Pura Luka Vega reacted to the order made by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to remove all the wall decorations in every public school classroom in the country.

According to the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 21, Series of 2023, all public teachers should remove every decoration in their classroom, claiming that it would help the students to focus more on the lecture.

“Tiyaking malinis at walang mga dekorasyon, tarpaulin o mga posters ang mga silid-aralan upang magkaroon ng focus ang ating mga mag-aaral sa mga leksyon mula sa ating mga guro,” said Duterte.

However, many netizens opposed the order from DepEd, saying that they do not believe that decorations would distract the students from listening to their teachers.

It included drag queen Pura Luka Vega who said that classroom decoration including educational posters helped the children become more creative.

“As a former teacher, I find it weird that classrooms are stripped off of visual aids, that will supposedly help students learn and spark their interest and imagination. ‘Yung periodic table ko nga dati, I have to print to cover an entire wall so students appreciate chemistry,” said Pura.

As of writing, DepEd has yet to give any response to the criticism received by their order.

The Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) released an update about the motive of the suspects behind the case of the 23-year-old graduating student Adriane Fornillas.

It can be recalled that Lapasan Baptist Church Pastor Dimver Andales had been linked by some netizens on the case, accusing the preacher of being the ‘sugar daddy’ of Fornillas’ girlfriend Jone Oro.

COCPO then gave another clue about the possible identity of the people behind the demise of Fornillas.

According to COCPO Spokesperson Lt. Col. Evan Viñas, the motive of the case might be related to the ‘obsession’ of the suspect with Fornillas’ partner.

“Nagawa ng suspect ang krimen dahil obsessed siya, at ayaw niya mapunta sa ibang tao ang babae,” said Viñas.

COCPO refused to mention the name of the possible suspects.

Meanwhile, Andales denied his involvement, saying that Oro was only a mutual friend.

“About sa girl, yes, kilala ko rin siya because may friend siya before na friend ko rin, and because of that, I know her,” said Andales.

He even dared the people who were accusing him to file charges if they believed that he was really having an affair with Oro.

As of writing, the family of the victim has yet to give any statement on the possible involvement of the pastor.

A writer questioned why the mainstream media quickly labeled ‘The Victor’ statue as iconic.

In his Facebook post, Wilfredo Garrido noticed that some news reports made an exaggeration in describing the 60-meter statue located on the border of Pasig and Quezon City.

The Victor was considered one of the tallest statues in the world, but Garrido was not impressed by its design and he believed that in its current state, he saw no reason to label it as ‘iconic’.

“How is this “iconic”? This 60-meter lump of metal in Pasig is said to be “taller than the Statue of Liberty” but it’s not half as majestic, just another example of avant-garde “art” lacking anatomical features that assaults your vision from far away. In short, an eyesore,” he wrote.

He even questioned the structural integrity of the said statue built by a real estate company.

Aside from its design, Garrido also mentioned the possible hazard of the said statue, including the possibility of attracting lightning.

“It’s by a private developer Robinsons. But how did it pass the Pasig City building official – considering that it is a traffic hazard and as pointed out in the comments also a lightning risk?” he said.

Meanwhile, several netizens defended the project, saying that experts handled the construction of the infrastructure.

“Palagay ko sir nasuri naman yung structural integrity ng nasabing statue. Hindi sya basta-basta matutumba kahit mahangin. May steel frame sya sa loob at nasuri na siguro yung bigat nyan at yung lupa na kanyang pinagtayuan. Hindi rin naman obstruction sa kalsada kaya wala siyang nilabag na traffic rules. Mas typhoon hazard pa nga in my opinion yung mga nagkalat na billboards sa EDSA. Pagdating sa pagiging lightning hazard, siguro naman na-assess na yan nung structural engineer since this is primarily structure and must follow the building codes of the country,” netizen Manalo commented.