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MB Daily News Summary

Published Aug 14, 2023 08:49 am

At A Glance

  • Public schools still reeling from the damage of last month's Typhoon "Egay" will implement blended learning if classrooms are not repaired in time for the opening of classes, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Aug. 14.
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  • Former President Joseph Estrada's sons,  Senators Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito, and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 14, strongly refuted claims that their father was the chief executive who promised China in 1999 to remove the BRP Sierra Madre.
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  • President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government will prioritize the students' welfare in its review of the academic calendar.

The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily News Summary this Monday afternoon, August 14, 2023.

  1. From the Palace

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/no-gov-t-funds-spent-on-michael-leyva-s-fashion-show-in-palace

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/13/pbbm-eyeing-rationalization-of-all-livelihood-programs-pangandaman-tells-house

 

  1. School opening

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/blended-learning-will-be-implemented-if-egay-hit-schools-were-not-repaired-by-aug-29-vp-duterte

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/gov-t-to-prioritize-students-welfare-in-academic-calendar-review-pbbm

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/not-all-egay-hit-schools-ready-for-school-opening-marcos

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/marcos-donates-p1-m-to-v-mapa-high-school-for-brigada-eskwela-2023

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/marcos-matatag-curriculum-to-boost-ph-international-scores

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/ncrpo-to-deploy-over-5-000-cops-to-secure-school-opening-in-metro-manila

 

  1. West PH Sea dispute

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/pamalakaya-rejects-afp-proposal-making-fishers-reserve-forces

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/erap-made-no-promise-to-remove-brp-sierra-madre-jv

 

  1. PH, Australia relations

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/ph-australia-s-military-drill-alon-seeks-to-preserve-peace-in-indo-pacific

 

  1. ROTC

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/gabriela-cites-harmful-effects-of-mandatory-rotc-among-women-lgbtiq

 

  1. New architects, interior designers

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/13/prc-sets-f2-f-oathtaking-of-new-architects-interior-designers

 

  1. Lotto results

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/no-winners-for-ultra-super-lotto-draws-on-aug-13

 

  1. Weather Update

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/scattered-rains-to-prevail-over-parts-of-ph-due-to-habagat

 

  1. AFP/DND

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/paf-hosts-aerial-exercise-involving-13-other-countries

 

  1. DILG

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/dilg-holds-discussions-on-metro-manila-project-updates

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/beware-of-groups-demanding-money-to-fund-infra-projects-dilg-warns-cordillera-lg-us

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/abalos-assures-continuity-of-gov-t-service-for-local-residents-amid-makati-taguig-turf-row

 

  1. Immigration

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/bi-deports-two-foreigners-wanted-in-india-for-alleged-terrorism

 

  1. Indigenous peoples

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/ncip-seeks-stoppage-of-mining-firm-s-operations-in-palawan-1

 

  1. Judiciary

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/human-rights-lawyers-urge-filing-of-murder-charge-vs-policemen-in-death-of-teenager-in-navotas-city

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/policemen-need-refresher-course-on-human-rights-chr-chair

 

  1. Legislature

 

Senate

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/gov-t-urged-to-first-improve-revenue-collection-before-raising-taxes

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/tolentino-rotc-is-more-than-instilling-military-traits

 

House

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/gma-tops-performance-survey-among-central-luzon-solons-robes-khonghun-close-by

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/romualdez-conducts-surprise-market-inspection-says-there-s-more-to-come

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/napakamura-na-po-yun-pagcor-chief-tries-to-convince-solons-p3-m-logo-was-a-good-deal

 

  1. NSC

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/nsc-denounces-npa-bomb-gun-attack-in-masbate

 

  1. Pagcor

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/pagcor-eyes-up-to-p4-b-contribution-to-maharlika-fund-seeks-clarification

 

  1. Religious

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/feast-of-saint-maximilian-kolbe-on-aug-14

 

  1. Metro Roundup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/free-supplies-offered-by-makati-lgu-to-embo-schools-rejected-by-taguig-gov-t

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/mayor-zamora-lauds-sjmc-s-improvements

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/rizal-lgu-guronasyon-foundation-convene-for-guronasyon-2023

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/spd-nets-76-drug-suspects-p1-59-m-marijuana-shabu-in-1-week

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/2-men-nabbed-in-buy-bust-operation-in-taguig

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/article-834

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/13/mpd-hunts-down-man-who-stabbed-father-in-front-of-son

 

  1. Provincial Roundup

 

Luzon

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/minor-student-drowns-in-batangas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/tourist-nabbed-for-transporting-p722-600-marijuana

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/salvage-victim-found-in-quezon-1

 

Visayas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/pedal-palapag-launched-in-northern-samar

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/npa-admits-killing-2-civilians-in-negros-occidental

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/p410-000-shabu-seized-in-bacolod

 

Mindanao

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/magnitude-4-2-quake-jolts-sultan-kudarat

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/cops-apprehend-2-wanted-npa-fighters

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/amai-pakpak-medical-center-in-marawi-opens-heart-institute

 

  1. World Roundup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/taiwan-vp-vows-to-resist-annexation-during-sensitive-us-trip

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/zuckerberg-says-time-to-move-on-from-musk-cage-fight-challenge

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/kim-calls-for-north-korea-to-boost-missile-production-kcna

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/over-2-000-pieces-of-war-era-unexploded-ordnance-found-in-cambodia-school

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/japan-braces-for-another-typhoon-with-trains-flights-canceled

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/migrant-deaths-are-open-wound-for-humanity-pope

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/14/cambodia-s-next-leader-chinese-fm-pledge-to-boost-ties

 

 

 

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