DepEd prioritizes teacher and personnel concerns with reconstituted uniform committee

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The Department of Education (DepEd) has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the pressing concerns of its workforce regarding uniforms by reconstituting the Department of Education Uniform Committee (DUC).

In DepEd Memorandum No. 004, s. 2025, the Department aims to foster greater inclusivity and practicality in uniform policies with the newly reconstituted DUC instructed to oversee the selection, implementation, and monitoring of DepEd uniforms for School Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that uniforms are professional and appropriate for the working conditions and environments in schools nationwide, in response to the Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 16, s. 2024, which revises the dress code for government officials and employees.

Until the new internal dress code of DepEd is finalized, all field personnel are advised to adhere to DM-OUHROD-2022-0042, entitled “Wearing of the Prescribed DepEd Uniform and Office Attire.” DepEd has been given six months to draft and release internal guidelines that align with CSC’s updated policies.

“We want to foster a more inclusive, practical, and supportive approach to uniform policies. This initiative not only reflects DepEd’s responsiveness to the needs of its personnel but also its commitment to strengthening the education system for the benefit of all stakeholders,” Secretary Sonny Angara said.

In addition, the DUC will include representatives from nine (9) national organizations and associations of teachers and non-teaching employees to ensure that uniform policies reflect the voices of stakeholders.

The committee will be chaired by the Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational Development, with the Assistant Secretary for Operations serving as Vice-Chairperson.

Zyxel Networks launches AI-powered network security assistant to simplify threat analysis and reporting

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SecuPilot provides actionable insights to help IT professionals respond to security threats faster than ever

Zyxel Networks, a leader in delivering secure and AI-powered cloud networking solutions, has launched SecuPilot, an AI assistant feature within its SecuReporter Cloud Analytics Service. By leveraging advanced generative AI, SecuPilot enables IT professionals to quickly access actionable network insights, allowing them to identify and respond to security threats faster than ever.

Cut through the noise with AI-driven insights

As network administrators face ever-increasing volumes of complex data logs and security threats, it can be a challenge to keep up. In response, Zyxel Networks’ SecuPilot helps users effortlessly analyze and correlate network security data through natural conversations, eliminating the need for manual data mining. By interpreting data into natural language, it reduces the time to detect and respond to threats, which is especially critical for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs) that lack dedicated cybersecurity resources.

The new AI-powered assistant can transform complex data into understandable, actionable insights. Once logged into SecuReporter, administrators can ask questions about system alerts or recent network activity, and instantly receive data in text, graph or table form, as requested. SecuPilot supports trend, bar, column, pie, and grid chart formats, which can be easily downloaded or exported.

Thanks to contextual awareness and multi-language support, SecuPilot also understands the sequence and context of questions, in more than 40 languages. This allows administrators to navigate network security data more intuitively and efficiently, saving valuable time and making insights accessible even to those with limited IT security expertise.

Audit-ready reporting and integration

For compliance and audit needs, SecuReporter’s one-click log export provides up to one year of data, helping businesses easily meet requests from financial, cybersecurity, data protection, or law enforcement regulatory bodies. SecuReporter’s OpenAPI support enables SMBs and MSPs to seamlessly integrate data into existing third-party network management tools, streamlining workflows and enhancing compatibility.

“SecuPilot reduces the burden on resource-constrained IT teams who need a user-friendly, powerful tool to stay ahead of evolving threats,” said Mr. Gary Chen, SEA regional head at Zyxel Networks. “By streamlining how security data is accessed and analyzed, SecuPilot ensures that our customers can focus on protecting their businesses.”

SecuPilot is now available within Zyxel Networks’ SecuReporter service. It is included in the Entry Defense Pack and Gold Security Pack licenses for USG FLEX H series firewalls, as well as the Pro Pack license for the USG FLEX and ATP series. A demo version of SecuPilot is also available via the SecuReporter platform at https://secureporter.cloudcnm.zyxel.com/

About Zyxel Networks

Zyxel Networks is a leading provider of secure, AI-powered cloud networking solutions for SMBs and the enterprise-edge. We deliver seamless connectivity and flexible scalability through subscription services, all backed by robust security. Headquartered in Taiwan, Zyxel stands out as one of the few global companies with in-house R&D capabilities across home networking, LAN switching, WLAN, to security solutions.

With a reputation built on unlocking potential and helping people adapt to the changing workplace for more than 30 years, Zyxel Networks has earned the trust of over 1 million businesses across 150 markets. We are the only networking company named among Best Taiwan Global Brands and rank among the top 5 in the SMB segment in EMEA and worldwide.

THE LAST TIME IS NOW

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16 time WWE World Champion John Cena officially announced his farewell tour with World Wrestling Entertainment on the night of Raw's first episode with Netflix, January 6, 2025. The WWE star also added that his last run will be a full-time stint with consistent appearances from here until the end of 2025. 

Cena brings with him 16 world title runs, 5 WrestleMania main events headlining 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29, as well as numerous movies which saw him starring in The Marine, 12 rounds as well as the image defining villainous arc in F9 and Fast X. 

The so-called Cenation leader released a studio album in 2005 dubbed as "You Can't See Me" making it all the way to number 15 of Billboard 200 charts. 

Cena was also a consistent contributor to the Make-A-Wish foundation fulfilling over 650 wishes for children with critical illnesses—the most in history. 

The announcement comes with Cena's busy Hollywood schedule as the wrestler-turned-actor is tied to numerous movie commitments starting this year. Cena mentioned that this year's Royal Rumble event will be his last which will see him begin his road to his final Wrestlemania appearance. 

John Cena solidified himself as the face of the franchise and WWE's main man through the mid 2000s that catapulted the company into a larger than life global phenomenon after the end of the Attitude Era. 

Cena's farewell tour is projected to be one for the books especially after mentioning that he plans to break the all-time world championship records at 17 world titles. Will Cena break his and Ric Flair's record 16 world championships? Buckle up as we are all about to find out as the last time is NOW. 

Written by: Rizzle Meco Delim and Renz Delim 

Image credits: WWE