Binay group bucks anti-terrror law
Former Vice President Jejomar Binay and former Senator Rene Saguisag on Thursday led the convenors of the Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties in filing the 25th petition before the Supreme Court assailing the constitutionality of Republic Act 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, that took effect on July 18......»»
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As the holiday season approaches, the urge to unwind and kick back is natural. And it’s all too common for people to let their guard down completely when connecting to the Internet too– but shouldn’t. Recently, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group shared its findings on identity theft cases in the country. Between November […].....»»
Fake booking scams up – ACG
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Sandiganbayan acquits Binay matriarch of graft, malversation
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Makati City scores anew
Six days after taking over the management and supervision of the 14 schools affected by the dragging boundary dispute between Makati and Taguig City, the Department of Education gave Makati City the go-signal to distribute school supplies to the affected students in 10 EMBO barangays the Supreme Court had ordered transferred to Taguig City. In a letter to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay dated 22 August, DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Michael Wesley Poa said Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte had approved the former’s request to distribute the school supplies, including the use of the school facilities. Binay earlier wrote to Vice President Duterte seeking permission to distribute school supplies in the 14 public schools to alleviate the financial burden on parents who would otherwise have to purchase new school supplies. “On behalf of the city government and all the intended beneficiaries in the 14 public schools, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte. We are thankful that she has the best interest of the students at heart in making a prudent and just decision,” Binay said, adding that the distribution would go on until 29 August when classes start. The 14 public schools are Fort Bonifacio Elementary School, Cembo Elementary School, South Cembo Elementary School, Pitogo Elementary School, East Rembo Elementary School, Rizal Elementary School, Comembo Elementary School, West Rembo Elementary School, Pembo Elementary School, Makati Science High School, Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino High School, Tibagan High School, Fort Bonifacio High School and Pitogo High School. Parents, school kids cheer Mayor Binay, accompanied by her husband, Makati 2nd District Rep. Luis Campos, distributed school supplies at Pembo Elementary School and Pitogo High School yesterday. School supplies will be given to all 45,000 students in the 14 public schools in 10 former barangays within Fort Bonifacio — Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, Pitogo, Rizal, Northside and Southside. Upon arriving at the Pembo Elementary School, Binay and her entourage were cheered by the parents and students who had been waiting for her since 10 a.m. Her arrival at 2 p.m. elicited applause and shouts of “Abby, Abby” from the crowd, many of whom were crying, including the children who rushed to hug the mayor. The parents were particularly ecstatic because they said the school supplies they received from Taguig were not comparable to what they received from Makati. Package contents Under the expanded Project FREE (Free Relevant and Excellent Education) of Makati, public school students from kindergarten to senior high school, including Special Education students in elementary and high school, receive school uniforms and supplies. Students in all levels each receive school uniforms, PE T-shirts and jogging pants. School bags, caps and anti-dengue kits are also given to kindergarten pupils. Elementary students each receive a pair of black leather shoes, three pairs of white socks, Randoseru bags (Grades 1 and 4), dengue kits, and school supplies consisting of 10 notebooks, five intermediate pads, and five ballpoint pens and pencils. Junior and senior high school students receive black shoes and socks, and the same school supplies package given to elementary students, with a Math graphing notebook added. Grades 11 and 12 students also get a jacket with hoodie. For SPED students in elementary and high school, the city provides a school supplies package, uniforms, leather shoes and three pairs of socks, and anti-dengue kits for elementary SPED. Schools to be rented out Asked what would happen to the 14 schools formerly under Makati City, Binay said they would be rented out to Taguig as the former held the titles to them. In a Facebook post, Binay said there was a “last-minute attempt” by the Taguig City government to halt the distribution even if Makati had written authorization to carry it out. Taguig City has also started distributing school packages to the students of the city, including those at the EMBO schools. Duterte issued DepEd Order No. 023 last week, titled “Assumption of authority of the Department of Education over the 14 public schools affected by the Supreme Court decision in G.R. No. 235316.” According to the order, DepEd is mandated to promote every Filipino’s right to accessible, equitable, and quality education which is consistent with its mandate to provide a safe and enabling environment for learners, teachers, and personnel. Duterte, in her order, said that relative to the SC’s final and executory decision in the case titled Municipality of Makati vs Municipality of Taguig (G.R. No. 235316), the Department of is cognizant of the increasing tension present in the 14 schools affected by the ruling, that caused uncertainty as to the peaceful and orderly reopening of schools on 29 August 2023. It further stated that in the pursuit of protecting the best interest and welfare of the learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel, “the Office of the Secretary shall directly supervise the management and administration of all 14 schools, pending a transition plan, effective immediately.” Duterte created a transition committee composed of the regional director (assigned outside of the National Capital Region); DepEd Schools Division Superintendent of Taguig-Pateros; the DepEd Schools Superintendent of Makati City; City Legal Officer of Makati and City Legal Officer of Taguig. Binay has since stood her ground that all 14 public schools are titled to Makati City and therefore Taguig City has no jurisdiction over it, though Mayor Lani Cayetano refuted the claim saying it was included in the SC order that is final and executory. The post Makati City scores anew appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Taguig rejects Makati help to EMBO studes
