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MIL Current Events Quiz #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE or FALSE: In a statement on August 15, Sunday, the DOH said that the first case of Lambda variant of COVID-19 in the country was a 35-year-old female. She was asymptomatic and tagged as recovered after undergoing a 10-day isolation period. She was a Returning Overseas Filipino worker (ROF).

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

On Sunday, a Metro Manila mayor was confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19.


Who is the said Metro Manila Mayor?

a)

Mayor Vico Sotto (Pasig City)

b)

Mayor Joy Belmonte (Quezon City)

c)

Mayor Isko Moreno (City of Manila)

d)

Mayor Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela City)

3.

On Tuesday, August 10, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, a potential presidential candidate, was elected as President of a political party as confirmed by its spokesperson last Thursday, August 12.


What is the political party?

a)

PDP-Laban

b)

Aksyon Demokratiko

c)

Liberal Party

d)

Nacionalista

4.

This government agency utilized P7.267 billion of its P7.310-billion allotment for the three aid programs, but state auditors observed several deficiencies, such as P1.023 million in multiple payments of cash aid.


What is this agency flagged by Commission on Audit for poor COVID-19 fund control?

a)

Department of Labor and Employment

b)

Department of Health

c)

Department of Education

d)

Department of Social Welfare and Development

5.

State auditors have flagged "deficiencies" in this government agency's management of pandemic funds worth over ₱67 billion, noting that these contributed to the challenges faced by the agency in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.


What is this agency flagged by COA for its mismanagement of COVID-19 funds?

a)

Department of Health

b)

Department of Education

c)

Department of Transportation

d)

Department of Energy

6.

On August 12, Thursday, the Commission on Audit has called out this agency in its latest report stating that over ₱2.1 billion worth of license plates from 2014 to 2020 remain undelivered.


What is this government agency?

a)

Department of Science and Technology

b)

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

c)

Department of Transportation

d)

Metro Manila Development Authority

7.

On August 16, the Commission on Audit flagged down this agency for the P780.71-million unused cash aid amid lockdowns "due to the inclusion of unqualified beneficiaries in the master list, and consequentially, depriving at least 139,300 families who are qualified for the program.”

a)

Department of Social Welfare and Development

b)

Department of Agrarian Reform

c)

Department of Interior and Local Government

d)

Depart of Public Works and Highways

8.

Earlier today, August 17, this agency was found to have deficiencies in spending P8.136 billion in funds for its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) amid the pandemic that included lapses in budget utilization, noncompliance with the Government Procurement Reform Act, and issues on procurement, reproduction and delivery of self-learning modules.

a)

Department of Education

b)

Commission on Higher Education

c)

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

d)

University of the Philippines

9.

This Islamist movement swept into Afghanistan’s capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.


Who are these Islamist group?

a)

Al-Qaeda

b)

ISIS

c)

Taliban

d)

Al-Shabaab

10.

Who was the Afghan President who flees the country as Islamist forces enter the capital Kabul?

a)

Ashraf Ghani

b)

Barham Salih

c)

Michel Aoun

d)

Ebrahim Raisi

11.

Calls to abolish the administration’s anti-insurgency task force resurfaced anew following the Facebook Live video On Monday, August 16, of Alicia Lucena, a youth activist, who was allegedly imprisoned by her own mother.


What is the administration's presudo-anti-insurgency task force called?

a)

National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict

b)

National Task Force Against COVID-19

c)

National Task Force Against New People's Army

d)

National Task Force for Federalism

12.

Who are two of the spokespeople of the said National Task Force who are known red-tagger of opposition members and youth activists alike?

a)

Lorraine Badoy

b)

Mocha Uson

c)

Antonio Parlade

d)

Harry Roque

13.

What activist group does Alicia Lucena a member of?

a)

Gabriela

b)

Anakbayan

c)

Karapatan

d)

Kabataan

14.

What is the current quarantine classification of Tarlac Province?

a)

GCQ

b)

MGCQ

c)

ECQ

d)

MECQ

15.

BONUS QUESTION: When is the birthday of Karen Davila and Lyca Gyranod?

a)

November 12

b)

November 21

c)

November 2

d)

November 20