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June 8 school opening: PNP deploys 55K personnel

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Matibag: Blue-ribbon ‘hearing’ participants may face charges

MANILA, Philippines — Senators who took part in the June 4 blue-ribbon hearing conducted by the faction of Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano as well as its witnesses, may face charges, since they were not protected by parliamentary immunity, according to the chief of the National Bureau of Investigation. “Everything that they said there, the

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Davao City steps up disinfection amid garbage woes

DAVAO CITY—The City Health Office (CHO) has begun disinfection and decontamination operations in areas where garbage has piled up following the shutdown of the city’s sanitary landfill. Personnel from the CHO’s Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Unit sprayed chemicals on mounds of trash along sidewalks and street corners to reduce foul odor and prevent the

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Western Visayas ready for school opening despite classroom shortages

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 has assured the public that shortages in classrooms and teaching personnel will not disrupt learning for nearly one million students expected to return to public schools in Western Visayas on Monday. DepEd-6 Public Affairs Officer Hernani Escullar Jr. said the region still lacks around 5,000

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