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President Benigno S. Aquino III listens to the updates on the on-going rehabilitation efforts by Guiuan Municipal Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales at the Guiuan Public Market in Barangay 6, Poblacion, Guiuan during the visit to the province of Eastern Samar on Friday (November 07, 2014). It was in Guiuan where super typhoon Yolanda, the strongest typhoon ever recorded, made its first landfall on November 08, 2013. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – A Partylist lawmaker on Wednesday lauded the passage of a bill that seeks to promote positive and non-violent forms of discipline among children and said that it was a major step towards securing the safety and well-being of children in their homes, schools and communities. Akbayan Partylist Rep. Barry Gutierrez said House Bill 4907, also called the Positive Discipline Act, when enacted into law, would protect children against corporal punishment and secure an environment that fosters positive reinforcement of children’s behavior to facilitate learning and growth. HB 4907 was unanimously approved Tuesday on third and final reading at the House of Representatives. “Effective and positive discipline establishes the foundation for children to learn self-discipline, protects them from dangers of violent discipline and help inculcate in them the value of self-control and responsibility,” Gutierrez said. “We strongly discourage parents and guardians to discipline with sticks, which, in the long run, may prove counterproductive, for both parents and children,” the co-author of the proposed legislation said. According to the lawmaker, the measure prohibits all forms of corporal punishment, humiliating or degrading Read More …

On the eight day of Christmas, Jasmine Curtis-Smith talks about bringing Christmas cheer to communities with World Vision.

On the seventh day of Christmas, Elmo Magalona described Christmas as a “blessing.”

Dingdong and Marian, JC and Bianca, Aiza and Liza Diño, Chito and Neri Naig set December as the new June.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada leaves the residence of his father, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, in Greenhills, San Juan on Monday, June 23, to proceed to Camp Crame to surrender following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him and several others in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam. (MNS photo) MANILA, Dec 17 (Mabuhay) — The Sandiganbayan has unanimously refused the request for recusal of the three justices handling the graft and plunder cases of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang said Wednesday. Tang said the anti-graft court, in a special en banc session, did not find the “personal reasons” of the justices compelling enough to grant their request. While Tang refused to say what the reasons were, she did consent to say that it was not due to pressure of any kind related to their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), or to threats to the lives of the justices. “Let me set the record straight. It has nothing to do with release of our SALN to the BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue), or any alleged bank account investigation of the AMLC (Anti-Money Laundering Council). There has never been any pressure from Malacañang either,” Tang told reporters. “I hope you will respect them, they wished for this to be confidential,” she added. In a one-page document submitted Monday to Tang, Justices Roland Jurado, Alexander Gesmundo and Ma. Theresa Dolores Estoesta requested to be relieved of handling Estrada’s case. Estrada, son of former President and now Manila Read More …