They’re (administration violating my rights;– my right to security and privacy,” she said.
She saying she ws considering the suggestion of some of her colleagues to seek protection from the Senate
security.
The senator confirmed htat she has found a temporary residence after she found herself unable to go home on
tue. after the House inquiry publicly disclosed her address in Paranaque ity ad her mobile phone
number.
De Lima also dismissed calls from allies of Duterte in the House for her to reasign.
“Why should I resign?” I’m the 1 being persecuted here”, she said. “This is getting to be outrageous and
laughable.”
MANILA,
She lament that her neighbors are now being inconvenienced.

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A teacher’s coalition is urging the dep’t of education (depted) to reconsider a p36-B allocation for program that
will provide governmet subsidy or vouchers to students enrolled in private schools, saying the budget must primarily
be for the benefit of public teacher’s school.
Teachersdignity coalition nat’l chairman benjobasas also said the full implementation of the k-12 program should
not be passed on to private education providers through the subsidy.
Education sec. leonor briones defended the subsidy, including the p24-billion voucher program for senior high
school, saying it would provide students with more oportunities to choose which track to pursue in college.
But the voucher program was criticized as favorable to “private profit than right to education.”
“It is unfair to tag the department’s budget as ‘private school-friendly’ when p400 billion of the proposed p546-
billion budget next year is for the delivery of basic education through our public schools,” the secretary said.
manila, philippines –
“You must remember that this program was designed to give students and their families options in deciding the
senior high school that is most relevant to their needs and career goals,” she added.
Basas, howeveurged briones to consider recasting the budget to provide funds for benefits covered by the
magna carta for public school teachers, a 1966 law ensuring teachers’ welfare by providing for overtime pay, paid
study leave, special hardship allowance and higher salaries, among other benefits.Meanwhile, the education netw
ork ph (e-net) welcomed the continuous increase in the budget allocation for deped.
“We hope that this will launch a shift to allocate more funding to reach the unreached and make education
services universal and inclusive,” e-net national coordinator said addie unsi.
His noted the need to allocate more funds to address insufficiencies such as madrasah, indigenous peoples and
special education as wellthe conduct of disaster preparedness programs.
“Expenditures for private education should not be given such huge amount considering the already meager
resourcefor strenghening public education system. we need to spend wisely so that most poor filipino will not be left
to he poorly funded public school,” he added.

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MANILA, Philippines -
seeing many inconsistencies in the witness’ statements, the committee agreed in the end to invite alleged dds
members, as identified by matobato, to also testify in the next hearing.
cayetano pointed out that matobato and makdum knew each other before he was killed and that they were business
partners based on a report of cnn philippines. it was also reported that matobatos wife and the wife makdum of were
cousins.
at the start of yesterday’s hearing, newly installed committee chairman senator. richard gordon & senator. alan peter
cayetano took turns in cross checking the details of matobato’s testimony in the previous hearing.
with a copy of the affidavit that matobato executed before the national bureau of investigation when he was still under
the witness protection program of the dep’t of justice, cayetano confronted the witness with the alleged killing of a terrorist
identified as sali makdum.
matobato said he had real estate dealings with makdum and that he only found out about his being a terrorist from the
heinous crimes division of the davao city police.
cayetano said it was hard to believe that 30 armed men were unable to put down a single person. matobato said there
was difficulty in hitting amisola because he was hiding behind his vehicle and shooting back at them.
cayetano noted the inconsistencies in matobato’s statements on how makdum was killed based on his affidavit and his
testimony before the senate.
Gordon also tried to verify Matobato’s claim that he was a member of the CAFGU (Civilian Force Armed Geographical
Units) before Duterte recruited him into his so-called BoysLambada, which eventually became the DDS.
In the affidavit, Cayetano noted, Matobato saw a group of policemen slitting the throat of Makdum before taking turns
stabbing him.
But in his Senate testimony yesterday, Matobato said he and Lascañas hanged Makdum, then Lascañas chopped up
Makdum’s body.
According to Matobato, he was aware that the orders handed down by Lascañas were coming from the President.
On Matobato’s claim that he was also involved in the killing of the bodyguards of former House speaker Prospero
Nograles, Cayetano noted that in his affidavit, he claimed that several policemen gave the order to kill them, but in his
testimony yesterday, he said the instruction came from Lascañas alone.
