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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching
the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf!
Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!"

The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But
when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at
the sight of their angry faces.

"Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went grumbling
back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty
delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.

When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is
really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is NO wolf!"

But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out
as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their
sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.

"There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you
come?"

An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the
youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"
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MANILA, Philippines —Hindi lang isa kundi tatlo na pala ang resort na
matatagpua n sa Chocolate Hills.

Ito naman nabatid kaugnay ng pagsulpot ng mga resort sa isa sa mga

tourist attraction sa bansa.

Lumilitaw na bukod sa Captain’s Peak Resort, may dalawa pa umanong

resort na nakatayo sa Chocolate Hills sa Bohol.

Sa kanyang X account, ni-retweet ng TV personality na si Gretchen Ho ang

mga picture ng umano’y dalawa pang resort na itinayo sa Chocolate Hills.

Ibinunyag naman ng manager ng Captain’s Peak na si Julieta Sablas sa

programang The Big Story ng One News na may dalawa pang resort sa
Chocolate Hills.

“Sana lahat makita n’yo po ‘yung mga resort po dito kung talagang
Captain’s Peak lang po ba ang nagawa ng ganitong nasa Chocolate Hills
po. Mayroon pang mas malala pa rito,” saad niya.

Trending na rin sa FB ang larawan ng tatlong resort na kinabibilangan ng

Captain’s Peak Resort, Sagbayan Peak at Bud Agta.

Pansamantala nang isinara ang Captain’s Peak Resort na iginiit na

sumunod sila sa mga patakaran na itinakda ng Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR).
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Sa pagsasara nito, sinabi ng resort na magpapatupad ito ng “various eco-

friendly initiatives” upang mapanatili ang sustainability nito.

Ngunit ayon kay DILG Sec. Benhur Abalos, pinaiimbestigahan niya ang
posibleng pananagutan ng Bohol LGU sa viral resort na itinayo sa
protektadong lugar ng Chocolate Hills.

Nakatakda na ring magsagawa ng imbestigasyon ang Senado at Kamara

sa nasabing kontrobersiya.

BERLIN — Tila napikon si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos

Jr. sa pahayag ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na
puro pasyal lang ang ginagawa nito.
Sa press briefing ni Pangulong Marcos dito sa Berlin,
Germany para sa kanyang working visit, pinakita agad nito
ang isang papel kung saan nakasulat ang kanyang
schedule sabay tanong na “San yung pasyal”.
“This is my schedule for today. Where’s the pasyal, no.
Wala, you know, kasama ko diyan, kasama niyo kami. We
don’t make pasyal. Even in the places, kasama ko diyan,
kasama niyo kami. We don’t make pasyal”, giit pa ni
Marcos.
Giit pa nito na maging ang mga dati niyang napupuntahan
ay hindi na niya napupuntahan dahil marami siyang
ginagawa.
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“So, we will, tignan ko muna kung ano ba talaga ang

sinabi niya para maintindihan ko. I think hindi ko talaga
naintindihan kasi parang naiiba, bawat salita niya iba eh.
So, I will try to make sense of it,” giit pa ni Marcos.
Ang reaksyon ni Marcos ay matapos ang pahayag ni
Digong sa isang prayer rally sa Maynila na pasyal lang
nang pasyal ang Pangulo.
Samantala, binati naman ni Marcos si PPRD para sa
kanyang kaarawan sa Marso 28.

Inamin ni Heart Evangelista na nag-e-expect sila ng baby noong February,

bago ang kanilang renewal of vows ni Senator Chiz Escudero, pero hindi
na naman nabuo.

Ito ang ikinumpisal ng Global Fashion Icon sa episode kahapon ng Fast

Talk with Boy Abunda.

Pero nilinaw niya na hindi siya buntis : “I was expecting my only girl that I
had left — eggs.

“So at that time, I was, I thought it was a gonna make it, but she didn’t so
that one was a bit hard for me,” sabi pa niya kahapon kay tito Boy.

Inamin nito noong February, na nag-usap sila ni tito Boy, at sinabi niya na
kung magkakaroon siya ng baby, dapat ay ngayon na.

At naniwala siya na mangyayari na ‘yung matagal na nilang pina-plano.

Binigyan, pa niya ito ng pangalan... Sophia Heart.

Pero ‘di nabuo, nabugok.

