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The document lists key Philippine government positions and their current holders, department heads, 2018 Asian Games medalists, recent news events, and important dates. It provides an overview of the current political landscape and recent events in the Philippines.

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Current Events

The document lists key Philippine government positions and their current holders, department heads, 2018 Asian Games medalists, recent news events, and important dates. It provides an overview of the current political landscape and recent events in the Philippines.

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CURRENT EVENTS

| Key Positions |
Senate President – Vicente Sotto III May 21, 2018
House Speaker/ Speaker of the House of the Representatives – Alan Peter Cayetano Jul 22,
2019
Chief Justice – Diosdado Peralta October 23, 2019
Presidential Spokeperson – Harry Roque October 27, 2017
Ombudsman- Samuel Reyes Martires March 2, 2017
Asst. Secretary of PCOO – Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar June 30, 2016
PNP Chief- PGenerel Camilo Pancratius Cascolan September 2, 2020
DOJ Secretary- Menardo Guevarra April 5, 2018
AFP Chief-of-Staff – General Gilbert Gapay August 3, 2020
BFP Chief – Jose Embang Jr.

| Department Heads |
Teodoro Locsin Jr. - Department of Foreign Affairs
Salvador Campo Medialdea – Executive Secretary
Carlos Dominguez III – Department of Finance
Menardo Guevarra -Department of Justice
William D. Dar – Department of Agriculture
Mark Villar – Department of Public Works and Highways
Leonor Briones – Department of Education
Silvestre Bello III – Department of Labor and Employment
Delfin Lorenzana – Department of National Defense
Francisco Duque III – Department of Health
Ramon M. Lopez – Department of Trade and Industry
Rolando D. Bautista – Department of Social Welfare and Development
John R. Castriciones – Department of Agrarian Reform
Roy Cimatu – Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Eduardo Año – Department of Interior and Local Government
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat – Department of Tourism
Arthur Tugade – Department of Transportation
Fortunato Dela Peña – Department of Science and Technology
Wendel Avisado – Department of Budget and Management
Alfonso Cusi – Department of Energy
Ernesto Pernia – National Economic and Development Authority
Gregorio Honasan– Department of Information and Communications Technology
Harry L Roque – Presidential Spokesperson
Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. – National Security Council
Salvador Panelo, Jr. – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
Carlito G. Galvez Jr. – Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
Leoncio Evasco, Jr. – Cabinet Secretary
Christopher Lawrence 'Bong' Go – Special Assistant to the President
Jose Martin Andanar – Presidential Communications Office

| Gold Medalists on Asian Games 2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia |


Weightlifting – Hidilyn F. Diaz
Golf- Yuka Saso
Skate Boarding – Margielyn Didal

| News |
Jose Calida – solicitor general who petitioned for the closure of ABS-CBN
Melchor Arthur Carandang- Deputy Ombudsman which was suspended for grave
misconduct and dishonesty misconduct
Rafael Baylosis – NDFP peace consultant arrested
Gwendolyn Garcia- dismissed mayor in cebu due to grave misconduct
Maria Lourdes Sereno – 8-6 quo warranto petition
Wanda Tulfo Teo – former DOT secretary replaced by Bernadette Romulo- Puyat
PET Presidential Electoral Tribunal
Fr. Richmond Nilo- first priest who was gunned down in Zaragosa, Nueva Ecija
Mayor Antonio Halili- assassinated in Tanauan, Batangas
Maya-1 – the first Filipino nanosatellite deployed from International Space
Diwata-1 – the first microsatellite owned by the Philippine government involving Filipino
engineers in its development
Jovito Palparan- convicted of kidnapping of Jareb Enoebi and Sherlyn Capadan
Sophia Sonoron- first Miss Multinational 2018 at New Delhi, India FEB 26
Cynthia Tomalla- first Miss Eco International 2018 in Cairo, Egypt
Patricia Javier – Mrs. Universe 2019
Zara Carbonell- Ms. Tourism Worlwide 2018 in Indonesia
Sharifa Akeel- Miss Asia Pacific International 2018
Manuel Mogato- 2018 Pulitzer Prize for International report Awardee
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation – 50th Golden Anniversary
Kelsey Meritt – first filipina model to Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show
BRP Tarlac – made a first historic port call to Vladivostok, Russia
Stephen William Hawking – famous for his scientific works about black holes.
Tayabak – native vine that is featured on the newly-designed 5-peso coin recently released by
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Kapa-kapa – flower plant native that is featured on the newly-designed 10-peso coin recently
released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

| Important Dates |
April 26-Oct 26, - closure of Boracay
May 6- Worldwide Walk against poverty by Iglesia ni Cristo
May 14, 2018 – Baranggay and SK Elections (18-24) (18-30)
June 25, 2018 – 6 policemen were killed in PNP/AFP misencounter in Villareal, Samar
July 5 - leptospirosis outbreak in 18 barangays in Metro Manila
July 15, 2018 – Lucas Mathysse vs. Pacquiao Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 23, 2018 – 3rd SONA of Pres. Duterte
July 27, 2020 – 5th SONA of Pres. Duterte
July 31, 2018 – Explosion in Lamitan City, Basilan
August 16 – Xiamen Airline flight 8667 crashed at NAIA
August 31- Proclamation No. 572 declaring amnesty of Antonio Trillanes III as void
September 25, 2018 - Bagyong Ompong- Supertyphoon landed on Cagayan
2019- Philippines will host the ASEAN Games which will be held in Clark New City
Sept 20- landslide in Naga, Cebu
September 21, 2018- National Day of Protest

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