1. Write the headlines
Two died while two others were injured in a car
accident in Murayan, Altavas, Aklan, Tuesday,
September 13.
The victims were riding a motorcycle when it was
hit by a Ceres bus as it was curving at the intersection.
Rogelio Santos, 44, and his brother Roger Santos,
40 were declared dead on arrival, after sustaining
injuries on the head.
The two injured were Mercedita Reyes, 58, and
Astrid Cortes, 22. They were confined at Altavas District
Hospital.
2. The President of the Philippines Rodrigo
Duterte has affixed his signature on the law
that approves the redistricting of Aklan into
two districts on its final reading Wednesday,
September 14.
3. Militant group Anakbayan criticized
President Rodrigo Duterte’s apparent
silence on the ramming incident involving
Filipino fishermen and a Chinese vessel,
saying it is a show of cowardice and
protectionism towards the interest of
China.
4. The House of Representatives promised to
pass on final reading the bill reviving the
mandatory military training program for
grades 11 and 12 students.
5. "The fish could be coming from China.”
This was the statement made by Senate
President Tito Sotto in a media briefing
when asked if the government will call out
China’s encroachment in exclusive waters at
Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea,
Friday, June 29.
6. “They never learn. Hazing is as old a practice as
far as we can remember. Many upper class cadets
in the past were either dismissed, some had
served time inside a military stockade, even
charged before a court martial and lost their
opportunities in life,” Sen. Panfilo Lacson said in a
statement following the death of freshman cadet
of the Philippine Military Academy, Wednesday,
September 18.
7. Haze from fires in Indonesia has begun
affecting some areas of the Philippines and
raised concerns about aviation safety and
possible health risks, an official said Friday.
8. After months of asserting the validity
of his congressional bid before the
Commission on Elections (Comelec),
embattled Duterte Youth chair Ronald
Cardema withdrew his own nomination
as the party's first nominee.