The San Juan City local government reopened on Thursday, Feb. 10, its face-to-face classes. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora witnessed the resumption of face-to-face classes at Pedro Cruz Elementary School. The school had its pilot run from kinder to grade three last year just before the surge in...
Senatorial aspirant Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday said he is looking forward to continue pursuing meaningful legislation that would help resolve the Philippine’s woes in the healthcare system should he win in the May 2022 elections. Ejercito, who is running for the Senate under the...
The San Juan City local government launched on Monday, Feb. 7, the inoculation of children aged 5-11 years old against COVID-19 especially amid the threat of the more contagious Omicron and Delta variants. The inoculation was held at the FilOil Flying V Centre, the city's primary vaccination hub,...
The total active COVID-19 cases in the city of San Juan declined after tallying less than 100 active cases from more than 1,900 cases last month. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced that as of Saturday, Feb. 5, the city has recorded 76 active COVID-19 cases, or a 96 percent drop from the...
The Philippine Biodiesel Association (TPBA) joined Congress’ call for the long-delayed increase in the biodiesel blend to 5 percent (B5) as mandated by the Biofuels Act of 2006. "Congress sees the immediate and long term impact of a higher biodiesel mandate. The immediate benefits come with...
This student-celebrity reminds us that strong desire and persistence leads to excellence STAR PUPIL Actor Zaijian Jaranilla Earning a diploma is no walk in the park. Being a student is difficult, made even harder by the ongoing health crisis. Learning in general requires great effort and diligence....
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora expressed hope that the low number of COVID-19 infections in the city would continue despite the threat of the more transmissible Omicron and Delta variants. During his interview with CNN Philippines on Monday, Zamora said that the decline in active COVID-19 cases...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday, Jan. 31, that the city is once again experiencing a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases after tallying 272 cases on Sunday, Jan. 30, coming from a record high 1,947 cases last Jan. 12. Zamora bared the good news in an interview with ANC. He said that...
Adolescent pregnancies in the Philippines have declined by 13 percent in 2020 which sets a record for the sharpest decrease in births of women under 20 since 2003, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to Perez, a substantial part of the...
The San Juan City local government announced that its active COVID-19 cases continue to drop amid the surge in COVID-19 infections in the country caused by the more transmissible Omicron and Delta variants. In an interview with ANC, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the city's active COVID-19...
The active COVID-19 cases in the city of San Juan have dropped by 54.34 percent, the city government announced on Sunday, Jan 23. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora shared the good news on his official Facebook page saying that from a high of 1,947 on Jan. 12, the city now has 889 active cases as...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused "depopulation" in the country, which has been circulating in social media and triggered hesitancy among the public. FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III...
