I 've attended countless environmental activities over the years, from coastal cleanups to tree-planting drives. But a recent initiative in Pasay City reminded me that sustainability can also be deeply personal. When Savoy Hotel Manila invited me to join its Plant a Sampaguita advocacy, I...
A notification pops up on your phone. Another disturbing incident has made the headlines. Perhaps it happened in a school, a mall, or a place that feels uncomfortably familiar. Adults start talking about it at the dinner table or among fellow parents. Before long, a child overhears snippets of...
TACLOBAN CITY — The Police Regional Office-8 successfully thwarted an attack planned by a 14-year-old student at Tolosa National High School in Tolosa, Leyte, on Wednesday, June 24. Authorities acted based on information relayed by Sen. Bam Aquino to Department of the Interior and Local...
How safe are our schools, and what more must be done to protect our children? We are raising this in the aftermath of the recent violent incidents involving students in Tacloban City and Negros Occidental. The fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City and the stabbing...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor urged the Department of Education on Tuesday, June 23, to allocate funds for the hiring of security guards in public schools following a series of violent incidents in educational institutions in the country. In a privilege speech, Councilor Luna Acosta,...
There is a pressing need for the House of Representatives to look into how the country’s school safety, child protection, and student mental health laws are being implemented. FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe filed for this purpose on Wednesday, June 24 House Resolution (HR) No....
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Bayambang Central School (BCS) now has its long-term site following the signing of a usufruct agreement between the municipal government of Bayambang and the Department of Education (DepEd). Special assistant to the Mayor Dr. Cezar Quiambao, in an interview on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) expressed deep concern over the stabbing incident involving minor students in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 23. The PRO-NIR encouraged parents, guardians, teachers, school administrators, and community...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police in Lanao del Norte have intensified security measures in schools throughout the province to ensure a safe, secure, and conducive learning environment. In a statement on Wednesday, Police Col. Leo de Leon Sua, Lanao del Norte police director, said all municipal police...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education-6 urged a communal approach in making schools safer in Western Visayas region following the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City. DepEd-6 information Officer Hernani Escullar Jr. said school safety is not merely the responsibility of school officials....
The apparent violence in local schools had turned into a "crisis" that authorities must address, senators said on Wednesday, June 24. No less than Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian identified this problem, as he revealed potential action from the upper chamber. “Hindi pa tapos magluksa ang...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recommended the filing of criminal cases against one of the shooters in relation to a gun attack inside a school in Tacloban City that left three students dead and 20 others injured. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the case referral was...
