PHILPost enters MOA with DEPED and KWF to Institutionalize Letter Writing Skills

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The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPOST) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Education (DEPED) and the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) to institutionalize letter writing skills of students in elementary and secondary school nationwide .

The partnership was signed by Postmaster General Maria Josefina Dela Cruz, Brother Armin Luistro (DEPED secretary) and Mr. Virgilio S. Almario (Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino commissioner)

Under the Memorandum of Agreement ( MOA) DEPED will issue a memorandum and advisory on PHLPost projects such as the yearly Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), Letter Writing Competition, National Letter Writing Project , and the establishment of student stamp clubs in all levels .

DEPED will also work on the inclusion of letter writing and stamp collecting as part of the K-12 curriculum.

The Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino ( KWF) will intensify the promotion of the nationwide ” Letter Writing Project ” and initiate action to seek the approval from the Office of the President for the issuance of an Executive Order declaring a ” National Letter Writing Day” with the theme ” Salamat Po ” using the Filipino language.

One FC: Rise Of Heroes Adds Three Additional Fights

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Fan-favorite Eduard Folayang faces Kotetsu Boku in co-main event plus Rey Docyogen to meet Guam native Joshua Alvarez in a flyweight bout and middleweights Leandro Ataides and Tatsuya Mizuno set to clash tickets for One FC: Rise of Heroes are on sale now at www.smtickets.com

One Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, has announced three additional fights for ONE FC: RISE OF HEROES, set to take place at MOA Arena in Manila on 2 May. Filipino fan-favorite Eduard “Landslide” Folayang will feature in the co-main event opposite former ONE FC Lightweight World Champion Kotetsu “No Face” Boku. 

An exciting flyweight bout between another popular Filipino fighter, Rey “The Punisher” Docyogen, and Guam’s Joshua “The Hedgehog” Alvarez, has also been added to the main card. The ONE FC cage will also host a battle between two top middleweights, Leandro Ataides and Tatsuya Mizuno.

Tickets for ONE FC: RISE OF HEROES are on sale now at SM Tickets (www.smtickets.com). Ticket categories begin with the full Red Carpet and cageside experience for VIPs at PHP 6,360, followed by Patron PHP 3,180, Lower Box PHP 1,280, Upper Box PHP 640 and General Admission PHP 220. Prices
include ticketing fee.

Yolanda Efforts Update: Thousands of Sta. Fe, Leyte Students, Barefoot No More

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More than a thousand barefoot kids and children in tattered shoes and worn out slippers marched toward the expansive school grounds of the Sta. Fe Central School, the biggest school in this district, last Tuesday morning, they diligently fell in line behind designated scouts who carried their special “numbers.”

Unmindful of the searing pre-noon heat, the students came from the 17 schools of Sta. Fe who were chosen to receive premium slip-ons from Skechers donated through Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines.

Before it reached the school, volunteers painstakingly went through the list earlier submitted by the teachers, ensuring that they had the right sizes and carried the huge cartons containing the Skechers slip-ons toward the delivery vans en route to the school.

To spice up the occasion, representatives from the Youth with a Mission (YWAM) even presented a brief puppet show to the delight of children.

The distribution of the Skechers slip-ons was both fun and tedious. Trying the slip-ons to each and every student was a daunting task. But the reward came from the sincerest “Thank Yous” from the students, a tight hug, a big smile and the happy races of some of the students as they clutched their new pair of shoes while others waved them on air.