Today we honor the chivalrous father figures that have stood beside us — our fathers, step-dads, would-be-fathers, and for those that filled that role by being a father figure for others, regardless if they were biologically a father or not.
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Survey reveals most Catholic school students condemn mandatory ROTC
The CEAP’s three-week-long poll ran from April 3 to 24, revealing that 53 percent of over 20,000 students from more than 1,500 Catholic schools disagreed with the proposed restoration of mandatory ROTC.
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Calatagan, Batangas
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported on Thursday morning, June 15, 2023, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Calatagan, Batangas, with effects felt in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
Oil price hike implemented due to global production cuts
Rodela Romero, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oil and Industry Management Assistant Director, an oil price hike would be implemented beginning June 13, 2023, due to global production cuts and inflation.
DOH to acquire more bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
The Department of Health (DOH) had been procuring additional supplies of bivalent vaccines against COVID-19 after acquiring the 390,000 doses donated by Lithuania on Saturday, June 6.
125th Independence Day celebrated in Quirino Grandstand
On June 12, 2023, the 125th celebration of Independence Day themed “Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan,” was commemorated at the Quirino Grandstand after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Park.
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Breaking our Colonial Chains
On June 12, 1898, an indelible moment firmly cemented its place in history when Emilio Aguinaldo declared the liberation of our country, marking a momentous occasion where we triumphantly broke free from the oppressive grasp of our Spanish colonizers.
Hontiveros debunks Villanueva over SOGIE bill remark
Senator Risa Hontiveros, one of the leading proponents of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression and Sex Characteristics Equality Act or SOGIE bill, said it was “sheer numbness” to deem that the SOGIE bill is “not urgent”, as remarked by Senator Joel Villanueva last June 6.
PH inflation rate lowers to 6.1%
Article by Arabella Balderama The inflation rate in the Philippines has slowed down further to 6.1 percent, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. According to the data released by the PSA, the downtrend of the country’s inflation rate has reached to four consecutive months, beginning last February with…
Behind the Destructive Prowess of Taal and Mayon
Volcanoes are windows to nature’s prowess — beauty and ferocity go hand-in-hand as magma violently escapes from the Earth’s crust, yet the aftermath of these eruptions are stunning landscapes such as the likes of Mayon or Taal, which are prominent names that come up in Philippine volcanology. Presently, they are both showing signs of activity, and are being heavily monitored by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
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