Silliman adopts
4-day class schedule

Silliman University in Dumaguete City is adopting a new schedule that makes more efficient the clustering of class hours and provides room for related learning activities, or an extended cost-saving weekend, this school year, its press release said.

The scheme covers four days for classes and one day for related learning activities, from the traditional five days, to maximize free hours between subjects to minimize unnecessary expenses on days when students travel to the campus only for a subject or two, the press release also said.

Scheduling is based on the requirement of the college, and is done without prejudice to the possibility of a subject requiring hours outside the allotted four days for classes.

2 military officials of
Negros promoted

Two senior military officials assigned in Negros island were among the 22 recently-promoted generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and are now holding key positions in the organization.

Promoted to the rank of brigadier general were Col. Oscar Lactao, chief of the AFP Command Center, and Col. Francisco Patrimonio, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade in Negros Oriental.

Lactao, former commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental, is a member of Philippine Military Academy Class 1984, while Patrimonio belongs to PMA Class 1982, military records show.

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