In the case of a certain agent NBI known only as Amisola, whom Matobato claimed engaged 30 armed men in a
firefight and was eventually shot dead by Duterteherself, Cayetano maintained that the narration was incredible.
Gordon also notd that Matobato gave conflicting testimonies about whose men exactly they killed. Matobato explained
that the bodyguards were men of generals Matillano& Jovito Palparan but were detailed to Nograles, who was running for
mayor against Duterte.
Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said it was important for the Senate committee to test the credibility of Matobato and the
veracity of his allegations during the hearings.
The newly organized Senate committee on justice and human rights grilled self-confessed Davao death squad (DDS)
hit man Edgar Matobato yesterday, putting his credibility as witness on the line in the inquiry on alleged extrajudicial
killings.Asked if the killing of Makdum was ordered by Pres. Duterte when he was still mayor of Davao province, Matobato
said the order did not come directly from Duterte, yut from SPO4 Arthur Lascañas, whom he described as the head of the
DDS.
Matobato said in his testimony yesterday he decided to quit the DDS in Septemb. 201.3 because he was alrady old
and no longer wanted to take part in killings.
Asked Cayetano if the affidavit he executed at the NBI was about the DDS, Matobato said it was about how he was
tortured and not about the DDS.
But Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Senate Pres. Aquliino Pimentel III had relayed to him the claim of a regional adjudicator
of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Davao that Matobato made an attempt to kill him in October 2014 in Davao.
Lacson said DAR’s Abeto Salcedo Jr. saw Matobato on television during the previous Senate hearing and recognized
him right away as the person who tried to kill him.
Matobato denied the claim, insisting he was in Manila in 2014.
Cayetano pointed out that the affidavit was full of details about the DDS, contraryto MatoMatos claim.
“Matobato’s allegations are so grave”, Angara said. “But in my opinion, these seem to be full of inconsistencies and
conflicted with his statements in the past two hearings. But then, we must let the committee decide on what
recommendation or action to take. What’s important is this issue is in the public eye.”
Matobato clarified that he was actually part of the civilian Home Defence Forces (CHDF), CAFGU’s predecessor,
starting from 1982.
NBI’s Anti-Illegal Drug Division chief Joel Tuvera admitted no lawyer assisted Matobato when he executed his affidavit.
Tuvera said Matobato opted again getting a lawyer and refused when he was ordered to go to Davao with them to
present proof of the killings, allegedly for fear for his life.
In the end, the committee agreed to summon the alleged DDS members named by Matobato, although invitation was
already sent to 23 of them, when DeLima was still heading the committee.
To be summoned are: Lascañas, SPO4 Sanson Buenaventura,Chief InspsJacy Francia, Fulgencio Pavo and Ronald
Lao,SPO3 Jim Tan, Jun Laresma and Donito UbalesSPO2 Enrique de los Reyes Ayao; SPO1 Reynante Medina
Bienvenido Furog, Vivencio Jumawan, Jun Bisnar and Gaston AquinoSenior Supts. Isidero Florivel/Florobel, Rey
Capote,
Tony Rivera Dionisio Abude certain Bienvenido Laud, Alvin Laud, Roly Engalia and Arnold Ochavez
According to Ferdinand Laviña, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Deputy Director for Forensic Investigation Service
of the NBI, the DOJ, then headed by Sen. Leila de Lima, had sent Matobato to the NBI.
As such, Tuvera explained, the NBI was not able to build a case regarding the DDS claims of Matobato.
Gordon pointed out Matobato’s name was not in the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ list of CAFGUs.

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MANILA, Philippines - PresiDurterte appealed to his followers yesterday not to threaten journalists who write stories critical of
his administration.
Duterte said he has received reports about international writers being intimidated online because of their articles.
“I appreciate very much your support and how would I say it – enthusiasm to back me up,the Chief Executive said“You are
correct. I am doing nothing wrong. But of course, we should also not threaten people because they won’t be able to write about
the truth”
Earlier, the Nat’l Union of Journalists of the Phil asked Malacanang to probe online threats against freelance journalist
Gretchen Malalad and Al Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan/Caudron.
