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Isabel Castro

14 Posts

The SMK Diploma Certifies a Lathe the Factory Retired in 2018 post image
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The SMK Diploma Certifies a Lathe the Factory Retired in 2018

by Isabel Castro
PhiLSAT Comes Back in 2026 and the Verbal Reasoning Section Reads Like a Manila Accent Test post image
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PhiLSAT Comes Back in 2026 and the Verbal Reasoning Section Reads Like a Manila Accent Test

by Isabel Castro
Iloilo Welding Grads Run Shopee Live for Tita and DepEd Logs None of It post image
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Iloilo Welding Grads Run Shopee Live for Tita and DepEd Logs None of It

by Isabel Castro
MATATAG Kept Araling Panlipunan at 200 Minutes. Grade 7 Teachers Took the Rest to TikTok. post image
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MATATAG Kept Araling Panlipunan at 200 Minutes. Grade 7 Teachers Took the Rest to TikTok.

by Isabel Castro
The Schools Opened on Monday. The Earthquake Hit Before Recess. post image
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The Schools Opened on Monday. The Earthquake Hit Before Recess.

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by Isabel Castro
PUP Students Sit on the Floor While Voucher Money Funds Schools That Rejected Them post image
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PUP Students Sit on the Floor While Voucher Money Funds Schools That Rejected Them

by Isabel Castro
CDO's Bisaya Rap Scene Is Pulling Crowds Streaming Charts Can't See post image
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CDO's Bisaya Rap Scene Is Pulling Crowds Streaming Charts Can't See

by Isabel Castro
Pampanga TVL Grads Finish Senior High and Walk Back Into the Same Factory for Free post image
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Pampanga TVL Grads Finish Senior High and Walk Back Into the Same Factory for Free

by Isabel Castro
Bulacan Teachers Are Buying Their Own Printer Ink Because DepEd's Allowance Hasn't Moved Since 2019 post image
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Bulacan Teachers Are Buying Their Own Printer Ink Because DepEd's Allowance Hasn't Moved Since 2019

by Isabel Castro
Teachers Say the Mobile Legends Problem Is Actually a Sleep and Lunch Problem post image
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Teachers Say the Mobile Legends Problem Is Actually a Sleep and Lunch Problem

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by Isabel Castro
Private Schools Teach Philippine History in English and Call It a Feature post image
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Private Schools Teach Philippine History in English and Call It a Feature

by Isabel Castro
Your Lola's Adobo Recipe Is on YouTube Now, Monetized by Someone in California post image
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Your Lola's Adobo Recipe Is on YouTube Now, Monetized by Someone in California

by Isabel Castro