(Photo courtesy of Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila Facebook) MANILA - As soon as election results, although unofficial and partial, showed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. way ahead of second-placed Vice President Leni Robredo in the presidential race, calls for academic walkouts and suspension of classes floated. On May 9, the University of the Philippines (UP) Office of the Student Regent declared on its Facebook page that there will be "no classes under a Marcos presidency" and enjoined students to stage a walk out. Soon after, student councils and colleges of Ateneo de Manila University, Far Eastern University, University of Santo Tomas, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Colegio de San Juan de Letran followed suit, although it wasn't indicated if their decisions to support the UP call was sanctioned by school officials. The Letran student council posted its appeal to school officials to back the suspension of classes but no rep
(Photo courtesy of Lacson-Sotto media bureau) MANILA - Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said there would be more success stories for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) if he and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III win in the May 9 elections. The presidential aspirant made this pronouncement after meeting with Josh Mojica, a 17-year-old entrepreneur behind the "kangkong" (water spinach) chip business at the Alfredo's Grill & Restaurant in Mendez last March 5. Lacson added that if the government, whether local or national, heard stories of rising entrepreneurs like Mojica and gave MSMEs the proper support, success stories like these would greatly climb. "You can just imagine how we can replicate a success story like this," he said. The Partido Reporma standard-bearer, who hails from Imus, Cavite, promised that under his and Sotto's administration, they would empower smal