August 19, 2016

The first Oympic medal by an Iranian woman was a bronze in taekwondo in Rio
won by
A. Kimia Alizadeh
B. P.V. Sindhu
c. Khushbir Kaur
d. Sandeep Kumar
August 18, 2016
How many Syrian rufugees died when their boat sank off the coast of Libya on
Aug. 18.
a. 5
b.6
c. 7
d. 8
August 19, 2016
The mayor of what village in France wrote to Niantic Inc. to try and ban the new
gaming sensation Pokemon Go citing security concerns and the game's addictive
nature?
a. Coaraze
b. Bressolles
c. Conques
d. Gassin
August 15, 2016
What country announced they would give Manila $2.4 billion to fund a new
railway in order to help ease traffic in the city.
a. Japan
b. Mexico
c. United States
d. China
August 20, 2016

The Communist Party of the Philippines on Friday night declared a seven-day

bilateral ceasefire with the government, which would take effect until 11:59 on
Aug. 27, to celebrate and bolster the resumption of peace negotiations.
True or False
Answer: False
August 17, 2016
What is the name of Sen. Leila de Limas driver allegedly involve in the two-story
house issue.
a. Nick Faeldon
b. Sonny Dominguez
c. Jeremy Barns
d. Ronnie Dayan
August 20, 2016
Aipoly creates an app, available on the Apple App Store that verbalizes objects
that it sees through a smartphones camera. It allows individuals who have gone
blind over time to recover a portion of their lost capacity to perceive the world
around them.
True or False
Answer: True
August 19, 2016
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has junked the P35.61-million tax evasion
charges filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against Philrem Service
Corp., the remittance firm implicated in the alleged laundering of $80.9 million
stolen by hackers from Bangladesh Bank.
True or False
Answer: True
August 19, 2016
Since President Duterte assumed office last June 30, the number of killings
perpetrated by vigilantes or members of drug syndicates has overtaken the
deaths from legitimate police operations by a significant margin.
True or False
Answer: True
August 17, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed Wednesday night that the Philippines will
bring up the judgment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that China's ninedash line claim over a large part of the South China Sea has no basis under
international law once bilateral talks with China begin; and also the West
Philippine Sea dispute with China.
True or False
Answer: False
August 17, 2016
The United Nations' intellectual property organization says China has joined the
world's top 50 most innovative economies for the first time. The report released
Monday found that Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and Finland were the top five most innovative economies in the world.
True of False
Answer: False
August 18, 2016
Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy
identified as 5-year old Omran Daqneesh rescued from the rubble in the
aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Al-Raqqah.
True or False
Answer: False
August 20, 2016
Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase Bank and Nomura Securities have raised their
gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines after a strongerthan-expected expansion in the second quarter of the year.
True or False
Answer: True
August 20, 2016
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is investigating a bird strike
incident involving a China Airlines jet after a dead bird was found on one of the
planes wings when the aircraft landed yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City.
True or False
Answer: True
August 20, 2016

The Kilusang Mayo Uno August 19, 2016 asked the Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) to immediately revoke an order institutionalizing
contractualization.
True or False
Answer: True