The Philippines is anticipating the negative impact of generative AI on jobs, while also looking forward to its economic potential

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The government had been warned from the get go. If it could have better prepared for the excessive hot school days, then there would have been less impact to over 28M students.

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‘Aggressive’ revert to old academic calendar eyed for school year 2024 to 2025 rappler.com/philippines/re… via Rappler

JUST IN. At a Senate hearing, the DepEd says it has submitted a letter to the President offering a more 'aggressive' ending of school year 2024-2025 in MARCH 2025. The DepEd says this is a response to recent clamor of immediate transition to the old calendar. Rappler

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BREAKING. DepEd suspends in-person classes on April 29 and 30 due to extreme heat and planned nationwide transport strike. All public schools should implement distance learning. Rappler

Quiboloy on the run, but cash keeps coming as gifts for his 74th birthday rappler.com/nation/mindana… via Rappler

this is true… sobrang kairita

NEW: The P124.5M plundered PDAF is still not collected, 5 years since court's order. The delay is due to the appeal. This money belongs to the Filipino people. We must always insist on our right to know, even if it means writing to courts repeatedly.
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“Are they that naive?.. Somehow they’re playing dumb. There’s no document that states that it’s actually implementable.'

Villanueva says ‘gentleman’s agreement’ just Chinese propaganda rappler.com/philippines/jo… via Rappler

On a political stage where two popular figures are at play, whoever flinches first loses. 🙃

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EXPLAINER: What is intersex? rappler.com/newsbreak/expl… via Rappler

BREAKING. DepEd suspends in-person classes on April 15 to 16 nationwide. All public schools will shift to distance learning. Rappler

PSA Ang talking stage ay mini challenge lang tangina niyo

The Senate is set to resume its deliberations on mandatory ROTC bill.

I spoke to Amelita Chua, mother of slain Mark Welson Chua. She says there are little to no discussions on why mandatory ROTC was stopped in the first place. Rappler
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The Senate is set to tackle the mandatory ROTC bill when it resumes sessions this May.

The total projected budget of P61.2 billion for the implementation of mandatory ROTC can already build 24,480 classrooms. Is it worth it? rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d… Rappler

A survey commissioned by Senate President Migz Zubiri shows 69% of respondents favor making ROTC mandatory for young Filipinos.

'Let's give the bill a chance. We'll vote on it. Whether it passes or not but we will prioritize it this coming May before,' he says. Rappler