Name: DepEd amends the Panatang Makabayan | The wRap
Uploaded: 2023-02-16
Duration: 7 min 6 s
Description: The wRap highlights: DepEd amends Panatang Makabayan, Catriona Gray engagement, Kris Aquino and Mark Leviste

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Netizens question DepEd’s priorities after Panatang Makabayan amendment

The Department of Education amends the Panatang Makabayan or Patriotic Oath, saying this is to make it more solemn and inclusive of all religions but many Filipinos online question the move, citing pressing problems the department should prioritize.

Proposed House resolution defending Duterte vs ICC ‘grave insult’ to drug war victims

Human rights groups slam the move by several lawmakers to shield former president Rodrigo Duterte from accountability over killings of thousands of Filipinos under his violent war on drugs.

West PH Sea laser incident makes first test case for new PH-China communication line

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirms the Philippines and China made use of their newly implemented communication mechanism to tackle the Chinese Coast Guard’s recent deployment of a military-grade laser against a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the West Philippine Sea.

South Korea defense paper calls North ‘enemy,’ estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg

South Korea releases its latest defense white paper, describing North Korea as its as its ‘enemy’ for the first time in six years and reporting an increase in Pyongyang’s stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium.

Bretman Rock is coming to Manila for his book launch

Hawaii-based Filipino YouTube sensation Bretman Rock is coming to Manila in March for the launch of his memoir. The book features a collection of essays about Bretman’s childhood in the Philippines experience as a first-generation immigrant, and journey to becoming a social media sensation.