“I thought I was going to be able to share what I do with my last girl,” sabi
niya na umiiyak,.
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At umiiyak daw siya hindi dahil hindi natupad ang gusto nila kundi dahil “it
so hard for me to produce the egg.”

Sinabi niya pa sa nasabing interview na mahirap at may kinukuwestiyon

siya : “I’m just sad kasi siyempre excited ako pero hindi ako nagrereklamo,”
sabi niya pa. “I’m so blessed so many other ways. How can I complain?”

Ayon naman sa mister niyang si Senator Chiz, pakiramdam niya ay mas

maganda pang naka-plano para sa kanila. “I’m predisposed to accept
God’s will. Yun ang sabi ko sa kanya.”

Pero meron pa naman daw egg si Heart at naghihinayang lang talaga ito.

MANILA, Philippines — Sinandalan ng University of Santo Tomas si Angge

Poyos para ilista ang 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 panalo kontra sa University of
the Philippines sa UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament
kahapon sa Mall of Asia Arena sa Pasay City.

Mainit ang opensa ni Poyos, hinirang na Best Player of the Game, matapos
magtala ng 22 points mula sa 18 attacks at apat na service aces upang
manatiling malinis ang Golden Tigresses sa anim na laro.

Nag-ambag din si Xyza Gula ng 14 markers kasama ang 12 kills at

dalawang service aces, habang 12 points ang kinana ni Regina Grace
Jurado para sa panalo ng UST na nasa tuktok ng team standings at
lumalapit sa asam na first round elimination sweep.

Nakauna ng dalawang sets ang Golden Tigresses pero hindi naging madali
sa kanila ang pagsakmal sa 25-22 at 25-20 panalo papasok ng third frame.

Muling nabigyan ng magandang laban ang Golden Tigresses sa third frame

at muntik pang sumadsad nang makalamang ang Lady Maroons sa 17-15.

Pinairal ng UST ang kanilang bangis kung saan sila inakay nina Poyos at
Gula para itakas ang mahirap na panalo sa third set.
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Nalasap naman ng Lady Maroons ang pang-anim na sunod na talo at

tanging sila na lamang ang hindi pa nakakatikim ng panalo ngayong
season.

Pumalo si Stephanie Bustrillo ng 14 points para sa UP na makakalaban

ang UE Lady Warriors sa Linggo.

Samantala, tinalo ng Ateneo Lady Eagles ang Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-
19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23.

May parehong 2-4 marka ang Ateneo at Adamson.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the "New
Philippine Passport Act," designed to modernize passport application processes
nationwide.

The law aims to greatly improve accessibility and streamline procedures, especially
benefiting senior citizens, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and individuals with
special needs or exceptional circumstances, according to the Presidential
Communications Office (PCO) on Friday.
The recently enacted law, signed on March 11, replaced Republic Act No. 8239, also
known as the Passport Act of 1996.

"The new passport law now authorizes DFA to provide offsite and mobile passport
services in areas outside of the consular offices and foreign service posts (FSPs)," the
PCO said.

"The DFA is also mandated by the new law to arrange accommodations for the
applications of regular passports by senior citizens, PWDs, pregnant women, minors
aged seven years old and below, solo parents, OFWs, and individuals with emergency
and exceptional cases," it added.

To ensure passport security, the PCO explained that the law sets tough penalties for
unauthorized passport handling. Offenders could face at least 12 years in prison and
fines ranging from P1 million to P2 million.
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The New Philippine Passport Act addresses offenses such as passport forgery and
misuse, with penalties including imprisonment for six to 15 years and fines ranging from
P100,000 to P250,000.

It also targets unfair practices in passport issuance, prescribing penalties like

suspension, dismissal, fines of up to P250,000, and imprisonment for a maximum of six
years.

According to the PCO, regular passports, meant for Filipino citizens ineligible for
diplomatic or official passports, will be issued under the new law, serving government
officials or employees traveling abroad for personal reasons.

"Government officials and employees and members of their families may, during their
incumbency in office, hold two passports simultaneously," the PCO said.

The New Philippine Passport Act will take effect 15 days after its publication in either
the Official Gazette or a widely circulated newspaper.

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers groups Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and

Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed a reconciled bill by the Senate and the
House of Representatives that would gradually increase the teaching allowance of
public school teachers starting school year 2025-2026.

Among the key provisions of the reconciled bill is the gradual increase in the teaching
allowance from the current P5,000 to P10,000 per teacher for SY 2025-2026 and
beyond.