Taguig City has rejected the offer of Makati City to continue providing free uniforms, shoes, supplies and other school needs of 30,000 public schools students in the 10 barangays covered by a Supreme Court decision on the boundary dispute between the two cities. Makati City Administrator Claro Certeza said Taguig officials rejected the offer in a meeting last July with Mayor Abby Binay and officials of the Department of Education. Mayor Lani Cayetano was present during the meeting. “We have offered an arrangement that would benefit the students. But Taguig rejected it,” he said. Certeza said Mayor Abby proposed a status quo where Makati will continue its services in the affected schools to ease the worries of the students and their parents and avoid disruption in school operations. The Taguig officials, however, rejected the offer and told Makati to stop distributing the students’ school needs starting this school year. Since the 1990s, Makati has been providing all public school students with free school uniforms and school supplies. Makati students under the administration of Mayor Abby Binay, also receive sneakers, white socks and black leather shoes, reusable water tumblers, and Japanese-inspired Randoseru bags. Students also receive hygiene kits, dental kits, anti-dengue kits, hard hats and Emergency Go Bags, rain gear including rain coats and rain boots and jackets. Last March, Mayor Abby launched Project FEED (Food for Excellent Education and Development) which provides students from Kinder to Grade 6 with nutritious snacks every school day. The students are also provided with free educational experiential learning trips every school year. “For the sake of the youth and the residents of the 10 affected barangays, please let us provide free school gear and supplies to the students. Let us make them our priority,” Certeza said. He said they are hoping that compassion for residents prevail and work together so that their welfare and lives will not be affected. Certeza said Makati’s offer will greatly ease the worries of both parents and students in the affected barangays. “Makati has offered to continue to provide these benefits to ease the worries of the students and their parents. We have asked COA for guidance on how best to proceed, but we are willing and ready any time,” he said. Certeza said the offer still stands despite the provocative action of Taguig. The 14 public schools located in the affected barangays in District 2 are Fort Bonifacio Elementary School, Cembo Elementary School, South Cembo Elementary School, Pitogo Elementary School, East Rembo Elementary School, Rizal Elementary School, Comembo Elementary School, West Rembo Elementary School, Pembo Elementary School, Makati Science High School, Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino High School, Tibagan High School, Fort Bonifacio High School, and Pitogo High School. The post Taguig rejects Makati help to EMBO studes appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Taguig rejects Makati offer to provide free school supplies to EMBO students
Taguig has rejected an offer from Makati to continue providing free uniforms, shoes, supplies and other school needs of some 30,000 public schools students in the 10 barangays covered by a Supreme Court decision on the boundary dispute between the two cities. Makati City Administrator Claro Certeza said Taguig officials rejected the offer in a meeting last July with Mayor Abby Binay and officials of the Department of Education. Mayor Lani Cayetano was present during the meeting. “We have offered an arrangement that would benefit the students. But Taguig rejected it,” he said. According to Certeza, Binay proposed a status quo where Makati would continue its services in the affected schools to ease the worries of the students and their parents and avoid disruption in school operations. The Taguig officials, however, rejected the offer and told Makati to stop distributing the students’ school needs starting this school year. Since the 1990s, Makati has been providing all public school students with free school uniforms and school supplies. Under Mayor Abby Binay, Makati students also receive sneakers, white socks and black leather shoes, reusable water tumblers and Japanese-inspired Randoseru bags. Students also receive hygiene kits, dental kits, anti-dengue kits, hard hats and Emergency Go Bags, rain gear including rain coats and rain boots and jackets. Last March, Binay launched Project FEED (Food for Excellent Education and Development) which provides students from Kinder to Grade 6 with nutritious snacks every school day. The students are also provided with free educational experiential learning trips every school year. “Alang-alang sa kapakanan ng mga kabataan at mga mamamayan ng sampung apektadong barangay, hayaan nyo na kaming magbigay ng libreng gamit at supplies ng mga estudyante. Sila po sana ang unahin natin,” Certeza said. (For the sake of the youth and the residents of the 10 affected barangays, please let us provide free school gear and supplies to the students. Let us make them our priority.) “Nawa’y mangibabaw ang malasakit sa mga mamamayan at magtulungan tayo upang hindi maapektuhan ang kanilang kapakanan at pamumuhay,” he said. (May compassion for the residents prevail and work together so that their welfare and lives will not be affected.) Certeza said Makati’s offer will greatly ease the worries of both parents and students in the affected barangays. “Makati has offered to continue to provide these benefits to ease the worries of the students and their parents. We have asked COA for guidance on how best to proceed, but we are willing and ready any time,” he said. Certeza said the offer still stands despite the provocative action of Taguig. Earlier, Certeza appealed to Taguig to follow the rule of law to avoid creating unnecessary and unwanted tension in the affected areas, as it did over the weekend. The 14 public schools located in the affected barangays in District 2 are Fort Bonifacio Elementary School, Cembo Elementary School, South Cembo Elementary School, Pitogo Elementary School, East Rembo Elementary School, Rizal Elementary School, Comembo Elementary School, West Rembo Elementary School, Pembo Elementary School, Makati Science High School, Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino High School, Tibagan High School, Fort Bonifacio High School, and Pitogo High School. -- Sincerely, Information and Community Relations Department Makati City Telephone +632 899.8938 The post Taguig rejects Makati offer to provide free school supplies to EMBO students appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Binay: Terror law asks us to trust & lsquo;tarnished& rsquo; government agencies
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Binay, Saguisag file 25th petition vs anti-terror law
Former vice president Jejomar Binay and former senator Rene Saguisag yesterday led a group of lawyers in filing the 25th petition questioning the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 before the Supreme Court......»»
Ex-VP Binay, Saguisag, other lawyers ask high court to junk ‘terror law’
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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals
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Amigas group celebrate March Birthdays
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K-pop group Unis releases debut mini-album, Superwoman MV
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Fisherfolk group urges gov’t to regulate fish prices amid Lent
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Philippine scientists harassed by China helicopter
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