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The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act 10931), a law providing free tuition for students of 112 state universities and colleges (SUCs) and 78 local universities and colleges (SUCs) will start its first year of implementation this school year 2018 - 2019. The law also covers students enrolled in all technical-vocation education and training (TVET) programs registered under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Payment for fees for the use of libraries, computers and laboratories, school identification card, athletics, admissions, development, guidance services, handbook, entrance, registration, medical and dental services, and cultural activities are also included in the program. However, a student cannot avail of the free tuition and fees in SUCs and LUCs if he or she: already have a bachelor’s degree or a comparable undergraduate degree from any public or private higher education institution. failed to comply with t...

There might be a bit of a caveat here. The bill seeking to establish a national identification (ID) system for all Filipinos here and abroad recently passed the first reading at the House of Representatives, making it a few steps nearer into becoming a law. Once passed into law, the National ID System will require all Filipinos residing anywhere in the world to register their personal information into the central system to be managed by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The system, in effect, shall streamline all government transactions and unify all basic needs of the citizens. To date, the Philippines is one of only 9 countries in the world without a national ID system. There are 196 countries in the world. How the National ID System works A registered Filipino will be issued a non-transferable national ID card with a number that shall be valid for life. Filipinos residing or working overseas are to register for their IDs at the nearest Philippine embassy o...

How well do you know the Writ of Habeas Corpus? Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to address the country's drug problems and suppress rebellion in Mindanao. Habeas corpus, or the Great Writ as they call it in the Western world, is the legal procedure that keeps the government from holding you indefinitely without showing cause. When you challenge your detention by filing a habeas corpus petition, the executive branch must explain to a neutral judge its justification for holding you. Habeas corpus prevents anyone from simply locking up people in secret dungeons and throwing away the key. Here are ten (10) useful facts about the Habeas Corpus: 1. A writ of Habeas Corpus is a court order to a person (prison warden) or agency (institution) holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order. 2. Literally, 'habeas corpus' means 'you may have the body' (if legal pro...

It can get a tad confusing. South China Sea is the dominant term used in English for the sea, and the name is a result of early European interest in the sea as a route from Europe and South Asia to the trading opportunities of China. In the sixteenth century Portuguese sailors called it the China Sea (Mar da China); later needs to differentiate it from nearby bodies of water led to calling it the South China Sea. In September 2012, then Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 29, mandating that all government agencies use the name "West Philippine Sea" to refer to the parts of the South China Sea within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, and tasked the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) to use the name in official maps. This leaves us one question. When do we use the names West Philippine Sea and South China Sea? Condo Vibes In a media interview with ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) , Supreme ...

Are you ready for Federalism? One of Rody Duterte's platforms during his presidential campaign was to invigorate the financial capabilities of regions outside Metro Manila. To be able to do this, he said the country needs to shift into the federal type of government. Federalism is a method of government that allows two or more entities to share control over the same geographic region. Each person is subject to the laws of that city, region, state and the federal government. In a federalist government, the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. In the U.S., this means the power is divided between the federal government and the state and local governments. This is different from a unitary government where one unit holds the power. Watch the video below. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS POST? Share your ideas by commenting.

Watch those dirty looks, Quezon City is now a No Catcall Zone! The Quezon City government has outlawed catcalling and other forms of sexual harassment in public spaces against women with the passage of the Gender and Development ordinance. With the new law, people caught making all those creepy catcalls and other sexual overtones can get up to one year of jail term and/or fined as much as P5,000. So, to guide all testosterone fueled guys out there, here are the ten things prohibited in Quezon City. 1. Catcalling - acts of making a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by. Examples: 'Hi, Miss Beautiful', ‘Pa-kiss nga‘, 'you are sexy’, 'Hi, Ate', etcetera. 2. Wolf-whistling - a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed toward someone to express sexual attraction or admiration. 3. Cursing - an offensive word or phrase. 4. Repeatedly asking for the woman’s number or for dates. 5. Calling a woman in public with words h...