The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Philippines to reopen its schools for in-person learning especially for young Filipino children who have continued to miss out on education opportunities since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...
The San Juan City local government said that it is ready to vaccinate non-residents to help protect more people in the country against COVID-19 and its more contagious Delta variant. Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora made the announcement in a radio interview after...
The Pasig City local government announced on Thursday that it has already disbursed 83.29% of its Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) cash assistance or “ayuda” to beneficiaries. (Photo from Pasig PIO) "Nasa 83.29% (P567.8M) na ng kabuuang budget na ibinaba ng nasyonal na pamahalaan bilang ECQ...
The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Bulakan recorded the first case of COVID-19 Delta variant in the town. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a post on its official Facebook page, the MHO headed by Dra. Ma. Elisa V. Villanueva announced on Wednesday that it received a report about the first case of the highly...
LOCKDOWN. Barangay tanods in Pasay City barricade a street in an area placed under a 'special concerned lockdown' after some residents got infected with COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported on Wednesday, Aug...
Despite the national government mandating its use in all establishments in the Philippines and by local government units since last year, the StaySafe application made "almost no impact" on the country's contact tracing efforts. A mall goer scans a QR code before entry into the establishment. The...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic C. Remulla appealed to the national government to allow local government units (LGU) to procure their own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. In a Facebook post on Thursday (August 26), Remulla said that Cavite needs at least six million vaccine doses to achieve 70...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has hailed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies for achieving all performance indicators in 2020, particularly its “active” involvement in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 28564 DBM...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año fended off claims of laxity in the implementation of health and safety protocols that contributed to the spike of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country. Amid criticisms, Año defended the Philippine...
A tragic comedy. This is how former senator Mar Roxas described the government’s handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis as he hit back when President Duterte himself accused him of corruption while defending Health Secretary Francisco Duque III from allegations of mishandling more...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, clarified that it has “duly paid” a private company which served as a third party provider in producing content for its DepEd TV . DepEd TV (Photo from DepEd) “We have been informed of a malicious post about DepEd TV circulating on...
Twenty-four children are currently staying in Pasig City’s Centralized COVID-19 Quarantine Facility, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Wednesday night (August 25). (Photos courtesy of Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto) In a Twitter post, the mayor shared some photos of children holding coloring books and crayons...
