Children's Book Day

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer

According to the AAP, reading with children “stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime.”

A 2015 U.S. study found that books are more effective in increasing the quantity and quality of language in young children than modern electronic toys that produce lights, words, and songs.

Last week to register, Comelec reminds voters

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From Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) news:

VOTERS have less than a week to register for the May 9, 2016, elections.

Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista said there were no plans to extend the registration beyond Oct. 31 but the Comelec was considering giving voters in areas badly hit by Typhoon “Lando” more time to enlist.

“We are in the last week of the registration period. We will not give an extension anymore so voters should go to their respective Comelec offices and register,” Bautista told reporters in an interview.

At a press briefing on Tuesday, Bautista announced the possibility that voters in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon, who were greatly affected by the typhoon, could register for the elections beyond the original deadline.

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