The De La Salle University's (DLSU) academic council has approved a "No Fail Policy" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. De La Salle University (DLSU) (dlsu.edu.ph) The policy is in effect starting Term 2 of the academic year 2020-2021 until further notice. "The No Fail Policy means...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seven working days to complete the establishment of a green lane for the applications of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers. Anti-Red Tap Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo:...
Senator Joel Villanueva urged the government to consider rolling out home and drive-thru vaccinations for senior citizens. Villanueva's proposals come on the heels of the World Immunization Week which starts Saturday, April 24, saying these are the "safest and most convenient" mode of inoculation...
Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi Nineteen countries have backed out of the 69th Miss Universe competition due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. These countries are Angola, Bangladesh, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Germany, Guam, Kenya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Namibia, New...
The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) is launching the country’s first “gender-sensitive” online dashboard for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. This was disclosed by DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” de la Peña...
The DepEd Commons, the online learning platform of the Department of Education (DepEd), has now millions of unique users - making the learning materials more accessible to learners and teachers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DepEd Commons/FB “The significant reach of DepEd...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion highlighted the importance of boosting the confidence of the public on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the shots that the Philippines is trying hard to procure will be useless if the people will refuse to take the jab. Presidential...
Despite fewer coronavirus cases last year, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is experiencing a disproportionate impact of the pandemic in terms of its socio-economic development and in aggravating existing and emerging vulnerabilities in the region, according to the...
The total number of coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) in the country rose to 979,740 on Friday, April 23 with the addition of 8,719 new cases. Manila Bulletin file photo The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) also showed 13,812 new recoveries, bringing the total recoveries to...
The Philippines is targeting to conduct its clinical trial on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by “first week of June”, a top official of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on...
The Department of Health (DOH) will issue guidelines before the inoculation of essential workers under A4 priority group against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can start. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. met with the private...
More than available beds for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the lack of nurses to man hospitals is one of the main reasons why hospitals in Metro Manila are getting overwhelmed, molecular biologist-priest Nicanor Austriaco said on Friday, April 23. Austriaco, a research fellow of OCTA,...