The highprofile inmates of NBP, who testified on Tue. and Wed. in the congressional hearings involving the illegal drugtrade
in the country, claimed they gave DeLima Millions of pesos in monthly quota to fund her senatorial bid last MayThe two female
journalists allegedly received threats of raped and physical harm from pro-Duterte social media users.
Malalad and Caudron have been reporting about the government’s crackdown on illegal drugs and the security forces’
operations against the Abu Say-yaf.
Communication’s Secretary Martin andanar also appealed to Duterte’s supporter to avoid harassment or threatening Leila
online.
Meanwhile, former president and now Mayor Manila Joseph “erEstrada said yesterday Filipinos are lucky to have Duterte as
president because he has saved the country from becoming a haven for drug lords.
“That is why I fully support President Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs,” Estrada told The STAR in a telephone
interview. “I am all out for President Duterte’s all out war against drugs.”
Estrada described the extent of influence ad power enjoyed by drug lords before Duterte’s president as revealed by drug
lords themselves in the investigation conducted by the Representatives Houses as “alarming and a serious threat to the moral
fiber and future of the Filipinos, especially the youth”.
“We would not have known the extent of the proliferation of illegal drugs in our country had President Duterte not launched
an all-out war against illegal drugs,” he said. “Imagine, even the highest officials of the country are involved. Concerts are even
held inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBand attended by government officials. It’s unthinkable.”
De Lima denied the inmates’ allegations.Estrada thus urged Filipinos to support Duterte’s all-out war against illegal drugs.He
said narco-politics started to invade the country even prior to Duterte’s presidency.
“Imagine if in every election, governors, congressman and other local officials are looking for campaign funds from drug
lords,” estrada pointed out. “what will happen if they win? they will be beholden to the drug lords and they will allow them to do
whatever they wanted to do.”
Estrada refused to comment on the alleged involvement of former justice secretary leila de lima in the illegal drug trade.“if i
cannot say anything good, i would rather not say anything,” estrada told the star.

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The NUJP quoted Morales, Mary Grace, speaking in behalf of the families of the Maguindanao massacre
victims, as saying that they are not comfortable with the appointmen t of Pamelo who had been a lawyer of the
Ampatuan family membser accused of perpetrating the massacre.
“Although the NUJP recognized the right of any accused to a defense, the group shares the sentiments of
the relatives of the Ampatuan massacre victims,” it added.
The 58 victims of the Maguindanao massacre were killed on Nov. 23, 2009, in Ampatuan town,
Maguindanao. Including media workers, they were en routing to file a certificate of candidacy for Ampatuan
rival, then Maguinanao vice governor Esmael Mangudadatu when their convoy was waylaid.
Pampanga
“This is not right”, NUJP quoted Morales as saying.
The NUJP said that while it is on record that Panelo withdrew as counsel of Andal Ampatuan Jr. in early
Dec. last year, they ex press serious ungiving about his potential appointment as presidential spokesmen and
its possible implications on the trial of the accused.the incident is acknowledged as the single deadliest attack
on the press in history and one of the worst case of electoral violence in the country.
Morales, whose husband Rosell of News focus newspaper was among those killed, said that with Panelo in
Malacañang, “we know where the (massacre) case is headeThe nat’l union of journalists of the philippines (has
expressed dismay over the pending appointment of lawyer Salvador Panelo as spokesperson for incoming
president Rodrigo Duterte.
“If Pamelo indeed would be appointed, I will no longer hope for progress in the case”, she add s
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An incumbent and a former mayor of separate municipalities in Lanao del Sur surrendered to the Philippine National
Police on Friday in connection with their involvement in the illegal drug trade.
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Anti-illegal drug operatives of the Southern Police District arrested early Friday in Makati City a Filipino-Indian man who
they said was the supplier of “party drugs” to high-end bars and clubs in Makati and Taguig.
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The military said it is ready to provide security to fugitive Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari once he's given
the safe conduct pass to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte in Sulu, according to an official.
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Vice President Leni Robredo left yesterday for a one-week trip to the United States to speak at a conference and meet
with supporters.
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Seventy-one state universities and colleges (SUCs) have yet to account for P2.851 billion in funds given to them for the
implementation of various programs and projects under the Aquino administration’s Disbursement Acceleration Program
(DAP) that was partially declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court more than two years ago.
