House OKs mandatory ROTC for high school Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) - May 21, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to establish a mandatory basic Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for senior high school students in public and private schools. House Bill 8961 or the ROTC Act institutionalizes or mandates ROTC training program for students enrolled in Grades 11 and 12 in all educational institutions, whether public or private, and which will serve as a prerequisite for graduation. Rep. Sarah Elago of militant party-list Kabataan lamented that this was done “without senior high school/K-12 implementation review, and even without status report/resolution on the program’s widespread cases of harassment, hazing and corruption.” The bill (HB 8961) consolidated three separate measures filed by … [Read more...] about House OKs mandatory ROTC for high school
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Colorado high school shooting: Teen died charging at attackers
COLORADO: The student who was killed in Tuesday's (May 7) shooting at a suburban Denver high school was among a group of students, according to eyewitnesses, that charged at the assailants in an attempt to disarm them.The 18-year-old from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado has been identified by his family as Kendrick Ray Castillo.He was a senior just three days away from graduation, police said on Wednesday as they continued to search for a motive in the attack in which eight other pupils were injured."Kendrick lunged at him," senior Nui Giasolli told NBC News, referring to the older of the two shooting suspects, Devon Erickson, 18, who was being held on murder and attempted-murder charges."He shot Kendrick, giving all of us enough time to get underneath our desks, to get ourselves safe, and to run across the room to escape,” Giasolli said.Cece Bedard, who knew Castillo since elementary school, said she broke … [Read more...] about Colorado high school shooting: Teen died charging at attackers
Japanese Breakfast: A good serving of indie music for Jakarta
Live events have given music collective Noisewhore a reputation in the local music scene. Their next big show will certainly make another major wave.Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner, better known as Japanese Breakfast, will play a gig at Rossi Musik Fatmawati in South Jakarta on Monday.A popular name in the global indie rock scene, the music of Japanese Breakfast is filled with impactful emotional landscapes projected through dreamy indie pop that is catchy without sacrificing depth.Japanese Breakfast – which comprises Zauner and her live band – has released two albums so far: Psychopomp in 2016 and Soft Sounds from Another Planet, released the following year on the influential independent label Dead Oceans.Both records have been well received by fans and critics alike, most of whom praise Zauner's honest lyricism.Japanese Breakfast's stop-off in Indonesia will be part of an Asian tour that also includes shows in the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South … [Read more...] about Japanese Breakfast: A good serving of indie music for Jakarta
News Tondo High School, hiniling agarang pagpapaayos sa mga bitak sa gusali
MAYNILA - Nanawagan ng tulong ang Tondo High School para sa agarang pag-aayos ng mga sira sa kanilang gusali na naapektuhan ng lindol noong nakaraang linggo. Nababahala ang pamunuan ng paraalan sa posibleng kahihinatnan ng kanilang mga estudyante at ng kanilang eskuwelahan na nakatayo sa isang reclaimed area. Ayon kay Principal Sonny Valenzuela, 1979 pa nang maitayo ang kanilang gusali o halos 4 na dekada na at naglabasan na ngayon ang mga bitak kasunod na rin ng malakas na magnitude 6.1 na lindol kamakailan. "Ito po ay since 1979. Sa mga buildings, pag umabot ng 50 years condemned na po ‘yan. Nasa reclaimed area pa po tayo,” sabi ni Valenzuela. Sa Hunyo 3 ang inaasahang opening ng klase para sa 6,000 estudyante ng Tondo High School na posibleng kakailanganin na magsiksikan muna sa ibang classroom na walang bitak para maiwasan ang posibleng disgrasya. Nauna nang ininspeksiyon ng Department of Public Works and Highways ang eskuwelahan na kinakitaan ng napakaraming … [Read more...] about News Tondo High School, hiniling agarang pagpapaayos sa mga bitak sa gusali
Ontario high school teachers union files notice to bargain with Ford government
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By Kristin Rushowy Queen's Park Bureau Mon., April 29, 2019 The union representing Ontario’s public high school teachers has sent a formal notice to begin bargaining, a procedural move that kick-starts what is expected to be a tough round of negotiations. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) is the first education union to make the request under a new timeline introduced by the Ford government. “They opened up the opportunity for us to serve notice, and we have no reason to delay,” said Harvey Bischof, OSSTF president. The move means the sides have 15 days to meet to begin preliminary discussions on what issues will be bargained centrally — typically big-money items — and what will be negotiated between individual boards and union locals in the province’s two-tier bargaining system. “This is very much a procedural matter at this time,” Bischof told the Star. “The first thing we need to … [Read more...] about Ontario high school teachers union files notice to bargain with Ford government