“This significant achievement represents a monumental step forward in our ongoing call
for the government to prioritize the welfare and support of our esteemed public school
teachers,” the group said in a press statement.

The ACT said that while it supported the House’s original version of the proposed bill,
filed by ACT party-list, the reconciled version “is still a result of the endless effort of the
public school teachers through lobbying and collective actions in aid of legislation.”

“This progressive enhancement serves as a tangible recognition of the invaluable

contributions made by our teachers and uplifting their work conditions from being
undersupported and underpaid amid being overworked,” the ACT said.

The group, meanwhile, called on President Marcos not to veto the reconciled bill when it
reaches his office.
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“The President should keep in mind his responsibility to uphold the rights and well-being
of our educators,” the ACT said.

Marcos had earlier vetoed a bill that seeks tax exemption for teachers’ duty honorarium
during the 2022 elections.

Meanwhile, the TDC said that while it finds the P10,000 teaching allowance to be small,
the passage of the reconciled bill is still a welcome development.

“The TDC says that they will closely monitor this situation and won’t allow another veto
to occur,” the group said.

The TDC also reiterated that the P10,000 teaching allowance must be tax-free.

“This P10,000 per month allowance is really small. Nonetheless, we are still happy as
this is a product of active lobbying and collaboration between our teachers and the
lawmakers,” TDC national chairman Benjo Basas said in Filipino.

MANILA, Philippines -- The UST Golden Spikers averted a meltdown and escaped the
Adamson Soaring Falcons in a gritty five-set affair, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-10, in the
UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Josh Ybanez steered UST to the win with 24 points and 26 excellent receptions, while Gboy de
Vega added 20 markers for the España-based squad, which committed a total of 36 errors.

It was a hard-fought win for the Golden Spikers, who looked poised to grab the victory in the
fourth set as they led late, 21-19.

John Gay then erupted to eventually give Adamson the lead, 23-22.

De Vega tied the set up at 23, but Gay answered with another big hit to put them up, 24-23.

A net touch by de Vega extended the match to a fifth set.

The Falcons started the final set hot, going up 2-0.

UST then found its mark and leaned on Edlyn Colinares, de Vega and Ybanez to take a 7-4
lead.

The lead grew to five, 13-8, with an Ybanez kill from the back row that took the air out from
Adamson.
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Gay was able to score off a long rally, and a UST error helped the Soaring Falcons inch closer,
10-13.

Adamson, however, committed back-to-back errors capped by a net touch to finally end the
match, 15-10.

Colinares and Jay de la Noche had 10 points apiece for the Golden Spikers.

Francis Casas spearheaded Adamson with 15, while Gay had 14.

UST is now holding a 4-3 win-loss record and is holding on to the fourth seed going into the
second round, while Adamson dropped to 3-4.

Earlier in the day, defending champions NU Bulldogs needed four sets to clinch their sixth
straight win, 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21.

Leo Aringo had 20 points on 18 attacks and two blocks, while Jade Disquitado added 19 points
and 13 receptions for the Bulldogs.

JM Ronquillo led La Salle with 22 points, while Vince Maglinao added 13.

NU is now on top of the standings with a 6-1 record, while La Salle slipped to 5-2.

MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN noontime show "It's

Showtime" will transfer to the GMA-7 main channel,
according to a report.
According to Pilipino Star Ngayon's L Guerrero, ABS-CBN
and GMA are just finalizing details before they
announce the big news.
"It's Showtime" moved to GTV last July after it declined
TV5's offer to move the show to a delayed telecast at 4:30
p.m. to give way to the new show to be hosted by former
"Eat Bulaga!" mainstays Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de
Leon.
Currently, GMA-7 airs Filipino movies in the noontime slot
vacated by TAPE Inc.'s "Tahanang Pinakamasaya."
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Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc. officially

announced recently that "Tahanang Pinakamasaya" will
go off-air.
"It is with heavy heart that we inform our televiewers that
our noontime show 'Tahanang Pinakamasaya' on Kapuso
network, GMA 7, will no longer be on air effective March 8,
2024," TAPE Inc. said in a statement.
"GMA 7's kind consideration and understanding of the
company’s unwanted circumstances have been
instrumental in helping the company in this transition.
"Despite our best efforts to save the show, both parties
have reached a mutual agreement to finally call off the
show."