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Sen. Villar proposes 6-hr workweek for teachersSENATOR Manny Villar has

proposed to reduce the workinghours of all public school teachersto a six-hour per day or a total of a30-hour workweek to make themmore effective and productive.

“Teachers clamor for higher paybut shorter working hours. Theirwork schedule leaves them stressedout and exhausted. Reducing theirnumber of working hours will al-

low them to have moretime to innovate and en-hance classroom teach-ing and result to a moreproductive workforce,”Villar said.

Villar filed Senate BillNo. 2454 providing a 6-hour workday for pub-lic school teachers and exemptingthem from compliance with the 8-

hour workday for gov-ernment employees.

The bill repeals Sec-tions 13 and 14 of Re-public Act No. 4670or the Magna Carta ofPublic School Teach-ers. The Departmentof Education issued

Memorandum 291 s. 2008 allow-ing teachers to allot six hours for

actual class-room teach-ing a day,with the re-maining twohours to bespent inteaching-re-lated activi-ties. Thus,

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Gov’t eyes PPPto close housinggap by half in‘16

THE government will tap the pri-vate sector and encourage volun-teerism in a move to meet its targetof halving thecountry’s 3.6million hous-ing gap by thetime PresidentBenigno S.Aquino IIIbows out ofoffice in 2016.

“Since theresources ofgovernment arelimited, we willfast-track theimplementa-tion of our sus-tainable com-

munities, including the immediate de-velopment of other proclaimed sitesfor housing under PPP (Public Pri-vate Partnerships)schemes,” VicePresident and Development Coordi-nating Council (HUDCC) Chair Je-jomar Binay said in a speech at the1st Philippine Urbanization Forum atthe University of the Philippines-Dil-iman.

Binay also encouraged civil so-ciety organizations to join handswith HUDCC in pushing for the

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Pre-SONA predictions: NEDA sees 7-8 pct growth in 5 yrs

· Alvarez shakes up Customs Intelligence Service· NEDA IV-A director says regional governmentcenter is ‘recipe for good governance’)· BIR exec faces probe for P25M unexplainedassets· PPCRV wants closure of ‘Hello Garci’ scandal· Malacañang stands by no-ransom policy· OSG asks SC to reconsider ruling on PLDTownership· AFP reminds students vs. ‘commie’ groups· DA anticipates renewed public interest inagricultural courses· Kalinga Gov. Baac snubs DOJ probe on seditionraps· PHL to pursue key initiatives, priorities in BaliASEAN Forum — DFA· PNP activates Korean Desk nationwide· Top BOC officials to witness opening ofsuspected illegal cargoes in Cagayan de Oro· Prime suspect in Cebu child’s kidnap-slay now inUK· 4 associations in Pangasinan get P500,000 eachas livelihood assistance· DBM releases PDAF of Cebuano lawmakers· Mabilog welcomes filed cases over birthdaycakes for senior citizens· RPOC meeting to discuss gun ban in northernIloilo· 3rd MinDA board to update key Mindanaodev’t initiatives

· 4 Cebu House reps have perfectattendance in first year· Cebu town mayor wants registrationfor Internet connections

Malacanang spokespersonAbigail Valte yesterday said therewill be no “Bangkang Papel” or“Mang Pandoy” props for Presi-dent Aquino when he delivers hisState of the Nation Address(Sona) on Monday, 25 July 2011.

Valte added President Noy Aqui-no will be as simple as he can beduring his speech and he will notbe using props made famous be-fore by his predecessor to portraythe country’s State of the Nation.

It would be a simple report ofwhat his administration had doneso far and what it is planning to doin the near future Valte said.

Observers, however, aver P-Noy’s second SONA would, justlike his first in July 2010, most like-ly take again some swipes at formerpresident and now Pampanga Rep.

No ‘Bangkang Papel,’‘Mang Pandoy’ propsin P-Noy’s 2nd SONA

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.However, Valte made it clear this

would only be for “comparison”purposes only.