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Various youth groups yesterday brought to the Supreme Court (SC) their bid for extension of the registration period for the
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in October.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ready to present documents related to the poll protest filed by former senator
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo.
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President Duterte once knelt and cried before his mother Soledad when she learned that he had been expelled from the
San Beda College of Law.
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Thefrequent visits of President Duterte to soldiers deployed on the frontlines help build rapport between the troops and
their commander-in-chief, Defense Secetary Delfin Lorenzana said.
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After saying that he is ready to face the United Nations, President Rodrigo Duterte now adds that he is not afraid even if
he goes to hell in the afterlife as a consequence of the hundreds of killings that erupted after his all-out war against illegal
drugs.
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President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the oligarchs who exploit the country's natural resources particularly, those in the
mining and fisheries industry.
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Vice President Leni Robredo thanked her supporters who launched a donation drive after she expressed worries over
legal fees she would face while answering former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s electoral protest.
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A 62-year old businesswoman from Cebu City joined the ranks of the country's millionaires after winning the P272
million lotto pot which was drawn last July 30.
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A man who reportedly leads a robbery gang and six of the gang’s alleged members were arrested in separate
operations in Caloocan City and Bulacan since Thursday night.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to conduct next week a reenactment of the events that led to the
killing of motorcyclist John dela Riarte last month.
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Fifteen more drug suspects, most of them on the police watchlist, were killed in Luzon and the Visayas in the past two
days.
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Government lawyers have asked the Sandiganbayan to suspend former governor and now Pangasinan Rep. Amado
Espino Jr. while undergoing trial for graft.
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At least 14 suspected drug pushers and users were killed and 22 others were arrested in Metro Manila since Thursday.
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- The oligarchs owns mining and fisheries industries exploits the country’s natural resources
- The mining and fisheries industries are responsible for the depletion of country’s natural resources.
- President Rodrigo Duterte criticized the oligarchs.
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- The businesswoman lives in Cebu City
- She won the P272 million lotto pot
- The lotto was drawn last July 30
- The business woman is 62 years old
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3.)
- The gang members were arrested together with a man who reportedly leads a robbery gang.
- The alleged six members were arrested in a separate operations
- They were arrested in Caloocan and Bulcan since Thursday night
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- In the past two days, 15 more drugs suspects were killed in Luzon and Visayas
- Most of these drugs suspects were on the police watch list.
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“A student’s basic right to go to school, study and learn is of paramount importance and should be respected and
promoted at all times. A student’s attire should reflect respect for the school as an institution for learning,” read DepEd
Order No. 46, Series 2008.
MANILA, Philippines
The proposal of incoming president Rudrigo Duterte to remove the mandatory requirement for public school students to
wear school uniforms is already an existing policy of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Former president Gloria Ma capagalArroyo instructed then education secretary Jesli Lapus in 2008 to issue 2 dep’t orders
that remove the mandatory requirement for school uniform ms in all public elementary and high schools.
“A students attire should not become a cause for discrimination particularly for students belonging to a lower socio-
economic status. Promoting physical hygiene and proper school decorum is part of the teaching- learning process in
schools, thus a student’s attire and physical appearance should manifest learnings from this process,” it added.
“The wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools… Students with existing uniforms may continue
using these uniforms, if they so desire, in order to avoid incurring additional costs for new attire,” it added.
The same order said identification cards shall be provided to students at no cost to them.
“To increase school participation of all school-aged children, it is important to remove any and all obstacles, particularly
financial, to their enrolment in public schools,” DepEd Order No. 45, Series 2008 rea d. In another order, Lapus provided
guidance on what constitutes proper school attire.
The order suggested that the proper school attire may be polo or t-shirt and long or short pants for boys and dress, skirt
and blouse or blouse or pants for girls.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro reiterated the policy of non-mandatory requirement of school uniforms when he issued
the revised guidelines on the opening of classes in 2012. Any footwear may be worn by students.
While there are those who support the idea, Netizens noted that the lack of school uniforms may be more costly as
parents have to provide for the daily attire of children Students are discouraged from wearing expensive (signature
or designer brands or flashy clothes, tight-fitting pants/blouses/dresses, mini-skirts, short shorts, blouses with
plunging necklines, hip-hop pants for boys, and sleepwear.
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Others raised issues on security noting it would be more difficult to identify the students if they are wearing plain clothes.

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