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Washington Wizards jerseysNEW DELHI, Dec. 11 () -- India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Sunday sat on a day long fast here to press for a strong Lokpal (Ombudsman) anti-corruption bill.The 74-year-old Gandhian began his fast in the morning at Jantar Mantar Road in central New Delhi, where hundreds of his supporters gathered to show solidarity with him.Anna also went to Rajghat, the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, and offered prayers to the late "Father of the Nation"."My fast has begun. I will not speak much now," he told his supporters.Hazare Saturday slammed the government over delay in tabling the Lokpal Bill, threatening the latter with a "second fight for independence" to root out corruption.
by Alito L. MalinaoMANILA, May 18 () -- As part of its efforts to make the country's workforce globally competitive, the Philippine government has included Mandarin in the special language program for teachers of the Department of Education (DepEd).According to Education Secretary Armin Luistro,?Mandarin forms part of the 2012 Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) Summer Training Courses for Teachers held from April 12 to May 22.Luistro said that the program is aimed at improving the capability of public school teachers on the diverse aspects of learning and teaching a second or foreign language.He said this is also in line with the thrust of "K plus 12" program of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III whose objective is to prepare the Filipino workforce for the global arena."K plus 12" means kindergarten plus 12 years of basic education before a Filipino student can proceed to college.Director Lolita Andrada of the DepEd's Bureau of Secondary Education said the SPFL is designed for schools whose students have demonstrated competence first in English before they start to learn another foreign language."Studies have shown that facility in just one foreign language is now perceived as a disadvantage in a global market that is culturally and linguistically diverse," Andrada said.She explained that while English is a major language, it only accounts for around 30 percent of the world gross domestic product and is likely to account for less in the future.DepEd piloted foreign languages in selected high schools starting with Spanish, Japanese and French in school year 2009- 2010. The following year, German was introduced. Mandarin and Arabic were introduced starting school year 2011-2012.Mandarin is now widely used in the world because of the emergence of China as a world economic power while Arabic is spoken in the Middle East where millions of Filipino migrant workers are based.According to DepEd, currently Spanish is being taught in 54 high schools across the country, Japanese in 13 high schools, French in 12 high schools and German in nine high schools.The program is piloted in public secondary schools (preferably with speech laboratory) for students who are in the last two year levels of high school where they are allotted four hours weekly to learn a foreign language."We believe the last two years of high school is the most appropriate time to learn a second foreign language because that is the time they are most ready," Andrada explained.Several other private schools in the country, including the prestigious Ateneo de Manila University, have also offered special courses in Mandarin.Mandarin is one of the six official languages at the United Nations.Mandarin is the medium of instruction in Chinese schools throughout the Philippines.Saint Jude Catholic School, one of the most exclusive Chinese high schools in the country, has been teaching Mandarin to its students in the preparatory, elementary and high school courses.
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