“You cannot merely throw outfigures without having a point ofcomparison,” she said.

See page 5

Let’ssettleSpratlyconflictbypeacefulmeans -- Evardone Page 5

South African port mulls cooperation pact with Subic Freeport Page 7

It’s good for your health...

PRESIDENT Noy meets members of the armed forces.

President Noy receives delegation from the Center for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) US-ASEAN Strategy Commission during their courtesy call at the President’s Hallof Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (July 19). The South East Asia program at CSIS launcheda new initiative, the U.S.-ASEAN Strategy Commission. Also In photo is Philippine Ambas-sador to Washington DC Jose Cuisia, Jr. (Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

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Invest smart. Live smart.affordability. Through35 years of commit-ment in building qualityhomes for thousandsof Filipino families,Camella has expandedits real estate portfolioof horizontalcommu-nity

developments to includemid- to high-rise condohomes in prime citylocations in MetroManila and across theregions.

Smart livingmeans makingtimely choices.

ChoosingCamellaCondo Homesis one smartmove you can already make today withthe launching of Camella Condo Homesin Taft Avenue. Consider the location’saccessibility – it is right beside the De La

Salle University along TaftAvenue, Manila– and you’dbegin toappreciate themulti-fold valueof this realestateopportunity foryour kids’

future‘condo homeaway fromhome’ or asa rentalcondo unitthat willhouse La Salle students clamoring forquality accommodations year after year.

Smartly designed, the single towerfeatures a 39-floor condominiumcommunity that has views of the Makati

skyline on the east,Manila Bay andRoxas Boulevard onthe west, DLSUcampus on the north

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THE WEEK THAT WASTHE WEEK THAT WAS

INSIDE

Sen. Villar proposes 6-hr workweek for teachersSENATOR Manny Villar has

proposed to reduce the workinghours of all public school teachersto a six-hour per day or a total of a30-hour workweek to make themmore effective and productive.

“Teachers clamor for higher paybut shorter working hours. Theirwork schedule leaves them stressedout and exhausted. Reducing theirnumber of working hours will al-

low them to have moretime to innovate and en-hance classroom teach-ing and result to a moreproductive workforce,”Villar said.

Villar filed Senate BillNo. 2454 providing a 6-hour workday for pub-lic school teachers and exemptingthem from compliance with the 8-

hour workday for gov-ernment employees.

The bill repeals Sec-tions 13 and 14 of Re-public Act No. 4670or the Magna Carta ofPublic School Teach-ers. The Departmentof Education issued

Memorandum 291 s. 2008 allow-ing teachers to allot six hours for

actual class-room teach-ing a day,with the re-maining twohours to bespent inteaching-re-lated activi-ties. Thus,

See page 5

VILLAR

Gov’t eyes PPPto close housinggap by half in‘16

THE government will tap the pri-vate sector and encourage volun-teerism in a move to meet its targetof halving thecountry’s 3.6million hous-ing gap by thetime PresidentBenigno S.Aquino IIIbows out ofoffice in 2016.

“Since theresources ofgovernment arelimited, we willfast-track theimplementa-tion of our sus-tainable com-

munities, including the immediate de-velopment of other proclaimed sitesfor housing under PPP (Public Pri-vate Partnerships)schemes,” VicePresident and Development Coordi-nating Council (HUDCC) Chair Je-jomar Binay said in a speech at the1st Philippine Urbanization Forum atthe University of the Philippines-Dil-iman.

