■ Ofelia C. Empian Three municipalities and 15 barangays in the Cordillera were recently declared as drug-cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing. The committee approved on Dec. 14 the drug-cleared status of the municipalities of Asipulo, Banaue, and Lamut in Ifugao; barangays Agtangao, Bañacao, Cabuloan, Lipcan, Macray, and Zone 3 in Bangued,
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The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to clarify that the P5,000 cash allowance usually received by classroom teachers is not an additional monetary aid but a benefit given to them on school opening.
Photo taken at Agtangao Elementary School, in Bangued, Abra last June 2021 (Courtesy of