Bill prohibiting ‘no permit, no exam’ policy hurdles House

File photo MANILA – With an overwhelming 259 votes, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on final reading a bill that seeks to impose sanctions on private elementary and high school educational institutions that will bar learners from taking scheduled periodic examinations due to unsettled financial obligations. Once enacted into …

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Eye tissue retrieval center opens in Pangasinan

EYE DONATION. Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III (third from left) together with officials of the Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines sign a memorandum of agreement for the opening of an Eye Retrieval Center satellite at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City, Pangasinan on May 5, 2023. The …

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Mixed results in SEA Games: Obstacle racers save day

SWEET VICTORY. Jamie Lim, daughter of PBA great Samboy Lim, playfully bites her karate gold medal.Phnom Penh—Team Philippines rode a roller-coaster of emotions on Sunday, celebrating the highs of a six-gold rush triggered again by the obstacle course racers, and the lows of back-to-back defeats in the 3×3 basketball finals …

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Pakistan’s weekly inflation jumps over 48%

WORSENING INFLATION A laborer carries a sack of vegetables at a market on the occasion of International Labor Day in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Monday, May 1, 2023. Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index, posted an increase of 48.35 percent on a year-on-year basis, according to the …

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Size a huge factor in getting FIBA World Cup win — Chot

While attending to Gilas Pilipinas’ gold medal redemption bid in the Southeast Asian Games, national coach Chot Reyes is also working double time in ensuring the Philippines gets the much-needed size in their Fiba Basketball World Cup buildup slated this late August.Chot Reyes FIBA PHOTO Reyes said getting the needed …

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