Holocaust exhibit

MANILA, Philippines – An exhibit honoring the memory of the victims of the Holocaust during World War II is currently running at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) headquarters in Pasay City.

Entitled Shoah (Holocaust in Hebrew) in Europe, the exhibit aims to educate the public about the history of the Holocaust to help prevent future acts of genocide.

It was organized by the DFA in partnership with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Manila, the Jewish Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Postal Corporation. The Holocaust was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a program of systematic state-sponsored extermination by Nazi Germany. (Roy C. Mabasa)



SCHOOL SAFETY

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed Friday its full commitment to ensure that schools are structurally safe and hazard resilient to guarantee safety and learning among its students.

The commitment was made by Education Secretary Armin Luistro during the World Disaster Risk Reduction Campaign and Sign-Up Ceremony of all the City and Municipality Mayors of Metro Manila held in East Rembo Elementary School in Makati City.

The campaign was also supported by 20 Metro Manila mayors who also signed up to make their local government units safer from disasters during the Manila launch of the UNISDR “Making Cities Resilient: My City Is Getting Ready!” Campaign. (Ina Hernando-Malipot)

COMING HOME

MANILA, Philippines – A third batch of 36 Filipino repatriates will depart Cairo on Sunday noon and will arrive in Manila from Dubai Monday afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Friday.

This third batch of Filipinos --- 30 women, 3 men and 3 minors --- availed of the voluntary repatriation program being conducted by the Embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the light of the continuing protest actions in Egypt.

Earlier, a batch of 26 Filipinos arrived Sunday, composed of Filipino scholars from the Al Azhar University and their families, three nurses from the Dar Al Fouad Hospital and household service workers. The second batch of 32 Filipinos arrived last Wednesday. (Roy C. Mabasa)

RALLY VS R.H. BILL

MANILA, Philippines – A non-government organization (NGO) has asked the public to wear light blue shirt on Sunday in showing resistance to the passage of the reproductive health (RH).

This was the message of Pro-Life Philippines to those who will attend their anti-RH rally at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) complex in Pasay City from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eric Manalang, Pro-Life Philippines chairman, also urged participants to wear arm bands and placards to show their opposition to the controversial bill.

Manalang said that the rally will start with an “interfaith prayer” that will be led by lay Catholics together with some evangelical and even Muslim groups. (Leslie Ann Aquino)

MEASURES VS CORRUPTION

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has been urged to hasten the approval of Anti-Corruption measures as well as the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Whistleblowers’ bills with the complicating revelations of corruption within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list Rep. Sherwin Tugna appealed to Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. to expedite the passage of measures aimed at strengthening government’s fight against graft and corruption.

source: manila bulletin