A "welcome victory" for a country of more than 28 million learners . This is how a coalition of parents, students, health and education stakeholders described the gradual reopening of schools in areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. For Aral Pilipinas, the decision of the...
How would the possible conduct of granular lockdowns in different locations all over the country affect voting during the May 2022 national elections? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has an idea of how that might go down. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 21, that the RT-PCR test is still considered as the gold standard in detecting the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The DOH emphasizes that RT-PCR testing remains to be the gold standard for confirming the presence of...
(GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The country's daily average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was down six percent over the past week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Sept. 21. He noted that the seven-day average of new cases was lower at 19,407 from 20,680. Based on...
Following the approval of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in 120 schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that this will be on a voluntary basis. Photo taken at Signal Village National High School, Taguig City in June 2019. (DepEd Public Affairs Service)...
A top official of the United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said the US is honored to continuously contribute to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response following the latest delivery of nearly 2.6 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the country. Newly designated US Embassy Charge...
President Duterte simply wants coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to be accurate. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's take Tuesday, Sept. 21 regarding President Duterte's order for the Department of Health (DOH) to probe the supposed...
Batanes Bishop Danilo Ulep has asked the faithful to remain steadfast in their faith in the midst of "misfortune" facing the province. Photo from Prelature of Batanes FB "As I assure you of my prayers, I enjoin you all to remain steadfast in your faith and trust in God,” he said in a CBCP News...
The Pasay City government recorded on Monday, Sept. 20, two new COVID-19 deaths, raising to 500 the number of residents who succumbed to the dreaded disease. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) listed 995 active cases including 110 new cases; and 150...
A "happy Christmas" may be attainable for Metro Manila residents this year after all. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page) Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is optimistic...
The Philippine Embassy in Libya has announced the demise of one of its key officers who succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Mitiga on Monday, Sept. 20. Attaché Jose Arcel Donato of the Philippine Embassy in Libya (via Facebook/CDA Jed Dayang) “It is with the most profound sorrow that the...
While it strongly stands by the integrity of the results issued by its molecular laboratories, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 21, acknowledged the possibility of false positive results “since no test is 100 percent accurate.” (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
