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The United States government handed over P12 million worth of distance learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) for its Alternative Learning System (ALS) e-Skwela Learning Centers to help the Philippines overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in the education sector....

DOH/MB The spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the different parts of the country is still ""manageable," an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, June 16. "Yes, manageable," said DOH Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega during the Laging Handa press...

The House special committee on senior citizens on Thursday, May 27, gave its approval on the proposed laws to further expand the benefits of senior citizens in paying water and electricity bills. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Bills No. 1903 and 3040 both seek to amend the...

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be conducting the second phase of the national survey to assess the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Filipinos. (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The National Survey on Mental Health and Well-being (NSMHW),...

Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, May 3, hailed as a "good news" the inclusion of COVID-19 in the list of diseases compensable by the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC). Workers wearing face masks ride atop a truck in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the Senate labor...