BRIGADA ESKWELA.Parents support the Department of Education (DepEd) Division Antique Brigada Eskwela through cleaning the school premises of a public school in the Municipality of Patnongon on Monday (August 1, 2022). Evelyn Remo, DepEd Antique School Governance and Operations Division chief, said in an interview Monday that they are enlisting the assistance of the stakeholders to prepare the schools for the face-to-face classes.(Photo courtesy of DepEd Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique with 534 public schools under its helm joined the Brigada Eskwela that started simultaneously nationwide on Monday. DepEd Antique School Governance and Operations chief Evelyn Remo, in an interview Monday, said the Brigada Eskwela is conducted prior to the school opening to make sure that schools are prepared to welcome their learners. "The 45 schools that had been previously approved to have limited face-to-face classes will c
NEW LIFE. Five former combatants of the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat pose with their rifles after their peaceful surrender to the Army's 7th Infantry Battalion in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday (Jan. 3, 2022). The surrenderers will be enrolled in the government's Enhanced - Comprehensive Local Integration Program to start a new life. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - Four communist New People's Army (NPA) sub-commanders and a female political guide have surrendered to authorities in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat to return to a peaceful life with their families, the military here reported Friday. Lt. Col. Rommel Valencia, Army's 7th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the five rebels yielded to government troopers in Barangay Kapaya, Bagumbayan, on Thursday afternoon. He identified the surrenderers as alias Wendel, a squad leader under "My Phone" Platoon; alias Elagan, a team leader under NPA Platoon "Bagdad;" ali