NDFP peace consultant arrested, charged with possession of firearms and grenade

Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives arrested a National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant at 1:50 AM Monday, August 26, in an apartment building in Cubao, Quezon City.
Mabining Mandirigma: A hero’s reminder of what we fought against

It begs the question, “Whatever our heroes sacrificed their lives for when, more than a hundred years after their mortal bodies have rejoined their beloved soil, we are still battling the very same demons?”
‘Ang pagpapalaya kay Sanchez ay panggagahasa sa ating lahat’

Ayon sa kanyang kwento, nakita niya dalawampu’t anim na taon na ang nakakaraan, ang bangkay ni Aileen Sarmenta noong natagpuan ito sa bayan ng Calauan, Laguna.
Ang Wikang Pambansa sa positibong lente

May kaisipang iniambag si Ben Domingo, isang retiradong propesor sa komunikasyon. Sabi niya’y dapat masdan ang Wikang Pambansa sa positibong paraan.
‘I’ll sue you,’ Colmenares warns people behind trafficking raps over ‘missing’ youth

“How in heaven’s name could someone like Neri be even remotely involved, connected or liable for such inane and contrived shotgun charges that have been debunked? Totally absurd.”
Court denies gov’t move to jail Satur anew

In an order dated Monday, August 19, Presiding Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 32 said she finds no reason to issue a recommitment order against Ocampo.
Manuel L. Quezon, 19 Agosto 1878 – 1 Agosto 1944

Pagkatapos ng isang taong pag-aaral, ang Surian ng Wikang Pambansa na itinatag noong 1936 ay nagrekomenda na ang wikang Tagalog ang gawing basehan ng pambansang wika. Ang mungkahing ito ay mahusay na tinanggap sa kabila ng pagiging katutubong Bisaya ng unang direktor nitong si Jaime C. de Veyra. Noong Disyembre 1938, si Quezon ay naglabas ng proklamasyon na nagpapatibay sa konsitusyong ginawa ng Surian at naghahayag na mangyayari ang pag-tanggap ng pambansang wika sa loob ng dalawang taon mula rito.
Ibahagi sa mga bata ang pagpapayaman sa wika

Dapat itong mabatid ng mga bata ngayon pa lamang at iyan ang isinusulong ni Luis P. Gatmaitan, isang doktor ng medisina at awtor ng mga aklat-pambata.
‘Mabining Mandirigma’ restages at CCP

Veteran stage actor Monique Wilson plays Apolinario Mabini, the first Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Philippines. It presents Mabini’s ideals and the challenges he faced. It focuses on Mabini’s life as the top adviser of President Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine-American War, his imprisonment in Intramuros, his exile to Guam in 1901, and his death months after his return to the Philippines in 1903.
Cagayanos want blacksand mining ‘disguised as dredging’ stopped

The Cagayan Province Provincial Board approved last week a resolution asking the president to suspend the dredging operations at the mouth of the Cagayan River in Aparri town.