MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed over 55,000 security personnel nationwide for the opening of classes on Monday, assuring the public that heightened school security measures will not compromise regular law enforcement and anti-crime activities. “The PNP is fully prepared and strategically positioned for the opening of classes on June 8, having
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SC should stay out of Senate leadership row, law expert says
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court should not interfere in the Senate fiasco just yet, and allow the senators to resolve the leadership issue by themselves lest the judiciary become tainted by the politics of the legislative and executive branches of the government, said a constitutional law expert. According to University of the Philippines College
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All 22 senators must attend special session, end leadership row – expert
MANILA, Philippines — All the remaining 22 senators should attend the special session of Congress to be called by President Marcos to settle their internal row once and for all, and move on to other more pressing issues, said a constitutional law expert. According to University of the Philippines College of Law associate dean Paolo
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Fair weather seen across PH due to monsoon break — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat has slightly weakened as monsoon break prevails, bringing generally fair Monday weather in most parts of the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said that habagat only prevails in western section of northern and central Luzon. “If
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Auto sales now projected to decline by 5% to 8%
MANILA – An official of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) reduced its projection for the annual decline of vehicle sales this year to between 5 percent and 8 percent amid improvement in the situation in the Middle East. Previously, the forecast was a drop of between 8 and 10 percent. In
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CDN Top Stories [June 8]: First day back to school
Here’s the rundown of top stories and headlines for Cebu Daily News for today, Monday (June 8). Cebu City tightens school security as classes reopen on June 8 Cebu City has tightened security around public schools ahead of the reopening of classes on June 8. Thousands of students, teachers, and parents are set to return
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Daily Gospel, June 8, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel for June 8, 2026, which is the Monday of the Tenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 7, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 6, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 5, 1-12. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he
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Gatchalian on Senate row: ‘I will talk to everyone’
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said he is open to a dialogue with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s bloc to settle the leadership impasse, which has divided the upper chamber and stalled legislative work last week ahead of an adjournment of almost two months. The House of Representatives also urged the Senate to
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Law expert warns new minority vs boycott of special session
MANILA, Philippines — Senators allied with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano should not boycott any special session that may be called by President Marcos to address the ongoing leadership impasse in the chamber, as doing so could effectively hand control of the Senate to the new majority bloc led by acting Senate president Sherwin Gatchalian, a
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DepEd: Reforms to benefit 26M learners, some 900,000 teachers
MANILA, Philippines — As the new school year kicks off on Monday, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing a broad set of reforms and teacher support initiative to improve basic education for over 26 million students, strengthen more than 45,000 public schools, and support nearly 900,000 teachers nationwide. The reforms include the adoption of
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