CURRENT EVENTS (National and International)

for LET Takers �

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1. This program was launched by the DOTr which greatly affected transport
groups and resulted to several transport strike because one of its provisions
includes phasing out of jeepneys.
A. PUV Modernization Program�
B. Jeepney Phaseout Program
C. Jeepney Modernization program
D. None of these
2. One hundred-three (103) shipping containers from Canada which were falsely
declared as plastic scraps for recycling were sent to the Philippines from June
2013 to January 2014. What do these containers have?
A. Fruits
B. Old clothes
C. Garbage�
D. Illegal drugs
3. On July 23, 2018, a total of 184 lawmakers booted him out as Speaker of the
House, the same day the 17th Congress opened its 3rd regular session.
A. Danilo E. Suarez
B. Pantaleon Alvarez�
C. Rodolfo Fariñas
D. Juan Miguel Zubiri
4. He was the controversial Tanauan, Batangas mayor who was assassinated by
an unknown sniper during a flag-raising ceremony.
A. Mayor Anthony Palili
B. Mayor Meynardo Sabili
C. Mayor Antonio Halipi
D. Mayor Antonio Halili�
5. On June 4, 2018, twenty-five people died after this volcano in Guatemala
erupted.
A. Pacaya
B. Acatenango
C. Santa Maria
D. Volcan de Fuego�
6. The date when the Philippines won against China on its case on the
Permanent Court of Arbitration.
A. July 27, 2016
B. July 13, 2016
C. July 11, 2016
D. July 12, 2016�
7. A rainfall advisory from PAG-ASA which means 30mm and up of rainfall is
expected for the first one hour and has possibility to cause severe flood.
Response to this warning should be immediate evacuation due to flooding.
A. Yellow
B. Blue
C. Red�
D. Orange
8. On May 18, 2018, this museum was opened to the public for the first time. It is
hosted inside the building formerly occupied by the Department of Tourism
within Rizal Park near the Agrifina Circle.
A. National Museum of the Philippines
B. Museo Pambansa
C. Museum of Contemporary Art and Design
D. National Museum of Natural History�
9. On February 2, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed____________or the
Free Irrigation Service Act, a law that waives irrigation fees for farmers who own
8 hectares of land or less.
A. Republic Act No. 11969
B. Republic Act No. 10169
C. Republic Act No. 10969�
D. Republic Act No. 10968
10. It is the country that hosted the Trump-Kim Summit last June 12, 2018.
A.Singapore�
B. Malaysia
C. Japan
D. China
12. Last April 26, 2018, this world- famous island was closed to tourists for six
months and will undergo rehabilitation.
A. Camiguin island
B. Guimaras island
C. Samal island
D. Boracay island�
13. The Barangay and Sangguiang Kabataan elections were held on:
A. May 13, 2018
B. May 16, 2018
C. May 15, 2018
D. May 14, 2018�
14. Benham Rise is a 13-million hectare underwater plateau located near Aurora.
The area is solely claimed, as part of its continental shelf, by the Republic of the
Philippines, which was confirmed by the United Nations Commission on the
Limits of the Continental Shelf on April 12, 2012. Thru the Executive Order No.
25, President Duterte renamed the underwater plateau. What do we call Benham
Rise now?
A. Maharlika Rise
B. Benham Continental Shelf
C. Philippine Rise�
D. Aurora Rise
15. The current Senate President of the 17th Congress.
A. Aquilino Pimentel
B. Franklin Drilon
C. Alan Peter Cayetano
D. Vicente Sotto�
16. On his 3rd SONA, President Duterte told the Members of the Senate to
urgently pass this law to put in place a policy that will address our competing
land requirements for food, housing, businesses, and environmental
conservation.
A. None of these
B. National Land Use Act�
C. Comprehensive Land Reform Law
D. Anti-Illegal Land Conversion Act
17. He was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author and was
famous for his scientific works about black holes. He died on March 13, at the
age of 76.
A. Alan Guth
B. Timothy Berners-Lee
C. Sir Roger Penrose
D. Stephen William Hawking�
18. On January 1, 2018, the Republic Act No. 10963, widely known as the TRAIN
Law took effect. What does TRAIN stand for?
A. Tax Reform for Accelerated Inclusion
B. Tax Reform for Added Income
C. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion�
D. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Income
19. Where was the remains of the late President Ferdinand Marcos buried on
October 18, 2016?
A. Libingan ng mga Bayani�
B. Batac, Ilocos Norte
C. Heritage Park
D. Laoag, Ilocos Norte
20. Who is the Filipina weightlifting athlete who won a silver medal in the recent
2016 Rio Olympics held in Brazil?
A. Hyedilin S. Frias
B. Hidilyn F. Frias
C. Hidilyn S. Diaz
D. Hidilyn F. Diaz�
21. On September 21, 2017, President Duterte through Proclamation No. 319,
declared the __________________________.
A. Marcos Day of Protest
B. Martial Law Memorial Day of Protest
C. Martial Law Day of Protest
D. National Day of Protest