Binay also encouraged civil so-ciety organizations to join handswith HUDCC in pushing for the

See page 5

Pre-SONA predictions: NEDA sees 7-8 pct growth in 5 yrs

· Alvarez shakes up Customs Intelligence Service· NEDA IV-A director says regional governmentcenter is ‘recipe for good governance’)· BIR exec faces probe for P25M unexplainedassets· PPCRV wants closure of ‘Hello Garci’ scandal· Malacañang stands by no-ransom policy· OSG asks SC to reconsider ruling on PLDTownership· AFP reminds students vs. ‘commie’ groups· DA anticipates renewed public interest inagricultural courses· Kalinga Gov. Baac snubs DOJ probe on seditionraps· PHL to pursue key initiatives, priorities in BaliASEAN Forum — DFA· PNP activates Korean Desk nationwide· Top BOC officials to witness opening ofsuspected illegal cargoes in Cagayan de Oro· Prime suspect in Cebu child’s kidnap-slay now inUK· 4 associations in Pangasinan get P500,000 eachas livelihood assistance· DBM releases PDAF of Cebuano lawmakers· Mabilog welcomes filed cases over birthdaycakes for senior citizens· RPOC meeting to discuss gun ban in northernIloilo· 3rd MinDA board to update key Mindanaodev’t initiatives

· 4 Cebu House reps have perfectattendance in first year· Cebu town mayor wants registrationfor Internet connections

Malacanang spokespersonAbigail Valte yesterday said therewill be no “Bangkang Papel” or“Mang Pandoy” props for Presi-dent Aquino when he delivers hisState of the Nation Address(Sona) on Monday, 25 July 2011.

Valte added President Noy Aqui-no will be as simple as he can beduring his speech and he will notbe using props made famous be-fore by his predecessor to portraythe country’s State of the Nation.

It would be a simple report ofwhat his administration had doneso far and what it is planning to doin the near future Valte said.

Observers, however, aver P-Noy’s second SONA would, justlike his first in July 2010, most like-ly take again some swipes at formerpresident and now Pampanga Rep.

No ‘Bangkang Papel,’‘Mang Pandoy’ propsin P-Noy’s 2nd SONA

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.However, Valte made it clear this

would only be for “comparison”purposes only.

“You cannot merely throw outfigures without having a point ofcomparison,” she said.

See page 5

Let’ssettleSpratlyconflictbypeacefulmeans -- Evardone Page 5

South African port mulls cooperation pact with Subic Freeport Page 7

It’s good for your health...

PRESIDENT Noy meets members of the armed forces.

President Noy receives delegation from the Center for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) US-ASEAN Strategy Commission during their courtesy call at the President’s Hallof Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (July 19). The South East Asia program at CSIS launcheda new initiative, the U.S.-ASEAN Strategy Commission. Also In photo is Philippine Ambas-sador to Washington DC Jose Cuisia, Jr. (Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

Just like everyloving parent, youwant the best foryour child . . . atthe price you canafford. Here is onevalue-infusedinvestment that cando just that with theguarantee of growth. . . as your kids grow! CamellaCondo Homes Taft, beside La Salleis your best option.

Camella, the country’s leadingpartner in home development, hasbecome legendary for offering valuehome investments with unsurpassed

Invest smart. Live smart.affordability. Through35 years of commit-ment in building qualityhomes for thousandsof Filipino families,Camella has expandedits real estate portfolioof horizontalcommu-nity

developments to includemid- to high-rise condohomes in prime citylocations in MetroManila and across theregions.

Smart livingmeans makingtimely choices.

ChoosingCamellaCondo Homesis one smartmove you can already make today withthe launching of Camella Condo Homesin Taft Avenue. Consider the location’saccessibility – it is right beside the De La

Salle University along TaftAvenue, Manila– and you’dbegin toappreciate themulti-fold valueof this realestateopportunity foryour kids’

future‘condo homeaway fromhome’ or asa rentalcondo unitthat willhouse La Salle students clamoring forquality accommodations year after year.

Smartly designed, the single towerfeatures a 39-floor condominiumcommunity that has views of the Makati

skyline on the east,Manila Bay andRoxas Boulevard onthe west, DLSUcampus on the north

advertorial

Cont’d on page 3

PAGE 7

Asenso Pinoyentrepreneurshipconfab a big hitin Tarlac City

PAGE 6

Heidi Klumloves to tantopless