With only a week remaining before classes begin, Alliance of Filipino women, Gabriela, expressed their doubt and concerns over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “hasty” preparations for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (DepEd File Photo) Gabriela Spokesperson Rose Bihag, in a press...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed before a Senate panel on Monday, Aug. 15 the wastage of at least 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, which the agency attributed to the delays in the delivery of the jabs. During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Health, DOH...
Vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant of Covid-19 may generate more immunity and minimize the severity of the infectious disease in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Monday, Aug. 15. (Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) previously expressed its plan to procure...
CEBU CITY – As the government stepped up its vaccination drive through the “Pinaslakas” program, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-Region 7) announced Monday, August 15, that 3,635,038 individuals in the area aged five and above have yet to to have their second and booster doses....
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that she is currently under isolation after testing positive for Covid-19. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Facebook screenshot / Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles) In a Facebook video , Angeles said her RT-PCR test results came out on Monday...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group has observed that the seven-day Covid-19 growth rate in Metro Manila has decreased to -1 percent as of Aug. 14, which could be the beginning of a downtrend in infections in the central region. In an update shared on Twitter on...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced on Monday, Aug. 15, that he tested positive for Covid-19. Biazon was absent from the weekly flag-raising ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall quadrangle. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (From Mayor Biazon's Facebook account) In a Facebook post, Biazon said he...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chairman Carlos Dimayuga III has tested positive for Covid-19. Sharon Gentalian, of the MMDA Public Affairs Office, said it was during an antigen test on Sunday, Aug. 14, when it was found out that Dimayuga was positive for the virus. “He...
As part of its efforts to ensure the safety of students and personnel once face-to-face classes become mandatory, the Department of Education (DepEd) will be requiring all schools to come up with a Covid-19 infection containment strategy. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Spokesman Michael Poa, During last...
Even if in-person learning becomes mandatory for all schools starting in November, the Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that face-to-face classes may still be declared suspended by local government units (LGUs). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Regardless of Alert Level,...
To address “learning loss” among students caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has set strategies anchored on the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030. (Photo from Unsplash) “Right now, on the learning loss, we are trying to address that long term with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 4,182 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, Aug. 14. Based on its Covid-19 tracker, the DOH now recorded a total of 40,016 active infections across the country. Metro Manila still leads among the country's regions with the most number of infections in the last...
