Although mostly small public gatherings, the pocket rallies dominate the political scenes in Bukidnon and Zamboanga Sibugay, and the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, General Santos, and Isabela in Basilan
Academicians from various Philippine universities and colleges partnered with civil society organization leaders to launch the Academe and Civil Society Coalition for Voters Education.
Some 12 Bar examinees tested positive for COVID-19 while 13 failed to show up for the first day of the two-day Bar examinations at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) Friday, February 4. The examinees are among the 259 law graduates who are scheduled to take the first day of the examinations
City Hall of Zamboanga(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Twenty-five of the 259 examinees here failed to take the first-ever Bar examination on Friday. Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, the chief implementer of the local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID), said 12 of the 25 earlier tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The remaining 13 failed to show up at the examination center," said Apolinario, the head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO). The Bar examinees are from the different parts of the region with their schools offering law studies. For the first time in history, the city served as one of the five testing centers in Mindanao for this year's Bar examination. The Bar exam was also simultaneously held Friday in the cities of Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, and Iligan. "The city of Zamboanga writes a new chapter in the annals of its history as it plays host to 234 law graduates to