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Spring break during outbreak

Maria Alejandra Cardona, Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 01:02 PM

A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. on Friday. Read more »

DepEd drops plan to shorten vacation to 2 weeks

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 09:53 AM

An official from the Department of Education said Wednesday he would no longer propose a two-week summer break between the current and next school year after drawing fierce criticism online. Read more »

Groups reject DepEd exec’s proposal to extend school year

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 01:20 AM

Various groups rejected Thursday a proposal by an official from the Department of Education to extend the current school year.   Read more »

Tennis: 'I have to pee!' - Shapovalov throws a toilet tantrum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 03:27 PM

Denis Shapovalov claims he's got the smallest bladder on tour and the Canadian was not impressed when an umpire at the Australian Open denied his request for a toilet break. Read more »

'Academic break for a cause', isinagawa ng law school sa Tarlac para sa mga binagyo sa Cagayan Valley

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 07:18 AM

Imbes na magbakasyon nang suspendihin ang mga online class, nagtulungan ang mga estudyante ng isang law school sa Tarlac para makapag-ambag ng relief goods sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Ulysses sa Cagayan Valley. Read more »

John Lloyd ibinahagi kung bakit 'nagpahinga' sa showbiz

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 09:22 PM

Oktubre 2017 nang magulat ang publiko sa anunsiyong mag-i-indefinite leave muna si John Lloyd Cruz sa showbiz. Read more »

Ilang mga magulang, nagsagawa ng 'indignation rally' laban sa academic break

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 10:32 PM

Ayon kay Remy Rosadio, presidente ng League of Parents of the Philippines, tutol sila sa panawagang academic break at academic strike ng ilang estudyante.  Read more »

NBA expands 2021 playoffs with play-in games

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 11:13 AM

The 2020-21 NBA postseason will be expanded to include a play-in tournament in each conference, the league announced Tuesday. Read more »

Palasyo, DepEd, CHED di sang-ayon sa hiling na nationwide 'academic break'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 08:36 PM

Tutol ang Malacanang, CHED, at DepEd sa panawagang academic break o pagtigil ng klase sa buong bansa. Read more »

Palace rejects calls for academic break despite COVID-19, typhoons

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:40 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday rejected calls for a nationwide academic break due to coronavirus pandemic and the recent spate of destructive cyclones.  Read more »

'Wag masyadong rigid sa deadline': Ex-UP Chancellor backs easing of academic workload

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 03:43 PM

The former chancellor of the University of the Philippines- Diliman is urging fellow faculty members to find ways to support students affected by the recent typhoons and flooding.   Read more »

DepEd unlikely to issue academic freeze, official says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 08:33 AM

The Department of Education will not likely issue an academic freeze following the onslaught of several storms, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

Student groups call for nationwide class suspension until Duterte resigns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:54 PM

Several student groups in Philippine universities are calling for a suspension of online classes until President Rodrigo Duterte relinquishes his office.  Read more »

#WalangPasok nang halos isang linggo sa ilang unibersidad kasunod ng Ulysses

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:30 PM

Sinuspende ng ilang pamantasan ang kanilang mga klase nang halos isang linggo matapos manalasa sa bansa ang Bagyong Ulysses. Read more »

UP faculty call for immediate end of semester

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 12:26 PM

At least 134 faculty members of the University of the Philippines-Diliman have called on the school’s administration to “immediately” end the semester, citing challenges in distance learning coupled with the effects of typhoons that recently hit the country. Read more »

Kabataan party-list calls for 'academic break' following typhoons

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 10:34 PM

Youth party-list Kabataan on Sunday urged education agencies to ease the workload of students and declare an 'academic break' after a series of typhoons ravaged parts of the country in the past weeks on top of the continued coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

13 detainees pumuga sa Caloocan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 08:15 PM

Patuloy ang pagtugis sa 13 detainees na pumuga sa Caloocan custodial facility sa tabi ng City Hall nitong Huwebes ng madaling araw. Read more »

Malacañang's proposed ‘rest’ for health frontliners 'not yet feasible': group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 01:07 PM

Philippine Hospital Association President Dr. Jaime Almora said apart from attending to patients infected with COVID-19, medical frontliners also need to respond to the increasing number of non-coronavirus cases like heart attacks and strokes.  Read more »

UP sets 'mid-semester reading break' in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 02:34 PM

The University of the Philippines has scheduled a mid-semester "reading break" in early November to help students and faculty members adjust to the demands of remote learning. Read more »

Trump criticized for leaving hospital to greet supporters

Brian Knowlton and Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 12:11 PM

Experts complained that the outing broke his own government's public health guidelines requiring patients to isolate while they are in treatment and still shedding virus -- and endangered his Secret Service protection.  Read more »