A group of education workers opposed the move to go back to pre-pandemic class sizes by easing physical distancing during the conduct of face-to-face classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines today questioned the plan of the Department of...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents to protect their children against Covid-19 through vaccination as the conduct of face-to-face classes is set to resume in the coming months. “Kailangan lang siyempre (Of course), as individuals and as their parents,...
A network of education practitioners, parents, students, and development workers who advocate for the continuity of education in times of crisis expressed support for the resumption of face-to-face classes for all schools this incoming school year. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Aral Pilipinas,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire will soon lead the National Covid-19 Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC), the state health agency announced on Wednesday, June 22. In a statement, the DOH said that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The rest of the children aged 12 to 17 will be able to get their Covid-19 booster shots in the coming days, the Department of Health (DOH) said. On Wednesday, June...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) insisted Wednesday, June 22, that it followed regular processes in utilizing its funds for disaster response and Covid-19 pandemic even as the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged them for their low budget utilization rate. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of...
Allow employees to get second Covid-19 booster shots now. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepion made the urgent appeal on Wednesday as he raised the alarm that the country is currently "in the middle of an economic storm" and that "we need to protect people who are now keeping...
Malacañang considers normal the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country because people are now allowed to go outside as efforts to revive the economy continue. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar cited this after the Department...
DAVAO CITY – The local task force on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has urged unvaccinated and individuals eligible for boosters here to get inoculated to protect themselves from transmission and severity of the disease as it reported that the positivity rate has increased to three percent...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has increased to 5.5 percent, which is above the 5 percent benchmark recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, June 22. Positivity rate refers to the number of...
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, has recorded 14 active Covid-19 cases, an increase compared to a week ago. Data from the Pateros municipal government showed that on June 21, the municipality added six new...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government will start providing Covid-19 booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 22, an official of the Department of Health...
