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Yes, February 23, Monday, was declared a holiday by President Arroyo in the commemoration of the EDSA Revolution under the power of Proclamation 1728.

It could be recalled that in the list of official Philippine’s holidays for 2009, February 25, which is the EDSA Revolution was not included. This has brought questions to many, this blogger included, as to why EDSA Revolution was omitted?
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I was about to write a blog post about the subject, when I read from the Inquirer last week that professors will undergo drug test.

We’ve been hearing it in the news lately, which was brought by the noise created by the Alabang boys, that students will be subjected to drug tests to be able to ’save’ them from the dangerous vice.

Some sectors thought of it as a human rights violation, although personally, I would agree to it. Unless they have something to hide, there’s no reason for them to be afraid of going through the test.
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Everytime the school conducts an activity outside their premises, they would send a Parental Consent Slip. This is done to inform the parents of the authenticity of the activity and to seek their permission for their children to join the activity.

Last night, my son presented the said slip to me for signature. They are going to have a Team Building activity on Sunday, and it will be help outside the school. I read the letter, and just as I suspected - the consent comes with a waiver. Signing the consent would mean that I would allow my son to join the activity AND at the same time waiving my rights to hold the school responsible for any untoward incident that might happen during the activity.
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