• Senate majority concentration marginalizes minority voices and suppresses dissent, undermining the chamber’s role as a check on the Executive and threatening democratic principles.
• The new three-term school calendar aims to reduce class interruptions and allow more lesson time, DepEd said. Tacloban City public schools are preparing for its June 8 start.
• DepEd Tacloban reminds schools to regulate cellphone use in classrooms under DepEd Order No. 006, s. 2026. The policy is not a total ban but aims to reduce distractions and cheating.
• Health officials in Eastern Visayas urge stronger vaccination efforts, especially in remote areas, as only 62% of children are fully immunized, well below the 95% target.
• Like Cerberus guarding the Underworld, the Philippine government has three branches, Executive, Legislative, Judicial,sharing similar structure and purpose in managing the nation, despite one being myth and one in reality.
• 500 low-income families in Tacloban City receive rice aid from the national government as rising food and fuel prices from the energy crisis hit households.
• In Tacloban, 18-year-old Sam Mercader trains hard on a rough court. For him and his teammates, practice means survival, hope, and a chance at a better life.
• Typhoon Yolanda survivors are urging DPWH to revise a 2014 policy banning trees along roads, citing neglect of climate resilience. The rule halted their Adopt-a-Tree Project along Tacloban Bypass Road.
• Allan Cantonjos won the 4th Granny’s Cup Chess Tournament with a flawless endgame move. The event is now one of the region’s most anticipated chess stages.
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