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Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairman Dr. Francisco Duque III on Wednesday assured rank-and-file government employees that there will be no major revamp when President-elect Benigno "Noynoy" C. Aquino III assumes office on July 1, 2010.  Duque also said state workers in government controlled corporations (GOCCs) won't be affected. "All assistant secretaries and directors with Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank as well as civil service eligibles and board passers employed in all government agencies won't be affected in the transition period," Duque told reporters in Quezon City. He said only the Presidential appointees or co-terminus with incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo such as the Cabinet Secretaries, Undersecretaries, confidential rank-and-file employees including appointed directors and commissioners will have to end their term on June 30, 2010. Also affected are contractual employees and those working as co-terminus consultants

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to introduce a media literacy education curriculum that seeks to protect children from the negative effects of all forms of media .  "We believe that our young learners need to be protected from adverse media which they encounter everyday while in the process of acquiring information and entertainment," said Education Secretary Mona Valisno. For this, DepEd has created the Media Literacy Task Force (MLTF) which was given the green light to develop a National Media Literacy Education (NMLE) curriculum that would help children understand and handle media. "Our children need help in developing their skill to distinguish good news from bad news and good programs from bad ones," explained Valisno. According to Valisno, recent studies (Cartoon Network New Generations Philippines (2009), the 2008 AC Nielsen kids study and the 2002 PCTVF Media violence Study) showed the prevalence of TV viewing among children and youth. It was